Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD May19,1906 | Bruce Bennett | #BTD May19,1906 #BruceBennett (Herman Brix) RIP actor, 1928 Olympic silver medalist in the shot put, in many movies & the 1935 12-chapter serial "The New Adventures of Tarzan" playing #Tarzan | |
| BTD May19,1932 | Alma Cogan | #BTD May19,1932 #AlmaCogan (Alma Cohen) RIP singer 1955 UK #1 "Dreamboat", +20 UK Top40s. Highest-paid British woman entertainer 1950s. When The #Beatles became famous they shared a bill on TV’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium; rumored #JohnLennon & her were an item | |
| BTD May19,1941 | Bobby Burgess | #BTD May19,1941 #BobbyBurgess dancer, singer, an original #Mouseketeer on the original #MickeyMouse Club and regular on The #LawrenceWelk Show | |
| BTD May19,1941 | Tania Mallet | #BTD May19,1941 #TaniaMallet RIP model, actress, best known for playing Tilly Masterson in the #JamesBond movie #Goldfinger, She appeared twice on the cover of #Vogue. Mallet went back to modelling because the money for film was dreadful | |
| BTD May19,1944 | Peter Mayhew | #BTD May19,1944 #PeterMayhew RIP actor, author & man behind the mask of Chewbacca in #StarWars film series | |
| BTD May19,1945 | Pete Townshend | #BTD May19,1945 #PeteTownshend singer, songwriter, lead guitarist The #Who 1965 UK #2 "My Generation", 1967 US #9 "I Can See For Miles", +20 UK & 16 US Top40 singles and solo 1980 US #5 & UK #11 LP "Empty Glass" @TheWho | |
| BTD May19,1946 | André the Gieant | #BTD May19,1946 #André the Giant (André Roussimoff) RIP. A Pro wrestler & occasional movie actor played Fezzik in the movie "The Princess Bride" | |
| BTD May19,1947 | Greg Herbert | #BTD May19,1947 #GregHerbert RIP jazz saxophonist & flutist short stint in the #DukeEllington Orchestra, 1971 to 1975 he toured with #WoodyHerman, played with the composter #ChuckIsraels & Blood, Sweat and Tears | |
| BTD May19,1948 | Tom Scott | #BTD May19,1948 #TomScott saxophonist, composer, bandleader of west coast #jazz & jazz fusion ensemble the #LAExpress | |
| BTD May19,1949 | Dusty Hill | #BTD May19,1949 #DustyHill (Joseph Michael Hill) bass guitarist, keyboard, co-vocalist with #ZZTop 1984 US #8 & UK #16 "Legs", 1985 US#8 & UK #16 "Sleeping Bag", +31 US Mainstream rock chart Top40 singles with 6 #1 singles. Global LP sales in excess of 50M @ZZTop | |
| BTD May19,1950 | Romeo Challenger | #BTD May19,1950 #RomeoChallenger drummer #Showaddywaddy 1976 UK #1 "Under The Moon Of Love", +20 UK other UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD May19,1952 | Grace Jones | #BTD May19,1952 #GraceJones model, singer, actress 1985 UK #12 "Slave To The Rhythm", 1986 UK #12 "Pull Up to the Bumper", +16 US Dance Top40 singles with 4 #1s and played May Day in the #JamesBond movie "A View to a Kill" #HBday @gracejones | |
| BTD May19,1952 | Joey Ramone | #BTD May19,1952 #JoeyRamone (Jeffrey Hyman) RIP songwriter, lead vocalist of the punk rock band the #Ramones 1977 UK #22 & US #81 "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker", 1980 UK #8 "Baby, I Love You", +2 UK Top40 singles. A street in #NYC is named after him Joey Ramone Place @RamonesOfficial | |
| OTD May19,1958 | Bobby Darin | #OTD May19,1958 #BobbyDarin releases the single "Splish Splash" written by Bobby Darin & DJ Murray the K (Murray Kaufman). Kaufman bet Darin he couldn't write a song that began with Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath. 1st 8-track master recording pressed to a plastic 45-RPM disc | |
| OTD May19,1960 | Alan Freed | #OTD May19,1960 DJ #AlanFreed is indicted with 7 others for accepting $30,650 in payola from 6 record companies | |
| OTD May19,1961 | Everly Brothers | #OTD May19,1961 The #EverlyBrothers launch their own label called #Calliope Records, mainly recording their own material. As Adrian Kimberly, Don peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot100 on Jul16,1961 with “Pomp and Circumstance” a big-band instrumental. Calliope folded in 1962 | |
| OTD May19,1962 | Jay & the Americans | #OTD May19,1962 Jay & the Americans peak at #5 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "She Cried" written by Ted Daryll and Greg Richards. Jay & the Americans 1st major hit | |
| OTD May19,1963 | Shirelles | #OTD May19,1963 The #Shirelles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Soldier Boy" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD May19,1967 | Beatles | #OTD May19,1967 The #Beatles held a press party at #BrianEpstein's house for the launching of their "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album | |
| OTD May19,1967 | Beatles, Linda Eastman | #OTD May19,1967 The #Beatles hire #LindaEastman as their press photographer | |
| OTD May19,1969 | Beatles | #OTD May19,1969 The #Beatles receive a #Novello award for Britain's top-selling for the 1968 single "Hey Jude" @TheIvors | |
| OTD May19,1973 | Paul Simon | #OTD May19,1973 #PaulSimon releases "Kodachrome" & the song enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #82. The single will peak at #2 Jul7. Named after the Kodak 35mm film and therefore not released in the UK, because trademarked names are not allowed in songs | |
| OTD May19,1973 | Stevie Wonder | #OTD May19,1973 #StevieWonder is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" written and produced by Stevie Wonder. Wonder's 3rd US #1 and and his 1st #1 on the Easy Listening chart | |
| OTD May19,1975 | Elton John | #OTD May19,1975 #EltonJohn's album "Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy" debuts at #1 on the @billboard Album Charts, 1st LP to do so; the Elton John LP with stay for 7wks @eltonofficial | |
| OTD May19,1979 | Peaches and Herb | #OTD May19,1979 #PeachesandHerb are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Reunited" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD May19,1979 | Supertramp | #OTD May19,1979 #Supertramp went to #1 on the US album charts with "Breakfast In America" their only #1 LP; featuring 4 US #Billboard hit singles: "The Logical Song" #6, "Goodbye Stranger" #15, "Take the Long Way Home" #10 and "Breakfast in America" #62 | |
| OTD May19,1984 | Lione lRichie | #OTD May19,1984 #LionelRichie is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Hello" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 @LionelRichie | |
| OTD May19,1990 | Madonna | #OTD May19,1990 #Madonna starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Vogue" written and produced by Madonna and Shep Pettibone @Madonna | |
| OTD May19,1996 | Murder She Wrote | #OTD May19,1996 The final episode #263 "Death by Demographics" of the TV show "Murder She Wrote" airs on the #CBS network starring #AngelaLansbury. The character of Jessica Fletcher was reprised as Murder, She Wrote specials starting in 1997. The last TV movie aired in May 2003 |