Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr6,1937 | Billy Dee Williams | #BTD Apr6,1937 #BillyDeeWilliams (William December Williams Jr) actor credits such as Lando Calrissian in "Star Wars" & as Gale Sayers TV movie "Brian's Song" Music 1961 jazz LP "Let's Misbehave" he sang several swing standards. The album was a commercial success #HBday @realbdw | |
| BTD Apr6,1937 | Merle Haggard | #BTD Apr6,1937 #MerleHaggard RIP country singer, songwriter scored 74 US Country Top40 singles with 38 US country #1s including my Uncle Herb's favorite "Okie From Muskogee" | |
| BTD Apr6,1947 | John Ratzenberger | #BTD Apr6,1947 #JohnRatzenberger actor, voice actor. Film such as 1977 A Bridge Too Far as Lt. James Megellas, Toy Story series as Hamm & TV 1982 Cheers as Cliff Clavin, 1990 Captain Planet & the Planeteers as Rigger, 1995 The Pinocchio Shop as Arthur Howell #HBday @Dratzenberger | |
| BTD Apr6,1947 | Tony Connor | #BTD Apr6,1947 #TonyConnor drummer for #HotChocolate 1974 UK #3 & US #8 "Emma", 1975 UK #2 & US #3 "You Sexy Thing" & 1977 UK #1 "So You Win Again", +25 UK and 3 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr6,1951 | Ralph Cooper | #BTD Apr6,1951 #RalphCooper drummer #AirSupply 1981 US #1 "The One That You Love", 1983 US #2 "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", +9 other US Top40 singles @AirSupplyMusic | |
| BTD Apr6,1952 | Marilu Henner | #BTD Apr6,1952 #MariluHenner (Mary Lucy Denise Henner) actress film/TV such as 1978-83 "Taxi" as Elaine O'Connor Nardo; 1990-94 "Evening Shade" as Ava Evans Newton; 2014 "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" as Vivian Ludley #HBday @TheRealMarilu | |
| OTD Apr6,1925 | Eddie Cantor | #OTD Apr6,1925 #EddieCantor records the song "If You Knew Susie" originally written for #AlJolson. Lyrics==> ... Oh! Oh! Oh! What a girl There's none so classy As this fair lassie, Oh! Oh! Holy Moses, what a chassis ... | |
| OTD Apr6,1955 | Bill Hayes | #OTD Apr6,1955 #BillHayes is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" for the 4th week of a 5wk run at #1. The song becomes the most popular song in the US | |
| OTD Apr6,1956 | Capitol Tower | #OTD Apr6,1956 #CapitolTower home of #Capitol Records in Hollywood, CA, is dedicated. 13 stories 92ft in diameter @CapitolRecords | |
| OTD Apr6,1956 | Paramount Pictures, Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr6,1956 #Paramount Pictures signs a seven year movie contract with #ElvisPresley @ParamountPics | |
| OTD Apr6,1956 | Dream Weavers | #OTD Apr6,1956 The #DreamWeavers a Miami based studio band are back at #1 on UK singles chart with "Its Almost Tomorrow" written by #GeneAdkinson with lyrics by #WadeBuff; the Dream Weavers were at #1 on Mar16 for 2wks and now for 1wk for a total of 3wks at #1 | |
| OTD Apr6,1957 | Andy Williams | #OTD Apr6,1957 #AndyWilliams is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Butterfly" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr6,1959 | Frankie Avalon | #OTD Apr6,1959 #FrankieAvalon is still at #1 for the week ending Apr6 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Venus" for the 4th week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr6,1960 | Everly Brothers | #OTD Apr6,1960 The #EverlyBrothers open their first British tour in London at London's New Victoria Theatre | |
| OTD Apr6,1963 | Boots Randolph | #OTD Apr6,1963 #BootsRandolph peaks at #35 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Yakety Sax" an instrumental written by #JamesQRich & Boots Randolph. #BennyHill used it as the closing theme for "The Benny Hill Show" Soundtrack in many TV & film comic situations | |
| OTD Apr6,1963 | Billy Fury | #OTD Apr6,1963 A write in contest to win #BillyFury's Panda. Not more than 50 words as to why you should win this Panda. The name of the winner will be announced in the issue on sale Apr18 | |
| OTD Apr6,1963 | Chiffons | #OTD Apr6,1963 The #Chiffons are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "He’s So Fine" for the 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr6,1963 | Kingsmen | #OTD Apr6,1963 The #Kingsmen record their version of the song "Louie Louie" written by #RichardBerry at Northwestern, Inc., Motion Pictures and Recording in Portland. The session cost $50 | |
