Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr20,1939 | Johnny Tillotson | #BTD Apr20,1939 #JohnnyTillotson singer, songwriter 1960 US #2, UK #1 & R&B #27 "Poetry In Motion", 1961 US #7 "Without You", +12 US and 3 UK Top40 singles #HBday @JohnnyTillotson | |
| BTD Apr20,1945 | Jimmy Winston | #BTD Apr20,1945 #JimmyWinston (James Langwith) RIP actor, original keyboard player with the #SmallFaces; left the group Nov 1965. Acting credits include the 1968 stage musical #Hair and the 1972 "Doctor Who" serial Day of the Daleks. Winston died at the age of 75 Sep26,2020 | |
| BTD Apr20,1948 | Craig Frost | #BTD Apr20,1948 #CraigFrost keyboardist,songwriter #GrandFunk Railroad 1972–1976; 1973 US #1 "We're an American Band", 1974 US #1 "The Locomotion", +4 US Top40 singles; then #BobSeger & The Silver Bullet Band 1987 US #1 "Shakedown", +14 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr20,1948 | Rob Stoner | #BTD Apr20,1948 #RobStoner (Robert Rothstein) bass guitarist, backed up various artists, can be heard on #DonMcLean's single "American Pie". 1975 opening act & bass player in #BobDylan's band. Appeared, recorded with #ChuckBerry, #RingoStarr, #BruceSpringsteen and many more | |
| BTD Apr20,1951 | Luther Vandross | #BTD Apr20,1951 #LutherVandross RIP singer, songwriter 1981 R&B #1 "Never Too Much", +46 other R&B Top40 singles with 9 other #1s and an in-demand background vocalist for several different artists such as #ChakaKhan, #BetteMidler, #DianaRoss, #DavidBowie | |
| BTD Apr20,1972 | Stephen Marley | #BTD Apr20,1972 #StephenMarley reggae musician, 8-time #Grammy award winner, son of #BobMarley and #RitaMarley. #HBday @stephenmarley | |
| OTD Apr20,1931 | Louis Armstrong | #OTD Apr20,1931 #LouisArmstrong records "When It’s Sleepy Time Down South" written by Clarence Muse, Leon René and Otis René. The song became Armstrong's signature song and he recorded it almost a hundred times during his career | |
| OTD Apr20,1955 | Bo Diddley | #OTD Apr20,1955 #BoDiddley makes his first appearance at the #Apollo Theater in New York City | |
| OTD Apr20,1955 | Prez Prado | #OTD Apr20,1955 #PrezPrado and His Orchestra starts a 10wk run at #1 in the US with "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" written by #Louiguy (Louis Guglielmi) with English lyrics by #MackDavid. Prado stays at #1 on the US Top 25 Best Sellers In Stores list until Jun29 | |
| OTD Apr20,1959 | Dolly Parton | #OTD Apr20,1959 Goldband Records releases 13yo #DollyParton's 1st single, "Puppy Love" The song didn't chart. Written by Dolly Parton at the age of 11, along with her Uncle #BillOwens @DollyParton | |
| OTD Apr20,1960 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr20,1960 #ElvisPresley returns to Hollywood to film "G.I. Blues" | |
| OTD Apr20,1964 | Elvis Presley, Ann Margaret | #OTD Apr20,1964 "Viva Las Vegas" premieres with #ElvisPresley & #AnnMargaret. A race car driver Lucky Jackson (Presley) prepares for Grand Prix & works as a waiter to pay for new engine. He strikes up a romance with Rusty Martin (Ann-Margret). One of Elvis' best movies | |
| OTD Apr20,1966 | Batman, Jerry Lewis | #OTD Apr20,1966 #Batman meets #JerryLewis airs during the "Batman" TV series Season 1 Episode 29 "The Bookworm Turns" When Commission Gordon's death is faked by the Bookworm, the Dynamic Duo must track down the literate criminal to find out what he is up to | |
| OTD Apr20,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Apr20,1966 During a 12hr recording session The #Beatles work on two new songs #JohnLennon's "And Your Bird Can Sing" & #GeorgeHarrison's "Taxman" | |
| OTD Apr20,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Apr20,1966 The #Beatles begin recording the song "Taxman" written by #GeorgeHarrison when he realized that 98% of his earnings went to taxes, but this portion is left unused and ten new takes where created on Apr21 | |
| OTD Apr20,1968 | Bobby Goldsboro | #OTD Apr20,1968 #BobbyGoldsboro is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Honey" for the 2nd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr20,1968 | Roundabout, Deep Purple | #OTD Apr20,1968 #Roundabout (later known as Deep Purple) made their live debut, a gig in Tastrup, Denmark. Guitarist #RitchieBlackmore suggested a new name for the band: #DeepPurple named after his grandmother's favorite song by #PeterDeRose | |
| OTD Apr20,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Apr20,1968 The #Beatles #Apple Music advertises for tapes of unknown artists, as part of a deal to release records on the new label. Artists such as #JamesTayor & #MaryHopkins are signed. But according to Tayor & Hopkins not from sending tapes | |
| OTD Apr20,1970 | New York Times | #OTD Apr20,1970 New York #Times reports that Catholic & Protestant youth groups adopt The #Beatles "Yellow Submarine" as a religious symbol @nytimes | |
| OTD Apr20,1974 | MFSB, Mother Father Sister Brother | #OTD Apr20,1974 #MFSB (Mother Father Sister Brother) featuring the #ThreeDegrees start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" written and produced by Gamble and Huff (Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff) songwriting team | |
| OTD Apr20,1980 | Blondie | #OTD Apr20,1980 #Blondie is at #1 on UK chart with "Call Me" written by #DebbieHarry and #GiorgioMoroder; produced by Giorgio Moroder. Theme from the Paramount movie "American Gigolo" Simultaneously a #1 in the US and the UK @BlondieOfficial | |
| OTD Apr20,1981 | Soap | #OTD Apr20,1981 The final episodes #92 and #93 of #Soap airs on the #ABC Network | |
| OTD Apr20,1985 | We Are the World | #OTD Apr20,1985 "We Are the World" by USA For Africa is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart, for the 2nd week of 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr20,1990 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Apr20,1990 #PaulMcCartney plays for 184,000 fans at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, one of the largest crowds attending a rock concert @PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Apr20,2011 | K K Downing | #OTD Apr20,2011 #KKDowning (Kenneth Downing Jr.) officially leaves #JudasPriest. Downing guitarist, songwriter was a founding member of the band Judas Priest @judaspriest | |
| OTD Apr20,2014 | Rubin Carter | #OTD Apr20,2014 #RubinCarter dies at the age of 76. The middleweight boxer, wrongfully convicted, spending 20yrs in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Story inspired the 1975 protest song by Bob Dylan co-written with Jacques Levy "Hurricane" | |
| OTD Apr20,2016 | Michael Esposito II | #OTD Apr20,2016 #MichaelEspositoII is on the set in Key West Fl. Filming #DiveShop the show. Blonde for a reason @EspositoII Pilot==> youtu.be/ZrJELEmdTtY |