Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug6,1911 | Lucille Ball | #BTD Aug6,1911 #LucilleBall RIP actress, comedian, model, entertainment studio executive & producer TV shows I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, and Life with Lucy & TV specials The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour. 1st woman to run a TV studio #Desilu Productions | |
| BTD Aug6,1928 | Andy Warhol | #BTD Aug6,1928 #AndyWarhol RIP artist, director, producer his art explored relationship between expression, celebrity culture & advertisement | |
| BTD Aug6,1929 | Mike Elliot | #BTD Aug6,1929 #MikeElliot saxophonist The #Foundations 1966-68 they had 1967 UK #1 single "Baby Now That I've Found You" | |
| BTD Aug6,1948 | Allan Holdsworth | #BTD Aug6,1948 #AllanHoldsworth RIP guitarist #SoftMachine 1973–1975 & released twelve studio albums as a solo artist | |
| BTD Aug6,1952 | Pat McDonald | #BTD Aug6,1952 #PatMcDonald singer, guitar, main songwriter for #Timbuk3 1987 UK #21 single "The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades" | |
| BTD Aug6,1958 | Randy Debarge | #BTD Aug6,1958 #RandyDebarge singer, guitarist, original members of the family group #Debarge 1985 UK #4 single "Rhythm Of The Night" | |
| BTD Aug6,1972 | Geri Halliwell | #BTD Aug6,1972 #GeriHalliwell vocals #SpiceGirls 1996 UK # & 1997 US #1 "Wannabe" +7 #1 singles, left the group in 1998 #HBday @GeriHalliwell | |
| OTD Aug6,1960 | Chubby Checker | #OTD Aug6,1960 #ChubbyChecker appears on the TV show #AmericanBandstand and performs "The Twist" The song will be at #1 on the US chart Sept24,1960 & 18 months later Jan13,1962 . The only song at #1 on two separate occasions. | |
| OTD Aug6,1960 | Silver Beatles | #OTD Aug6,1960 #SilverBeatles (soon to be The #Beatles) visit the #Casbah Coffee Club (also called the West Derby's Kasbah Club) & see #PeteBest performing with The #Blackjacks. By Aug12 they hire @BeatlesPeteBest as their drummer before leaving for a series of gigs in Hamburg | |
| OTD Aug6,1961 | Bobby Lewis | #OTD Aug6,1961 #BobbyLewis is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Tossin' and Turnin'" for the 4th week of a 7wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug6,1963 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Aug6,1963 #BobDylan records at Studio A @ColumbiaRecords in #NYC. This is @bobdylan's 1st session produced by #TomWilson for the LP "The Times They Are A-Changin'" | |
| OTD Aug6,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Aug6,1963 The #Beatles perform at Springfield Ballroom the 1st of a 4 night gig here and they fly, rather than their usual drive to venue | |
| OTD Aug6,1964 | Rod Stewart | #OTD Aug6,1964 #RodStewart made his TV debut on the #BBC program "The Beat Room" as a member of the blues group Long John Baldry and the Hoochie Coochie Men. The song "Up Above My Head" released as the B-side of a single, was the 1st time @rodstewart was heard on a record. | |
| OTD Aug6,1965 | Small Faces | #OTD Aug6,1965 #SmallFaces releases their debut single "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" on @DeccaRecords. The song will enter the UK Charts at #42 on Sep2 and peak at #14 on Oct14,1965 | |
| OTD Aug6,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Aug6,1965 The #Beatles fifth album "Help!" is released in the UK. The original British LP contains 14 songs | |
| OTD Aug6,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Aug6,1965 The #Beatles song "Yesterday" with the additional vocal track by #PaulMcCartney and a string quartet is released with the UK "Help!" album. Then released on Sep13 as a US single | |
| OTD Aug6,1966 | Troggs | #OTD Aug6,1966 The #Troggs (originally The #Troglodytes) are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Wild Thing" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug6,1970 | 10th National Jazz Festival | #OTD Aug6,1970 10th National Jazz, Blues & Pop a 4day Festival starts at Plumpton Racecourse. Featuring many artists such as #Family, #Groundhogs, #CatStevens, #Strawbs, #BlackSabbath, #DeepPurple and more | |
| OTD Aug6,1970 | Steppenwolf | #OTD Aug6,1970 The Festival for Peace an all day concert with artists such as #Steppenwolf, #JanisJoplin, #PaulSimon, #Poco, #JohnnyWinter | |
| OTD Aug6,1972 | Alice Cooper | #OTD Aug6,1972 #AliceCooper starts a 3wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with "School's Out" This is @RealAliceCooper's only UK #1 | |
| OTD Aug6,1973 | Stevie Wonder | #OTD Aug6,1973 #StevieWonder is seriously injured while riding in a car that crashes into a truck on I-85 Winston-Salem, NC he is in a coma for 4 days | |
| OTD Aug6,1977 | Andy Gibb | #OTD Aug6,1977 #AndyGibb is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" the 2nd week of this 3wk run. Falls to #2 on Aug20 for 3wks, then to #3 Sep10 before returning to #1 Sep17; total of 4wks at #1 | |
| OTD Aug6,1977 | Police | #OTD Aug6,1977 The #Police appear at The Red Cow, Hammersmith Road in London | |
| OTD Aug6,1982 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Aug6,1982 #PinkFloyd "The Wall" starring #BobGeldof premiers in #NewYork Based on the 1979 @pinkfloyd album | |
| OTD Aug6,1988 | Steve Winwood | #OTD Aug6,1988 #SteveWinwood is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Roll With It" @SteveWinwood's 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug6,1988 | Traveling Wilburys | #OTD Aug6,1988 #TravelingWilburys begin a mini-tour. With @GeorgeHarrison @JeffLynnesELO @bobdylan @ROYORBISON @tompetty | |
| OTD Aug6,2004 | Rick James | #OTD Aug6,2004 #RickJames (James Johnson Jr.) singer dies at the age of 56. His debut 1978 LP "Come Get It!" sold 2M copies & the 1981 album "Street Songs" had hit singles "Give It to Me Baby" and "Super Freak" | |
| OTD Aug6,2016 | Kristina Esposito, Brad MacAuley | #OTD Aug6,2016 #KristinaEsposito marries #TheBoy #BradMacAulay at 3PM and the #CarusoFour as #MC4 make it a memorable day Happy Anniversary @KristinaEspo1 | |
| OTD Aug6,2016 | Kristina Esposito, Brad MacAuley | #OTD Aug6,2016 The Kiss. #BradMacAuley @CoachCaru @KristinaEspo1 |