Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug19,1940 | Johnny Nash Jr | #BTD Aug19,1940 #JohnnyNash (John Nash, Jr) singer 1972 US #1 & UK #5 "I Can See Clearly Now", 1975 UK #1 "Tears On My Pillow", +5 US, 6 R&B and 6 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Aug19,1940 | Roger Cook | #BTD Aug19,1940 #RogerCook singer, songwriter over 80 Top30 hits. 1997 became the only British songwriter in Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame | |
| BTD Aug19,1944 | Billy J Kramer | #BTD Aug19,1944 #BillyJKramer (William Howard Ashton) singer, backed by the #Dakotas 1963 UK #2 "Do You Want to Know a Secret?", 1963 UK #1 & US #9 "Bad to Me", 1964 UK #1 & US #7 "Little Children" Recorded many #Lennon & #McCartney songs | |
| BTD Aug19,1945 | Ian Gillan | #BTD Aug19,1945 #IanGillan singer #DeepPurple 1969–73, 1984–89 and now. @_DeepPurple 1968 US #4 "Hush", 1970 UK #2 "Black Night", 1973 US #4 "Smoke On The Water", +4 UK & 8 US Rock Top40 singles | |
| BTD Aug19,1948 | Deana Martin | #BTD Aug19,1948 #DeanaMartin singer, actor, author, performer and daughter of #DeanMartin. Began her recording career with producer #LeeHazlewood at #Reprise Records. She has worked with many musicians such as the #WreckingCrew and #GlenCampbell #HBday @DeanaMartin_ | |
| BTD Aug19,1951 | John Deacon | #BTD Aug19,1951 #JohnDeacon bass guitarist #Queen Composed hits "You're My Best Friend" & "Another One Bites the Dust" @QueenWillRock 1975 UK #1 & US #9 "Bohemian Rhapsody", 39 UK Top40 singles with 4 additional #1s & 13 US Top40 singles with 2 #1s #HBday @JohnDeaconBass | |
| BTD Aug19,1963 | Joey Tempest | #BTD Aug19,1963 #JoeyTempest singer, main songwriter of the rock band #Europe 1986 UK #1 & US #8 "The Final Countdown", +3 US & 3UK Top40 singles @europetheband | |
| BTD Aug19,1967 | Jason Starkey | #BTD Aug19,1967 #JasonStarkey road manager, drummer. 1980's he played drums in a succession of bands such as Buddy Curtis and theGrasshoppers. #RingoStarr & #MaureenStarkey's 2nd son born at Queen Charlotte Maternity Hospital Hammersmith | |
| OTD Aug19,1950 | Gordon Jenkins | #OTD Aug19,1950 #GordonJenkins & His Orchestra and The #Weavers starts a 13wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Goodnight Irene" | |
| OTD Aug19,1951 | Eddie Gaedel | #OTD Aug19,1951 #EddieGaedel pinch hit for the St. Louis Browns. Detroit @tigers pitcher #BobCain walks him in 4 pitches, @MLB will bar him from playing again | |
| OTD Aug19,1957 | Jerry Lee Lewis | #OTD Aug19,1957 #JerryLeeLewis performs the song "Great Balls of Fire" on #AmericanBandstand @jerryleelewis Video==> youtu.be/4GQCH7fUtAs | |
| OTD Aug19,1957 | Pat Boone | #OTD Aug19,1957 #PatBoone is featured on the cover of @Newsweek magazine. @Pat_Boone had 5 #1 hits singles in the 1950s | |
| OTD Aug19,1959 | Bobby Darin | #OTD Aug19,1959 #BobbyDarin releases the single “Mack The Knife” The song will enter the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #59 on Aug30 and peak at #1 on Oct10 and stay for 9 wks | |
| OTD Aug19,1963 | Robert Freeman, Beatles | #OTD Aug19,1963 photographer #RobertFreeman shoots The #Beatles LP cover for "With the Beatles" in the UK & "Meet the Beatles" in the US | |
| OTD Aug19,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Aug19,1963 The #Beatles perform at Gaumont Cinema, Bournemouth. It is the 1st of 6 nights, 2 shows per night. Supporting act is #BillyJKramer with the #Dakotas and it is Billy's 19th birthday | |
| OTD Aug19,1964 | Charles O'Finley, Beatles | #OTD Aug19,1964 #CharlesOFinley meets #BrianEpstein and offers him $350k for The #Beatles to perform in #KansasCity during what was to be a break day. The boys agree. That would be about $3 Million today. | |
| OTD Aug19,1964 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Aug19,1964 The #RollingStones play the 2nd of 6 shows at the New Theatre Ballroom, Guernsey in the Channel Islands @RollingStones | |
