Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr14,1932 | Loretta Lynn | #BTD Apr14,1932 #LorettaLynn singer, songwriter, multiple gold LPs, 1st woman as Country Music Artist Of The Year. 1st US Country #1 1966 "Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", +53 US Country Top40 singles with 8 more #1s #HBday @LorettaLynn | |
| BTD Apr14,1942 | Tony Burrows | #BTD Apr14,1942 #TonyBurrows singer #FlowerPotMen 1967 UK #1 "Let's Go To San Francisco"; lead vocals on 3 UK Top10 songs in 1970 with 3 different bands Edison Lighthouse's Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes); White Plains' My Baby Loves Lovin'; The Pipkins' Gimme Dat Ding | |
| BTD Apr14,1945 | Ritchie Blackmore | #BTD Apr14,1945 #RitchieBlackmore guitarist, founding member #DeepPurple 1970 UK #2 "Black Night", 1973 US #4 "Smoke On The Water'" During his solo career he established the heavy metal band #Rainbow 1982 US Main #1 single "Stone Cold" | |
| BTD Apr14,1946 | Patrick Fairley | #BTD Apr14,1946 #PatrickFairley RIP bass guitarist, founding member #Marmalde 1968 UK #1 single "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La- Da", 1970 US #10 single "Reflections Of My Life" | |
| BTD Apr14,1948 | Larry Ferguson | #BTD Apr14,1948 #LarryFerguson RIP keyboards #HotChocolate 1974 UK #3 & US #8 "Emma", 1975 UK #2 & US #3 "You Sexy Thing" & 1977 UK #1 "So You Win Again", +25 UK and 3 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr14,1949 | Dennis Bryon | #BTD Apr14,1949 #DennisBryon drummer #AmenCorner 1969 UK #1 "If Paradise Is Half As Nice", +5 UK Top40 singles & work with the #BeeGees from 1974 to 1979 #HBday @dennisbryon | |
| BTD Apr14,1949 | Sonja Kristina | #BTD Apr14,1949 #SonjaKristina (Sonja Shaw) singer, songwriter #CurvedAir 1971 UK #4 "Back Street Luv" and Sonja Kristina was in the 1960s musical production of #Hair #HBday @sonjakristina | |
| OTD Apr14,1912 | Titanic | #OTD Apr14,1912 RMS #Titanic at 11:40 pm lookout #FrederickFleet spots an iceberg & alerts the bridge. First Officer #WilliamMurdoch orders the ship to be steered around the iceberg but the starboard side of Titanic strikes the iceberg, creating holes below the waterline | |
| OTD Apr14,1955 | Fats Domino | #OTD Apr14,1955 #FatsDomino releases the single "Ain't That A Shame" written by Fats Domino (Antoine Domino) and #DaveBartholomew. The song would be an R&B #1 on Jun11,1955 | |
| OTD Apr14,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr14,1956 #ElvisPresley is at #RCA Records Studios, Nashville to record "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" written by #MauriceMysels and #IraKosloff @RCARecords | |
| OTD Apr14,1960 | Billy Fury | #OTD Apr14,1960 "The Sound of Fury" by #BillyFury is recorded at #Decca Studio 3, West Hampstead. Regarded as one of the most important early British rock 'n roll LPs. On the LP, Fury writes all his own songs sometimes under the pseudonym #Wilberforce | |
| OTD Apr14,1962 | Shelley Fabares | #OTD Apr14,1962 #ShelleyFabares is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Johnny Angel" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr14,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Apr14,1963 The #Beatles meet The Rolling Stones after a #RollingStones concert at the Crawdaddy Club, Richmond. All 4 Beatles were in the audience @RollingStones | |
| OTD Apr14,1964 | King Bees, David Bowie | #OTD Apr14,1964 #KingBees featuring David Jones (later #DavidJones) play at a wedding reception at the Jack Of Clubs Soho, London | |
| OTD Apr14,1965 | Millie Small | #OTD Apr14,1965 #MillieSmall is on the #ABC Network's show "Shindig!" & performs her song "My Boy Lollipop" (originally "My Girl Lollypop") written by #RobertSpencer | |
| OTD Apr14,1966 | Spencer Davis Group | #OTD Apr14,1966 The #SpencerDavis Group starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Somebody Help Me" written by #JackieEdwards; Spencer Davis Group's 2nd UK #1 | |
| OTD Apr14,1967 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Apr14,1967 A riot broke out at Warsaw's Palace Of Culture. The #RollingStones 1st gig behind the Iron curtain. Police use tear gas on 2,000 Rolling Stones fans @RollingStones | |
