Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr30,1929 | Johnny Horton | #BTD Apr30,1929 #JohnnyHorton RIP singer 1959 US Country #1 & US #1 "The Battle Of New Orleans", 1959 US Country #1 "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)", 1960 US Country #1 & US #4 "North To Alaska", +11 US Country Top40s. Horton killed in a car crash Nov5,1960 | |
| BTD Apr30,1943 | Bobby Vee | #BTD Apr30,1943 #BobbyVee (Robert Velline) RIP singer 1960 US #6 & UK #4 "Rubber Ball", 1961 US #1 & UK #3 "Take Good Care Of My Baby", +38 US and 10 UK Top40 singles with 6 in the Top10 | |
| BTD Apr30,1948 | Wayne Kramer | #BTD Apr30,1948 #WayneKramer guitarist, singer, songwriter, co-founder of #MC5 (Motor City 5) 1969 album "Kick Out The Jams" #HBday @waynekramer | |
| BTD Apr30,1951 | Des Tong | #BTD Apr30,1951 #DesTong bass guitarist #SadCafe (1980–1990, 1998, 2000, 2012–present) 1979 UK #3 single "Every Day Hurts" and with Mike And The Mechanics 1989 US #1 & UK #2 "The Living Years" #HBday @captaintongo | |
| BTD Apr30,1953 | Merrill Osmond | #BTD Apr30,1953 #MerrillOsmond lead singer, bass guitarist The #Osmonds 1970 US #1 "One Bad Apple", 1974 UK #1 "Love Me For A Reason", +9 US & 10 UK Top40 singles #HBday @merrillosmond | |
| OTD Apr30,1939 | Lou Gehrig | #OTD Apr30,1939 #LouGehrig of the New York Yankees is hit-less vs the Washington #Senators, his 2130th consecutive #MLB game. Two days later he will remove himself from lineup @Yankees @MLB | |
| OTD Apr30,1952 | Mr Potato Head | #OTD Apr30,1952 Mr Potato Head is the 1st toy advertised on US TV. Hasbro introduces Mr Potato Head Commercial @Hasbro | |
| OTD Apr30,1954 | Johnnie Ray | #OTD Apr30,1954 #JohnnieRay is at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Such A Night" This is Ray's 1st of 3 UK #1 hits. The song was written by #LincolnChase and 1st recorded by The #Drifters. Drifters reached #2 R&B in 1954 despite being banned by some radio stations as too racy | |
| OTD Apr30,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr30,1957 #ElvisPresley records "Jailhouse Rock" as featured in his 3rd motion picture "Jailhouse Rock" The single will be #1 for 6wks in the US on Oct26,1957 and for 3wks in the UK on Jan24,1958 | |
| OTD Apr30,1961 | Del hannon | #OTD Apr30,1961 #DelShannon starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Runaway" written by Del Shannon and keyboardist Max Crook. Shannon will be a #1 in the UK for 3wks on Jun29 | |
| OTD Apr30,1961 | Rick Nelson | #OTD Apr30,1961 #RickNelson enters the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #71 with "Travelin' Man" #JerryFuller wrote the song with #SamCooke in mind, Cooke turned it down so #RickyNelson ended up with a #1 hit on Jun4 | |
| OTD Apr30,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr30,1964 During a UK tour The #Beatles play at the #Odeon Cinema in Glasgow. Also they are interviewed by #BBC Scotland & STV News evening news @STVNews | |
| OTD Apr30,1965 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Apr30,1965 #BobDylan starts a UK tour backed by The #Band from Toronto, Ontario #Canada. The concert is filmed for the documentary "Don't Look Back" @bobdylan | |
| OTD Apr30,1966 | Young Rascals | #OTD Apr30,1966 The #YoungRascals (changed to The #Rascals in 1968) are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Good Lovin'" written by Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick | |
| OTD Apr30,1967 | Walker Brothers | #OTD Apr30,1967 The Fabulous #WalkerBrothers with #JimiHendrix and #CatStevens & Special Guest Star #EngelbertHumperdinck at the Granada Theatre @ehumperdinck | |
| OTD Apr30,1968 | Cilla Black Show | #OTD Apr30,1968 #BBC TV launches the #CillaBlack Show 1st UK female performer with her own TV show. Theme song "Step Inside Love" written by #PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Apr30,1976 | Keith Moon | #OTD Apr30,1976 Drummer #KeithMoon of The #Who pays 9 cabs to block-off both ends of a #NYC street to throw hotel room items out his window | |
| OTD Apr30,1977 | Glen Campbell | #OTD Apr30,1977 #GlenCampbell is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Southern Nights" written & 1st recorded by Allen Toussaint. Campbell will also be #1 on the US Hot Country Songs chart and US Adult Contemporary chart. Glen Campbell's 2nd US #1 @GlenCampbell | |
| OTD Apr30,1977 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Apr30,1977 #LedZeppelin breaks an indoor concert attendance record with 76,229 at the Pontiac Silverdome, Michigan | |
| OTD Apr30,1978 | Saturday Night Fever, Bee Gees | #OTD Apr30,1978 "Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track" starts an 18wk run at #1 on UK LP chart, features 8 #BeeGee songs; #1 singles on the LP; Jive Talkin', You Should Be Dancing, How Deep Is Your Love, Night Fever, If I Can't Have You, Stayin' Alive @BeeGees | |
| OTD Apr30,1983 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Apr30,1983 #MichaelJackson starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Beat It" written by Michael Jackson and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones @michaeljackson | |
| OTD Apr30,1987 | Whitney Houston | #OTD Apr30,1987 #WhitneyHouston is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr30,1989 | Holly Johnson | #OTD Apr30,1989 Former Frankie goes To Hollywood singer #HollyJohnson jumps straight to #1 on the UK album chart with "Blast" Johnson's debut solo album @TheHollyJohnson | |
| OTD Apr30,2015 | Ben E King | #OTD Apr30,2015 #BenEKing (Benjamin Earl Nelson) RIP dies at the age of 76; singer with The #Drifters 1959 US #2 & R&B #1 There Goes My Baby, 1960 US, R&B & UK #1 Save The Last Dance For Me & Solo 1961 US #4, R&B #1 & UK #27 Stand By Me then a UK #1 1986, +3 US & 21 R&B Top40s | |
| OTD Apr30,2018 | Simpsons | #OTD Apr30,2018 The #Simpsons becomes the longest-running prime-time scripted series airing its 636th episode. The Simpsons launched Dec17, 1989 on the FOX TV network. The record will surpass the western "Gunsmoke" from 1955-75 on the #CBS network @FOXTV @TheSimpsons | |
| OTD Apr29,2021 | Johnny Crawford | #OTD Apr29,2021 #JohnnyCrawford RIP dies at the age of 75; actor, singer rose to fame at the age of 12 playing Mark McCain on the TV series The #Rifleman and as a singer 1962 US #8 "Cindy's Birthday", US #14 "Your Nose Is Gonna Grow" and US #12 "Rumors" |