The Best Variety of Halloween Music

This is a variation of a blog I posted last year at the beginning of the 2022 season of the Sounds of Christmas. I always say that the Sounds of Christmas plays the best variety of Christmas Music, and that's also true for the Sounds of Halloween. But I think the word "variety" has been so over-used these days that it no longer means anything.

So I thought I'd show you what I mean. 

While I probably won't do this again until next year, here's a list of most of the artists we played on the first day of October, when the Sounds of Halloween 2023 began.

a-ha, AC/DC, Adam Sandler, Alan Parsons Project, Alana Davis, the Alarm, Alex Brightman, Alice Cooper, Alixandrea Corvyn, the Allman Joys, Amanda Seyfried, Andrew Gold, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Andy Williams, the Animals, Anita Baker, Ann Wilson, Annie Lennox, Annie Marie, Anthony Warlow, Aqua, Archie Bleyer, Ashleigh Murray, Ashton Gardner and Dyke, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Atomic Fireball, Aurelio Voltaire, the B-52's, the Bacon Brothers, 

Baked A La Ska, B.B. King, Bessie Smith, Bette Midler, Betty Grable, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Big Country, Big T. Tyler, Billy Doggett, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, Billy Cobb, Billy Taylor, Bing Crosby, Blackmore's Night, Blood Sweat and Tears, Blue Öyster Cult, the Blues Brothers, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Bobby Bare, Bobby "Boris" Pickett, Bobby Curtola, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Vee, Bonzo Dog Band, Booboo Stewart, Bow Wow Wow, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Ferry, 

Bryn Terfel, Brynn Stanley, Buck Owens, Buckwheat Zydeco, Buster Doss, Butch Patrick, Cage the Elephant, Cahoots, Carl Bonafede, Chandler Kinney, Charlatans, Charlie Daniels Band, the Chipmunks, Chotails, Chris De Burgh, Chris Rea, Christina Aguilera, Chuck Berry, Clarence Clemons, Classical Renaissance Symphony, Claypool Lennon, Cliff Richards, the Clovers, the Coasters, the Comateens, Concrete Blonde, the Cramps, Creed, 

Creedence Clearwater Revival, Danny Jacob, David Bowie, David Johnsen, DBone and the Remains, DCappella, Dennis Quaid and the Sharks, the Descendants Cast, Devo, Devon Cole, Dick Robinson, Dickie Goodman, Disney's ZOMBIES Cast, DZ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Dokken, the Dollyrots, Don Hinson, Donovan, the Doors, Dorothy, Dove Cameron, Dr. Hook, Dr. John, the Duprees, Dylan Glatthorn, the Eagles, Echo and the Bunnymen, 

E.L.O., Ella Fitzgerald, Elvira, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Erutan, Ervinna and the Stylers, Evanescence, Exotic Ones, Fat Boys, Fats Waller, Fawn, Five Blobs, Five Man Electrical Band, Flat Five, Fleetwood Mac, Fleshtones, Flight of the Conchords, Florence + the Machine, Fuzztones, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Gene Moss, Gene Vincent, George Thorogood, Gerald McCann, the Ghouls, Gino Vannelli, Golden Earring, Gorillaz, Greg In Good Company, Guns N Roses, 

Hairy Growlers, Hank Snow, Happy Fangs, Harry Belafonte, Harry Nilsson, Hawthorne Heights, Helen Reddy, Hellogoodbye, Heywood Banks, the Hollies, the Hooters, Hound + the Fox, Howlin' Wolf, I The Mighty, Incredible String Band, INXS, Jackie Morningstar, Jeff Richmond & Tracy Morgan, Jennifer Rush, Jeremy, Messersmith, Jerry Reed, Jim Stafford, Jimmy Buffett, J.J. Cale, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, John Entwistle, John Fogerty, John Mayall, 

John Zacherle, Johnny Otis, Johnny Winter, Johnson Brothers, Jonathan Coulton, Judas Priest, Judy Garland, Junior Wells, Kac Ties, Kaiser Chiefs, Kate Bush, Kay Starr, Kevin Hearn, Keytones, Kill Van Helsing, the Kinks, Koko Taylor, the Kords, Korn, Krystina Alabado, Larkin Poe, Larry and the Blue Notes, Lathums, Lee Ross, Lennon & Maisey, Leroy Bowman and the Arrows, Leslie West, Levi Stubbs, Lex Land, Little Big Town, Liz Kennedy, Lone Justice, 

Lord Luther, Lou Reed, Loudon Wainwright III, Love Brothers, Magics, Mansfields, Mary Fahl, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Melanie C, Men At Work, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Midnight Chimes, Milo Manheim, Modernaires, the Moody Blues, Morris Day, Motorhead, the Muppets, the Naturals, Neil Gaiman and FourPlay String Quartet, Neil Young, Nightmares, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative, 

October Country, Ohio Express, Oingo Boingo, Otis Clay, Pat Godwin, Pentatonix, Pete Best Combo, the Police, Postmodern Jukebox, Ray Davies, Ray Parker Jr, Ready For The World, Red Buttons, Reel Big Fish, Rene Marie, Rihanna, Robert Johnson, Rockin' Ryan and the Rockers, Roky Erickson, Ronnie Cook, Ronnie Dawson, Ruelle, Rush, Sarah Brightman & Michael Crawford, Schuyler Fisk, Sci-Fi Romance, Scott Walker, Screamin' Lord Sutch, 

Sharkey Todd and the Monsters, the Sharks, Spencer, Stephanie Mabey, Stevie Nicks, Stonegarth, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Tiffany Ashton, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Tommee Profitt, Toto, Tyrone A'Saurus, Valerie Broussard, the Ventures, the Verdicts, Vincent Price, Vista Blue, Walter Murphy, Weird Al Yankovic, the Who, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Your Favorite Martian and Zig Zag Birds!
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Whew!

​Of course, that's not close to everything we'll be playing. Not by a longshot. But it gives you an idea of what we mean when we say we play the best variety of Halloween music!

And if you don't see your favorites here, don't worry. This is just the line-up of most of the artists that we played on the first day of October. There's a lot more to come!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and for sharing this early part of the Halloween season with us!

May you always believe in the Great Pumpkin!

Ken