Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Oct1,1924 | Roger Williams | #BTD Oct1,1924 #RogerWilliams RIP (Louis Jacob Weertz) pianist 1955 US #1 "Autumn Leaves", 1958 US #11 "Near You", 1966 US #7 "Born Free", +5 US Top40 singles and 38 hit albums between 1955 and 1972. Williams claimed to know 10,000 songs by heart | |
| BTD Oct1,1928 | Laurence Harvey | #BTD Oct1,1928 #LaurenceHarvey (Laruschka Mischa Skikne) RIP actor, stage, film & TV. Movies such as 1960 William Barret Travis in "The Alamo", 1962 brainwashed Raymond Shaw in "The Manchurian Candidate" and 1969 Hamlet in "The Magic Christian" Died at 45 from stomach cancer | |
| BTD Oct1,1930 | Richard Harris | #BTD Oct1,1930 #RichardHarris RIP actor, singer 1968 US #2 & UK #4 "MacArthur Park" & in many films such as Emperor Marcus Aurelius in the movie "Gladiator" | |
| BTD Oct1,1935 | Julie Andrews | #BTD Oct1,1935 #JulieAndrews (Julia Elizabeth Wells) actress, singer 1965 UK & US #1 LP "The Sound Of Music", spent 382 weeks on the UK charts and in many movies such as 1965 "Mary Poppins" and 1965 The Sound of Music #HBday @JulieAndrews | |
| BTD Oct1,1940 | Barbara Parritt | #BTD Oct1,1940 #BarbaraParritt singer of The #Toys 1965 US #2 & UK #5 single "A Lover's Concerto" and 1966 US #18 & UK #36 "Attack!" | |
| BTD Oct1,1942 | Herb Fame | #BTD Oct1,1942 #HerbFame (Herbert Feemster) singer, founder of Peaches & Herb 1979 US, R&B #1 "Reunited", +7 US & 17 R&B Top40s. 7 women have been Peaches. The 2 most notable, original #FrancineBarker 1966-1970 Peaches her nickname & #LindaGreene from 1976-1983 part of the hits | |
| BTD Oct1,1943 | Jerry Martini | #BTD Oct1,1943 #JerryMartini saxophonist Sly and The Family Stone 3 US #1s 1968 "Everyday People", "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", 1971 US #1 & 1972 UK #15 "Family Affair", +7 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct1,1945 | Donny Hathaway | #BTD Oct1,1945 #DonnyHathaway RIP soul singer 1972 US #5, UK #29 & R&B #1 with #RobertaFlack "Where Is The Love", 1978 US #2, UK #42 & R&B #1 "The Closer I Get", +10 R&B Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct1,1948 | Cub Koda | #BTD Oct1,1948 #CubKoda (Michael Koda) RIP guitarist, songwriter #BrownsvilleStation and wrote the song "Smokin' in the Boys Room" with #MichaelLutz. 1974 US #3 and UK #27 "Smokin' in the Boys Room", 1974 US #31 "Kings Of The Party" | |
| BTD Oct1,1948 | Mariska Veres | #BTD Oct1,1948 #MariskaVeres (Maria Elisabeth Ender) RIP Dutch singer & lead singer of the rock group #ShockingBlue 1970 US #1, UK #8 & #3 NED "Venus", 1970 #1 NED (Nederlandse Dutch Top40) "Never Marry a Railroad Man" +13 NED Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct1,1955 | Howard Hewett | #BTD Oct1,1955 #HowardHewett Jr dancer, singer #Shalamar 1979 US #8 & R&B #1 "The Second Time Around", +3 US, 16 R&B & 11 UK Top40 singles and solo 1986 US #2 "I'm for Real", +9 R&B Top40 singles #HBday @justavocalist | |
| OTD Oct1,1949 | Frankie Laine | #OTD Oct1,1949 #FrankieLaine with #HarryGeller and His Orchestra start an 8wk run at #1 on the US Top 40 Singles Chart with "That Lucky Old Sun" | |
| OTD Oct1,1955 | Honeymooners | #OTD Oct1,1955 The #Honeymooners debuts, it is a half-hour series with a live audience. Starring #JackieGleason as Ralph Kramden; #AudreyMeadows as Alice Kramden; #ArtCarney as Edward Lillywhite "Ed" Norton; #JoyceRandolph as Thelma "Trixie" Norton | |
| OTD Oct1,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Oct1,1956 Test audiences gave a negative reaction to #ElvisPresley dying in the movie "Love Me Tender" it was re-shot with the hero living | |
| OTD Oct1,1958 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Oct1,1958 US Army Pvt #ElvisPresley greeted by autograph seeker as he steps off the USS General Randall to begin his tour of duty in Germany with the @USArmy | |
