Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug15,1909 | Hugo Winterhalter | #BTD Aug15,1909 #HugoWinterhalter RIP band leader; session musician and arranger for the likes of #CountBasie, #TommyDorsey and #RaymondScott. In 1950 at #RCA Victor he arranged sessions for artists including #PerryComo, #HarryBelafonte, #EddieFisher and the #Ames Brothers | |
| BTD Aug15,1925 | Mike Connors | #BTD Aug15,1925 #MikeConnors (Krekor Ohanian) RIP actor, played private detective Joe Mannix in @CBS TV series #Mannix from 1967 to 1975 | |
| BTD Aug15,1933 | Bill Pinkney | #BTD Aug15,1933 #BillPinkney (Willie Pinkney) RIP singer, original member of The #Drifters 1956 recording "I Should Have Done Right" and 1955 "Steamboat" 1988 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame as a member of the Drifters | |
| BTD Aug15,1933 | Bobby Helms | #BTD Aug15,1933 #BobbyHelms RIP singer, three hit singles in 1957 US Country #13 & US #6 "Jingle Bell Rock", US Country #1 & US #36 "Fraulein" and US Country #1, US #7 & UK #22 "My Special Angel", + 4 US Country Top40 singles | |
| BTD Aug15,1938 | Stix Hooper | #BTD Aug15,1938 #StixHooper (Nesbert Hooper) drummer, founding member of the #Jazz group The #Crusaders 1979 UK #5 & US #36 "Street Life" #HBday @Stix_Hooper | |
| BTD Aug15,1941 | Don Rich | #BTD Aug15,1941 #DonRich RIP guitarist, fiddler member of the #Buckaroos, backing band of country singer #BuckOwens | |
| BTD Aug15,1942 | Pete York | #BTD Aug15,1942 #PeteYork drummer, original member #SpencerDavis Group (he left in 1969) 1966 UK #1 "Keep On Running" & 1967 US #7 "Gimme Some Lovin'" | |
| BTD Aug15,1946 | Jimmy Webb | #BTD Aug15,1946 #JimmyWebb songwriter, composer, singer, the only one to to receive a @RecordingAcad #GRAMMYs in music, lyrics & orchestration. Wrote many platinum-selling songs such as "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman" #HBday @realjimmywebb | |
| BTD Aug15,1950 | Tommy Aldridge | #BTD Aug15,1950 #TommyAldridge heavy metal, hard rock drummer, 1970s with many bands such as #BlackOakArkansas, #OzzyOsbourne, #Whitesnake, #TedNugent, #ThinLizzy | |
| OTD Aug15,1939 | The Wizard of Oz | #OTD Aug15,1939 "The Wizard of Oz" premieres in Hollywood, CA With #JudyGarland singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Main Cast: #JudyGarland - Dorothy Gale #RayBolger - Hunk, Scarecrow #BertLahr - Zeke, Cowardly Lion #JackHaley - Hickory, The Tin Man | |
| OTD Aug15,1941 | Benny Goodman | #OTD Aug15,1941 #BennyGoodman and his Orchestra record "Elmer’s Tune" with #PeggyLee on vocals | |
| OTD Aug15,1955 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Aug15,1955 #ElvisPresley is in Memphis with manager #BobNeal, #ColonelParker & his dad #VernonPresley. A contract is signed naming Parker @ElvisPresley's special advisor | |
| OTD Aug15,1956 | Platters | #OTD Aug15,1956 The #Platters are still at #1 for the week ending on the US Top40 Singles chart with "My Prayer" the 5th week at #1 will be a tie with #ElvisPresley's single "Don't Be Cruel" The #Platters 2nd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug15,1962 | Ringo Starr, Beatles | #OTD Aug15,1962 a Wednesday #RingoStarr officially joins the #Beatles @ringostarrmusic | |
| OTD Aug15,1964 | Dean Martin | #OTD Aug15,1964 #DeanMartin is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Everybody Loves Somebody" Knocking the #Beatles "A Hard Day’s Night" from the #1 spot. | |
| OTD Aug15,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Aug15,1965 The #Beatles are at Shea Stadium. 14 cameras are used to capture #Beatlemania in the US. Introduced by #EdSullivan Video==> youtu.be/M6DfG7sml-Q | |
| OTD Aug15,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Aug15,1965 The #Beatles set a record for largest attendance at a pop concert 55,600 fans at Shea Stadium in #NYC #Beatles are paid $160k | |
| OTD Aug15,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Aug15,1966 The #Beatles at DC Stadium Washington DC. Supporting acts The #Remain, #BobbyHebb, The #Cyrkle, The #Ronettes | |
| OTD Aug15,1967 | Jimi Hendrix | #OTD Aug15,1967 #JimiHendrix Experience plays a 1 night only show at The Fifth Dimension club in Ann Arbor, Michigan | |
| OTD Aug15,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Aug15,1968 #Beatles working on "Rocky Raccoon" A #PaulMcCartney's with contributions by #JohnLennon & #Donovan. Also the last #Beatles song to feature #JohnLennon playing the harmonica. | |
| OTD Aug15,1969 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Aug15,1969 #LedZeppelin appears at the Hemisfair Arena in San Antonio. With #JethroTull and #SweetSmoke | |
| OTD Aug15,1969 | Woodstock Music & Art Fair | #OTD Aug15,1969 #Woodstock Festival is held on #MaxYasgur farm in Bethel, over 400k. Billed as An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music | |
| OTD Aug15,1969 | Woodstock Music & Art Fair | #OTD Aug15,1969 1st day of the #Woodstock Music & Art Fair presenting an Aquarian Exposition in White Lake, NY. 3 Days of Peace & Music. Hundreds of Acres to Roam On. | |
| OTD Aug15,1969 | Woodstock Music & Art Fair | #OTD Aug15,1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair started. Problems occurred almost immediately, when the towns of both Woodstock & Wallkill denied permission to stage it. Farmer #MaxYasgur hosted the festival. Few tickets were sold, 400k showed up, mostly demanding free entry. | |
| OTD Aug15,1970 | Yorkshire Folk, Blues & Jazz Festival | #OTD Aug15,1970 Second day of the Yorkshire Folk, Blues & Jazz Festival with The #Who, #ManfredMann, #Pentangle, #FairportConvention & more | |
| OTD Aug15,1970 | Carpenters | #OTD Aug15,1970 The #Carpenters are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "(They Long To Be) Close To You" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug15,1971 | Diana Ross | #OTD Aug15,1971 #DianaRoss jumps straight to #1 & starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "I'm Still Waiting" @DianaRoss 1st solo UK #1 | |
| OTD Aug15,1979 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Aug15,1979 The #LedZeppelin album "In Through the Out Door" is released. Last album by @ledzeppelin prior to the death of #JohnBonham | |
| OTD Aug15,1979 | Americathon | #OTD Aug15,1979 The satire film "Americathon" premieres in LA featuring @RealMeatLoaf and Soundtrack songs by @TheBeachBoys | |
| OTD Aug15,1981 | Diana Ross, Lionel Richie | #OTD Aug15,1981 #DianaRoss and #LionelRichie start a 9wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Endless Love" Recorded @motown record @DianaRoss @LionelRichie | |
| OTD Aug15,1987 | U2 | #OTD Aug15,1987 #U2 is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For" @U2 last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug15,1991 | Paul Simon | #OTD Aug15,1991 #PaulSimon plays a free concert in New York's Central Park |