Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr5,1928 | Tony Williams | #BTD Apr5,1928 #TonyWilliams (Samuel E Williams) RIP. Original lead singer The #Platters 1953 to 1960; 1955 US #1 & UK #5 The Great Pretender, 1956 US & UK #4 My Prayer, 1958 US & UK #3 Twilight Time, 1959 US & UK #1 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, +18 US, 6 UK & 21 R&B Top40s | |
| BTD Apr5,1929 | Joe Meek | #BTD Apr5,1929 #JoeMeek (Robert Meek) RIP songwriter, producer, pioneered space age and experimental pop music. 1962 instrumental "Telstar" written & produced by Meek, the 1st record by a British rock group to reach #1 on the US Hot100, +19 produced UK Top40 singles with 4 #1s | |
| BTD Apr5,1935 | Peter Grant | #BTD Apr5,1935 #PeterGrant RIP managed the #Yardbirds, #LedZeppelin, #BadCompany & others. Executive for #SwanSong Records. 1 of the shrewdest, most ruthless managers in rock history, credited with improving pay and conditions for musicians in dealings with concert promoters | |
| BTD Apr5,1939 | Ronnie White | #BTD Apr5,1939 #RonnieWhite RIP singer, co-founder The #Miracles 1960 US #2 & first R&B #1 "Shop Around", 1967, 1970 first US #1 "The Tears of a Clown", +26 US and 40 R&B Top40s; The only consistent original member. 2012 posthumous inducted in @rockhall of Fame with The Miracles | |
| BTD Apr5,1941 | Dave Swarbrick | #BTD Apr5,1941 #DaveSwarbrick RIP fiddle, singer, songwriter #FairportConvention 1969 lead production of "Liege & Lief" LP electric folk | |
| BTD Apr5,1942 | Allan Clarke | #BTD Apr5,1942 #AllanClarke (Harold Allan Clarke) original lead singer, founder The #Hollies 1965 UK #1 I'm Alive, 1966 UK #5 & US #5 Bus Stop, 1967 UK #4 & US #11 On a Carousel, 1967 UK #2 & US #7 Carrie Anne, +25 UK & 6 US Top40s. 2010 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame | |
| BTD Apr5,1944 | Nicholas Caldwell | #BTD Apr5,1944 #NicholasCaldwell RIP singer, original member of R&B group The #Whispers 1980 UK #2 & US #19 "And The Beat Goes On", +36 Top40 R&B singles | |
| BTD Apr5,1950 | Agnetha Fältskog | #BTD Apr5,1950 #AgnethaFältskog singer, vocals success in Sweden 1967 #1 "Följ med mig" & reached pop stardom with #ABBA 1st hits 1974 UK #1 "Waterloo" and 1977 US #1 "Dancing Queen", +13 US and 24 UK Top40 singles with 8 more UK #1s & 9 UK #1 LPs #HBday @agnethaofficial | |
| OTD Apr5,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr5,1956 #ElvisPresley plays his 2nd night at San Diego Arena. Elvis is backstage at the San Diego Arena, no incidents; police had said they would arrest him based on his performance the night before. | |
| OTD Apr5,1958 | Champs | #OTD Apr5,1958 The #Champs are still at #1 for the week ending Mar29 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Tequila" for the last week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr5,1959 | Buddy Holly | #OTD Apr5,1959 #BuddyHolly's single "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" reaches #13 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart. It is Buddy's 1st posthumous hit. The song was released on Jan5, his last release before his death on Feb3,1959 | |
| OTD Apr5,1959 | Tommy Dee | #OTD Apr5,1959 #TommyDee with #CarolKay and the Teen - Aires enter the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #82 with "Three Stars" The song will peak at #11 on May10; a tribute to #BuddyHolly #RitchieValens & #JPRichardson selling over 1M copies and will be awarded a gold disc | |
| OTD Apr5,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Apr5,1962 The #Beatles on a fanclub night at the #CavernClub play their first set in their black leather outfits and then for the second set they change into their new Beno Dorn suits and ties @cavernliverpool | |
| OTD Apr5,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Apr5,1962 The #Beatles play at a fanclub night at the #CavernClub; #PaulMcCartney plays the drums while #PeteBest takes the mic for a performance of McCartney's unreleased song "Pinwheel Twist" written on Mar22 in the bandroom at the cavern @cavernliverpool @BeatlesPeteBest | |
| OTD Apr5,1963 | NME, New Musical Express | #OTD Apr5,1963 On the cover of #NME the New Musical Express magazine #CliffRichard, #BillyFury, #ElvisPresley, #RonnieCarroll, #SammyDavis Jr & #GerryMarsden | |
| OTD Apr5,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Apr5,1963 The #Beatles give a private performance, for #EMI executives EMI House in central London @emimusic | |
| OTD Apr5,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Apr5,1963 The #Beatles receive their 1st Silver Record for selling 250,000 copies of the single "Please Please Me" | |
| OTD Apr5,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr5,1964 The #Beatles are filming the movie "A Hard Day's Night" at Marylebone Station. Beatles are filmed fleeing from screaming fans | |
| OTD Apr5,1964 | Searchers | #OTD Apr5,1964 The #Searchers appear on The #EdSullivan Show singing their hit single "Needles And Pins" | |
| OTD Apr5,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr5,1964 The first broadcast of “El Club de los Beatles” a Chilean radio program dedicated to the Fab Four (The #Beatles) | |
| OTD Apr5,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Apr5,1965 The #Beatles continue filming "HELP!" Shooting of the dining area & kitchen sequences at Rajahama restaurant | |
| OTD Apr5,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Apr5,1967 #Monkees fans walk to the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square to protest #DavyJones planned draft into the army. He would latter obtain a deferral for being too light less than 104 lbs | |
| OTD Apr5,1969 | Tommy Roe | #OTD Apr5,1969 #TommyRoe is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Dizzy" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr5,1972 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr5,1972 #ElvisPresley kicks off a 15 date US tour at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York | |
| OTD Apr5,1974 | Dean Martin | #OTD Apr5,1974 After 9 seasons 164 episodes, the last episode of the variety-comedy series The #DeanMartin Show airs. My favorite variety show | |
| OTD Apr5,1975 | Minnie Riperton | #OTD Apr5,1975 #MinnieRiperton is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with the #StevieWonder produced song "Lovin' You" written by Minnie Riperton and #RichardRudolph | |
| OTD Apr5,1978 | Duran Duran | #OTD Apr5,1978 #DuranDuran made their live debut at The Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Polytechnic | |
| OTD Apr5,1980 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Apr5,1980 #PinkFloyd is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Apr5,1980 | REM | #OTD Apr5,1980 #REM play their 1st gig when they appear at St Mary's Episcopal Church, Athens, Georgia @remhq | |
| OTD Apr5,1986 | Falco | #OTD Apr5,1986 #Falco is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Rock Me Amadeus" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run | |
| OTD Apr5,1994 | Kurt Cobain | #OTD Apr5,1994 #KurtCobain dies at the age of 27 after committing suicide. He was the lead singer, guitarist, & primary songwriter of the rock band #Nirvana | |
| OTD Apr5,2003 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Apr5,2003 #PaulMcCartney starts his UK leg of the "Back In The World Tour" at Hallam FM Arena. The set has 22 Beatles songs @PaulMcCartney |