Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Oct22,1903 | Curly Howard | #BTD Oct22,1903 #CurlyHoward (Jerome Horwitz) RIP actor, comedian best known as a member of the comedy act The #ThreeStooges with his older brother #MoeHoward & #LarryFine in 190 short films. Their contract extended each year until the final one expired on Dec31,1957 | |
| BTD Oct22,1939 | Ray Jones | #BTD Oct22,1939 #RayJones RIP bass guitarist for the #Dakotas until 1964. 1963 UK #2 "Do You Want to Know a Secret?", 1963 UK #1 & US #9 "Bad to Me", 1963 UK #18 "The Cruel Sea" | |
| BTD Oct22,1942 | Annette Funicello | #BTD Oct22,1942 #AnnetteFunicello RIP actress, singer at the age 12 one of the most popular "Mouseketeers" on original #MickeyMouse Club and solo career 1959 US #7 "Tall Paul", +4 Top40 singles; star in "Beach Party" movies such as 1964 Bikini Beach, 1965 Beach Blanket Bingo | |
| BTD Oct22,1942 | Bobby Fuller | #BTD Oct22,1942 #BobbyFuller RIP singer, songwriter, guitarist The Bobby Fuller Four 1966 US #9 "I Fought The Law" Died at the age of 24 on Jul18,1966 in strange circumstances; after a 2015 Unsolved Mysteries segment Fuller's death was officially changed from suicide to accident | |
| BTD Oct22,1945 | Leslie West | #BTD Oct22,1945 #LeslieWest (Leslie Weinstein) guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, founding member of #Mountain 1970 US #21 "Mississippi Queen" #HBday @lwestmountain | |
| BTD Oct22,1946 | Eddie Brigati | #BTD Oct22,1946 #EddieBrigati Jr. singer, songwriter The #Rascals (Until the beginning of 1968 known as The #YoungRascals)1966 US #1 "Good Lovin'", 1967 US #1 & UK #8 "Groovin", 1968 US #1 "People Got To Be Free", +10 US singles and a member of Joey Dee and the Starliters | |
| OTD Oct22,1964 | Sandie Shaw | #OTD Oct22,1964 #SandieShaw has her 1st of 3 UK #1 singles and starts a 3wk run at #1 with the #BurtBacharach song "(There's) Always Some Thing There To Remind Me" | |
| OTD Oct22,1964 | Who | #OTD Oct22,1964 The #Who (at the time The #HighNumbers) receive a letter at @emimusic asking for original material from @TheWho after an audition | |
| OTD Oct22,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Oct22,1965 The #Beatles are in the recording studio; #GeorgeMartin overdubs the piano solo that links the two halves of the song "In My Life" | |
| OTD Oct22,1965 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Oct22,1965 The #RollingStones release "Get Off My Cloud" in UK written by @MickJagger & @officialKeef as single to follow "Satisfaction" The single would become a #1 in the US on Nov6 & in the UK on Nov4 @RollingStones | |
| OTD Oct22,1966 | Supremes | #OTD Oct22,1966 #Supremes became the 1st female group to have a #1 LP on US album charts with "The Supremes a Go Go" | |
| OTD Oct22,1966 | Beach Boys | #OTD Oct22,1966 The #BeachBoys "Good Vibrations" made its debut at #81 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart. @TheBeachBoys will reach #1 on Dec10,1966 | |
| OTD Oct22,1966 | Four Tops | #OTD Oct22,1966 The #FourTops are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Reach Out I'll Be There" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1. The song will be a #1 in the UK on Oct27 for 3wks | |
| OTD Oct22,1969 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Oct22,1969 #LedZeppelin releases "Led Zeppelin II" in the US. The @JimmyPage produced @ledzeppelin LP became the bands 1st LP to reach #1 in both the UK & US. Nov15,1999 it is certified 12× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America @RIAA for 12M copies sold | |
| OTD Oct22,1969 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Oct22,1969 #PaulMcCartney denies rumors of death. Story was started as prank by #FredLaBour "McCartney Dead; New Evidence Brought to Light" on Oct14 on the Michigan Daily | |
| OTD Oct22,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Oct22,1969 The release in Sweden of The #Beatles LP "Something New" on @parlophone Records | |
| OTD Oct22,1972 | Lieutenant Pigeon | #OTD Oct22,1972 #LieutenantPigeon is still at #1 UK chart with "Mouldy Old Dough" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1. Frontman #RobWoodward's mom (Hilda) plays piano, the only mother/son act with a UK #1 single | |
| OTD Oct22,1977 | Debby Boone | #OTD Oct22,1977 #DebbyBoone is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "You Light Up My Life" @debbyboonemedia for the 2nd week of a 10wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct22,1977 | Foreigner | #OTD Oct22,1977 #Foreigner peaks at #6 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with “Cold As Ice” written by #LouGramm and #MickJones | |
| OTD Oct22,1983 | Bonnie Tyler | #OTD Oct22,1983 #BonnieTyler is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" @BonnieTOfficial last week of a 4wk run at #1; she is the only Welsh artist with a US #1 | |
| OTD Oct22,1988 | Phil Collins | #OTD Oct22,1988 #PhilCollins starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Groovy Kind Of Love" lyrics written by #ToniWine and #CaroleBayerSager with music by #MuzioClementi from his classical melody. This is @PhilCollinsFeed's 6th US #1 | |
| OTD Oct22,1988 | U2 | #OTD Oct22,1988 #U2 scores their 4th UK #1 album with the double set and film soundtrack "Rattle And Hum" @U2 |