Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr10,1915 | Harry Morgan | #BTD Apr10,1915 #HarryMorgan (Harry Bratsberg) RIP actor, director TV & film for 60 yrs. Over 100 films/TV roles such as Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet 1967–1970; Amos Coogan on Hec Ramsey 1972–1974 & as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in M*A*S*H 1975–1983 and AfterMASH 1983–1985 | |
| BTD Apr10,1921 | Chuck Connors | #BTD Apr10,1921 #ChuckConnors (Kevin Joseph Connors) RIP Actor, pro basketball & baseball player & Drafted in football by @ChicagoBears. A 40-year film and TV career, best known for his 5 year role as Lucas McCain in the highly rated #ABC TV series The Rifleman 1958–63 | |
| BTD Apr10,1921 | Sheb Wooley | #BTD Apr10,1921 #ShebWooley (Shelby Fredrick Wooley) RIP actor, singer 1958 US #24 "The Purple People Eater", 1962 US Country #1 "That's My Pa", +7 US Country Top40 singles & played Travis Cobb in the movie "The Outlaw Josey Wales" | |
| BTD Apr10,1932 | Omar Sharif | #BTD Apr10,1932 #OmarSharif (Michel Chalhoub) RIP. Starred in many movies such as 1962 Lawrence of Arabia, 1965 Doctor Zhivago and 1968 Funny Girl | |
| BTD Apr10,1936 | Bobbie Smith | #BTD Apr10,1936 #BobbieSmith (Robert Smith) RIP lead singer The #Spinners 1980 UK #1 & US #2 "Working My Way Back To You", +18 US, 11 UK, 22 US R&B Top40 singles with 6 R&B #1 singles. In the UK they are know as the #DetroitSpinners | |
| BTD Apr10,1940 | Ricky Valance | #BTD Apr10,1940 #RickyValance (David Spencer) 1st Welsh singer at #1 in the UK 1960 with "Tell Laura I Love Her" spent 3wks at #1 on Sep29,1960 | |
| BTD Apr10,1946 | David Angell | #BTD Apr10,1946 #DavidAngell RIP Producer, writer of TV shows "Frasier" and "Cheers" Angell was on the plane that crashed into World Trade Center Sep11,2001 | |
| BTD Apr10,1947 | Bunny Wailer | #BTD Apr10,1947 #BunnyWailer (Neville Livingston) singer, songwriter, percussionist, original member of #BobMarley and the #Wailers, he left in 1974 | |
| BTD Apr10,1947 | Burke helley | #BTD Apr10,1947 #BurkeShelley (John Burke Shelley) bass guitarist, vocals with #Budgie 1971 single "Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman" | |
| BTD Apr10,1948 | Fred Smith | #BTD Apr10,1948 #FredSmith bass guitarist #Television 1977 UK #30 "Marquee Moon", 1978 UK #7 "Adventure" and UK #28 album "Marquee Moon" & original bassist with #Blondie then quit in spring 1975 to replace #RichardHell who had left the band Television | |
| BTD Apr10,1951 | Steven Seagal | #BTD Apr10,1951 #StevenSeagal actor starred in many martial arts films, such as "Above The Law", "Hard to Kill", "Under Siege" #HBday @sseagalofficial | |
| BTD Apr10,1959 | Brian Setzer | #BTD Apr10,1959 #BrianSetzer guitarist, singer, songwriter The #StrayCats 1981 US #9 & UK #9 "Rock This Town", 1981 US #3 & UK #11 "Stray Cat Strut", 1983 US #5 & UK #29 "(She's) Sexy + 17" and solo 1986 US #45 "The Knife Feels Like Justice" #HBday @briansetzer59 | |
| BTD Apr10,1960 | Katrina Leskanich | #BTD Apr10,1960 #KatrinaLeskanich singer, former lead singer of Katrina And The Waves 1983 UK #8 "Walking On Sunshine" and solo career #HBday @KatrinasWeb | |
| OTD Apr10,1912 | Titanic | #OTD Apr10,1912 The RMS #Titanic a British passenger liner, starts its maiden voyage from Pier 10, Southampton, en route to New York. As we all know the Titanic will not make it on Apr15 at 2:20 am she broke apart and sank | |
| OTD Apr10,1953 | Eddie Fisher | #OTD Apr10,1953 #EddieFisher is discharged from the Army and receives $330k for record sale royalties. He sold 7M records while he was enlisted | |
| OTD Apr10,1953 | Stargazers | #OTD Apr10,1953 The #Stargazers are at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Broken Wings" written by #JohnJerome & #BernardGunn. The 1st record by any UK act to reach #1 on the UK Singles Chart. The Stargazers will repeat a #1 performance with "I See the Moon" on Mar12,1954 for 6wks | |
| OTD Apr10,1954 | Perry Como | #OTD Apr10,1954 #PerryComo with #HugoWinterhalter's Orchestra and chorus start an 8wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Wanted" written by #JackFulton and #LoisSteele | |