| OTD Oct1,1961 | Bobby Vee | #OTD Oct1,1961 #BobbyVee is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Take Good Care of My Baby" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct1,1961 | Lonnie Donegan | #OTD Oct1,1961 #LonnieDonegan peaks at #5 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)" The song previously peaked at #3 in the UK on Feb27,1959 | |
| OTD Oct1,1961 | Roger Maris, New York Yankees | #OTD Oct1,1961 New York @Yankees #RogerMaris becomes the 1st @MLB baseball player to hit more than 60 home runs in a single season. Passing #BabeRuth who set the record in 1927; 61 is still the official American League Home run record | |
| OTD Oct1,1962 | Johnny Carson | #OTD Oct1,1962 #JohnnyCarson began hosting the #Tonightshow on #NBC. Carson took over from #JackPaar hosting from 1962-1992. Originally at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, then on May1,1972 moved to Burbank, Ca. Carson had a rule of no more than 3 jokes on the same subject | |
| OTD Oct1,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Oct1,1964 The #Beatles release, in Sweden the single "I Should Have Known Better/You Really Got a Hold On Me" on #Odeon Records | |
| OTD Oct1,1964 | Vee Jay Records, Beatles, Four Seasons | #OTD Oct1,1964 The US release of the double LP by #VeeJay Records "The Beatles vs The Four Seasons" Billed as The International Battle of the Century and You be the judge and jury. Included on the back cover of the Vee-Jay Records LP a scoring chart for #Beatles or #FourSeasons | |
| OTD Oct1,1966 | Jimi Hendrix | #OTD Oct1,1966 #JimiHendrix live for the 1st time in the UK when he jammed with #Cream at their gig at London Polytechnic | |
| OTD Oct1,1966 | Association | #OTD Oct1,1966 The #Association are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Cherish" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct1,1966 | Temptations | #OTD Oct1,1966 The #Temptations peak at #3 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" #NormanWhitfield, #EdwardHolland Jr and produced by Whitfield | |
| OTD Oct1,1967 | Top Gear | #OTD Oct1,1967 1st edition of the #BBC Radio 1 "Top Gear" airs. With #JohnPeel #PeteDrummond featuring The #Move and #PinkFloyd @BBCR1 | |
| OTD Oct1,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Oct1,1967 The #Beatles return to West Malling Air Station in Maidstone to film shots for "Magical Mystery Tour" | |
| OTD Oct1,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Oct1,1968 The #Beatles are in the recording studio. #GeorgeMartin back from vacation, they record tracks for "Honey Pie" written by @PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Oct1,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Oct1,1969 The US release of The #Beatles LP "Abbey Road" on #Apple Records it will spend 87 weeks on the US @billboard charts | |
| OTD Oct1,1976 | Styx | #OTD Oct1,1976 #STYX releases the LP "Crystal Ball" It stalled at first, then went platinum in 1978 after @STYXtheBand #GrandIllusion success | |
| OTD Oct1,1977 | Elton John | #OTD Oct1,1977 #EltonJohn became the 1st musician to be honored in New York City's Madison Square @TheGarden Hall Of Fame @eltonofficial | |
| OTD Oct1,1977 | Meco | #OTD Oct1,1977 #Meco starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with a disco version of the “Star Wars” Theme / Cantina Band (Medley) | |
| OTD Oct1,1983 | Bonnie Tyler | #OTD Oct1,1983 #BonnieTyler starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" written and produced by #JimSteinman. Tyler is the only Welsh artist with a US #1 @BonnieTOfficial | |
| OTD Oct1,1988 | Bobby McFerrin | #OTD Oct1,1988 #BobbyMcFerrin is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Don't Worry Be Happy" @bobbymcferrin last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct1,2018 | Charles Aznavour | #OTD Oct1,2018 #CharlesAznavour (Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian) dies at the age of 94. RIP. French singer, actor he was dubbed as France's #FrankSinatra. He sold over 180M records |