Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug16,1915 | Al Hibbler | #BTD Aug16,1915 #AlHibbler RIP singer 1955 UK #2 & US #3 single "Unchained Melody" & US #4 "He" Also sang with #DukeEllington's orchestra | |
| BTD Aug16,1930 | Frank Gifford | #BTD Aug16,1930 #FrankGifford (Francis Newton Gifford) RIP announcer, football player 1956 @NFL Most Valuable Player Award. Played 12yrs for the NY @Giants then commentator for 27yrs on #MondayNightFootball. 1977 inducted into the @ProFootballHOF Hall of Fame | |
| BTD Aug16,1933 | Julie Newmar | #BTD Aug16,1933 #JulieNewmar (Julia Chalene Newmeyer) actress, dancer, singer, the original Catwoman in the #Batman TV series; won #Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play as Katrin Sveg in the 1958 Broadway production of "The Marriage-Go-Round" #HBday @julienewmarreal | |
| BTD Aug16,1939 | Eric Weissberg | #BTD Aug16,1939 #EricWeissberg RIP singer, banjo, multi-instrumentalist 1972 "Dueling Banjos" (with #SteveMandell) US #2, US Country #5 & US Adult Contemporary #1; as a session musician, played on LPs by #BillyJoel, #FrankieValli, #BobDylan, #JimCroce, #JohnDenver and more | |
| BTD Aug16,1945 | Gary Loizzo | #BTD Aug16,1945 #GaryLoizzo RIP guitar, producer & lead singer #AmericanBreed 1967 US #5 & UK #24 "Bend Me, Shape Me" | |
| BTD Aug16,1945 | Kevin Ayers | #BTD Aug16,1945 #KevinAyers RIP singer, songwriter, founding member of #SoftMachine 1970 UK #18 LP "Third" influential in psychedelic music | |
| BTD Aug16,1946 | Gordon Fleet | #BTD Aug16,1946 Snowy #GordonFleet drummer The #Easybeats biggest #Australian band of the 1960s. 1966 UK #6 & 1967 US #16 single "Friday On My Mind" | |
| BTD Aug16,1948 | Barry Hay | #BTD Aug16,1948 #BarryHay lead singer, frontman for #Dutch rock band #GoldenEarring @4GoldenEarring 1965 "Please Go" NLD (The Netherlands Dutch Charts) #8, 1974 UK #7, US #13 & NLD #1 "Radar Love", +50 NLD Top40 singles with 4 more #1s | |
| BTD Aug16,1949 | Scott Asheton | #BTD Aug16,1949 #ScottAsheton RIP drummer #IggyPop & The Stooges 1973 album 'Raw Power' @Iggy_Stooges | |
| BTD Aug16,1953 | JT Taylor | #BTD Aug16,1953 #JTTaylor (James Warren Taylor) lead singer Kool & The Gang 1979-88. 1981 US #1 & UK #7 "Celebration", 1984 UK & US #2 "Joanna", +15 Top40 hits | |
| BTD Aug16,1957 | Tim Farriss | #BTD Aug16,1957 #TimFarriss founding member, lead guitarist #INXS @INXS 1988 UK #2 & US #1 "Need You Tonight", 1987 LP "Kick" which features 4 Top10 singles | |
| BTD Aug16,1958 | Madonna | #BTD Aug16,1958 #Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone), singer, songwriter, actress 12 US #1s her 1st US #1 1984 "Like a Virgin", 13 UK #1s her 1st UK #1 1985 "Into the Groove", +49 US and 69 UK Top40 singles and 45 US Dance #1 singles #HBday @Madonna | |
| OTD Aug16,1956 | Bela Lugosi | #OTD Aug16,1956 #BelaLugosi (Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó) actor dies. Actor portrayed Count #Dracula in original 1931 film & other horror films | |
| OTD Aug16,1957 | Buddy Holly | #OTD Aug16,1957 #BuddyHolly and the #Crickets play at the #Apollo Theater @ApolloTheater in #Harlem Also on the bill The #GClefs | |
| OTD Aug16,1957 | Everly Brothers | #OTD Aug16,1957 #EverlyBrothers record the song “Wake Up Little Susie” The single will reach #1 on Oct12, despite a ban from Boston radio stations for suggestive lyrics | |
| OTD Aug16,1959 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Aug16,1959 #ElvisPresley starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with “A Big Hunk O’ Love” The song was written by #AaronSchroeder and #SidneyWyche and published by @ElvisPresley's company Gladys Music Inc. | |
| OTD Aug16,1962 | Brian Epstein, Pete Best, Beatles | #OTD Aug16,1962 #BrianEpstein summons #PeteBest to his #NEMS Whitechapel shop for an 11am meeting. @BeatlesPeteBest is told that the other members of the #Beatles want him out of the group | |
| OTD Aug16,1962 | Pete Best, Beatles | #OTD Aug16,1962 #PeteBest is dismissed from the #Beatles. He had been with the group since Aug12,1960. @BeatlesPeteBest has never given a reason for his dismissal. | |