| OTD Aug19,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Aug19,1964 The #Beatles play at the #CowPalace in #SanFrancisco. 12 songs made up the entire repertoire for the tour | |
| OTD Aug19,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Aug19,1965 The #Beatles play 2 shows at #SamHouston Coliseum Texas. The #Beatles earn $85k with an audience of 12k per show | |
| OTD Aug19,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Aug19,1966 The #Beatles play at Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN. The concert is tense because a caller threatens to assassinate one of The #Beatles | |
| OTD Aug19,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Aug19,1967 The #Beatles are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "All You Need Is Love" their 14th US #1 - Check image for list of backing vocalist | |
| OTD Aug19,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Aug19,1967 The #Monkees peak at #3 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with “Pleasant Valley Sunday” With @TheMickyDolenz1 on lead vocals @TheMonkee | |
| OTD Aug19,1971 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Aug19,1971 #LedZeppelin performs at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, #Canada A sold out crowd of over 17,000 fans @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Aug19,1972 | Midnight Special, John Denver | #OTD Aug19,1972 @nbc TV network airs The #MidnightSpecial for the 1st time #JohnDenver is the host. Performers are #MamaCass, The #EverlyBrothers, #HarryChapin, #LindaRonstadt, #War & more | |
| OTD Aug19,1972 | David Bowie | #OTD Aug19,1972 #DavidBowie play the 1st of 2 nights at the Rainbow Theatre in England on #ZiggyStardust tour | |
| OTD Aug19,1972 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Aug19,1972 #ElvisPresley's last Top10 hit “Burning Love” enters the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #90 and will peak at #2 on Oct28. @ElvisPresley 1973 live Video==> youtu.be/-wJXiQEjVgQ | |
| OTD Aug19,1972 | Gilbert O'Sullivan | #OTD Aug19,1972 #GilbertOSullivan is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Alone Again, (Naturally)" @GilbertOSull_ last week of a 4wk run at #1; will fall to #2 Aug26 for 1wk, returning to #1 Sep2 for another 2wks; for a total of 6wks at the top of the chart | |
| OTD Aug19,1973 | Donny Osmond | #OTD Aug19,1973 #DonnyOsmond starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Young Love" @donnyosmond 3rd UK and final #1 hit single. | |
| OTD Aug19,1974 | Harry Nilsson | #OTD Aug19,1974 The US release of #HarryNilsson's LP "Pussy Cats" #JohnLennon is the producer, #RingoStarr plays on drums and #KlausVoorman plays bass guitar | |
| OTD Aug19,1977 | Groucho Marx | #OTD Aug19,1977 Actor and comedian #GrouchoMarx (Julius Henry Marx) dies at the age of 88. He is considered to be the most popular of the #MarxBrothers | |
| OTD Aug19,1978 | Commodores | #OTD Aug19,1978 The #Commodores are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Three Times A Lady" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1; starting next week The #Commodores will spend 4wks at #2. | |
| OTD Aug19,1979 | Cliff Richard | #OTD Aug19,1979 25yrs after his 1st UK #1 single #CliffRichard has his 10th #1 hit single with "We Don't Talk Anymore" The song will peak at #7 in the US for 2wks on Jan19,1980 | |
| OTD Aug19,1988 | Patsy Cline | #OTD Aug19,1988 The song "Crazy" by #PatsyCline & "Hound Dog" by #ElvisPresley's is announced as the most played jukebox songs of the 1st 100yrs | |
| OTD Aug19,1989 | Richard Marx | #OTD Aug19,1989 #RichardMarx is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Right Here Waiting" @richardmarx 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 |