Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Dec14,1899 | DeFord Bailey | #BTD Dec14,1899 #DeFordBailey RIP harmonica, country music and blues star from the 1920s until 1941. 1st performer to be introduced on the Grand Ole Opry @opry, played several instruments but is best known for his harmonica tunes | |
| BTD Dec14,1902 | Frances Bavier | #BTD Dec14,1902 #FrancesBavier stage, film, TV actress RIP. Many TV and film roles such as 1951 "The Stooge"; TV roles such as Mrs. Amy Morgan in "It's a Great Life", but best known for playing Aunt Bea on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. from 1960-1970 | |
| BTD Dec14,1908 | Morey Amsterdam | #BTD Dec14,1908 #MoreyAmsterdam (Moritz Amsterdam) actor, comedian, screenwriter, songwriter RIP. 1930 on The Al Pearce Show radio show; 1945 lyricist #AndrewsSisters "Rum and Coca-Cola"; Best known as Maurice "Buddy" Sorrell on the TV series "The Dick Van Dyke Show" 1961-1966 | |
| BTD Dec14,1911 | Spike Jones | #BTD Dec14,1911 #SpikeJones (Lindley Armstrong) RIP band leader with The City Slickers known for comedy songs 1945 US #4 "Cocktails for Two", 1948 US #1 "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth", +17 Top40 singles | |
| BTD Dec14,1932 | Charlie Rich | #BTD Dec14,1932 #CharlieRich RIP singer, rockabilly, jazz, blues, country. 1973 US Country #1, US #15 & UK #16 "Behind Closed Doors" and US Country #1, US #1 & UK #2 "The Most Beautiful Girl", +19 Top40 Country Singles with 3 more #1s | |
| BTD Dec14,1938 | Gary Usher | #BTD Dec14,1938 #GaryUsher RIP producer, songwriter. Worked with The #Byrds. Usher co-wrote with @BrianWilsonLive of The #BeachBoys single such as 1962 "409", "In My Room" One of my favorite songs | |
| BTD Dec14,1943 | Frank Allen | #BTD Dec14,1943 #FrankAllen (Francis McNeice) bass guitarist The #Searchers 1964 UK #1 & US #13 single "Needles And Pins", +9 UK and 8 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Dec14,1944 | Linda Jones | #BTD Dec14,1944 #LindaJones RIP soul singer 1967 US #21 & R&B #4 single "Hypnotized" Died Mar14,1972 at her mother's home at the age of 27 while resting between matinee and evening shows at New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem | |
| BTD Dec14,1946 | Jackie McAuley | #BTD Dec14,1946 #JackieMcAuley guitar, keyboards, mandolin, songwriter, producer in many bands such as #Them 1965 UK #2 single "Here Comes The Night" | |
| BTD Dec14,1946 | Jane Birkin | #BTD Dec14,1946 #JaneBirkin actress, singer 1969 UK #1 single with #SergeGainsbourg "Je t'aime… moi non plus" (French for "I love you… me neither")" Only French language UK #1 | |
| BTD Dec14,1946 | Joyce Vincent Wilson | #BTD Dec14,1946 #JoyceVincentWilson singer #Dawn and #TonyOrlando & #Dawn 1970 US #3 & UK #9 "Candida", 1971 US & UK #1 "Knock Three Times", 1973 US & UK #1 "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree", +11 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Dec14,1946 | Patty Duke | #BTD Dec14,1946 #PattyDuke RIP actress stage, film, TV and singer 1965 US #8 single "Don't Just Stand There" & TV series #PattyDuke Show. 1962 @TheAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 16 for her role as Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker" | |
| BTD Dec14,1949 | Cliff Williams | #BTD Dec14,1949 #CliffWilliams bass guitarist #ACDC from 1977-2016. #ACDC @acdc 4 US Main #1s 1993 "Big Gun", 1995 "Hard as a Rock", 2001 "Stiff Upper Lip", 2008 "Rock 'n' Roll Train", +23 Top40s & 1980 UK #1 & US #14 album "Back In Black"; sold over 50M copies of the LP | |
| BTD Dec14,1958 | Spider Stacy | #BTD Dec14,1958 #SpiderStacy (Peter Stacy) singer, songwriter, actor. Played tin whistle & sang with The #Pogues @poguesofficial 1987 UK #8 single "The Irish Rover", 1987 UK #2 single with #KirstyMaCcoll "Fairytale Of New York" | |