| OTD Apr14,1967 | Bee Gees | #OTD Apr14,1967 The #BeeGees release their 1st UK single "New York Mining Disaster 1941" written by #BarryGibb and #RobinGibb. The promo slogan is "Most significant talent since the Beatles" @BeeGees | |
| OTD Apr14,1967 | Where the Action Is | #OTD Apr14,1967 The last episode of "Where the Action Is" airs. The #ABC Network show was created by #DickClark as a spinoff of of American Bandstand | |
| OTD Apr14,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Apr14,1969 #Beatles record "The Ballad of John and Yoko" at #EMI. John Lennon lead vocal, lead guitars, acoustic guitar, percussion; Paul McCartney harmony vocal, bass, drums, piano, maracas. Ringo Starr is filming "The Magic Christian" & George Harrison is on a holiday | |
| OTD Apr14,1969 | Monkees | #OTD Apr14,1969 The #Monkees TV special "33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee" show airs on the #NBC network. The Monkees final performance as a quartet until 1986, Peter Tork will leave the group at the end of the special's production @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Apr14,1970 | Creedence Clearwater Revival, CCR | #OTD Apr14,1970 #CreedenceClearwaterRevival #CCR has their live UK debut, they play the first of two nights at the Royal Albert Hall London @RoyalAlbertHall | |
| OTD Apr14,1971 | Illinois Crime Commission | #OTD Apr14,1971 Illinois Crime Commission issues a list of drug-oriented songs. Bands listed include Jefferson Airplane, Procol Harum & The Beatles | |
| OTD Apr14,1973 | Vicki Lawrence | #OTD Apr14,1973 #VickiLawrence is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr14,1974 | Television, Blondie | #OTD Apr14,1974 #Television's 3rd gig at CBGB (Country, BlueGrass, and Blues) supported by #DinaRegine Band & the #Stilettoes (with #DeborahHarry & #ChrisStein) their 1st show at the CBGB. Later they would form Angel and the Snake then rename band to Blondie @BlondieOfficial | |
| OTD Apr14,1976 | Stevie Wonder | #OTD Apr14,1976 Motown Records & #StevieWonder held a news conference to announce Wonder has signed a $13M contract @motown | |
| OTD Apr14,1979 | Doobie Brothers | #OTD Apr14,1979 The #DoobieBrothers are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "What A Fool Believes" written by #MichaelMcDonald and #KennyLoggins. The Doobie Brothers 2nd US #1 | |
| OTD Apr14,1983 | Pete Farndon | #OTD Apr14,1983 #PeteFarndon bass guitarist, founding member of the #Pretenders dies at the age of 30 drowning in his bath after loosing consciousness because of overdosing on heroin. Farndon was dismissed from the Pretenders on Jun14,1982 because of his drug problems | |
| OTD Apr14,1984 | Kenny Loggins | #OTD Apr14,1984 #KennyLoggins is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Footloose" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 @kennyloggins | |
| OTD Apr14,1990 | Tommy Page | #OTD Apr14,1990 #TommyPage is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "I’ll Be Your Everything" written by Tommy Page, #JordanKnight and #DannyWood | |
| OTD Apr14,1995 | Burl Ives | #OTD Apr14,1995 #BurlIves RIP dies at the age of 85. singer, actor of stage, screen, radio, TV. 1st hit record 1948 US #24 "Blue Tail Fly", +10 US Top40 singles. Voice of Sam the Snowman, narrator of 1964 Christmas TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" & many movies | |
| OTD Apr14,2009 | George Harrison | #OTD Apr14,2009 #GeorgeHarrison is posthumously honored with a star on the #Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 2,382nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Commerce President and CEO Leron Gubler presided over the ceremony. Olivia and Dhani Harrison accepted the star on his behalf | |
| OTD Apr14,2015 | Percy Sledge | #OTD Apr14,2015 #PercySledge RIP dies at the age of 74. R&B and soul singer 1966 US #1, R&B #1 & UK #4 "When a Man Loves a Woman", +4 US and 7 R&B Top40 singles. 2005 inducted into the @rockhall & Roll Hall of Fame |