Legend:  BTD – Born Today     OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
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 Aug15,1956Platters#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 Aug15,1962Ringo 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 Aug15,1965Beatles#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 Aug15,1965Beatles#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 Aug15,1966Beatles#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 Aug15,1970Carpenters#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 Aug15,1979Led 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 Aug15,1979Americathon#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