Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr8,1892 | Mary Pickford | #BTD Apr8,1892 #MaryPickford (Gladys Smith) RIP #Canadian actress 194 films, co-founder #UnitedArtists Studios & 1 of 36 founders of The of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who present the yearly #Oscars award ceremony. Pickford won 2 Academy Awards in her lifetime @TheAcademy | |
| BTD Apr8,1928 | Fred Ebb | #BTD Apr8,1928 #FredEbb RIP. Lyricist for musicals "Cabaret", "Chicago" & "New York, New York" many collaborations with #JohnKander. The Kander and Ebb team frequently wrote for performers such as Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera | |
| BTD Apr8,1941 | Darlene Gillespie | #BTD Apr8,1941 #DarleneGillespie #Canadian actress, singer, dancer born in #Montreal, Canada. On the original The #MickeyMouse Club TV series from 1955 to 1958. Gillespie made many recordings under Disney labels such as the 1957 LP "Darlene of the Teens" @Disney | |
| BTD Apr8,1941 | Peggy Lennon | #BTD Apr8,1941 #PeggyLennon One of the singing #LennonSisters 1956 US #15 single "Tonight You Belong to Me" For 13 years from 1955 - 1968, the group appeared regularly on The Lawrence Welk Show | |
| BTD Apr8,1947 | Larry Norman | #BTD Apr8,1947 #LarryNorman RIP singer, songwriter, producer considered to be a pioneer of Christian rock music. Released more than 100 albums | |
| BTD Apr8,1947 | Steve Howe | #BTD Apr8,1947 #SteveHowe songwriter, guitarist & backing vocalist of the progressive rock group #Yes and many other bands @yesofficial #HBday @SteveHoweOne | |
| BTD Apr8,1951 | Mel Schacher | #BTD Apr8,1951 #MelSchacher (Melvin George Schacher) bass guitarist #GrandFunkRailroad 1974 US #1 "The Locomotion", +7 US Top40 singles. Grand Funk Railroad is considered to be the most successful US Heavy Metal band in the 1970s selling over 20M albums | |
| BTD Apr8,1962 | Izzy Stradlin | #BTD Apr8,1962 #IzzyStradlin (Jeffrey Isbell) singer, songwriter, co-founder & guitarist with #GunsNRoses from 1985–1991 1988 #1 & UK #6 "Sweet Child O' Mine", +5 US & 15 UK Top40 singles @gunsnroses and Izzy Stradlin & the #JuJuHounds #HBday @IzzyStradlin999 | |
| BTD Apr8,1963 | Julian Lennon | #BTD Apr8,1963 #JulianLennon singer, songwriter 1984 US #5 UK #6 "Too Late for Goodbyes", US #9 "Valotte" & 2 US Rock #1s 1986 "Stick Around" & 1989 "Now You're in Heaven"; 1991 UK #6, AU #1 "Saltwater" He is the son of #CynthiaPowell and #JohnLennon #HBday @JulianLennon | |
| OTD Apr8,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr8,1956 During a tour of Colorado, Texas & New Mexico #ElvisPresley plays two shows at Denver Coliseum a matinee & an evening show | |
| OTD Apr8,1960 | Everly Brothers | #OTD Apr8,1960 The #EverlyBrothers release "Cathy's Clown" in the UK, 1st single released on the Warner Bros label with catalogue number WB1 @warnerbros. The song will start a 7wk run at #1 on May5 in the UK and a 5wk run at #1 on May29 in the US. Selling 8M copies world wide | |
| OTD Apr8,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Apr8,1963 The Fabulous #Beatles perform at the Swimming Baths, Leyton, London. The Beatles only performance at the leisure centre on the High Street | |
| OTD Apr8,1963 | Rifleman | #OTD Apr8,1963 The final episode of The #Rifleman airs; Episode 168 "Old Tony" The recluse Old Tony helps Lucas rescue Mark and his friend from quicksand. Starring #ChuckConnors as Lucas McCain & #JohnnyCrawford as Mark McCain | |
| OTD Apr8,1964 | Supremes | #OTD Apr8,1964 The #Supremes record "Where Did Our Love Go" written by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, at Motown Studios in Detroit. The single will become their 1st US #1 on Aug22 @motown | |
| OTD Apr8,1965 | Unit 4 + 2 | #OTD Apr8,1965 #Unit4Plus2 are at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Concrete And Clay" written by group members #TommyMoeller and #BrianParker. Unit 4 +2's only UK #1 hit | |
| OTD Apr8,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Apr8,1965 The #Beatles are filming "HELP!" washroom scene, where a hand-drying machine has super-suction | |
| OTD Apr8,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Apr8,1966 The #Beatles are in Studio 2 at EMI working on the song "Got to Get You Into My Life" written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney; overdubs of vocals, guitar @emimusic | |