| OTD Apr10,1957 | Charlie Gracie | #OTD Apr10,1957 #CharlieGracie peaks at #7 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Butterfly" written by #BernieLowe and #KalMann. Gracie was the original recording but #AndyWilliams went to #1 for 3wks starting Mar30,1957 with the cover of "Butterfly" | |
| OTD Apr10,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr10,1957 #ElvisPresley starts an 8wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "All Shook Up" written by by #OtisBlackwell and Elvis Presley. Elvis is actually tied with #PerryComo at the top spot with his single "Round And Round" @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD Apr10,1957 | Perry Como | #OTD Apr10,1957 #PerryComo is at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Round And Round" written by #JoeShapiro and #LouStallman. Como is tied with #ElvisPresley who is starting an 8wk run at #1 with "All Shook Up" | |
| OTD Apr10,1957 | Ricky Nelson | #OTD Apr10,1957 #RickyNelson makes his TV rock-n-roll debut singing and playing the drums to the "I'm Walkin'" on "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" Season 5 Episode 28 "Ricky, the Drummer" The Tommy Jackson Band is coming to town, and Ricky dreams of sitting in on drums | |
| OTD Apr10,1958 | Bobby Darin | #OTD Apr10,1958 #BobbyDarin records the single "Splish Splash" written by Bobby Darin and DJ Murray the K (Murray Kaufman). Personnel on the original recording: #JessePowell tenor sax #AlCaiola guitar; #BillyMure guitar; #WendellMarshall bass and #PanamaFrancis on drums | |
| OTD Apr10,1960 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr10,1960 #ElvisPresley enters the @billboard Hot100 single chart at #84 with "Stuck On You" written by #AaronSchroeder and #JLeslieMcFarland. The song is from Elvis' 1st recording session since his discharge from the @USArmy, on May1 the single will hit #1 | |
| OTD Apr10,1960 | Paul Anka | #OTD Apr10,1960 #PaulAnka peaks at #2 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Puppy Love" written by #PaulAnka for #AnnetteFunicello. 12 yrs later #DonnyOsmond peaks at #3 on Apr1,1972 & #1 for 5wks in the UK on Jul2,1972 @donnyosmond @paulanka | |
| OTD Apr10,1961 | Del Shannon | #OTD Apr10,1961 #DelShannon performs the single "Runaway" on #AmericanBandstand Del Shannon would reach #1 by Apr29 & stay for 4wks | |
| OTD Apr10,1962 | Stu Sutcliffe | #OTD Apr10,1962 #StuSutcliffe (Stuart Sutcliffe) RIP dies at the age of 21 from a brain hemorrhage. Sutcliffe the original bass guitarists of The #Beatles from 1969 to 1961, left the band to pursue his career as a painter, he attended the Liverpool College of Art | |
| OTD Apr10,1963 | John Lennon | #OTD Apr10,1963 #JohnLennon of The #Beatles sees his infant son #JulianLennon for 1st time at Sefton General Hospital two days after he was born | |
| OTD Apr10,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Apr10,1963 The #Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead. Their final appearance at this venue | |
| OTD Apr10,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr10,1964 The #Beatles are filming their movie "A Hard Day's Night" Shooting the production office sequence. | |
| OTD Apr10,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr10,1964 The #Beatles release the album "The Beatles' Second Album" in the US on Capitol Records @CapitolRecords | |
| OTD Apr10,1965 | British Acts | #OTD Apr10,1965 #British acts begin a 7wk run at #1 in the US with Freddie & The Dreamers - I'm Telling You Now 2wks, #WayneFontana and the Mindbenders - Game Of Love 1wk, #HermansHermits - Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter 3wks, & The #Beatles - Ticket To Ride 1wk | |
| OTD Apr10,1965 | Dean Martin | #OTD Apr10,1965 #DeanMartin peaks at #22 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On" originally a country song written and recorded by #HankLocklin | |
| OTD Apr10,1965 | Freddie and the Dreamers | #OTD Apr10,1965 #Freddie and the #Dreamers starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "I’m Telling You Now" written by #FreddieGarrity and #MitchMurray | |
