Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD May31,1930 | Clint Eastwood | #BTD May31,1930 #ClintEastwood Jr actor, director, producer; TV 1959–1965 Rawhide as Rowdy Yates; >100 films such as 5 Dirty Harry's, 4 #Oscars. 1959 LP Cowboy Favorites, released on the Cameo label & owns Malpaso Records, 1980 US Country #1 Bar Room Buddies with Merle Haggard | |
| BTD May31,1938 | Peter Yarrow | #BTD May31,1938 #PeterYarrow singer, songwriter part of the trio #PeterPaulMary. Peter Paul and Mary 1963 two US #2s "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" and "Blowin' in the Wind", 1969 US #1 & UK #2 "Leaving On A Jet Plane", +9 US Top40 singles #HBday @PeterYarrowPPM | |
| BTD May31,1943 | Joe Namath | #BTD May31,1943 #JoeNamath nicknamed "Broadway Joe" #NFL QB, actor, hosted The Joe Namath Show and starred in the #NBC sitcom The Waverly Wonders. 1985 inducted in @ProFootballHOF Fame and won 1969 Super Bowl III with the New York Jets @nyjets @NFL #HBday @RealJoeNamath | |
| BTD May31,1947 | Junior Campbell | #BTD May31,1947 #JuniorCampbell (William Campbell Jr) songwriter, lead guitarist The #Marmalade from 1966–1971. 1969 UK #1 "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da", +10 other UK Top40 singles. Co-composing, lyrics of the children's TV series Thomas & Friends @ThomasFriends | |
| BTD May31,1948 | John Bonham | #BTD May31,1948 #JohnBonham RIP songwriter, drummer #LedZeppelin 1969 US #4 Whole Lotta Love. Zeppelin often did not release singles but had 6 #1 US and 7 UK #1 LPs. Considered one of the greatest drummers in rock. 1995 inducted in @rockhall of Fame with Led Zeppelin @ledzeppelin | |
| BTD May31,1952 | Karl Bartos | #BTD May31,1952 #KarlBartos songwriter, percussion, synthesizer #Kraftwerk 1974 UK #11 & US #25 "Autobahn", 1981 UK #1 single "The Model", +8 UK Top40 singles @kraftwerk | |
| BTD May31,1962 | Corey Hart | #BTD May31,1962 #CoreyHart #Canadian singer, songwriter 1984 US #7 "Sunglasses at Night", 1985 US #3 & CAN #1 "Never Surrender", +7 US Top40 singles and 28 Canadian Top40 singles with 2 additional CAN #1s #HBday @HartCorey | |
| OTD May31,1956 | Buddy Holly | #OTD May31,1956 After seeing John Wayne's movie “The Searchers” #BuddyHolly is inspired to write the song "That'll Be the Day" 1st recorded by Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes in 1956 then rerecorded & released on May27,1957 Buddy Holly & the Crickets peaking at #3 in US Sep14 | |
| OTD May31,1958 | Bobby Freeman | #OTD May31,1958 #BobbyFreeman peaks at #5 on the US Singles charts with "Do You Want To Dance" written by Bobby Freeman. On Apr10,1965 The #BeachBoys will peak at #12 on the Hot100 Singles Chart with their version "Do You Wanna Dance" with #DennisWilson on lead vocals | |
| OTD May31,1958 | Chuck Berry | #OTD May31,1958 #ChuckBerry peaks at #8 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Johnny B. Goode" Berry indicated the original lyrics referred to Johnny as a "colored boy", but he changed it to "country boy" to ensure radio play | |
| OTD May31,1958 | Dean Martin | #OTD May31,1958 #DeanMartin peaks on the US singles chart at #4 with "Return To Me" written by Carmen Lombardo with lyrics by Danny Di Minno. On Sep5 the single will peak at #2 in the UK | |
| OTD May31,1958 | Sheb Wooley | #OTD May31,1958 #ShebWooley starts a 6wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "The Purple People Eater" written by Sheb Wooley | |
| OTD May31,1959 | Wilbert Harrison | #OTD May31,1959 #WilbertHarrison is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Kansas City" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD May31,1961 | Chuck Berry | #OTD May31,1961 #ChuckBerry opens 'Berry Park' it is his primary residence. A 35-acre plot with its own zoo, golf course and Ferris wheel | |
