October 27
- 1924: Birth of Bonnie Lou (Mary Joan Kath)
- 1933: Birth of Floyd Cramer (+1997)
- 1941: Recording of Everything I Love - Buddy Clark
- 1942: Birth of Lee Greenwood (Melvin Lee Greenwood)
- 1945: Birth of Dick Dodd (Joseph Richard Dodd, Jr.) (+2013) member of The Standells
- 1945: Birth of Mark Ryan member of Quicksilver Messenger Service
- 1949: Birth of Garry Tallent member of E Street Band
- 1949: Birth of Byron Allred member of The Steve Miller Band
- 1951: Birth of K.K. Downing (Kenneth Downing, Jr.) member of Judas Priest
- 1956: Release of Ain't Got No Home - Clarence "Frogman" Henry
- 1957: Release (US) of Oh Boy - Buddy Holly and The Crickets
- 1958: Birth of Simon Le Bon (Simon John Charles Le Bon) member of Duran Duran
- 1958: Release of I Got Stung - Elvis Presley
- 1958: Release of One Night - Elvis Presley
- 1960: Recording of Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
- 1960: Recording of Stand by Me - Ben E. King
- 1964: Release of Come See About Me - The Supremes
- 1967: Birth of Scott Weiland (Scott Richard Kline) member of Stone Temple Pilots
- 1972: Release of Crocodile Rock (UK) - Elton John
- 1984: Birth of Kelly Osbourne (Kelly Lee Osbourne)
- 1980: Death of Steve Peregrin Took (Stephen Ross Porter) (°1949) member of Tyrannosaurus Rex
- 1981: Release (US) of Under Pressure - Queen
- 1982: Release of 1999 - Prince
- 2013: Death of Lou Reed (Lewis Allan Reed) (°1942) member of The Velvet Underground