Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD May14,1928 | Dub Jones | #BTD May14,1928 #DubJones (Will J. Jones) RIP singer for The #Coasters hit songs "Yakety Yak" and "Charlie Brown", member of The #Cadets in 1955. Other groups The Crescendos and The Charades. 1987 inducted as a member of the @rockhall of Fame as a member of The #Coasters | |
| BTD May14,1936 | Bobby Darin | #BTD May14,1936 #BobbyDarin (Walden Cassotto) RIP singer, songwriter, actor 1958 US #3 and R&B #1 "Splish Splash", 1959 US & UK #1 "Mack The Knife", +20 US Top40 singles. Youngest performer to headline a TV special #NBC show "Bobby Darin and Friends" 1990 in @rockhall of fame | |
| BTD May14,1936 | Charlie Gracie | #BTD May14,1936 #CharlieGracie (Charles Graci) singer, guitarist 1957 US #1 & UK #12 "Butterfly", 1957 US #16 & UK #8 "Fabulous", +3 UK Top40 singles. Charlie frequently appeared on "Dick Clark's American Bandstand", "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "Alan Freed's TV Specials" | |
| BTD May14,1943 | Jack Bruce | #BTD May14,1943 #JackBruce RIP singer, songwriter, bass guitarist #Cream 1969 #1 UK LP "Goodbye", +8 UK & 3 US Top40s and solo career for several decades 1969 UK #6 LP "Songs for a Tailor"; one of the best bass guitarists of all time. 1993 inducted in @rockhall of Fame with Cream | |
| BTD May14,1944 | Ian Amey | #BTD May14,1944 #IanAmey (Tich) lead guitarist from 1964–2014 for the band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich 1968 UK #1 "Legend Of Xanadu", +13 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD May14,1946 | Derek LecKenby | #BTD May14,1946 #DerekLecKenby "Lek" RIP lead guitarist for #HermansHermits 1964 UK #1 & US #13 "I'm Into Something Good", 1965 US #1s "Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" and 1965 "I'm Henry VIII, I Am", +15 other US Top40 singles and 19 UK Top40s | |
| BTD May14,1946 | Gene Cornish | #BTD May14,1946 #GeneCornish #Canadian guitarist, harmonica, founder The #Rascals (Young Rascals); 1966 US #1 Good Lovin', 1967 US #1 & UK #8 Groovin, 1968 US #1 People Got To Be Free, +10 US & 10 CAN Top40s with 6 #1s. 1997 inducted in @rockhall with Rascals #HBday @GeneCornish | |
| BTD May14,1947 | Al Ciner | #BTD May14,1947 #AlCiner guitarist for #AmericanBreed from 1966-69, 1967 US #5 & UK #24 single "Bend Me, Shape Me" & #ThreeDogNight from 1975-76. Also briefly with #Rufus, plays on the hit "Tell Me Something Good" | |
| BTD May14,1952 | David Byrne | #BTD May14,1952 #DavidByrne founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, guitarist for the #TalkingHeads 1983 US #9 "Burning Down The House", 1985 UK #6 "Road To Nowhere" 2002 inducted in @rockhall with the Talking Heads #HBday @DBtodomundo | |
| OTD May14,1927 | Ben Bernie | #OTD May14,1927 #BenBernie & his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra are at #1 on the pop singles chart with "Ain't She Sweet" vocals by #ScrappyLambert & #BillyHillpot. 34 years later on Jun22,1961 #Beatles record the song, #JohnLennon lead vocals while the backup band for #TonySheridan | |
| OTD May14,1949 | Vaughn Monroe | #OTD May14,1949 #VaughnMonroe and His Orchestra start an 11wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)" written by Stan Jones with vocal refrain by #VaughnMonroe and the #Quartet | |
| OTD May14,1956 | Buddy Holly | #OTD May14,1956 #BuddyHolly gets contact lenses. He couldn't get used to wearing them so he continued to use glasses | |
| OTD May14,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD May14,1957 #ElvisPresley is rushed to LA hospital after swallowing a porcelain cap that lodged itself in his lung | |
| OTD May14,1960 | Silver Beats, Beatles | #OTD May14,1960 #SilverBeats (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Stuart Sutcliffe, Tommy Moore, George Harrison) perform at Lathom Hall Liverpool. The only occasion as the Silver Beats; quickly changing back to The #SilverBeetles the name stays with them for most of the Hamburg tour | |
| OTD May14,1961 | Del Shannon | #OTD May14,1961 #DelShannon is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Runaway" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD May14,1966 | Gary Lewis and the Playboys | #OTD May14,1966 #GaryLewis and the #Playboys enter the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #49 with "Green Grass" written by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. Gary Lewis and the Playboys will peak at #8 on Jul18 | |