| OTD May31,1961 | Dick Dale | #OTD May31,1961 #DickDale "The King of the Surf Guitar" invents surf music with "Let's Go Trippin'" often regarded as the first surf rock instrumental and is credited for launching the surf music craze. Dale also worked with Fender Guitars to produce custom amps @Fender | |
| OTD May31,1962 | Beatles | #OTD May31,1962 The #Beatles play their last night of a 7-week gig at the #StarClub Hamburg, West Germany | |
| OTD May31,1964 | Brian Epstein | #OTD May31,1964 #BrianEpstein presents 'Pops Alive!' The #Beatles perform two shows at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London. Supporting act is #KennyLynch | |
| OTD May31,1964 | Dave Clark Five | #OTD May31,1964 The #DaveClarkFive #DC5 appear on "The #EdSullivan Show" The Dave Clark Five appearing a total of 12 times on the show during the height of their popularity | |
| OTD May31,1966 | Monkees | #OTD May31,1966 Filming begins on The #Monkees a new TV series on the #NBC network with Peter Tork, Mike Nesmit, Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones @TheMonkees @TheMickyDolenz1 | |
| OTD May31,1967 | Beatles | #OTD May31,1967 The #Beatles continue working on the song "It's All Too Much" at De Lane Lea Recording Studios. #GeorgeHarrison on lead vocal, #JohnLennon & #PaulMcCartney on backing vocals | |
| OTD May31,1969 | Jimi Hendrix | #OTD May31,1969 #JimiHendrix is featured on the cover of the Rolling Stone magazine, on sale for 35 Cents @RollingStone | |
| OTD May31,1969 | Beatles | #OTD May31,1969 The #Beatles with #BillyPreston are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Get Back" for the 2nd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD May31,1970 | Christie | #OTD May31,1970 #Christie at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Yellow River" written by band leader #JeffChristie inspired by the idea of a soldier going home at the end of the American Civil War but some believe it's about the Vietnam War | |
| OTD May31,1975 | Glen Campbell | #OTD May31,1975 #GlenCampbell enters the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #81 with "Rhinestone Cowboy" written by #LarryWeiss. Glen Campbell will peak at #1 for 2wks on Sep6,1975 | |
| OTD May31,1975 | Rolling Stones | #OTD May31,1975 A press conference at a 5th Avenue Hotel in #NYC The Rolling Stones play live in the back of a flat-bed truck @RollingStones | |
| OTD May31,1976 | Beatles | #OTD May31,1976 The #Beatles release in the US "Got to Get You Into My Life / Helter Skelter" both written by Paul McCartney & credited to Lennon–McCartney. From the Rock 'n' Roll Music compilation LP. Beatles reach #7 for 3wks Jul24 in the US. 6yrs after the Beatles disbanded | |
| OTD May31,1976 | Who | #OTD May31,1976 The #Who and Their Friends concert is listed as the loudest band 126 dB at 32 meters from speakers. The Who concert is at The Valley, Charlton Athletic Football ground @TheWho | |
| OTD May31,1977 | Sex Pistols | #OTD May31,1977 The #BBC announces a ban on the #SexPistols single "God Save The Queen" saying it's, in gross bad taste | |
| OTD May31,1980 | Lipps Inc | #OTD May31,1980 #LippsInc starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Funkytown" written and producer by #StevenGreenberg and sung by #CynthiaJohnson | |
| OTD May31,1986 | Whitney Houston | #OTD May31,1986 #WhitneyHouston is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Greatest Love Of All" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 |