Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug22,1906 | John Lee Hooker | #BTD Aug22,1906 #JohnLeeHooker RIP. Singer, songwriter and guitarist. Had an electric guitar-style of Delta blues 1948 US R&B #1 "Boogie Chillen'", 1951 R&B #1 & US #30 "I'm in the Mood", +7 US R&B Top40 singles | |
| BTD Aug22,1938 | Dale Hawkins | #BTD Aug22,1938 #DaleHawkins (Delmar Allen Hawkins) RIP rockabilly singer, guitarist 1957 US #27 single "Susie Q" Cousin to #RonnieHawkins | |
| BTD Aug22,1939 | Fred Milano | #BTD Aug22,1939 #FredMilano RIP singer, part of The #Belmonts as in #Dion and The #Belmonts 1959 US #5 "A Teenager in Love", 1960 US #3 "Where or When", +5 Top40 singles. Side note; The Belmonts got their name from the street that Milano lived on Belmont Avenue in the Bronx NYC | |
| BTD Aug22,1945 | Ron Dante | #BTD Aug22,1945 #RonDante (Carmine Granito) singer, songwriter, session vocalist, lead singer of The #Archies 1969 US & UK #1 "Sugar Sugar" & member of The #CuffLinks 1969 US #9 & UK #4 "Tracy", 1969 US #41 & UK #10 "When Julie Comes Around" | |
| BTD Aug22,1946 | Mutha Withem | #BTD Aug22,1946 #MuthaWithem (Gary Withem) keyboardist #GaryPuckett & The #UnionGap 1968 UK #1 & UK #2 single "Young Girl" Their other big hits were "Woman, Woman"; "Over You" and "Lady Willpower" | |
| BTD Aug22,1958 | Ian Mitchell | #BTD Aug22,1958 #IanMitchell guitarist #BayCityRollers 1975 UK #1 "Bye Bye Baby" and "Give a Little Love", +11 UK Top20 singles & 1976 US #1 "Saturday Night" | |
| BTD Aug22,1961 | Debbie Peterson | #BTD Aug22,1961 #DebbiePeterson drummer The #Bangles 1986 UK & US #2 "Manic Monday", 1986 US #1 & UK #3"'Walk Like An Egyptian" and 1989 UK & US #1 "Eternal Flame" | |
| BTD Aug22,1961 | Roland Orzabal | #BTD Aug22,1961 #RolandOrzabal singer, guitarist #TearsForFears @tearsforfears 1985 US #1 "Everybody Wants To Rule The World", +12 UK Top40 singles #HBday @rolandtff | |
| BTD Aug22,1963 | James Debarge | #BTD Aug22,1963 #JamesDebarge singer, original members of the family group #Debarge 1985 UK #4 single "Rhythm Of The Night" | |
| OTD Aug22,1938 | Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers | #OTD Aug22,1938 #FredAstaire and #GingerRogers appear on the cover of @LIFE magazine | |
| OTD Aug22,1947 | Nat King Cole | #OTD Aug22,1947 #NatKingCole with Orchestra Conducted by #FrankDeVol records the song "Nature Boy" The song would reach #1 on the US top40 Singles chart on May15,1948 | |
| OTD Aug22,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Aug22,1956 #ElvisPresley peaks at #2 for 2wks on the US Top40 singles chart with "Hound Dog" | |
| OTD Aug22,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Aug22,1956 Filming begins on #ElvisPresley's movie debut "The Reno Brothers" Re-titled "Love Me Tender" because of his #1 hit song | |
| OTD Aug22,1956 | Platters | #OTD Aug22,1956 The #Platters are still at #1 for the week ending on the US Top40 Singles chart with "My Prayer" The #Platters 3rd week of a 5wk run at #1. The 5th week at #1 will be a tie with #ElvisPresley's single "Don't Be Cruel" | |
| OTD Aug22,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Aug22,1962 The #Beatles are at the #CavernClub @cavernliverpool a Granada TV crew films the song "Some Other Guy" Live | |
| OTD Aug22,1963 | Billy J Kramer | #OTD Aug22,1963 #BillyJKramer And The #Dakotas are at #1 on UK singles chart with "Bad To Me" A song #JohnLennon wrote. The #TAMI Show Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | |
| OTD Aug22,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Aug22,1963 The #Beatles tape an appearance for the Southern TV program "Day by Day" Interview==> youtu.be/LYzSbRYFaPQ | |