| OTD Aug16,1962 | Beatles, Pete Best, Johnny Hutchinson | #OTD Aug16,1962 The #Beatles perform at Riverpark Ballroom, Chester. Drummer #JohnnyHutchinson of The #BigThree fills in because #PeteBest was asked to leave the band earlier in the day. @BeatlesPeteBest had a meeting with #BrianEpstein who informed him of the groups decision | |
| OTD Aug16,1962 | Stevie Wonder | #OTD Aug16,1962 Little #StevieWonder releases the single "I Call It Pretty Music (But The Old People Call It The Blues)" featuring #MarvinGaye on drums | |
| OTD Aug16,1963 | Pat Boone | #OTD Aug16,1963 #PatBoone pictured with #BillyFury during a filming break of the 1st episode of "Ready Steady Go" #NME magazine: @Pat_Boone tells why he waxed #ElvisPresley's hits | |
| OTD Aug16,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Aug16,1966 The #Beatles in concert at JFK Stadium Philadelphia. Lightning flashes during concert, but rain holds off | |
| OTD Aug16,1966 | Monkees | #OTD Aug16,1966 The #Monkees release the single "Last Train to Clarksville" The song will enter the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #67 on Sep10 by Nov5 the song would be #1. Lead vocals are performed by @TheMickyDolenz1; @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Aug16,1968 | Bruce Springsteen | #OTD Aug16,1968 #BruceSpringsteen's new band #Earth makes their live debut at the Off Broad Street Coffee House in Red Bank, NJ | |
| OTD Aug16,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Aug16,1968 The #Beatles record 14 takes of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" from acoustic to an electric version | |
| OTD Aug16,1968 | Jackson Five, Diana Ross | #OTD Aug16,1968 The #JacksonFive formal debut with #DianaRoss & The #Supremes at the Great Western Forum, CA | |
| OTD Aug16,1969 | Summer Of Stars '69, 7UP | #OTD Aug16,1969 #7UP invites you to a Summer Of Stars '69 with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young supported by #JoniMithcell @JoniMitchellcom at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago @7UP | |
| OTD Aug16,1969 | Zager and Evans | #OTD Aug16,1969 #ZagerandEvans are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "In The Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)" for the last week of a 6wk run at #1. | |
| OTD Aug16,1969 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Aug16,1969 During North American tour #LedZeppelin is at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park with#JoeCocker as support | |
| OTD Aug16,1970 | Ginger Baker | #OTD Aug16,1970 Third day of the Yorkshire Folk, Blues & Jazz Festival with #GingerBaker & Airforce, #MungoJerry, #Taste, #Yes & more | |
| OTD Aug16,1974 | Ramones | #OTD Aug16,1974 The #Ramones play their first concert at New York's #CBGB (Country, BlueGrass, and Blues) Club @RamonesOfficial | |
| OTD Aug16,1975 | Bee Gees | #OTD Aug16,1975 The #BeeGees are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singes Chart with "Jive Talkin'" the group's second US #1 @BeeGees last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug16,1975 | Stylistics | #OTD Aug16,1975 The #Stylistics start a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" their only UK #1 | |
| OTD Aug16,1977 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Aug16,1977 Final photo of #ElvisPresley, taken at 12:28 am as he entered #Graceland. | |
| OTD Aug16,1977 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Aug16,1977 #ElvisPresley found dead at #Graceland Memphis,TN at the age of 42, heart failure seems to be the cause. 31 films & 154 US Hot100 hits @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD Aug16,1980 | Olivia Newton John | #OTD Aug16,1980 #OliviaNewtonJohn is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Magic" @olivianj 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug16,1986 | Madonna | #OTD Aug16,1986 #Madonna starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Papa Don’t Preach" It is also Madonna's 28th birthday. @Madonna | |
| OTD Aug16,2018 | Aretha Franklin | #OTD Aug16,2018 #ArethaFranklin dies at the age of 76; singer, songwriter, The Queen of Soul, over 40 US, 17 UK and 78 R&B Top40 singles with 20 R&B #1 singles 1987 The 1st female inducted in the @rockhall |