Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug11,1960 | Cynthia Dale | #BTD Aug11,1960 #Canadian #CynthiaDale actress played Lawyer Olivia Novak in the CBC TV drama Street Legal from 1987-94 and in movies such as 1987 "Moonstruck" #HBday @CynthiaDale | |
| BTD Aug11,1942 | Mike Hugg | #BTD Aug11,1942 #MikeHugg drummer, songwriter, founding member #ManfredMann 1964 UK & US #1 single "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" | |
| BTD Aug11,1943 | Denis Payton | #BTD Aug11,1943 #DenisPayton RIP saxophonist The #DaveClarkFive #DC5 1963 UK #1 & 1964 US #6 "Glad All Over", 1964 UK #2 & US #4 "Bits and Pieces", 1965 US #1 "Over and Over", +19 UK Top40 and 14 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Aug11,1943 | Jim Kale | #BTD Aug11,1943 Michael #JimKale bass guitarist The #GuessWho first hit 1965 CAN #1 & US #22 "Shakin' All Over", 1970 US & CAN #1s "American Woman" & "No Sugar Tonight", +10 US & 33 CAN Top40 singles. 1978 trademarked, registered the band name to form the new @theguesswho | |
| BTD Aug11,1948 | Bill Hurd | #BTD Aug11,1948 #BillHurd keyboards, vocals The #Rubettes 1974 UK #1 single "Sugar Baby Love" 1975 left group, now in own Rubettes band featuring Bill Hurd | |
| BTD Aug11,1949 | Eric Carmen | #BTD Aug11,1949 #EricCarmen singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboards The #Raspberries 1972 US #5 "Go All The Way" (banned by the BBC for sexually suggestive lyrics), 1972 US #16 "I Wanna Be with You" & solo 1976 US #2 & UK #12 "All By Myself", +6 US Top40s #HBday @RealEricCarmen | |
| BTD Aug11,1950 | Erik Braunn | #BTD Aug11,1950 #ErikBraunn RIP guitarist 1960s #IronButterfly featured on 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" at the age of 17 | |
| BTD Aug11,1954 | Bryan Bassett | #BTD Aug11,1954 #BryanBassett guitarist, vocals #WildCherry 1976 US #1 & UK #7 single "Play That Funky Music" | |
| BTD Aug11,1954 | Joe Jackson | #BTD Aug11,1954 #JoeJackson (David Ian Jackson) singer, songwriter, keyboards, saxophone 1980 UK #5 "It's Different For Girls", 1982 US #6 & UK #6 "Steppin Out", +2 UK and 3 US Top40 singles #HBday @JoeJacksonMusic | |
| BTD Aug11,1959 | Alan Frew | #BTD Aug11,1959 #AlanFrew guitarist, singer #GlassTiger 1986 US #2 "Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone" & wrote the song "Free to Be" which is used by the Toronto @MapleLeafs as their theme song #HBday @AlanFrew | |
| BTD Aug11,1960 | Paul Gendler | #BTD Aug11,1960 #PaulGendler guitarist #ModernRomance 1981 US Dance #2 "Can You Move" & 1982 UK #4 single "Best Years Of Our Lives" | |
| OTD Aug11,1941 | Glenn Miller | #OTD Aug11,1941 #GlennMiller and his Orchestra record "Elmer’s Tune" in New York with #RayEberle on lead vocals and the Modernaires on backing vocals | |
| OTD Aug11,1952 | Hank Williams | #OTD Aug11,1952 #HankWilliams dismissed from the Grand Ole @opry for habitual drunkenness, told not to return until he gets sober | |
| OTD Aug11,1960 | Cliff Richard | #OTD Aug11,1960 #CliffRichard & The #Shadows return to #1 for 2 additional weeks on the UK singles chart with "Please Don't Tease" The song dropped to #3 last week. A total of 3wks at #1 | |
| OTD Aug11,1962 | Neil Sedaka | #OTD Aug11,1962 #NeilSedaka starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" @neilsedaka on #RickShaw's show Saturday Hop Video==> youtu.be/tbad22CKlB4 | |
| OTD Aug11,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Aug11,1962 The #Beatles perform at the Odd Spot Club, Liverpool. Dancing from 7 to 11pm also playing #Faron and the Flamingos, #JohnnyTempler and The Hi-Cats with Barbara | |
