Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr1,1883 | Lon Chaney Sr | #BTD Apr1,1883 #LonChaney Sr RIP actor silent film era. Movies such as Hunchback Of Notre Dame & Phantom. His ability to transform himself using makeup techniques he developed earned him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Faces" His son #LonChaney Jr was The #Wolfman | |
| BTD Apr1,1927 | Amos Milburn | #BTD Apr1,1927 #AmosMilburn (Joseph Amos Milburn) RIP pianist, singer 1948 US R&B #9 Chicken Shack Boogie, 1948 R&B #1 Bewildered, 1950 R&B #1 Bad, Bad, Whiskey, 1953 R&B #2 One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer. His jump blues style influenced a lot of greats such as #FatsDomino | |
| BTD Apr1,1930 | Grace Lee Whitney | #BTD Apr1,1930 #GraceLeeWhitney (Mary Ann Chase) actress RIP best known for her role as Yeoman Janice Rand on the original #StarTrek TV series and subsequent Star Trek TV series and films | |
| BTD Apr1,1932 | Debbie Reynolds | #BTD Apr1,1932 #DebbieReynolds (Mary Frances Reynolds) RIP actress, singer 1957 US #1 "Tammy", 1958 US #20 "A Very Special Love", 1960 US #25 "Am I That Easy to Forget"; many movies musicals such as 1952 "Singin' In The Rain" as Kathy Selden; 1969 TV The Debbie Reynolds Show | |
| BTD Apr1,1932 | Gordon Jump | #BTD Apr1,1932 #GordonJump (Alexander Gordon Jump) RIP actor film & TV shows 1976 "McDuff, the Talking Dog" as Amos Ferguson; 1977 "Soap" as Chief of Police Tinkler; 1978 "WKRP in Cincinnati" as Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson, Station Manager; 1986 "Growing Pains" as Ed Malone | |
| BTD Apr1,1939 | Rudolph Isley | #BTD Apr1,1939 #RudolphIsley singer, songwriter, founding member The #IsleyBrothers 1968 US #12 & UK #3 "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)", 1969 US #2 "It's Your Thing", +9 US, 10 UK and 59 R&B Top40 singles with 7 R&B | |
| BTD Apr1,1942 | Alan Blakley | #BTD Apr1,1942 #AlanBlakley RIP guitarist the #Tremeloes 1963 UK #1 "Do You Love Me", 1967 UK #1 & US #11 "Silence Is Golden", +19 UK Top40 singles. In 1962 #Decca Records originally signed the #Tremeloes over The #Beatles @DeccaRecords | |
| BTD Apr1,1945 | John Barbata | #BTD Apr1,1945 #JohnBarbata drummer The #Turtles from 1966-1970; 1967 US #1 "Happy Together", 1967 US #3 & UK #4 "She'd Rather Be with Me", +8 Top40 US singles and #JeffersonStarship from 1972-1978; 1975 US #3 "Miracles", +8 Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr1,1946 | Ronnie Lane | #BTD Apr1,1946 #RonnieLane RIP bass guitarist, founding member of 2 bands: the #SmallFaces 1965–69; 1966 UK #1 1966 "All Or Nothing", 1967 UK #3 & US #16 "Itchycoo Park", +12 UK Top40 singles and subsequently the #Faces 1969–73; 1973 UK #2 "Cindy Incidentally" | |
| BTD Apr1,1947 | Robin Scott | #BTD Apr1,1947 #RobinScott singer, founder of a music project he called #M 1979 US #1 & UK #2 "Pop Muzik", +2 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr1,1952 | Billy Currie | #BTD Apr1,1952 #BillyCurrie keyboards, songwriter #Ultravox 1981 UK #2 "Vienna", +15 other UK Top40 singles @UltravoxUK | |
| BTD Apr1,1954 | Jeff Porcaro | #BTD Apr1,1954 #JeffPorcaro RIP drummer, songwriter, worked with #Toto 1983 US #1 & UK #3 single "Africa" @toto99com He is one of the most recorded session musicians working on hundreds of albums in thousands of sessions | |
| BTD Apr1,64-BC | Jeannie | #BTD Apr1,64-BC #Jeannie from the TV series "I Dream Of Jeannie" S2 E10 "The Girl Who Never Had a Birthday" Majors Nelson and Healey using ERIC (Electronic Rapid Input Computer) revealed that Jeannie (played by #BarbaraEden) was born on April 1, 64 BC @Barbara_Eden | |
| OTD Apr,1966 | Tommy James | #OTD Apr,1966 #TommyJames went to a promotional appearances in Pittsburgh. He recruits a quintet out of Latrobe, PA at the Thunderbird Lounge in Greensburg called the #Raconteurs as the new #Shondells @TJShondells | |
| OTD Apr1,1955 | George Martin | #OTD Apr1,1955 #GeorgeMartin becomes the head of A&R (artists and repertoire) for #EMI @emimusic @parlophone label | |
| OTD Apr1,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Apr1,1961 During The #Beatles 3 month gig at The #TopTen Club in Hamburg Germany, #AstridKirchherr cuts #StuartSutcliffe's hair into the style later known as the Beatles haircut | |
