Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jul20,1933 | Buddy Knox | #BTD Jul20,1933 #BuddyKnox RIP singer, songwriter 1957 US #1 "Party Doll", +4 US Top40 singles. 1st in Rock and roll (also written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) artists to write and record a #1 hit. Few singers wrote their own music in the 1950s |  |
| BTD Jul20,1938 | Natalie Wood | #BTD Jul20,1938 #NatalieWood (Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko) RIP film & TV actress, many screen roles such as 1947 "Miracle on 34th Street" as Susan Walker, 1955 "Rebel Without a Cause" as Judy, 1961 "West Side Story" as Maria (Note: #MarniNixon was Maria's singing voice) |  |
| BTD Jul20,1943 | Wendy Richard | #BTD Jul20,1943 #WendyRichard (Wendy Emerton) RIP actress, singer 1962 UK #1 single with #MikeSarne "Come Outside" and on the UK TV soap "Eastenders" as Pauline Fowler |  |
| BTD Jul20,1945 | John Lodge | #BTD Jul20,1945 #JohnLodge bass guitarist, vocals, songwriter. Rock group The #MoodyBlues 1972 US #2 single "Nights In White Satin" 2018 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame as a member of the #MoodyBlues |  |
| BTD Jul20,1945 | Kim Carnes | #BTD Jul20,1945 #KimCarnes singer, began her career as a songwriter in 1960s. 1981 US #1 & UK #10 "Bette Davis Eyes", +6 US Top 40 singles |  |
| BTD Jul20,1947 | Carlos Santana | #BTD Jul20,1947 #CarlosSantana guitarist #Santana 1969 US #9 "Evil Ways", 1970 US #4 "Black Magic Woman", 1999 US #1 "Smooth" (featuring #RobThomas) and "Maria Maria" (featuring The Product G&B and #WyclefJean), +13 US Top40 singles. Won 10 #GRAMMYs #HBday @SantanaCarlos |  |
| BTD Jul20,1947 | Tony Thorpe | #BTD Jul20,1947 #TonyThorpe guitarist, vocals The #Rubettes from 1974-1979; 1974 UK #1 & US #37 "Sugar Baby Love", +8 UK Top40 singles |  |
| BTD Jul20,1952 | Jay Jay French | #BTD Jul20,1952 #JayJayFrench (John French Segall) guitarist, manager, producer founding member of heavy metal band #TwistedSister 1983 hit single "I Am, I'm Me" and 1984 album "Stay Hungry" |  |
| BTD Jul20,1955 | Marlina DeFranco | #BTD Jul20,1955 #MarlinaDeFranco drummer with the #Canadian group The #DeFranco Family 1973 US #3 single "Heartbeat-It's A Lovebeat" & the 1973 US biggest selling single, 1973 US #32 "Abra-ca-dabra" and 1974 US #18 "Save the Last Dance for Me" |  |
| BTD Jul20,1955 | Jem Finer | #BTD Jul20,1955 #JemFiner (Jeremy Max Finer) banjo The #Pogues @poguesofficial 1987 UK #8 single "The Irish Rover", 1987 UK #2 single with #KirstyMaCcoll "Fairytale Of New York" |  |
| BTD Jul20,1956 | Paul Cook | #BTD Jul20,1956 #PaulCook drummer #SexPistols @pistolsofficial 1977 UK #2 "God Save the Queen", 1979 UK #3 "Something Else"/"Friggin' in the Riggin'", +11 other UK Top40 singles and 1977 UK #1 album "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols" |  |
| BTD Jul20,1958 | Mick MacNeil | #BTD Jul20,1958 #MickMacNeil (Norman Michael MacNeil) keyboards, songwriter with #SimpleMinds 1978-1989. 1982 UK #13 "Promised You a Miracle", 1985 US #1 "Don't You, Forget About Me", +20 UK Top40 singles |  |
| OTD Jul20,1954 | Blue Moon Boys; Elvis Presley | #OTD Jul20,1954 The #BlueMoonBoys make their live debut on the back of a flatbed truck for a drug store grand opening in Memphis. The bands name from a song that #ElvisPresley, #ScottyMoore & #BillBlack recorded just two weeks previously "Blue Moon of Kentucky" |  |
| OTD Jul20,1955 | Bill Haley & His Comets | #OTD Jul20,1955 #BillHaley & His Comets are still at #1 on the US Top 25 Best Sellers In Stores (for the week ending) chart with "(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" the 4th week of an 8wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul20,1956 | Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers | #OTD Jul20,1956 13yo #FrankieLymon & The #Teenagers start a 3wk run at #1 on the UK Singles chart with "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" Youngest #1 singer in the UK |  |
| OTD Jul20,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Jul20,1957 #ElvisPresley is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" @ElvisPresley's 3rd week of a 7wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul20,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Jul20,1961 The #Beatles appear on the front cover of #Merseybeat for the first time. They signed a recording contract with #BertKaempfert in Hamburg for #Polydor, Germany's recording company. Under the contract they will make 4 records per year. |  |