| OTD Apr10,1965 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Apr10,1965 A school in Wrexham, North Wales, ask parents to keep children in school uniform, not corduroy trousers like The #RollingStones @RollingStones | |
| OTD Apr10,1965 | Beach Boys | #OTD Apr10,1965 The #BeachBoys peak at #12 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Do You Wanna Dance" originally written & recorded as "Do You Want to Dance" by #BobbyFreeman peaking at #5 May31,1958. The Beach Boys version has #DennisWilson on lead vocals @TheBeachBoys | |
| OTD Apr10,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Apr10,1965 The #Beatles for the 1st time wear their fawn-colored jackets during a recording of the final #BBC show "Top of the Pops" they Lip-sync "Ticket to Ride" & "Yes It Is" The Beatles will wear the fawn-colored jackets at the #Shea Stadium concert | |
| OTD Apr10,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Apr10,1967 The #Monkees TV series S1 E30 "Monkees, Manhattan Style" (aka "Monkees in Manhattan") In New York City, the Monkees fend off an irate hotel manager as they help a producer get backing for a Broadway musical @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Apr10,1968 | Cilla Black | #OTD Apr10,1968 #CillaBlack peaks at #8 on the UK Singles Charts with "Step Inside Love" written by #PaulMcCartney for Cilla Black's TV series #Cilla | |
| OTD Apr10,1968 | Cliff Richard | #OTD Apr10,1968 #CliffRichard is at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Congratulations" written by #BillMartin and #PhilCoulter the British entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 held in London. Richard's 41st single and his 9th UK #1 single | |
| OTD Apr10,1968 | Paul Mauriat | #OTD Apr10,1968 #PaulMauriat is at #1 on the #Australian #GoSet singles chart with "Love is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)" an instrumental. A song composed by #AndréPopp & 1st performed by #Vicky (Vicky Leandros) at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 | |
| OTD Apr10,1970 | Pau lMcCartney | #OTD Apr10,1970 #PaulMcCartney announces he is quitting The #Beatles "I have no future plans to record or appear with The Beatles again, or to write any music with John" #RingoStarr quit 1st Aug22,1968 followed by #GeorgeHarrison Jan10,1969 over arguing & #JohnLennon in Sep1969 | |
| OTD Apr10,1971 | Brewer and Shipley | #OTD Apr10,1971 #BrewerandShipley peaks at #10 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "One Toke Over The Line" written by #MikeBrewer and #TomShipley; Brewer and Shipley said toke meant token as in ticket | |
| OTD Apr10,1972 | Isaac Hayes | #OTD Apr10,1972 #IsaacHayes won an #Oscar for the Best Music, Original Song award with the song ""Theme from Shaft" written and produced by Isaac Hayes @TheAcademy | |
| OTD Apr10,1976 | Johnnie Taylor | #OTD Apr10,1976 #JohnnieTaylor is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Disco Lady" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr10,1976 | Peter Frampton | #OTD Apr10,1976 #PeterFrampton is at #1 on the US album chart with "Frampton Comes Alive" staying on the charts 97wks. Frampton lead vocals & guitar, talk box, producer; #BobMayo rhythm guitar, piano; #StanleySheldon bass, vocals; #JohnSiomos drums. Great Album! | |
| OTD Apr10,1978 | Cher | #OTD Apr10,1978 #Cher appears on the cover of People magazine with her boyfriend at the time #GeneSimmons of Kiss @kiss @cher @people | |
| OTD Apr10,1982 | Joan Jett And The Blackhearts | #OTD Apr10,1982 #JoanJett And The Blackhearts are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" for the 4th week of a 7wk run @joanjett | |
| OTD Apr10,1983 | Bonnie Tyler | #OTD Apr10,1983 #BonnieTyler jumps straight to #1 on the UK Album chart with her debut LP "Faster Than The Speed Of Night" She will be knocked off the top spot by another album that jumps straight to #1 on its debut #DavidBowie's "Let's Dance" @BonnieTOfficial | |
| OTD Apr10,2018 | Micky Dolenz | #OTD Apr10,2018 The article "Monkee Business and a Whole Lot More: Catching up With Micky Dolenz" updated, an exclusive interview with #MickyDolenz by #EdGross Link==> https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/micky-dolenz-the-monkees-157767/ @TheMickyDolenz1 @EdGross |