Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Dec4,1928 | Dena Dietrich | #BTD Dec4,1928 #DenaDietrich actress known for role as #MotherNature in the #Chiffon margarine commercials Video==> youtu.be/LLrTPrp-fW8 | |
| BTD Dec4,1937 | Max Baer Jr | #BTD Dec4,1937 #MaxBaer Jr (Maximilian Adalbert Baer Jr) actor, writer, producer, director. Played Jethro Bodine of the TV series The "Beverly Hillbillies" & TV shows such as Maverick, Surfside 6 & 77 Sunset Strip. Baer produced more than 100 song title movies #HBday @MaxBaerJr | |
| BTD Dec4,1940 | Freddy Cannon | #BTD Dec4,1940 #FreddyCannon (Frederick Picariello Jr) singer 1959 US & UK #3 "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", US #6 & UK #17 "Tallahassee Lassie", 1962 US #3 & UK #20 "Palisades Park", +5 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Dec4,1942 | Bob Mosley | #BTD Dec4,1942 #BobMosley bass guitarist, one of the songwriters and vocalists with #MobyGrape 1967 "Moby Grape" album | |
| BTD Dec4,1944 | Chris Hillman | #BTD Dec4,1944 #ChrisHillman bass guitarist, vocals, original member of The #Byrds 1965 US & UK #1 single "Mr Tambourine Man" & with the Flying Burrito Brothers, Stephen Stills' band #Manassas and in the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band | |
| BTD Dec4,1944 | Dennis Wilson | #BTD Dec4,1944 #DennisWilson RIP songwriter, drummer co-founder of The #BeachBoys 1st hit US #14 "Surfin' Safari", 1st US #1 1964 "I Get Around", +41 US Top40s with 3 more #1s; 16 Top10 LPs 1968 Dennis' 1st major released song "Little Bird" & only true surfer in @TheBeachBoys | |
| BTD Dec4,1951 | Gary Rossington | #BTD Dec4,1951 #GaryRossington guitarist, founding member #LynyrdSkynyrd 1974 US #8 "Sweet Home Alabama", 1974 US #19 & UK #21 "Freebird", +3 US and 11 US Main Top40 singles. Last original member still with @Skynyrd | |
| OTD Dec4,1954 | Chordettes | #OTD Dec4,1954 The #Chordettes start a 7wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Mr. Sandman" written by #PatBallard. 1st recorded in May 1954 by #VaughnMonroe & His Orchestra and later that year by The Chordettes and The #FourAces | |
| OTD Dec4,1956 | Million Dollar Quartet | #OTD Dec4,1956 Million Dollar Quartet jam session took place at #SunStudios in Memphis #JerryLeeLewis, #CarlPerkins, #ElvisPresley, #JohnnyCash. Image 1995 colour version and the full image with Marilyn Evans | |
| OTD Dec4,1960 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Dec4,1960 #ElvisPresley starts a 6wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" written by #RoyTurk and #LouHandman in 1926. @ElvisPresley's 3rd US #1 of 1960 | |
| OTD Dec4,1960 | Crickets | #OTD Dec4,1960 The #Crickets release the single "I Fought the Law" Written by #SonnyCurtis who had replaced #BuddyHolly. The #BobbyFuller Four covered the song peaking at #9 on the US Top40 Singles chart Mar19,1966 | |
| OTD Dec4,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Dec4,1962 The #Beatles London-area debut, a TV live broadcast from Wembley called "Tuesday Rendezvous" @ITV The #Beatles lip-sync "Love Me Do" & "P.S. I Love You" | |
| OTD Dec4,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Dec4,1964 The #Beatles fourth studio album, "Beatles for Sale" is released. The LP would go on to spend 11wks as a UK #1 album starting on Dec13 for 7 straight weeks end up 37 weeks in the Top10. This is @thebeatles 4th album in just 21 months | |
| OTD Dec4,1965 | Byrds | #OTD Dec4,1965 The #Byrds start a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 with "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" written by #PeteSeeger. The Byrds second US #1 | |