| OTD Dec14,1946 | Kay Kyser | #OTD Dec14,1946 #KayKyser and His Orchestra starts a 2wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Ole Buttermilk Sky" Vocal chorus by #MichaelDouglas and The Campus Kids; composed by #HoagyCarmichael and lyricist by #JackBrooks | |
| OTD Dec14,1957 | Sam Cooke | #OTD Dec14,1957 #SamCooke is still at #1 on the US singles chart with "You Send Me" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec14,1957 | Tom and Jerry | #OTD Dec14,1957 #TomandJerry; Tommy Graph & Jerry Landis (later known as #PaulSimon & #ArtGarfunkel) enter the US Top40 Singles chart at #79 with "Hey, Schoolgirl" the single will peak at #54 on Dec28 | |
| OTD Dec14,1958 | Teddy Bears | #OTD Dec14,1958 The #TeddyBears still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "To Know Him, Is To Love Him" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec14,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Dec14,1962 The #Beatles perform at Music Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Also on the bill #GaryBGoode and the Rocking Hotrods and The Deltas | |
| OTD Dec14,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Dec14,1963 The #Beatles play a show for their fans at the Southern Area Fan Club at Wimbledon Palais, London | |
| OTD Dec14,1963 | Singing Nun | #OTD Dec14,1963 The #SingingNun is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Dominique" for the 2nd week of a 4wk run | |
| OTD Dec14,1966 | Batman, Chad and Jeremy | #OTD Dec14,1966 #Batman Episode "The Cats Meow" #Catwoman steals the voices of British singers Chad and Jeremy and demands $22.4M to return #ChadandJeremy voices Video==> youtu.be/biH_oM4v-D0 | |
| OTD Dec14,1968 | Marvin Gaye | #OTD Dec14,1968 #MarvinGaye starts a 7wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" written by #NormanWhitfield & #BarrettStrong 1st released by Gladys Knight & the Pips a #2 for 3wks Dec16,1967. The song is Gaye's 1st #1 in the US | |
| OTD Dec14,1969 | Rolf Harris | #OTD Dec14,1969 #RolfHarris starts a 6wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Two Little Boys" originally composer Theodore F. Morse and lyricist Edward Madden in 1902; then revived by Rolf Harris with #AlanBraden co-writing and arranging the song | |
| OTD Dec14,1969 | Jackson 5 | #OTD Dec14,1969 The #Jackson5 has their 1st network TV gig when they appear on the #EdSullivan Show @Jacksons | |
| OTD Dec14,1973 | Bruce Springsteen | #OTD Dec14,1973 #BruceSpringsteen plays at the Pinecrest Country Club, Shelton, Connecticut. @springsteen sold only 200 tickets | |
| OTD Dec14,1974 | Carl Douglas | #OTD Dec14,1974 #CarlDouglas is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Kung Fu Fighting" for the last week of a a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec14,1977 | Saturday Night Fever | #OTD Dec14,1977 The classic disco film "Saturday Night Fever" starring #JohnTravolta, premieres in New York City | |
| OTD Dec14,1979 | Clash | #OTD Dec14,1979 “London Calling” the 3rd studio album by The #Clash is released as a double LP in the UK by #CBS Records. @TheClash will release “London Calling” in the US Jan1980 on #Epic Record | |
| OTD Dec14,1985 | Mr Mister | #OTD Dec14,1985 #MrMister still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Single Chart with "Broken Wings" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec14,1985 | Whitney Houston | #OTD Dec14,1985 #WhitneyHouston is at #1 on the UK singles Chart with "Saving All My Love For You" written by #MichaelMasser and #GerryGoffin with arrangement by #GenePage. It was originally a minor hit for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr in 1978 |