Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Oct30,1931 | Dick Gautier | #BTD Oct30,1931 #DickGautier RIP actor. Played Hymie the Robot on TV series "Get Smar" & Conrad Birdie Broadway's original "Bye Bye Birdie" | |
| BTD Oct30,1939 | Eddie Holland | #BTD Oct30,1939 #EddieHolland singer member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, songwriting, production team part of the @motown Sound & hit records, co-written, produced 14 US & 4 UK #1 hit singles | |
| BTD Oct30,1939 | Grace Slick | #BTD Oct30,1939 #GraceSlick singer, songwriter, model. Big role in #SanFrancisco's psychedelic music scene 1960s #JeffersonAirplane, #JeffersonStarship | |
| BTD Oct30,1939 | Otis Williams | #BTD Oct30,1939 #OtisWilliams (Otis Miles Jr.) singer, last original member The #Temptations 3 US & R&B #1s 1964 "My Girl", 1969 "I Can't Get Next to You", 1971 "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", 1972 US #1 "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", +34 US & 67 R&B Top40s w/ 12 #1s | |
| BTD Oct30,1946 | Chris Slade | #BTD Oct30,1946 #ChrisSlade current drummer #ACDC @acdc & a member of Manfred Mann's Earth Band 1976 UK #6 & US #1 "Blinded by the Light"; then Gary Moore and The Firm #HBday @ChrisSladeDrums | |
| BTD Oct30,1947 | Timothy B Schmit | #BTD Oct30,1947 #TimothyBSchmit bass guitarist, vocals #Poco & The #Eagles since 1977. 1976 "New Kid in Town", 1979 "Heartache Tonight" 1998 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame as a member of the #Eagles #HBday @timothybschmit | |
| BTD Oct30,1949 | David Green | #BTD Oct30,1949 #DavidGreen bass #AirSupply 1981 US #1 single 'The One That You Love' | |
| OTD Oct30,1938 | Orson Welles | #OTD Oct30,1938 Radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" is airs. Directed & narrated by #OrsonWelles. Famous for causing mass panic? | |
| OTD Oct30,1943 | Al Dexter | #OTD Oct30,1943 #AlDexter and His Troopers are at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Pistol Packin' Mama" | |
| OTD Oct30,1959 | Cliff Richard | #OTD Oct30,1959 #CliffRichard and the #Shadows start a 5wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Travellin' Light" Their sixth release and 2nd #1 hit | |
| OTD Oct30,1960 | Brenda Lee | #OTD Oct30,1960 #BrendaLee is at #1 on the US Top 40 Singles Chart with "I Want to Be Wanted" the single will fall to #2 next week for 2wks | |
| OTD Oct30,1961 | Brian Epstein | #OTD Oct30,1961 #BrianEpstein has difficulty locating the record #TonySheridan with the #Beatles. Why? The name #Beatles sounded dangerously close to a German euphemism for male genitalia (peedle). So, producer #BertKaempfert had changed the #Beatles name to 'The Beat Brothers' | |
| OTD Oct30,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Oct30,1963 final day of the Swedish tour for The #Beatles; they appear & record the Sverige TV program ‘Drop In’ in Stockholm | |
| OTD Oct30,1965 | Paul Revere and the Raiders | #OTD Oct30,1965 #PaulRevere and the Raiders peaks at #46 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Steppin' Out" their 1st charting song | |
| OTD Oct30,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Oct30,1965 The #Beatles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Yesterday" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct30,1967 | Trex, Tyrannosaurus Rex | #OTD Oct30,1967 #TyrannosaurusRex #Trex records the "Top Gear" show for UK Radio 1. 1st group to do so without a recording contract | |
| OTD Oct30,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Oct30,1967 The #Monkees TV series S2 E8 "Monkees Marooned" On a desert island, @TheMonkees go hunting for treasure and are hunted by a mad Australian and his man Thursday | |
| OTD Oct30,1970 | Hotlegs | #OTD Oct30,1970 The band #Hotlegs debuts & opens for #MoodyBlues at Festival Hall. Only hit 'Neanderthal Man' Group then became #10CC | |
| OTD Oct30,1971 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Oct30,1971 #PinkFloyd releases their 6th LP "Meddle" in the US. Features "One Of These Days" & the 23-minute track "Echoes" | |
| OTD Oct30,1971 | Rod Stewart | #OTD Oct30,1971 #RodStewart is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Maggie May / Reason To Believe" @rodstewart's last week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct30,1976 | Chicago | #OTD Oct30,1976 #Chicago is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "If You Leave Me Now" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1. @chicagotheband 1st US #1, the single will start a 3wk run at #1 in the UK on Nov7 | |
| OTD Oct30,1977 | Abba | #OTD Oct30,1977 #Abba start a 4wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with "The Name Of The Game" Songs 1st title was "A Bit Of Myself" | |
| OTD Oct30,1982 | Men At Work | #OTD Oct30,1982 #MenAtWork is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Who Can It Be Now'' The #Australian bands 1st US #1 | |
| OTD Oct30,1984 | Bruce Springsteen | #OTD Oct30,1984 #BruceSpringsteen releases "Born in the USA" The song addresses the harmful effects of the Vietnam War on Americans and the treatment of Vietnam veterans upon their return home | |
| OTD Oct30,1998 | David Letterman Show, Black Sabbath | #OTD Oct30,1998 All four original members of #BlackSabbath reunited to play 'Paranoid' on the #DavidLetterman Show @BlackSabbath Video==> youtu.be/MNozxVY4XFk | |
| OTD Oct30,2007 | Robert Goulet | #OTD Oct30,2007 #RobertGoulet dies at the age of 73. Singer, actor won a #GRAMMY, @TheTonyAwards & @TheEmmys, one of the greatest baritones of all time. 1964 US #16 "My Love, Forgive Me (Amore, scusami)", +15 US Adult Contemporary Top40 singles |