Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr3,1885 | Bud Fisher | #BTD Apr3,1885 #BudFisher RIP cartoonist, created Mutt and Jeff #MuttandJeff the first successful daily comic strip in the US. Produce it for the #SanFrancisco Examiner, owned by William Randolph Hearst. Then his film production company created 277 Mutt and Jeff film productions | |
| BTD Apr3,1922 | Doris Day | #BTD Apr3,1922 #DorisDay (Doris Kappelhoff) RIP singer, actress 1945 US #1 "Sentimental Journey", 1952 US #1 "A Guy Is a Guy", 1954 US #1 "Secret Love", +55 Top40s with 2 #1s with #LesBrown & 1 with #BuddyClark and she starred in 39 feature films & The Doris Day Show 1968–1973 | |
| BTD Apr3,1924 | Marlon Brando | #BTD Apr3,1924 #MarlonBrando (Marlon Brando Jr) RIP actor, director widely considered to be one of the greatest actors of all time. #AcademyAwards winning performances include playing Terry Malloy 1954 "On the Waterfront" and Don Vito Corleone 1972 "The Godfather" | |
| BTD Apr3,1928 | Don Gibson | #BTD Apr3,1928 #DonGibson RIP country singer songwriter 1958 US #7 & US Country #1 "Oh Lonesome Me", 1958 US Country #1 "Blue Blue Day", 1971 US Country #1 "Woman (Sensuous Woman)", +58 US Country Top40 singles. 2001 inducted into the @countrymusichof fame | |
| BTD Apr3,1938 | Jeff Barry | #BTD Apr3,1938 #JeffBarry (Joel Adelberg) singer, record producer, songwriter co-wrote many hits such as Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Da Doo Ron Ron, Then He Kissed Me, Be My Baby, Chapel of Love all written with his then-wife #EllieGreenwich & #PhilSpector and Sugar, Sugar with #AndyKim | |
| BTD Apr3,1938 | Phillippe Wynne | #BTD Apr3,1938 #PhillippeWynne (Phillippe Walker) RIP vocals #Spinners from 1972–77. Major hit to feature him as the lead singer 1976 US #2 & UK #16 "The Rubberband Man", +11 US, 5 UK and 17 R&B Top40 singles with 6 R&B #1s. In the UK they are know as the #DetroitSpinners | |
| BTD Apr3,1941 | Jan Berry | #BTD Apr3,1941 #JanBerry RIP singer of Jan & Dean; 1/2 of 1960s rock duo #JanAndDean known for their surfer songs 1959 US #10 "Baby Talk", 1963 US #1 "Surf City" the 1st surf song on the top of the charts, 1964 US #3 "Little Old Lady from Pasadena", +11 Top40 US singles | |
| BTD Apr3,1942 | Wayne Newton | #BTD Apr3,1942 #WayneNewton (Carson Wayne Newton) singer, signature song is the 1963 US #13 "Danke Schoen", 1972 US #2 & #CashBox #1 "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast", +20 US Adult Contemporary Top40 singles. Has performed over 25k solo shows. @LasVegas icon #HBday @WayneNewtonMrLV | |
| BTD Apr3,1943 | Richard Manuel | #BTD Apr3,1943 #RichardManuel RIP #Canadian pianist, regular lead singer with The #Hawks (later The #Band) 1969 US #25 single "Up On Cripple Creek" and hits such as "Chest Fever", "Ophelia", "The Weight" | |
| BTD Apr3,1944 | Barry Pritchard | #BTD Apr3,1944 #BarryPritchard RIP guitarist, vocals, founding member The #Fortunes 1965 UK #2 & US #7 "You've Got Your Troubles", 1965 US #27 & UK #4 "Here It Comes Again", UK 1971 US #15 "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again", +3 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr3,1944 | Tony Orlando | #BTD Apr3,1944 #TonyOrlando (Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis) singer #Dawn & Tony Orlando & Dawn 1970 US #3 & UK #9 Candida, 1971 US & UK #1 Knock Three Times, 1973 US & UK #1 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree, +11 US Top40s; 1974 TV variety show #HBday @TonyOrlando | |
| BTD Apr3,1949 | Richard Thompson | #BTD Apr3,1949 #RichardThompson singer, songwriter, guitarist #FairportConvention 1969 UK #21 single "Si Tu Dois Partie" & solo LP Rumour And Sigh and 2 Alternative Airplay Top40 singles #HBday @RthompsonMusic | |
| BTD Apr3,1961 | Eddie Murphy | #BTD Apr3,1961 #EddieMurphy actor, comedian. Cast member on #SNL 1980-1984 & many movies such as "Trading Places" and "Beverly Hills Cop". Scored the 1986 US #3 & R&B #8 "Party All The Time" (produced by #RickJames), 1989 US #27 & R&B #2 "Put Your Mouth on Me" | |
| OTD Apr3,1953 | Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr | #OTD Apr3,1953 TV Guide publishes for the first time #LucilleBall's infant son #DesiArnaz Jr on the cover @TVGuide | |
| OTD Apr3,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr3,1956 #ElvisPresley appears on the #NBC networks "The #MiltonBerle Show" live from the flight deck of the USS Hancock | |
