Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD May18,1911 | Joe Turner | #BTD May18,1911 Big #JoeTurner (Joseph Vernon Turner Jr) blues songwriter 1951 US R&B #2 "Chains of Love", 1953 US R&B #1 "Honey Hush" (later "Yakity-Yak"), 1954 US R&B #1 "Shake, Rattle and Roll", +16 other US R&B Top40 singles. 1987 Inducted into the @rockhall of Fame | |
| BTD May18,1912 | Perry Como | #BTD May18,1912 #PerryComo (Pierino Como) RIP singer, TV show host, 1st US #1 single 1947 "Till the End of Time" and 1st #1 UK single "Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes", +128 US Top40 singles with 9 #1s and 26 UK Top40 singles with 2 #1s | |
| BTD May18,1942 | Albert Hammond | #BTD May18,1942 #AlbertHammond singer, songwriter, record producer The #FamilyDogg 1969 UK #6 "A Way of Life", solo 1972 US #5 "It Never Rains In Southern California", 1974 US Adult Contemporary #1 "99 Miles from L.A." #HBday @alberthammond | |
| BTD May18,1949 | Bill Wallace | #BTD May18,1949 #BillWallace (William R. Wallace) #Canadian bass guitarist, #GuessWho (starting in 1972 ) 1974 US #6 "Clap for the Wolfman" & a member of several other #Canadian bands | |
| BTD May18,1949 | Rick Wakeman | #BTD May18,1949 #RickWakeman keyboardist, songwriter #Yes 1983 US #1, US Rock #1 & UK #28 "Owner of a Lonely Heart", +16 US Rock Top40s with 2 #1s. & solo 1974 UK #1 LP "Journey To The Centre Of The Earth" 2017 inducted in the @rockhall of Fame with Yes | |
| BTD May18,1953 | Butch Tavares | #BTD May18,1953 #ButchTavares (Feliciano Tavares Jr) singer #Tavares (Tavares Brothers) 1975 US #10 & R&B #1 "It Only Takes a Minute", 1976 UK #4 & US #15 "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel", +8 other US Top40 singles, 19 R&B Top40s with 2 #1s and 8 UK Top40s #HBday @ButchTavares | |
| OTD May18,1927 | Graumans Chinese Theater | #OTD May18,1927 #Graumans Chinese Theater opens in #Hollywood Premiering film is Cecil B. DeMille’s "The King of Kings" | |
| OTD May18,1955 | Prez Prado | #OTD May18,1955 #PrezPrado and His Orchestra are still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" for the 5th week of a 10wk run | |
| OTD May18,1959 | Wilbert Harrison | #OTD May18,1959 Charts issue date: #WilbertHarrison starts a 2wk run at #1 for the week ending May24 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Kansas City" written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; 1st recorded by Little Willie Littlefield in 1952 | |
| OTD May18,1961 | Floyd Cramer | #OTD May18,1961 #FloydCramer is at #1 on the UK singles chart with "On The Rebound" an uptempo rock and roll instrumental produced by Chet Atkins | |
| OTD May18,1962 | Elvis Presley | #OTD May18,1962 #ElvisPresley talks about #BillyFury in The New Musical Express #NME after meeting on the set of the movie "Girls, Girls, Girls" for Paramount Pictures @ParamountPics | |
| OTD May18,1963 | Jimmy Soul | #OTD May18,1963 #JimmySoul starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "If You Wanna Be Happy"; banned on many radio stations because of the words Ugly Girl. The song is based on the song "Ugly Woman" by Rafael de Leon (#RoaringLion) recorded in 1934 | |
| OTD May18,1963 | Beatles | #OTD May18,1963 The #Beatles begin their tour with #RoyOrbison at the Adelphi Cinema, Slough. Image of Gerry and the #Pacemakers, RoyOrbison and The Beatles all in one room @ROYORBISON | |
| OTD May18,1964 | Paul McCartney | #OTD May18,1964 As part of the BBC TV program "A Degree Of Frost" #PaulMcCartney sits down with #DavidFrost for an interview. The telecast was recorded on Apr15,1964 | |
| OTD May18,1964 | Rolling Stones | #OTD May18,1964 Riot breaks out at Hamilton, Scotland prior to a #RollingStones concert 4,000 fans with forged tickets gate-crash for the Rolling Stones gig at Chantingall Hotel @RollingStones | |
| OTD May18,1965 | Help!, Beatles | #OTD May18,1965 Post-sync #ADR (automated dialogue replacement) on the movie "Help!" #Beatles overdub speaking parts, including many quips, ho-ho's | |