| OTD Jul20,1961 | Everly Brothers | #OTD Jul20,1961 The #EverlyBrothers start a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Temptation" Their 4th and last UK #1 |  |
| OTD Jul20,1963 | Jan and Dean | #OTD Jul20,1963 #JanandDean start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Surf City" Written by #BrianWilson and #JanBerry; 1st surf song to reach #1 @BrianWilsonLive |  |
| OTD Jul20,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jul20,1964 US release of The #Beatles LP "Something New" The album is the only early @CapitolRecords album to contain all tracks in true stereo. The LP spent 9wks at #2 on the #Billboard Top LPs chart in 1964, behind the United Artists album "A Hard Day's Night" |  |
| OTD Jul20,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jul20,1964 US release of The #Beatles single "And I Love Her / If I Fell" on @CapitolRecords The A side song "And I Love Her" enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #80 on Jul25 and will peak at #12 for 2wks on Sep5 |  |
| OTD Jul20,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jul20,1964 US release of The #Beatles single "I'll Cry Instead / I'm Happy Just To Dance With You" on @CapitolRecords The A side song "I'll Cry Instead" enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #62 on Aug1 and will peak at #25 on Aug29 |  |
| OTD Jul20,1965 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Jul20,1965 #BobDylan releases "Like a Rolling Stone” Radios are reluctant to play the song because it is too long. The single enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #91 on Jul24 and peaks at #2 for 2wks on Sep4. #1 on #Cashbox charts |  |
| OTD Jul20,1968 | Cream | #OTD Jul20,1968 #Cream starts a 4wk run at #1 on the US album charts with "Wheels Of Fire" 1st double album to be certified Platinum |  |
| OTD Jul20,1968 | Hugh Masekela | #OTD Jul20,1968 #HughMasekela starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Grazing In The Grass" an instrumental composed by #PhilemonHou |  |
| OTD Jul20,1968 | Jane Asher, Paul McCartney | #OTD Jul20,1968 #JaneAsher announces on The British TV show "Dee Time" that her engagement to #PaulMcCartney was off. Paul was surprised. |  |
| OTD Jul20,1969 | Apollo 11 | #OTD Jul20,1969 #Apollo11 #NeilArmstrong #MichaelCollins & #BuzzAldrin are at the moon. Astronauts Armstrong & Aldrin descended to the Moon in Lunar Module Eagle, @AstroMCollins remained alone in Command Module Columbia. For 28 hours he's the communications link & photographer |  |
| OTD Jul20,1969 | Apollo 11 | #OTD Jul20,1969 #Apollo11 astronauts #NeilArmstrong #MichaelCollins & #BuzzAldrin are at the moon @AstroMCollins stays with the ship Armstrong & @TheRealBuzz land on Moon. Armstrong steps 1st "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" ==> youtu.be/hxPbnFc7iU8 |  |
| OTD Jul20,1971 | Carpenters | #OTD Jul20,1971 The #Carpenters show (a summer replacement TV series) "Make Your Own Kind Of Music" began on the @nbc network |  |
| OTD Jul20,1973 | Peters And Lee | #OTD Jul20,1973 #PetersAndLee #LenniePeters #DianneLee are at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "Welcome Home" Their 1st & only UK #1 |  |
| OTD Jul20,1974 | George McCrae | #OTD Jul20,1974 #GeorgeMcCrae is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Rock Your Baby" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1. Considered the 1st Disco #1? |  |
| OTD Jul20,1974 | Knebworth Park | #OTD Jul20,1974 The #VanMorrison Show, The #AllmanBrothers Band, The #DoobieBrothers and more are at the Knebworth Park in Stevenage, England |  |
| OTD Jul20,1976 | Buzzcocks | #OTD Jul20,1976 #Buzzcocks live debut supporting the #SexPistols and Slaughter & The Dogs at The Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester |  |
| OTD Jul20,1979 | Blondie | #OTD Jul20,1979 #Blondie with Special Guest Stars #Rockpile play at Louisville Gardens at 8pm. A radio station WLRS announcement. @BlondieOfficial |  |
| OTD Jul20,1980 | Odyssey | #OTD Jul20,1980 Disco group from the US #Odyssey starts a 2wk run at #1 in the UK singles chart with "Use It Up And Wear It Out", their only UK #1 |  |
| OTD Jul20,1985 | Duran Duran | #OTD Jul20,1985 #DuranDuran is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "A View To A Kill" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1. 1st artists with a #JamesBond theme at #1 on singles chart |  |