Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr7,1908 | Percy Faith | #BTD Apr7,1908 #PercyFaith RIP #Canadian composer, conductor, band leader. Pioneer of easy listening music. Produced the following singles; 3 US #1s 1952 Delicado, 1953 Moulin Rouge & 1960 Theme from A Summer Place; +21 Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr7,1915 | Billie Holiday | #BTD Apr7,1915 #BillieHoliday (Elinore Harris) RIP singer, songwriter. Greatest female #jazz singer all time. Made over 100 records. 1937 US #1 "Carelessly", +37 Top40 US singles | |
| BTD Apr7,1916 | Anthony Caruso | #BTD Apr7,1916 #AnthonyCaruso RIP actor many roles; played the boss Bela Okmyx on "Star Trek" TV series episode "A Piece of the Action" & in many feature films | |
| BTD Apr7,1917 | R G Armstrong | #BTD Apr7,1917 #RGArmstrong (Robert Golden Armstrong Jr) RIP character actor appearing in dozens of Westerns over his 40-year career and many other films such as his 1st 1954 Garden of Eden as J. Randolph Latimore | |
| BTD Apr7,1920 | Ravi Shankar | #BTD Apr7,1920 #RaviShankar (Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury) RIP Indian musician and composer. #GeorgeHarrison studied sitar under him & said he's “the godfather of world music” Ravi Shankar had numerous solo recordings published | |
| BTD Apr7,1928 | James Garner | #BTD Apr7,1928 #JamesGarner (James Scott Bumgarner) RIP actor, producer. TV series such as 1957 Maverick, 1971 Nichols, 1974 The Rockford Files, 2003 8 Simple Rules. Lead roles in over 50 films such as 1963 The Great Escape, 1966 Grand Prix, 2000 Space Cowboys, 2004 The Notebook | |
| BTD Apr7,1937 | Charlie Thomas | #BTD Apr7,1937 #CharlieThomas singer The #Drifters from 1959-1967; 1960 US & R&B #1 & UK #2 "Save The Last Dance For Me", 1964 US #4 & R&B #1 (at that time #Cashbox) "Under the Boardwalk", +11 US and 16 R&B Top40 singles. 1988 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame | |
| BTD Apr7,1943 | Alan Buck | #BTD Apr7,1943 #AlanBuck RIP drummer The #FourPennies 1964 UK #1 "Juliet", +4 UK Top40 singles. Probably most successful UK group that failed to chart in the US | |
| BTD Apr7,1947 | Florian Schneider | #BTD Apr7,1947 #FlorianSchneider (Florian Schneider-Esleben) founding member of the electronic music and pop band #Kraftwerk 1974 UK #11 & US #25 "Autobahn", 1981 UK #1 "The Model", +8 UK Top40 singles @kraftwerk | |
| BTD Apr7,1947 | Patricia Bennett | #BTD Apr7,1947 #PatriciaBennett singer The #Chiffons 1963 US #1 & UK #16 "He's So Fine", 1963 US #5 & UK #29 "One Fine Day", 1966 US #10 & UK #31 "Sweet Talking Guy" reissued in 1972 UK #4, +2 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr7,1948 | Carol Douglas | #BTD Apr7,1948 #CarolDouglas (Carol Strickland) singer 1974 US #11, R&B #9 & CAN #1 "Doctor's Orders", 1976 US Dance #1s "Midnight Love Affair" and "Crime Don't Pay", +4 US Dance Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr7,1949 | John Oates | #BTD Apr7,1949 #JohnOates guitarist, songwriter in the duo #HallandOates 1982 US #1 "Maneater", +5 five other US #1's & 23 US Top40 singles @halloates. 2014 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame as a member of Hall & Oates with #DarylHall #HBday @JohnOates | |
| BTD Apr7,1951 | Janis Ian | #BTD Apr7,1951 #JanisIan (Janis Eddy Fink) singer, songwriter 1975 US #3 single "At Seventeen" and the 1975 US #1 album "Between The Lines" | |
| BTD Apr7,1952 | Bruce Gary | #BTD Apr7,1952 #BruceGary RIP drummer The #Knack 1979 US #1 & UK #6 "My Sharona", 1979 US #11 "Good Girls Don't", 1980 US #38 "Baby Talks Dirty" @Knackrophilia | |
| OTD Apr7,1949 | Les Brown & His Orchestra | #OTD Apr7,1949 #LesBrown & His Orchestra and vocal chorus by #DorisDay starts a 7wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time" written by #VicMizzy with lyrics by #MannyCurtis | |
| OTD Apr7,1956 | Alan Freed | #OTD Apr7,1956 #AlanFreed Rock 'n Roll Dance Party begins its 1st regularly scheduled national rock and roll show on #CBS Radio hosted by Alan Freed | |