| OTD Apr1,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Apr1,1961 The #Beatles begin a 3 month gig at The #TopTen Club in Hamburg West Germany they play 92 nights in a row including 7 hrs per night on weekdays & 8 hrs on weekends with a 15 minute break every hour | |
| OTD Apr1,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Apr1,1963 The #Beatles record 11 songs for the radio show "Side By Side" to be aired later in April and May | |
| OTD Apr1,1966 | David Bowie | #OTD Apr1,1966 Pye Records release #DavidBowie's first single credited to David Bowie alone. It failed to chart "Do Anything You Say" written by David Bowie | |
| OTD Apr1,1966 | Troggs | #OTD Apr1,1966 The #Troggs at Regent Sound Studio London are recording the single "Wild Thing" written by #ChipTaylor. The Troggs went on to reach #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart on Jul30,1966 | |
| OTD Apr1,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Apr1,1967 The #Beatles in recording studio and under pressure to complete "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Working on the reprise they tape 9 takes of the basic rhythm track, overdub vocals, percussion and audience sounds. The session starts at 7pm & runs til 6am | |
| OTD Apr1,1967 | Turtles | #OTD Apr1,1967 The #Turtles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Happy Together" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr1,1970 | Ringo Starr, Beatles | #OTD Apr1,1970 #RingoStarr records drums for the songs "Long & Winding Road" & "Across the Universe"; Ringo is part of the last recording session before The Beatles breakup @ringostarrmusic | |
| OTD Apr1,1970 | Beatles | #OTD Apr1,1970 50 musicians record the orchestral scores for The #Beatles tracks The Long And Winding Road & Across The Universe. #PhilSpector manages to anger almost everyone. #RingoStarr only Beatles member there, keeps things moving, playing drums during the recording session | |
| OTD Apr1,1972 | America | #OTD Apr1,1972 #America is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "A Horse With No Name" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run @americaband | |
| OTD Apr1,1972 | Paul Simon | #OTD Apr1,1972 #PaulSimon peaks at #4 on the US @billboard Hot100 singles chart with “Mother and Child Reunion" written by Paul Simon. Simon's 1st solo single following the breakup with #ArtGarfunkel @PaulSimonMusic | |
| OTD Apr1,1972 | Ringo Starr | #OTD Apr1,1972 #RingoStarr enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #88 with "Back Off Boogaloo" written by Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr) and produced by #GeorgeHarrison. Starr will peak at #9 in the US on May13 @ringostarrmusic | |
| OTD Apr1,1973 | Gilbert O'Sullivan | #OTD Apr1,1973 #GilbertOSullivan starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Get Down" written by Gilbert O'Sullivan; some believe it is about O'Sullivan's dog but he is actually referring to a girl in the song behaving as a dog jumping on him @GilbertOSull_ | |
| OTD Apr1,1975 | Bay City Rollers | #OTD Apr1,1975 The #BayCityRollers TV series "Shang-A- Lang" premieres on the @ITV network in the UK. The show ran for one 20wk series featuring The Bay City Rollers in comedy sketches and performing their songs to a live studio audience made up of their teenage fans | |
| OTD Apr1,1978 | Bee Gees | #OTD Apr1,1978 The #BeeGees are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Night Fever" for the 3rd week of an 8wk run at #1. Theme song from the 1977 movie "Saturday Night Fever" @BeeGees | |
| OTD Apr1,1984 | Marvin Gaye | #OTD Apr1,1984 #MarvinGaye (Marvin Pentz Gay Jr) RIP is shot dead one day before his 45th birthday, by his father Marvin Gay Sr in Los Angeles. Gay Sr is charged with voluntary manslaughter because of a brain tumor & receives a suspended six-year sentence and probation | |
| OTD Apr1,1989 | Bangles | #OTD Apr1,1989 The #Bangles are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Eternal Flame" written by group member #SusannaHoffs with songwriting team #BillySteinberg & #TomKelly. The Bangles will be at #1 in UK for 4wks starting on Apr9 & the biggest seller in #Australia |