| OTD Apr8,1967 | John Lennon | #OTD Apr8,1967 #JohnLennon took his Rolls Royce to J.P. Fallon Ltd to ask about painting the car in psychedelic colors @RollsRoyce | |
| OTD Apr8,1967 | NME, New Musical Express | #OTD Apr8,1967 #NME (New Musical Express) magazines review of the #WalkerBrothers tour at the Astoria with #EngelbertHumperdinck, #CatStevens & #JimiHendrix the concert occurred on Mar31 | |
| OTD Apr8,1967 | London's Hammersmith Odeon | #OTD Apr8,1967 #OtisRedding, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, Arthur Conley, Booker T And The MG's and more appear at London's Hammersmith, Odeon, England | |
| OTD Apr8,1967 | Turtles | #OTD Apr8,1967 The #Turtles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Happy Together" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr8,1972 | America | #OTD Apr8,1972 #America is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "A Horse With No Name" for the last week of a 3wk run @americaband | |
| OTD Apr8,1972 | Paul McCartney & Wings | #OTD Apr8,1972 #PaulMcCartney & #Wings peak at #21 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney. The single was banned from broadcast in the UK by the #BCC and overlooked by radio programmers in the US | |
| OTD Apr8,1973 | Gilbert O'Sullivan | #OTD Apr8,1973 #GilbertOSullivan is still at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Get Down" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1. Some believe it is about his dog but he is actually referring to a girl behaving as a dog jumping on him @GilbertOSull_ | |
| OTD Apr8,1973 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Apr8,1973 #LedZeppelin jumps straight to #1 and starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK album chart with "Houses Of The Holy" Led Zeppelin is also at #1 on the US album chart @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Apr8,1973 | Ziggy Stardust World Tour, David Bowie | #OTD Apr8,1973 During the #ZiggyStardust world tour #DavidBowie plays the 1st of 3 sold out nights at Shinjuku Koseinenkin, Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan | |
| OTD Apr8,1977 | Clash | #OTD Apr8,1977 The #Clash releases their debut album "The Clash" Clash's album is widely celebrated as one of the greatest punk albums of all time. Band members on the LP: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Terry Chimes (listed as Tory Crimes), Topper Headon @TheClash | |
| OTD Apr8,1977 | Damned | #OTD Apr8,1977 The #Damned play at the home of the New York punk scene #CBGB Club (Country, BlueGrass, and Blues), the 1st UK Punk group to play live dates in the US | |
| OTD Apr8,1978 | Bee Gees | #OTD Apr8,1978 The #BeeGees are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Night Fever" for the 4th week of an 8wk run at #1. Theme song from the 1977 movie "Saturday Night Fever" @BeeGees | |
| OTD Apr8,1979 | California World Music Festival | #OTD Apr8,1979 #Aerosmith and #VanHalen headline a group of performers, such as #Toto, #AprilWine and more at the California World Music Festival's 2nd day @Aerosmith @VanHalen | |
| OTD Apr8,1979 | Art Garfunkel | #OTD Apr8,1979 #ArtGarfunkel starts a 6wk run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "Bright Eyes" written and produced by #MikeBatt; for the soundtrack of the 1978 British animated adventure drama film "Watership Down" | |
| OTD Apr8,1979 | All In The Family | #OTD Apr8,1979 Last episode of the sitcom "All In The Family" airs. Episode #205 "Too Good Edith" Edith tries to prepare a St. Patrick's Day dinner in spite of her phlebitis. Episode sets up the series spin-off "Archie Bunker's Place" | |
| OTD Apr8,1985 | J Fred Coots | #OTD Apr8,1985 Songwriter #JFredCoots (John Frederick Coots) RIP dies at the age of 87. Co-wrote the song "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" He wrote over 700 songs and over a dozen Broadway shows in his career | |
| OTD Apr8,1989 | Roxette | #OTD Apr8,1989 #Roxette (consisting of #MarieFredriksson and #PerGessle) at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "The Look" written by Per Gessle. The Roxette duo's 1st US #1 | |
| OTD Apr8,1998 | Seinfeld | #OTD Apr8,1998 #Seinfeld, the final episode of NBC's TV comedy series "Seinfeld" is filmed in Los Angeles. The 179th and 180th episodes of the show and the 23rd and 24th episodes of the 9th season. It will air on May14,1998 to an audience of 76 million viewers @SeinfeldTV |