| OTD Apr6,1965 | Beach Boys | #OTD Apr6,1965 The #BeachBoys record the music for "California Girls" written by #BrianWilson and #MikeLove at United Western Recorders. 44 takes before producer Brian Wilson would deem it a satisfactory performance @BrianWilsonLive @TheBeachBoys | |
| OTD Apr6,1966 | Paul McCartney, Beatles | #OTD Apr6,1966 #PaulMcCartney during The #Beatles "Revolver" recording session | |
| OTD Apr6,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Apr6,1966 1st session of what would become The #Beatles LP "Revolver" at Abbey Road, basic track of #JohnLennon song "Tomorrow Never Knows" | |
| OTD Apr6,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Apr6,1967 1st master tape of The #Beatles new LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is made. There are no gaps between songs, a unique idea at the time | |
| OTD Apr6,1968 | Apple Corps, Beatles | #OTD Apr6,1968 #Apple Corps Ltd the #Beatles record company, management and publishing firm, opens their offices. Intended to be a small group of companies (Apple Retail, Apple Publishing, Apple Electronics, Apple Films). Headquarters is at the upper floors of 94 Baker Street | |
| OTD Apr6,1968 | Cliff Richard | #OTD Apr6,1968 #CliffRichard sings the song "Congratulations" at the Eurovision Song Contest at the Royal Albert Hall winning 2nd place behind the Spanish entry @RoyalAlbertHall | |
| OTD Apr6,1968 | Otis Redding | #OTD Apr6,1968 #OtisRedding is still at #1 posthumously on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr6,1968 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Apr6,1968 #PinkFloyd announces founder #SydBarrett has officially left group @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Apr6,1968 | Simon and Garfunkel | #OTD Apr6,1968 #SimonandGarfunkel #PaulSimon and #ArtGarfunkel is at #1 on US album chart with the soundtrack of #MikeNichols movie "The Graduate" | |
| OTD Apr6,1971 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Apr6,1971 The #RollingStones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman) launch their own record label "Rolling Stones Records" @RollingStones with @AtlanticRecords | |
| OTD Apr6,1973 | Smothers Brothers | #OTD Apr6,1973 After a 4yr fight, The #SmothersBrothers win a breach of contract law suit against the #CBS network for canceling the brothers show Apr4,1969. @CBS is ordered to pay #TomSmothers and #DickSmothers $776,300 (about $4.6M today) | |
| OTD Apr6,1974 | California Jam | #OTD Apr6,1974 #CaliforniaJam 1 festival in Ontario, California begins with #DeepPurple, #BlackSabbath, The #Eagles, Seals & Croft and more | |
| OTD Apr6,1974 | Blue Swede | #OTD Apr6,1974 Swedish group #BlueSwede is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hooked On A Feeling" written by #MarkJames; originally a 1969 B. J. Thomas song. The Blue Swede track also topped charts in Canada, Australia & the Netherlands - Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga | |
| OTD Apr6,1983 | James Watt, Beach Boys | #OTD Apr6,1983 US Interior Secretary #JamesWatt bans The #BeachBoys from the July4th celebrations saying Rock bands attract the wrong element. President #RonaldReagan rescinds the order @TheBeachBoys | |
| OTD Apr6,1985 | Phil Collins | #OTD Apr6,1985 #PhilCollins is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "One More Night" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 @PhilCollinsFeed | |
| OTD Apr6,2014 | Mickey Rooney | #OTD Apr6,2014 Actor #MickeyRooney dies at the age of 93. Birth name Joseph Yule Jr. Career spanning 9 decades, 340 acting credits, a kid star in the 1920s | |
| OTD Apr6,2016 | Merle Haggard | #OTD Apr6,2016 #MerleHaggard singer, songwriter, guitarist, fiddler dies on his 79th birthday. Haggard scored over 10 US Country #1 albums and 38 #1 singles during his career | |
| OTD Apr6,2017 | Don Rickles | #OTD Apr6,2017 #DonRickles stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor dies at the age of 90. Saw him twice live (20 years apart) both times he was hilarious |