Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr27,1932 | Casey Kasem | #BTD Apr27,1932 #CaseyKasem (Kemal Amin Kasem) RIP DJ, radio, voice actor. Hosted several music radio countdown programs, best known American Top40 1970-2009 and provided the voice of Norville #Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise | |
| BTD Apr27,1944 | Cuba Gooding Sr | #BTD Apr27,1944 #CubaGooding Sr. RIP actor, lead singer of #MainIngredient 1972 US #2 "Everybody Plays the Fool", 1974 US #10 "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely", +14 Top40 R&B singles. Gooding's son is actor Cuba Gooding Jr | |
| BTD Apr27,1947 | Ann Peebles | #BTD Apr27,1947 #AnnPeebles singer, songwriter 1973 US R&B #6, US #36 & UK #41 single "I Can't Stand The Rain", +7 other US R&B Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr27,1947 | Pete Ham | #BTD Apr27,1947 #PeteHam (Peter Ham) RIP singer, songwriter, guitarist, lead singer #Badfinger; The #Iveys from 1962-1969 and then #Badfinger 1969 UK #4 & US #7 "Come And Get It", 1970 US #8 & UK #5 "No Matter What", 1971 US #4 & UK #10 "Day After Day", 1972 US #14 "Baby Blue" | |
| BTD Apr27,1949 | Clive Taylor | #BTD Apr27,1949 #CliveTaylor bass guitarist #AmenCorner; 1969 UK #1 "If Paradise Is Half As Nice", +5 other UK Top40 singles. Then Fair Weather 1970 UK #6 "Natural Sinner" Clive became an independent Record Mixer and formed his own Post Production Sound Boutique | |
| BTD Apr27,1949 | Herb Murrell | #BTD Apr27,1949 #HerbMurrell vocals The #Stylistics 1974 US & UK #2 "You Make Me Feel Brand New", 1975 UK #1 "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)", +15 other UK Top 40 singles | |
| BTD Apr27,1951 | Ace Frehley | #BTD Apr27,1951 #AceFrehley (Paul Frehley) guitarist, songwriter, co-founder #Kiss. The persona of Spaceman or Space Ace 1973-1982 Kiss 1975 US #12 Rock and Roll All Nite, 1976 US #7 Beth, +6 Top40s @kiss and solo career 2014 US #9 LP Space Invader #HBday @ace_frehley | |
| BTD Apr27,1954 | Wally Palmar | #BTD Apr27,1954 #WallyPalmar (Volodymyr Palamarchuk) singer, songwriter, founding member and lead singer of the rock band from Detroit, Michigan the #Romantics 1983 US #3 "Talking in Your Sleep" and 1983 US #14 album "In Heat" and part of the #EmptyHearts @TheEmptyHearts | |
| BTD Apr27,1959 | Marco Pirroni | #BTD Apr27,1959 #MarcoPirroni record producer, guitarist, songwriter Adam And The Ants 1981 UK #1 "Stand And Deliver", +15 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr27,1959 | Sheena Easton | #BTD Apr27,1959 #SheenaEaston (Sheena Shirley Orr) actress, singer 1980 UK #3 & US #1 "9 to 5 (Morning Train)", 1980 UK #28 & US #6 "We've Got Tonight" (with Kenny Rogers), +7 UK & 12 US other Top40 singles | |
| OTD Apr27,1955 | Prez Prado | #OTD Apr27,1955 #PrezPrado and His Orchestra are still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" for the 2nd week of a 10wk run | |
| OTD Apr27,1956 | Gene Vincent | #OTD Apr27,1956 #GeneVincent gets a call from #CapitolRecords they want to market him as their equivalent to #ElvisPresley @CapitolRecords | |
| OTD Apr27,1957 | Ricky Nelson | #OTD Apr27,1957 #RickyNelson releases his first single "Teenager's Romance" on Verve Records. For the week ending May15 on the US Top40 Singles chart #RickyNelson will enter the charts at #42 and will peak at #8 on Jun19. The song was broadcast on the Ozzie and Harriet show | |
| OTD Apr27,1963 | Peggy March | #OTD Apr27,1963 Little #PeggyMarch starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 with "I Will Follow Him" written by #JWStole (Franck Pourcel) & #DelRoma (Paul Mauriat); adapted by #ArthurAltman with English lyrics by #NormanGimbel. March youngest female at #1 (15yo 1m 13days) | |
| OTD Apr27,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Apr27,1963 The #Beatles play at The Memorial Hall, Northwich. Also appearing are #DennyCurtis and the #Renegades & The #Cruisers with #KarlTerry. The Beatles had a total of 6 concert appearances at this venue | |
| OTD Apr27,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Apr27,1963 The #Beatles play at The Memorial Hall, Northwich. Also appearing are #DennyCurtis and the #Renegades & The #Cruisers with #KarlTerry. The Beatles had a total of 6 concert appearances at this venue | |
| OTD Apr27,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr27,1964 Full rehearsal for the #Beatles TV special "Around the Beatles" with Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Nights Dream" | |
