Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr22,1906 | Eddie Albert | #BTD Apr22,1906 #EddieAlbert (Edward Albert Heimberger) RIP actor film/TV, film debut 1938 Brother Rat other movies such as 1953 Roman Holiday, 1972 The Heartbreak Kid, 1974 The Longest Yard & TV series 1965-1971 Green Acres as Oliver Wendell Douglas | |
| BTD Apr22,1922 | Charles Mingus Jr | #BTD Apr22,1922 #CharlesMingus Jr RIP #Jazz musician, bandleader, his fearsome temperament earned the nickname "The Angry Man of Jazz" many recordings such as 1956 Mingus at the Bohemia, 1959 Mingus Ah Um, 1964 Mingus Plays Piano, 1974 Mingus at Carnegie Hall, 1977 His Final Work | |
| BTD Apr22,1936 | Glen Campbell | #BTD Apr22,1936 #GlenCampbell RIP singer, songwriter, actor 1975 US #1 & US Country #1 "Rhinestone Cowboy", 1977 US #1 & US Country #1 "Southern Nights", +52 other US Country Top40s with 3 #1s & 19 US Top40 singles and 10 #Grammys, 12 Gold LPs | |
| BTD Apr22,1937 | Jack Nicholson | #BTD Apr22,1937 #JackNicholson (John Joseph Nicholson) actor, 2 #Oscars 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest & 1997 As Good as It Gets. 12 #Academy Award nominations (8 for Best Actor & 4 for Best Supporting Actor), the most nominated male actor in @TheAcademy Awards history | |
| BTD Apr22,1937 | Jack Nitzsche | #BTD Apr22,1937 #JackNitzsche (Bernard Nitzsche) RIP producer, songwriter, film score composer. Arranger & conductor for producer #PhilSpector and orchestrated the ambitious Wall of Sound. Work with The #RollingStones, #NeilYoung & films such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | |
| BTD Apr22,1939 | Simon Napier-Bell | #BTD Apr22,1939 #SimonNapierBell music manager, author. Managed artists such as #Yardbirds, #MarcBolan, #Japan, #Wham! #HBday @SimonNapierBell | |
| BTD Apr22,1944 | Howard Wyeth | #BTD Apr22,1944 #HowardWyeth RIP drummer, pianist. Worked with #BobDylan, #DonMclean, #JoanBaez, #JoniMitchell | |
| BTD Apr22,1950 | Pete Carr | #BTD Apr22,1950 #PeteCarr (Jesse Willard Carr) RIP guitarist, part of studio backing band the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama, contributed to hit recordings by #JoanBaez, #BobSeger, #JoeCocker, #PaulSimon, #RodStewart & more. Co-produced #BobSeger's "Stranger in Town" LP | |
| BTD Apr22,1950 | Peter Frampton | #BTD Apr22,1950 #PeterFrampton singer, songwriter, guitarist #HumblePie 1969 UK #4 "Natural Born Bugie", The #Herd and solo career 1976 US #6 "Show Me the Way", 1977 US #2 "I'm in You", +4 US Top40 singles; 1976 US #1 album "Frampton Comes Alive!" Great LP #HBday @peterframpton | |
| BTD Apr22,1951 | Paul Carrack | #BTD Apr22,1951 #PaulCarrack guitarist, songwriter, singer #BBC "The Man with the Golden Voice" a member of bands such as #Ace 1974 UK #20 How Long, #Squeeze 1979 UK #2 "Cool for Cats", +10 UK Top40s, Mike & The Mechanics 1998 US #1 The Living Years, +3 US Top40s #HBday @PCarrack | |
| OTD Apr22,1944 | Guy Lombardo | #OTD Apr22,1944 #GuyLombardo & His Royal Canadians start a 2wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "It's Love-Love-Love" written by #JoanWhitney and #AlexKramer with lyrics by #MackDavid; vocal chorus by #SkipNeson and the Lombardi Trio | |
| OTD Apr22,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr22,1957 #ElvisPresley had his custom built Music Gates installed at #Graceland @VisitGraceland | |
| OTD Apr22,1964 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Apr22,1964 President of The National Federation Of Hairdressers offers free haircut to the #RollingStones, Presidents comment; one has feather duster on his head @RollingStones | |
| OTD Apr22,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr22,1964 The #Beatles are filming the movie "A Hard Day's Night" Running down iron staircase at the rear of Hammersmith Odeon, London | |
| OTD Apr22,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Apr22,1965 During filming of the #Beatles "HELP!" movie are working on the scene where Clang throws darts at a black-and-white film of The #Beatles performing the song Help! | |