| OTD May18,1966 | Beatles | #OTD May18,1966 The #Beatles spend 12hrs working on the overdubbing, new vocals, and guitars for "Got to Get You Into My Life" written by Paul McCartney credited to Lennon–McCartney | |
| OTD May18,1966 | Castiles, Bruce Springsteen | #OTD May18,1966 The #Castiles with #BruceSpringsteen 1st recordings at Mr Music Inc in Brick Town, NJ, two songs "Baby I" and "That’s What You Get" both songs written by Bruce Springsteen and George Theiss (rhythm guitarist and vocalist The Castiles) @springsteen | |
| OTD May18,1967 | John Lennon | #OTD May18,1967 #JohnLennon and #PaulMcCartney record backing vocals on the #RollingStones song "We Love You" written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards @RollingStones | |
| OTD May18,1967 | Beatles | #OTD May18,1967 The #Beatles represent the UK for the 1st global-wide satellite broadcast. Beatles are shown in studio recording "All You Need is Love" written by John Lennon; credited to the Lennon–McCartney | |
| OTD May18,1967 | Tremeloes | #OTD May18,1967 The #Tremeloes start a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the #FourSeasons hit "Silence Is Golden" written by #BobCrewe and #BobGaudio. The Tremeloes also recorded an Italian version | |
| OTD May18,1968 | Archie Bell and the Drells | #OTD May18,1968 #ArchieBell and the #Drells start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Tighten Up" written by Archie Bell and Billy Buttler | |
| OTD May18,1968 | Linda Eastman | #OTD May18,1968 #LindaEastman (later Linda McCartney) photographer with #JimiHendrix at the 1st Miami Pop Festival | |
| OTD May18,1968 | Miami Pop Festival | #OTD May18,1968 1st Miami Pop Festival begins 100k attend. Promoted by Richard O'Barry & Michael Lang (Woodstock promoter) | |
| OTD May18,1970 | Beatles | #OTD May18,1970 US release of The #Beatles album "Let It Be" The Apple on the label is red. 55wks on the @billboard charts | |
| OTD May18,1974 | Ray Stevens | #OTD May18,1974 #RayStevens starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with the novelty song "The Streak" written and produced by Ray Stevens. Stevens will be reach #1 in the UK on Jun9 @RayStevensMusic | |
| OTD May18,1978 | Buddy Holly Story | #OTD May18,1978 "The Buddy Holly Story" has its world premiere in Dallas, Texas, a biographical film which tells the life story of rock musician #BuddyHolly. Starring #GaryBusey as Buddy Holly @THEGaryBusey | |
| OTD May18,1978 | Baretta, Robert Blake | #OTD May18,1978 Final episode of the detective TV series #Baretta airs, the show ran on the #ABC Network from 1975-78. Starring #RobertBlake as Detective Anthony Vincenzo "Tony" Baretta, who lives with Fred, his Triton sulphur-crested cockatoo | |
| OTD May18,1980 | Peter Criss | #OTD May18,1980 #PeterCriss (George Peter John Criscuola) co-founder, original drummer officially left #Kiss, he was known as the #Catman character. In 2014 he was inducted into the @rockhall of Fame as a member of Kiss @kiss | |
| OTD May18,1985 | Simple Minds | #OTD May18,1985 #SimpleMinds are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Don't You (Forget About Me)" written by Keith Forse @simplemindscom | |
| OTD May18,1988, | Fleetwood Mac | #OTD May18,1988, #FleetwoodMac has their 1st of 6 sold out nights at Wembley Arena on their "The Tango In The Night" Tour @fleetwoodmac | |
| OTD May18,2014 | Jerry Vale | #OTD May18,2014 #JerryVale (Genaro Vitaliano) singer, actor dies at the age of 83; 1950/60s romantic ballads many in Italian; 1956 Us #14 "You Don't Know Me", 1964 US AC (Adult Contemporary) #1 "Have You Looked Into Your Heart", +26 US AC Top40 singles | |
| OTD May18,2021 | Charles Grodin | #OTD May18,2021 #CharlesGrodin RIP dies at the age of 86. Comedian, actor film/TV, talk show host, appeared in many movies such as 1976 King Kong, 1988 Midnight Run One of my favorites, 1992 Beethoven; TV 1965 The Young Marrieds, 1968 The Big Valley, 2014 Louie |