| OTD Apr3,1957 | Fats Domino | #OTD Apr3,1957 #FatsDomino peaks at #5 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "I'm Walkin'" written by by Fats Domino with frequent collaborator #DaveBartholomew. Fats 3rd release in a row to reach #1 on the R&B Best Sellers chart | |
| OTD Apr3,1960 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr3,1960 #ElvisPresley records the songs “It’s Now Or Never” and “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” in Nashville. Written by #RoyTurk and #LouHandman in 1926 and recorded many times. Elvis recorded it because the song was Colonel Tom Parker's wife Marie Mott's favorite song | |
| OTD Apr3,1961 | Billy Fury | #OTD Apr3,1961 #BillyFury records the single "Halfway to Paradise" written by #CaroleKing and #GerryGoffin. Fury's version reaches #3 in UK staying on the charts for 23 weeks | |
| OTD Apr3,1962 | Big Star Show | #OTD Apr3,1962 The Big Star Show of 1962 at The Dominion Cinema, Southall with #BillyFury And The Blue Flames, #JohnLeyton, #EdenKane, #JoeBrown, #RickyStevens and more | |
| OTD Apr3,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr3,1964 Filming for "A Hard Day's Night" (film is still untitled at this time) the #Beatles film a promo trailer & sit in baby carriages | |
| OTD Apr3,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr3,1964 The #Beatles film an appearance on the #TyneTees TV show, answering questions sent in by their fans | |
| OTD Apr3,1965 | Gary Lewis and the Playboys | #OTD Apr3,1965 #GaryLewis & the Playboys enter the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #88 with "Count Me In" written by #GlenHardin. Gary Lewis and the Playboys will peak at #2 on May8 | |
| OTD Apr3,1965 | Supremes | #OTD Apr3,1965 The #Supremes are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Stop! In The Name Of Love" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1. This is The Supremes fourth US #1 single | |
| OTD Apr3,1966 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Apr3,1966 #PinkFloyd appears at The Marquee Club in Wardour Street, London, England @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Apr3,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Apr3,1967 The #Monkees TV series S1 E29 "Monkees Get Out More Dirt" The Monkees friendship is threatened when they all fall for the same girl, luscious local laundromat proprietress April Conquest played by #JulieNewmar @julienewmarreal @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Apr3,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Apr3,1967 Working on The #Beatles album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" #GeorgeHarrison records lead vocal for the song "Within You Without You" written by George Harrison; inspired by his stay in India with his mentor and sitar teacher #RaviShankar | |
| OTD Apr3,1969 | Jim Morrison | #OTD Apr3,1969 #JimMorrison of The #Doors turns himself into the FBI LA office. Morrison's warrant 1 felony count of lewd-lascivious behavior; 3 misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure, profanity and drunkenness during a concert in Miami on Mar1,1969 @FBI | |
| OTD Apr3,1971 | Temptations | #OTD Apr3,1971 The #Temptations start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" written by #NormanWhitfield and #BarrettStrong | |
| OTD Apr3,1976 | Diana Ross | #OTD Apr3,1976 #DianaRoss enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #78 with "Love Hangover" written by #MarilynMcLeod and #PamSawyer (The 5th Dimension enter at #95 with the same song, but will move no higher) Ross will be at #1 for 2wks on May29,1976 @DianaRoss | |
| OTD Apr3,1976 | Johnnie Taylor | #OTD Apr3,1976 #JohnnieTaylor starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Disco Lady" written by #HarveyScales, #AlbertVance & #DonDavis. The 1st song at #1 with the word 'disco' in its title; also the 1st single to be certified platinum by the @RIAA | |
| OTD Apr3,1976 | Sex Pistols | #OTD Apr3,1976 An unknown band called the #SexPistols open for The 101'ers with #JoeStrummers of The Clash at The Nashville Rooms in London @TheClash @pistolsofficial | |
| OTD Apr3,1982 | Joan Jett And The Blackhearts | #OTD Apr3,1982 #JoanJett And The Blackhearts are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" for the 3rd week of a 7wk run @joanjett | |
| OTD Apr3,1983 | David Bowie | #OTD Apr3,1983 #DavidBowie is at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "Let's Dance" written by David Bowie and features a guitar solo by then-rising blues guitarist #StevieRayVaughan. Bowie's 1st single that goes to #1 on both sides of the Atlantic. A #1 in the US on May21 |