Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr2,1908 | Buddy Ebsen | #BTD Apr2,1908 #BuddyEbsen (Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr) RIP singer, dancer, actor. Film debut 1935 "Broadway Melody of 1936" Cast as Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, but became sick with make up. Jed Clampett on TVs 1962–71 The Beverly Hillbillies & detective 1973–80 Barnaby Jones | |
| BTD Apr2,1917 | Lou Monte | #BTD Apr2,1917 #LouMonte (Luigi Scaglione) RIP singer, many Italian-themed novelty records at #RCA Records and #Reprise Records such as 1959 Pizza boy-U.S.A., 1958 US #12 Lazy Mary, 1962 US #5 Pepino The Italian Mouse, 1963 US #83 Pepino’s Friend Pasqual (The Italian Pussy-Cat) | |
| BTD Apr2,1920 | Jack Webb | #BTD Apr2,1920 #JackWebb (John Randolph Webb) RIP actor film/TV, producer, director, screenwriter 1st movie 1932 Three on a Match; TV such as 1951–1959 Dragnet as Sergeant Joe Friday; 1967–1970 Dragnet 1967 as Sergeant Joe Friday; creator/producer of Adam-12 & Emergency! | |
| BTD Apr2,1928 | Serge Gainsbourg | #BTD Apr2,1928 #SergeGainsbourg (Lucien Ginsburg) RIP singer, songwriter, actor 1969 UK #1 single with #JaneBirkin "Je t'aime... moi non plus" only French language #1 in the UK. He is considered one of the most important figures in French popular music | |
| BTD Apr2,1937 | Cynthia Lynn | #BTD Apr2,1937 #CynthiaLynn (Zinta Valda Ziemelis) RIP actress, most notable for her portrayal of Fräulein Helga, Colonel Klink's original secretary in TV series "Hogan's Heroes" during the 1st season from 1965–1966 then 1968 & 1971; Lynn's last role 1975 an episode of "Harry O" | |
| BTD Apr2,1939 | Marvin Gaye | #BTD Apr2,1939 #MarvinGaye (Marvin Pentz Gay Jr) RIP singer, songwriter; 3 US & R&B #1s 1968 "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", 1973 "Let's Get It On" and 1977 "Got to Give It Up"; +39 US, 15 UK and 56 R&B Top40 singles with 11 more R&B #1s and 1 UK #1 | |
| BTD Apr2,1941 | Leon Russell | #BTD Apr2,1941 #LeonRussell RIP singer, songwriter, produced and played in recording sessions for #BobDylan, #FrankSinatra, #TinaTurner, the #RollingStones, #GlennCampbell, The #Byrds and more | |
| BTD Apr2,1943 | Glen Dale | #BTD Apr2,1943 #GlenDale (Richard Garforth) guitarist, vocals with The #Fortunes from 1963-1966. 1965 UK #2 & US #7 "You've Got Your Troubles", 1965 US #27 & UK #4 "Here It Comes Again" one of the original members | |
| BTD Apr2,1946 | Kurt Winter | #BTD Apr2,1946 #KurtWinter #Canadian RIP guitarist, songwriter member of The #GuessWho joined The Guess Who in June 1970; 1970 US #17 "Hand Me Down World", 1970 US #10 "Share the Land", 1974 US #6 "Clap for the Wolfman", +3 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr2,1947 | Emmylou Harris | #BTD Apr2,1947 #EmmylouHarris singer, guitarists 1st US Country #1 1976 "Together Again", +29 US Country Top40 singles with 4 #1s, has won 13 #Grammys. Harris' top US crossover hit 1981 #37 "Mister Sandman" #HBday @EmmylouSongbird | |
| BTD Apr2,1949 | Joe Vitale | #BTD Apr2,1949 #JoeVitale (Joseph Vitale) drummer, singer, songwriter played with many of the top names in music such as #TedNugent in the #AmboyDukes, #DanFogelberg, #PeterFrampton, with #JoeWalsh in #Barnstorm and part of the #Eagles touring band | |
| BTD Apr2,1949 | Ron Palillo | #BTD Apr2,1949 #RonPalillo actor RIP Played the role of Arnold Horshack a part of the #Sweathogs on the TV series "Welcome Back Kotter" on the #ABC Network | |
| BTD Apr2,1952 | Leon Wilkeson | #BTD Apr2,1952 #LeonWilkeson RIP bass guitarist #LynyrdSkynyrd 1974 US #8 "Sweet Home Alabama", 1974 US #19 & UK #21 "Freebird", +3 US and 11 US Main Top40 singles @Skynyrd | |
| BTD Apr2,1953 | David Robinson | #BTD Apr2,1953 #DavidRobinson drummer The #Cars 1978 UK #3 & US #35 "My Best Friend's Girl", 1981 US #4 "Shake It Up", 1985 UK #4 "Drive", +13 US Top40 singles. 2018 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame as a member of the Cars @thecarsband | |
| BTD Apr2,1964 | Gregory Abbott | #BTD Apr2,1964 #GregoryAbbott singer, composer, producer 1986 US R&B #1, US #1 and UK #6 single "Shake You Down" #HBday @gregoryabbott | |
| BTD Apr2,1973 | Roselyn Sanchez | #BTD Apr2,1973 #RoselynSanchez singer, actress on the #CBS TV series "Without a Trace" and movies such as "Rush Hour 2", US Tropical #6 & US Hot Latin #38 single "Amor Amor" #HBday @Roselyn_Sanchez | |
| OTD Apr2,1949 | Russ Morgan | #OTD Apr2,1949 #RussMorgan & His Orchestra starts a 7wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Cruising Down the River" vocals by the #Skylarks | |
| OTD Apr2,1955 | Louisiana Hayride | #OTD Apr2,1955 KWKH's #LouisianaHayride broadcast from Shreveport Municipal Auditorium featuring #GeorgeJones as special guest with #ElvisPresley, #JohnnyHorton, #JimmyNewan and more | |