| OTD Dec4,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Dec4,1967 The #Monkees TV series S2 E13 "The Monkees in Texas" In the Lone Star State, the #Monkees outwit Black Bart, his cohort Red and the gang to save Mike's Aunt Kate's ranch @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Dec4,1971 | Don Mclean | #OTD Dec4,1971 #DonMclean's "American Pie" moves into the Top40 arriving at #34 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart. Will reach #1 on Jan15,1972 eventually selling over 3M copies @donmcleanonline | |
| OTD Dec4,1971 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Dec4,1971 #LedZeppelin starts a 2wk run at #1 on UK LP chart with the "Four Symbols" album known as "Led Zeppelin IV" @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Dec4,1971 | Montreux Casino | #OTD Dec4,1971 #Montreux Casino (Casino Barrière de Montreux) Switzerland burnt to the ground during a gig by the #FrankZappa & The Mothers of Invention. Immortalized by #DeepPurple in "Smoke On The Water" @_DeepPurple We all came out to Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline... | |
| OTD Dec4,1971 | TRex | #OTD Dec4,1971 #TRex scores their 1st UK #1 album with "Electric Warrior" The album became the biggest seller of the year in the UK. T. Rex personnel: #MarcBolan vocals, guitar; #MickeyFinn congas, bongos, vocals; #SteveCurrie bass guitar; #BillLegend drums, tambourine | |
| OTD Dec4,1971 | Sly & the Family Stone | #OTD Dec4,1971 Sly & the Family Stone start a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Family Affair" written and produced by Sly Stone. @HigherSlyStone This is Sly & the Family Stone's 4th US #1 | |
| OTD Dec4,1976 | Rod Stewart | #OTD Dec4,1976 #RodStewart is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) " @rodstewart 4th week of an 8wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec4,1976 | Tommy Bolin | #OTD Dec4,1976 #TommyBolin dies at the age of 25. A guitarist and songwriter who was a member of #Zephyr 1969 to 1971, The #JamesGang 1973 to 1974 and #DeepPurple 1975 to 1976 | |
| OTD Dec4,1976 | Soul Train | #OTD Dec4,1976 200th episode of #SoulTrain airs. Series created by #DonCornelius 1st host & executive producer. Artists: #ArethaFranklin, #StevieWonder, The #Jacksons, #LouRawls, The #Emotions, The #Manhattans, The #FourTops, #JohnnyBristol, The #OhioPlayers, The #Sylvers | |
| OTD Dec4,1980 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Dec4,1980 The rock group #LedZeppelin officially disbands. The remaining members of @ledzeppelin decided to disband after the death of #JohnBonham in September | |
| OTD Dec4,1982 | Lionel Richie | #OTD Dec4,1982 #LionelRichie is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Truly" @LionelRichie for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec4,1983 | Flying Pickets | #OTD Dec4,1983 #FlyingPickets start a 5wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with a cover of "Only You" The Christmas #1 in the UK (which is a big thing in the UK) & the 1st a cappella #1 in the UK | |
| OTD Dec4,1988 | Roy Orbison | #OTD Dec4,1988 #RoyOrbison plays his final gig appearing in Cleveland, Ohio. Sadly @ROYORBISON will die of a heart attack 2 days later | |
| OTD Dec4,1995 | Beatles | #OTD Dec4,1995 The #Beatles release the song "Free As a Bird" in UK, on Dec12 in the US. The single premiered on BBC Radio 1 Nov20 and debuts & peaks in the UK at #2 Dec10. In the US the single will debut at #10 Dec30 & peak at #6 Jan6,1996 | |
| OTD Dec4,2014 | Bob Montgomery | #OTD Dec4,2014 #BobMontgomery dies at the age of 77. Singer, songwriter, producer; songwriting partner and best friend of #BuddyHolly they performed together as the duo "Buddy and Bob" while teenagers in high school. Montgomery wrote, co-wrote and produced many songs |