| OTD May14,1966 | Mamas and the Papas | #OTD May14,1966 #MamasandthePapas The Mamas and the Papas are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Monday, Monday" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1. The song won the #Grammy for Best Pop Performance | |
| OTD May14,1966 | Rolling Stones | #OTD May14,1966 #RollingStones enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #48 with "Paint It, Black" written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards. By Jun11 the Rolling Stones will reach #1 and stay there for 2wks @RollingStones | |
| OTD May14,1967 | Mickey Mantle | #OTD May14,1967 #MickeyMantle hits his 500th home run for the New York Yankees against the Baltimore Orioles & pitcher #StuMiller in a 6-5 #Yankees win @Yankees @Orioles Full at Bat Video==> youtu.be/ioALzM98jaQ | |
| OTD May14,1968 | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | #OTD May14,1968 #JohnLennon #PaulMcCartney are guests on the #TonightShow with guest host #JoeGragiola; Actress Tallulah Bankhead is the other guest. They outline the Beatles bold plans for the new corporation #Apple. The show is taped May14,1968 & airs Wednesday May15,1968 | |
| OTD May14,1968 | Rascals | #OTD May14,1968 The #Rascals (prior to the beginning of 1968 known as The #YoungRascals) record the single "People Got to Be Free" written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati; featuring a lead vocal by Cavaliere. On Aug17,1968 The #Rascals will start a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD May14,1969 | Lighthouse | #OTD May14,1969 #Lighthouse debuts at the #RockPile in #Toronto #Canada, a 13-piece group with a 1971 hit "One Fine Morning" | |
| OTD May14,1969 | Martin Lamble | #OTD May14,1969 #MartinLamble drummer for #FairportConvention dies at the age of 19. The groups van overturned and crashed on the M1 at Mill Hill. They were returning from a gig at Mother's Club in Birmingham. #JeanieFranklin girlfriend of guitarist #RichardThompson also dies | |
| OTD May14,1972 | T Rex | #OTD May14,1972 #TRex starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Metal Guru" written by Marc Bolan; T. Rex's 4th and final #1 single. The same day T. Rex jumps straight to #1 starting a 3wk run on the UK Album chart with "Bolan Boogie" | |
| OTD May14,1977 | Dolly Parton | #OTD May14,1977 #DollyParton starts her #NYC debut concert at the Bottom Line 15 West 4th Street New York City working with a pop/rock band Gypsy Fever @DollyParton | |
| OTD May14,1977 | Leo Sayer | #OTD May14,1977 #LeoSayer is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "When I Need You" written by #AlbertHammond and #CaroleBayerSager. The song was a #1 in the UK for 3wks on Feb13,1977 | |
| OTD May14,1983 | Michael Jackson | #OTD May14,1983 #MichaelJackson is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Beat It" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 @michaeljackson | |
| OTD May14,1985 | Michael Jackson | #OTD May14,1985 #MichaelJackson receives a humanitarian award from #POTUS President #RonaldReagan at the White House | |
| OTD May14,1988 | Gloria Estefan | #OTD May14,1988 #GloriaEstefan & Miami Sound Machine starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Anything For You" written by Gloria M. Estefan @GloriaEstefan | |
| OTD May14,1989 | Family Ties | #OTD May14,1989 Final episode of #FamilyTies airs "Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore", When Alex lands his dream job in New York, everyone (except Elyse) is delighted for him. At the end of the show, the cast and creator #GaryDavidGoldberg come out for a final curtain call | |
| OTD May14,1998 | Frank Sinatra | #OTD May14,1998 #FrankSinatra dies at the age of 82 actor, singer "Ol' Blue Eyes", musical career began in 1935 & ended in 1995, his 1st #1 album 1946 "The Voice of Frank Sinatra", +36 other Top10 LPs with 5 more #1s, 70 Top10 Singles with 10 #1s, sold over 150M records | |
| OTD May14,1998 | Seinfeld | #OTD May14,1998 #Seinfeld, the final episode of NBC's TV comedy series "Seinfeld" airs. The 179th and 180th episodes of the show and the 23rd and 24th episodes of the 9th season. Seinfeld will have an audience of 76 million viewers @SeinfeldTV | |
| OTD May14,2015 | B B King | #OTD May14,2015 #BBKing (Blues Boy King) born Riley B. King, dies at the age of 89. Blues legend, singer, songwriter, guitarist; in 1951 R&B #1 "3 O'Clock Blues", +60 US R&B Top40 singles, 15 #Grammy Awards. 1987 Inducted into the @rockhall of Fame | |
| OTD May14,2016 | Tony Barrow | #OTD May14,2016 #TonyBarrow (Anthony F. J. Barrow) dies at the age of 80, press officer with the #Beatles between 1962-1968. Coined the phrase "the Fab Four" |