Legend:  BTD – Born Today     OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
BTD Aug18,1930 Johnny Preston#BTD Aug18,1930 #JohnnyPreston (John Courville) RIP singer 1959 US & UK #1 single "Running Bear" written by #JPRichardson "The Big Bopper", 1960 US #7 & UK #2 "Cradle of Love", 1960 US #14 & UK #18 "Feel So Fine"
BTD Aug18,1944 Carl Wayne#BTD Aug18,1944 #CarlWayne RIP lead singer The #Move 1969 UK #1 "Blackberry Way", +6 other Top10 UK singles
BTD Aug18,1945 Barbara Harris#BTD Aug18,1945 #BarbaraHarris singer The #Toys 1965 US #2 & UK #5 single "A Lover's Concerto" and 1966 US #18 & UK #36 "Attack!"
BTD Aug18,1945 Sarah Dash#BTD Aug18,1945 #SarahDash singer #PattiLaBelle & the Bluebelles 1975 US #1 & UK #17 "Lady Marmalade" & solo artist #HBday @SarahDash
BTD Aug18,1950 Dennis Elliott#BTD Aug18,1950 #DennisElliott original drummer #Foreigner from 1975-1993. @ForeignerMusic 1977 US #4 "Feels Like the First Time", 1985 UK & US #1 "I Want To Know What Love Is", +14 US Top40 singles; now a sculpture #HBday @MrDennisElliott
BTD Aug18,1951 John Rees#BTD Aug18,1951 #JohnRees bass guitarist #MenAtWork from 1980–1984. 1981 US #1 "Who Can It Be Now?", 1981 UK and US #1 "Down Under", +3 US & 3 UK Top40 singles and the 1st #Australian group with a #1 LP & single on #Billboards simultaneously
BTD Aug18,1952 Patrick Swayze#BTD Aug18,1952 #PatrickSwayze RIP actor, dancer, singer, songwriter 1988 US #3 with #WendyFraser "She's Like The Wind" and many movie credits such as 1987 "Dirty Dancing" and 1990 "Ghost"
BTD Aug18,1956 Tony Garnier#BTD Aug18,1956 #TonyGarnier bassist, an accompanist to #BobDylan since 1989 & briefly with the #SaturdayNightLive band
BTD Aug18,1957 Ron Strykert#BTD Aug18,1957 #RonStrykert lead guitarist, co-founder #MenAtWork 1981 US #1 "Who Can It Be Now?", 1981 UK and US #1 "Down Under", +3 US & 3 UK Top40 singles and the 1st #Australian group with a #1 LP & #1 single "Down Under" on #Billboards simultaneously
OTD Aug18,1960 Elvis Presley#OTD Aug18,1960 #ElvisPresley's first post-Army movie “G.I. Blues” is sneak previewed in Dallas, Texas
OTD Aug18,1962 Neil Sedaka#OTD Aug18,1962 #NeilSedaka is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" @neilsedaka's last week of a 2wk run at #1
OTD Aug18,1962 Ringo Starr, Beatles#OTD Aug18,1962 New drummer #RingoStarr is in a 2 hour rehearsal with #JohnLennon, #PaulMcCartney, #GeorgeHarrison The #Beatles preparing for what will be John, Paul, George, and Ringo @ringostarrmusic
OTD Aug18,1962 Ringo Starr, Beatles#OTD Aug18,1962 #RingoStarr's debut with The #Beatles at the Horticultural Society Dance, Hulme Hall in Port Sunlight @ringostarrmusic first official gig with @thebeatles and The Beatles are officially John, Paul, George & Ringo.
OTD Aug18,1964Beatles#OTD Aug18,1964 The #Beatles arrive in #SanFrancisco. The #Beatles are met at the airport by 9,000 frenzied fans.
OTD Aug18,1965Beatles#OTD Aug18,1965 The #Beatles play one performance for a crowd of 30,000 at Atlanta Stadium, #Atlanta, Georgia
OTD Aug18,1966 Frank Connelly Production, Beatles#OTD Aug18,1966 #FrankConnelly Production presents The #Beatles concert at Suffolk Downs Racetrack, East Boston. Before a crowd of 25,000 playing 11 songs. Supporting acts The #Remain, #BobbyHebb, The #Cyrkle, The #Ronettes
OTD Aug18,1967Hollywood Bowl#OTD Aug18,1967 The Mamas and the Papas with The #JimiHendrix Experience, #ScottMcKenzie and more at the Hollywood Bowl @HollywoodBowl
OTD Aug18,1967Rolling Stones#OTD Aug18,1967 The UK release of the #RollingStones single "We Love You" #NickyHopkins on piano with #JohnLennon and #PaulMcCartney singing backing vocals @RollingStones have "Dandelion" as the B-side.
OTD Aug18,1973 Diana Ross#OTD Aug18,1973 #DianaRoss is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Touch Me In The Morning" her 2nd #1 single @DianaRoss
OTD Aug18,1979 Chic#OTD Aug18,1979 #Chic is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Good Times" The song also spent 5wks at the #2 spot. Written and produced by #BernardEdwards and #NileRodgers
OTD Aug18,1979Who#OTD Aug18,1979 The #Who and friends Roar In with #ACDC and others at @wembleystadium London, England @TheWho @acdc
OTD Aug18,1982Liverpool, Beatles #OTD Aug18,1982 The City of #Liverpool @lpoolcouncil name Streets after The #Beatles John Lennon Drive, Paul McCartney Way, George Harrison Close, and Ringo Starr Drive
- 20 years after #JohnLennon, #PaulMcCartney, #GeorgeHarrison and #RingoStarr 1st gig together
OTD Aug18,1984 Ray Parker Jr#OTD Aug18,1984 #RayParker JR is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Ghostbusters" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1
OTD Aug18,1986 Bon Jovi#OTD Aug18,1986 #BonJovi's 3rd album "Slippery When Wet" is released. There was a rejected wet T-shirt cover so they changed the cover to words. LP peaked at #1 in the US @BonJovi
OTD Aug18,1990 Mariah Carey#OTD Aug18,1990 #MariahCarey is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Vision of Love" @MariahCarey's last week of a 4wk run at #1