| OTD Apr27,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr27,1964 The #Beatles rehearse for the Associated-Rediffusion TV special "Around the Beatles" The special is filmed at Rediffusion’s Studio 5 in Wembley and broadcasted on May6 in the UK. Then on #ABC TV in the US on Nov15 | |
| OTD Apr27,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Apr27,1965 The #Beatles are filming their movie "Help!" They shoot the scene where The Beatles are disguised and #JohnLennon is in a wheelchair | |
| OTD Apr27,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Apr27,1966 The #Beatles participate in mixing sessions for the songs "Taxman", "And Your Bird Can Sing", & "Tomorrow Never Knows" | |
| OTD Apr27,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Apr27,1966 The #Beatles start recording the #JohnLennon song "I'm Only Sleeping" at Abbey Road studios, London | |
| OTD Apr27,1967 | Sandie Shaw | #OTD Apr27,1967 #SandieShaw starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Puppet On A String" written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter. Shaw's third UK #1. Uncle Glenn's favorite song correct @albabourdages | |
| OTD Apr27,1968 | Bobby Goldsboro | #OTD Apr27,1968 #BobbyGoldsboro is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Honey" for the 3rd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr27,1969 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Apr27,1969 #PinkFloyd plays at the Mothers Club in Erdington, Birmingham, England @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Apr27,1971 | Green Acres | #OTD Apr27,1971 Final episode of the TV series "Green Acres" airs. #GreenAcres stars #EddieAlbert as Oliver Wendell Douglas, #EvaGabor as Lisa Douglas & Arnold Ziffel the pig. Arnold's trainer was #FrankInn. Piglets played Arnold, at least one piglet per year had to be trained | |
| OTD Apr27,1971 | Grateful Dead, Beach Boys | #OTD Apr27,1971 The #GratefulDead are at the Fillmore East in NYC. The #BeachBoys appear on stage with the Grateful Dead @GratefulDead | |
| OTD Apr27,1972 | T Rex | #OTD Apr27,1972 #TRex's (initially called Tyrannosaurus Rex; 1969 #MarcBolan shortened name to T. Rex) double LP is at #1 on the UK Album Chart. Longest title of a #1 album "My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows" | |
| OTD Apr27,1974 | John Lennon | #OTD Apr27,1974 #JohnLennon tired of wild & crazy Los Angeles returns to New York City #NYC with #MayPang & #HarryNilsson to produce Harry's LP "Pussy Cats" | |
| OTD Apr27,1974 | MFSB, Mother Father Sister Brother | #OTD Apr27,1974 #MFSB (Mother Father Sister Brother) featuring the #ThreeDegrees are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr27,1975 | Mud | #OTD Apr27,1975 #Mud starts a 2wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with their version of "Oh Boy" written by #SonnyWest, #BillTilghman, #NormanPetty & 1st recorded by the #Crickets who peaked US #10 on Jan11,1958 and UK #3 for 2wks on Jan31,1958; Mud's third and final #1 in the UK | |
| OTD Apr27,1975 | Bay City Rollers | #OTD Apr27,1975 The #BayCityRollers jump straight to #1 on the UK album chart and starts a 3wk run at #1 with their 2nd album "Once Upon A Star" | |
| OTD Apr27,1976 | David Bowie | #OTD Apr27,1976 Train officers at the Russian/Polish border detain #DavidBowie after Nazi books were found in his luggage. He Claims its for a movie project | |
| OTD Apr27,1980 | Dexys | #OTD Apr27,1980 #Dexys Midnight Runners (now called Dexys) start a 2wk run at #1 UK singles chart with "Geno" written by Kevin Archer and Kevin Rowland. The Dexys song is tribute to soul singer #GenoWashington @GenoOfficial @DexysOfficial | |
| OTD Apr27,1981 | Denny Laine | #OTD Apr27,1981 #DennyLaine announces that he was leaving #Wings due to #PaulMcCartney's reluctance to tour in the wake of #JohnLennon's murder | |
| OTD Apr27,1984 | Twisted Sister | #OTD Apr27,1984 #TwistedSister releases the single "We're Not Gonna Take It" written by vocalist #DeeSnider from Twisted Sister's 1984 album "Stay Hungry" The song will enter the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #80 on Jul28 and peak at #21 on Sep22 @deesnider @TwistedSisterNY | |
| OTD Apr27,1985 | USA For Africa | #OTD Apr27,1985 "We Are the World" by USA For Africa is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart, for the 3rd week of 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr27,2013 | Pete Ham | #OTD Apr27,2013 #blueplaque; An official blue plaque is unveiled by the Swansea City Council to honor #PeteHam in his home town of Swansea. "Master of Melody" On what would have been his 66th birthday, Ham died in 1975 |