| OTD Aug22,1964 | Billy J Kramer | #OTD Aug22,1964 #BillyJKramer with the #Dakotas peak at #30 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I'll Keep You Satisfied" attributed to Lennon-McCartney, but it was mostly written by #PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Aug22,1964 | Liberty Records, Chipmunks | #OTD Aug22,1964 #Liberty Records announces that its album "The #Chipmunks Sing the #Beatles Hits" is selling 25k copies per day | |
| OTD Aug22,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Aug22,1964 In #Canada the #Beatles perform for an audience of 20,261 at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, BC | |
| OTD Aug22,1964 | Supremes | #OTD Aug22,1964 The #Supremes start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Where Did Our Love Go" Written and produced by #Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland | |
| OTD Aug22,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Aug22,1965 The #Beatles airplane to Portland, Oregon catches fire, no one is injured. #JohnLennon is quoted as saying "Beatles, women and children first!" | |
| OTD Aug22,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Aug22,1965 The #Beatles play at Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR and take this photo | |
| OTD Aug22,1967 | Simon Dee Show | #OTD Aug22,1967 #JimiHendrix Experience appears on the @BBC TV #SimonDee show. With #KikiDee and #CatStevens | |
| OTD Aug22,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Aug22,1968 The #Beatles constant bickering finally becomes too much for #RingoStarr, so @ringostarrmusic quits. He will rejoin on Sep3 | |
| OTD Aug22,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Aug22,1969 #Beatles last photo shoot & last time #Beatles together discussing duties at #JohnLennon's house Tittenhurst Park, Ascot | |
| OTD Aug22,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Aug22,1969 #Beatles last photo shoot with a comparison photo of Aug22,1962 | |
| OTD Aug22,1969 | Blind Faith | #OTD Aug22,1969 #BlindFaith releases their first and only LP "Blind Faith" Cover art created by photographer #BobSeidemann a friend of Clapton's; the girl is #MarioraGoschen holding a silver painted model of an aircraft sculpted by #MickMilligan. Cover is altered for US market | |
| OTD Aug22,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Aug22,1969 The #Beatles film a promotional clip for the song "The Long and Winding Road" Video==> youtu.be/mVsiIxE_6OM | |
| OTD Aug22,1970 | Bread | #OTD Aug22,1970 #Bread is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with their first hit “Make It With You” written and produced by #DavidGates. Only Gates - lead & harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, strings and #MikeBotts - drums appear on the song. | |
| OTD Aug22,1970 | Creedence Clearwater Revival, CCR | #OTD Aug22,1970 #CCR #CreedenceClearwaterRevival starts a 9wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Cosmo's Factory" | |
| OTD Aug22,1974 | Carole King | #OTD Aug22,1974 #CaroleKing releases the single “Jazzman” Saxophone solos by #TomScott Song will enter the US charts on Aug31 at #86 and reach #2 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart on Nov9 | |
| OTD Aug22,1977 | Peter Frampton | #OTD Aug22,1977 #PeterFrampton plays his first of three sold-out nights at Madison Square @TheGarden #NYC @peterframpton | |
| OTD Aug22,1981 | Diana Ross | #OTD Aug22,1981 #DianaRoss and #LionelRichie are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Endless Love" Recorded at @motown records @DianaRoss @LionelRichie are on their 2nd week of a 9wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug22,1987 | Madonna | #OTD Aug22,1987 #Madonna is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Who's That Girl" @Madonna 6th US #1 | |
| OTD Aug22,2018 | Ed King | #OTD Aug22,2018 #EdKing guitarist #LynyrdSkynyrd dies at the age of 68. Founding member of the LA based Strawberry Alarm Clock then a member of @Skynyrd from 1972 to 1975 and again from 1987 to 1996 |