| OTD Apr7,1958 | Alan Freed | #OTD Apr7,1958 #AlanFreed Big Beat Show plays two shows at the Memorial Hall in Canton, Ohio featuring #BuddyHolly, #ChuckBerry, #JerryLeeLewis and many more | |
| OTD Apr7,1962 | Shelley Fabares | #OTD Apr7,1962 #ShelleyFabares starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Johnny Angel" written by #LynDuddy and #LeePockriss. Originally recorded by both #LaurieLoman and #GeorgiaLee these two versions were not successful | |
| OTD Apr7,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Apr7,1962 The #Beatles play at the #Casbah Coffee Club (also called the West Derby's Kasbah Club), Liverpool without #GeorgeHarrison he was ill, their last gig before leaving for Hamburg | |
| OTD Apr7,1962 | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones | #OTD Apr7,1962 While at the Ealing Jazz Club #MickJagger & #KeithRichards meet #BrianJones for the first time @officialKeef @MickJagger | |
| OTD Apr7,1966 | Cliff Richard | #OTD Apr7,1966 #CliffRichard and the Shadows peaks at #15 on the UK singles chart with "Blue Turns To Grey" written by #MickJagger and #KeithRichards @MickJagger @officialKeef | |
| OTD Apr7,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Apr7,1966 The #Beatles record overdubs on the songs "Tomorrow Never Knows" written primarily by #JohnLennon and "Gotta Get You Into My Life" written by #PaulMcCartney both credited to Lennon–McCartney at Abbey Road studios @AbbeyRoad | |
| OTD Apr7,1967 | Good Times, Sonny Bono, Cher | #OTD Apr7,1967 #SonnyBono & #Cher of the #SonnyandCher TV show had their movie debut with "Good Times" in Chicago, IL. A comedy musical western with the directorial debut of #WilliamFriedkin who later directed The French Connection and The Exorcist | |
| OTD Apr7,1973 | Vicki Lawrence | #OTD Apr7,1973 #VickiLawrence starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" written by #BobbyRussell. Russell married to Lawrence at the time didn't like it so was reluctant to record it | |
| OTD Apr7,1979 | GloriaGaynor | #OTD Apr7,1979 #GloriaGaynor is back at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Will Survive" Gaynor fell to #2 for 2wks after a 2wk run at #1. She returns to #1 for an additional week. A total of 3wks at #1. 1980 #Grammy Award for Best Disco Recording @gloriagaynor | |
| OTD Apr7,1979 | California World Music Festival | #OTD Apr7,1979 #TedNugent and #Cheaptrick headline a group of performers, such as #Toto, #REO Speedwagan at the California World Music Festival's first day @TedNugent @cheaptrick | |
| OTD Apr7,1979 | Doobie Brothers | #OTD Apr7,1979 The #DoobieBrothers went to #1 on US album chart with "Minute By Minute" The Doobie Brothers only US #1 album. Band members on LP: Patrick Simmons, Michael McDonald, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Tiran Porter, John Hartman, Keith Knudsen @TheDoobieBros | |
| OTD Apr7,1984 | Kenny Loggins | #OTD Apr7,1984 #KennyLoggins is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Footloose" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 @kennyloggins | |
| OTD Apr7,1985 | Wham! | #OTD Apr7,1985 #Wham! became the first Western act to play in China, when they played at the workers gymnasium in Beijing | |
| OTD Apr7,1988 | Alice Cooper | #OTD Apr7,1988 During his European tour #AliceCooper accidentally hung himself when a safety rope snapped; a roadie grabs and saves Alice Cooper @RealAliceCooper | |
| OTD Apr7,1990 | Taylor Dayne | #OTD Apr7,1990 #TaylorDayne is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 chart with "Love Will Lead You Back" written by #DianeWarren and produced by #RicWake @taylordayne | |
| OTD Apr7,2019 | Joe Miceli | #OTD Apr7,2019 #JoeMiceli (Joseph John "Joe Boy" Miceli) RIP drummer dies at the age of 74. A native & resident of #BatonRouge, LA. Played with #JohnFred and His #Playboy Band 1968 US #1 & UK #3 "Judy In Disguise" In many bands and a draftsman for many engineering firms |