| OTD Aug11,1963 | 3rd Richmond Jazz Festival | #OTD Aug11,1963 The 2nd day of the 3rd Richmond Jazz Festival with #AckerBilk's Paramount Jazz Band, #LongJohnBaldry @RollingStones & more | |
| OTD Aug11,1964 | High Numbers, Who | #OTD Aug11,1964 The #HighNumbers (Later they will become The #Who) play at The Railway Hotel in Harrow, England. | |
| OTD Aug11,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Aug11,1964 Work begins on The #Beatles 4th album "Beatles For Sale" (the LP is not yet titled). They are recording the song "Baby’s in Black" | |
| OTD Aug11,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Aug11,1965 The #Beatles movie "Help!" premieres in New York. #Beatles said #Help! was inspired by the #MarxBrothers classic Duck Soup | |
| OTD Aug11,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Aug11,1966 #Beatles Q&A presser at The Astor Towers Hotel Chicago during 1st stop of the 1966 tour | |
| OTD Aug11,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Aug11,1966 The #Beatles arrive at Chicago's O'Hare Airport to start their last tour of the U.S. | |
| OTD Aug11,1967 | 7th National Jazz and Blues Festival | #OTD Aug11,1967 1st day of the 7th National #Jazz and Blues Festival Windsor. With #SmallFaces, The #Move, #Marmalade & more | |
| OTD Aug11,1968 | Simon and Garfunkel | #OTD Aug11,1968 #SimonandGarfunkel start a 5wk run at #1 on the UK album chart with "Bookends" the LP will fall to #3 after 5wks then return to #1 for 2 additional weeks and a total of 7wks at #1. This is the duo's 4th studio album | |
| OTD Aug11,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Aug11,1968 The #Beatles start National Apple Week in England, named in honor of the Beatles fledgling record label #AppleRecords | |
| OTD Aug11,1969 | Diana Ross, Jackson 5, Jacksons | #OTD Aug11,1969 #DianaRoss invites 350 guests to a Beverly Hills club to see the newest @motown act, The #Jackson5 @DianaRoss @Jacksons | |
| OTD Aug11,1969 | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | #OTD Aug11,1969 #JohnLennon and #YokoOno move into their mansion at Tittenhurst Park, a 72-acre estate in Sunningdale, Ascot. | |
| OTD Aug11,1973 | Maureen McGovern | #OTD Aug11,1973 #MaureenMcGovern is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "The Morning After" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug11,1973 | Edgar Winter | #OTD Aug11,1973 The #EdgarWinter Group's song "Free Ride" is released and enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #81. The song will peak at #14 on Oct13. | |
| OTD Aug11,1974 | Three Degrees | #OTD Aug11,1974 The #ThreeDegrees start a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "When Will I See You Again" | |
| OTD Aug11,1979 | Donna Summer | #OTD Aug11,1979 #DonnaSummer is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Bad Girls" for the last week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug11,1979 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Aug11,1979 #LedZeppelin's last UK show when they appear at Knebworth House, England. @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Aug11,1979 | Knack | #OTD Aug11,1979 The #Knack starts a 5wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Get The Knack" @Knackrophilia | |
| OTD Aug11,1984 | Ray Parker Jr | #OTD Aug11,1984 #RayParker JR starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Ghostbusters" the theme from the film of the same name. | |
| OTD Aug11,1990 | Mariah Carey | #OTD Aug11,1990 #MariahCarey is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Vision of Love" @MariahCarey's 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug11,1999 | Kiss | #OTD Aug11,1999 #Kiss arrives on Hollywood Boulevard to unveil star on The Walk Of Fame. Sold over 80M records @KISSOnline |