| OTD Apr2,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr2,1957 #ElvisPresley plays two concerts before 23,000 people at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario #Canada | |
| OTD Apr2,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Apr2,1961 The #Beatles (consisting of Stuart Sutcliffe, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, Pete Best) perform at the #TopTen Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany | |
| OTD Apr2,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Apr2,1962 A NIGHT YOU MUST NOT MISS "Mersey Side's Joy" The #Beatles Liverpool's own beat group perform at night. They share the bill at the Pavilion with The Royal Show Band, Waterford | |
| OTD Apr2,1964 | Beach Boys | #OTD Apr2,1964 The #BeachBoys record "I Get Around" written by #BrianWilson & #MikeLove and produced by Brain Wilson. The song became The Beach Boys 1st US #1 on the #Billboard Hot100 singles chart on Jul4,1964 @BrianWilsonLive @TheBeachBoys | |
| OTD Apr2,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr2,1964 The #Beatles filming at Scala Theatre for the movie "A Hard Day's Night" #RingoStarr is getting manhandled by #DickLester | |
| OTD Apr2,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr2,1964 The #Beatles start a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Can't Buy Me Love" written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The Beatles 4th UK #1 single; advanced sales are over 2M a record for a single in the UK | |
| OTD Apr2,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Apr2,1965 The #Beatles continue filming for the movie "Eight Arms to Hold You" (later the movie title would be change to "HELP!") at Twickenham Film Studios | |
| OTD Apr2,1966 | Sonny and Cher appreciation concert | #OTD Apr2,1966 Boss Radio #KHJ presents the #SonnyandCher appreciation concert at The #HollywoodBowl with #Donovan, #JanandDean, #BobLind, the #Knickerbockers, The #MamasAndPapas, The Modern Fol Quintet, #OtisRedding, The #Turtles | |
| OTD Apr2,1966 | Barry Sadler | #OTD Apr2,1966 Staff Sergeant #BarrySadler is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Ballad Of The Green Berets" for the last week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr2,1969 | Bruce Springsteen | #OTD Apr2,1969 #BruceSpringsteen's new band the #Child made their debut at the Pandemonium Club in Wanamassa, New Jersey @springsteen | |
| OTD Apr2,1970 | Phil Spector, Beatles | #OTD Apr2,1970 #PhilSpector completes the final editing and mixing for The #Beatles "Let It Be" album 16months after the "Get Back" project began | |
| OTD Apr2,1971 | Janis Joplin | #OTD Apr2,1971 #JanisJoplin is still at #1 posthumously on the US album charts with her second and final solo studio album "Pearl" The only Janis Joplin LP recorded with the Full Tilt Boogie Band a Canadian rock band & her final touring group. This is the 5th week of a 9wk run | |
| OTD Apr2,1973 | Beatles | #OTD Apr2,1973 #Capitol Records issues two #Beatles greatest hits packages of songs by The Beatles "Beatles 1962-1966" (also known as "The Red Album") & "Beatles 1967-1970" (widely known as "The Blue Album"). The album's compiled by Beatles manager #AllenKlein @CapitolRecords | |
| OTD Apr2,1977 | Hall and Oates | #OTD Apr2,1977 #DarylHall and #JohnOates #HallandOates are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Rich Girl" This is the first US #1 for the duo and their last week of a 2wk run at #1 for this single @halloates | |
| OTD Apr2,1977 | Kansas | #OTD Apr2,1977 #Kansas starts a 2wk run at #11 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with their first single "Carry On Wayward Son" written by #KerryLivgren | |
| OTD Apr2,1980 | Juno Awards | #OTD Apr2,1980 At The #Juno Awards hosted by #BurtonCummings at the Harbour Castle Hilton Toronto the award for the Best Selling International Single is "Heart of Glass" by Blondie @BlondieOfficial | |
| OTD Apr2,1980 | Juno Awards | #OTD Apr2,1980 The #Juno's hosted by #BurtonCummings at the Harbour Castle Hilton TO; Male Vocalist of the Year @burtoncummings Group of the Year @Trooper #AnneMurray wins 4 awards; Country Female Vocalist; Female Vocalist; LP & single of the Year @annemurray1 @TheJUNOAwards | |
| OTD Apr2,1983 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Apr2,1983 #MichaelJackson is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart "Billie Jean" for the 5th week of a 7wk run at #1 @michaeljackson | |
| OTD Apr2,1988 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Apr2,1988 #MichaelJackson is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Man In The Mirror" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 @michaeljackson |