| OTD Apr22,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Apr22,1965 The #Beatles start a 3wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with "Ticket To Ride" written by #JohnLennon; credited to Lennon–McCartney; from the album "Help!" This is The Beatles 7th UK #1 | |
| OTD Apr22,1966 | Battle of the bands | #OTD Apr22,1966 Battle of the bands in Matawan Keyport Roller Drome NJ. Winners; 1st The #Rouges; 2nd Sonny & Starfires; 3rd The #Castiles (with #BruceSpringsteen) | |
| OTD Apr22,1966 | Troggs | #OTD Apr22,1966 The #Troggs (originally The #Troglodytes) release, in the US, the single "Wild Thing" written by #ChipTaylor. The song will enter the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #75 on Jun25 and reach #1 on Jul30 | |
| OTD Apr22,1966 | Troggs | #OTD Apr22,1966 The #Troggs release the single “Wild Thing” & simultaneously pressed on both #Atco (US) & #Fontana Records (UK). Writer is misprinted as #RegPresley on Atco so is the run time. Actual writer is #ChipTaylor and the official run time of the single version is 2:30 | |
| OTD Apr22,1967 | Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra | #OTD Apr22,1967 #FrankSinatra & #NancySinatra are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Somethin' Stupid" for the 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr22,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Apr22,1967 Most popular member of the #Monkees poll conducted in the UK music paper Disc & Music Echo, The Monkees vote results: #DaveyJones 63%; Micky Dolenz 22%; #PeterTork 8%; #MikeNesmith 7% @TheMonkees @TheMickyDolenz1 | |
| OTD Apr22,1968 | Herb Alpert | #OTD Apr22,1968 #HerbAlpert debuts the song "This Guy's in Love With You" on the #CBS TV special The Beat of the Brass. Herb Alpert is introduced by the #Carpenters @HerbAlpert | |
| OTD Apr22,1969 | John Lennon | #OTD Apr22,1969 On the roof of the Apple building in London #JohnLennon changes his middle name from Winston to Ono | |
| OTD Apr22,1972 | Roberta Flack | #OTD Apr22,1972 #RobertaFlack is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" fro the 2nd week of a 6wk run at #1 @Roberta_Flack | |
| OTD Apr22,1974 | Tina Turner | #OTD Apr22,1974 #TinaTurner starts filming for the role of Acid Queen in The #Who film #Tommy @TheWho @LoveTinaTurner | |
| OTD Apr22,1976 | Kiss | #OTD Apr22,1976 The album "Destroyer" by #Kiss is certified gold by the #RIAA. The 3rd Kiss album to reach the Top40 in the US and their 1st album to chart in Germany & New Zealand. The LP will be certified platinum on Nov11,1976 @RIAA @kiss | |
| OTD Apr22,1978 | Bob Marley | #OTD Apr22,1978 #BobMarley and the #Wailers perform at the "One Love Peace Concert" in Jamaica. Marley's 1st public gig since being wounded Dec3,1976 when 7 gunmen burst into his home injuring Marley, his wife Rita & manager #DonTaylor | |
| OTD Apr22,1978 | John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd | #OTD Apr22,1978 #JohnBelushi and #DanAykroyd make their 1st appearance as The #Blues Brothers on #NBC TV's Saturday Night Live #SNL @nbcsnl @dan_aykroyd | |
| OTD Apr22,1978 | Bee Gees | #OTD Apr22,1978 The #BeeGees are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Night Fever" for the 6th week of an 8wk run at #1 @BeeGees | |
| OTD Apr22,1989 | Madonna | #OTD Apr22,1989 #Madonna starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Like A Prayer" written and produced by Madonna and #PatrickLeonard. Madonna's 7th US #1 single @Madonna | |
| OTD Apr22,2013 | Richie Havens | #OTD Apr22,2013 #RichieHavens RIP dies at the age of 71. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, folk singer who opened the legendary 1969 #Woodstock rock festival | |
| OTD Apr22,2017 | Erin Moran | #OTD Apr22,2017 #ErinMoran (Erin Marie Moran-Fleischmann) RIP dies at the age of 56. Actress known for playing Joanie Cunningham on the TV sitcom "Happy Days" and its spin-off "Joanie Loves Chachi" |