Legend:  BTD – Born Today     OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
BTD Aug22,1906 John Lee Hooker#BTD Aug22,1906 #JohnLeeHooker RIP. Singer, songwriter and guitarist. Had an electric guitar-style of Delta blues 1948 US R&B #1 "Boogie Chillen'", 1951 R&B #1 & US #30 "I'm in the Mood", +7 US R&B Top40 singles
BTD Aug22,1938 Dale Hawkins#BTD Aug22,1938 #DaleHawkins (Delmar Allen Hawkins) RIP rockabilly singer, guitarist 1957 US #27 single "Susie Q" Cousin to #RonnieHawkins
BTD Aug22,1939 Fred Milano#BTD Aug22,1939 #FredMilano RIP singer, part of The #Belmonts as in #Dion and The #Belmonts 1959 US #5 "A Teenager in Love", 1960 US #3 "Where or When", +5 Top40 singles. Side note; The Belmonts got their name from the street that Milano lived on Belmont Avenue in the Bronx NYC
BTD Aug22,1945 Ron Dante#BTD Aug22,1945 #RonDante (Carmine Granito) singer, songwriter, session vocalist, lead singer of The #Archies 1969 US & UK #1 "Sugar Sugar" & member of The #CuffLinks 1969 US #9 & UK #4 "Tracy", 1969 US #41 & UK #10 "When Julie Comes Around"
BTD Aug22,1946 Mutha Withem#BTD Aug22,1946 #MuthaWithem (Gary Withem) keyboardist #GaryPuckett & The #UnionGap 1968 UK #1 & UK #2 single "Young Girl" Their other big hits were "Woman, Woman"; "Over You" and "Lady Willpower"
BTD Aug22,1958 Ian Mitchell#BTD Aug22,1958 #IanMitchell guitarist #BayCityRollers 1975 UK #1 "Bye Bye Baby" and "Give a Little Love", +11 UK Top20 singles & 1976 US #1 "Saturday Night"
BTD Aug22,1961 Debbie Peterson#BTD Aug22,1961 #DebbiePeterson drummer The #Bangles 1986 UK & US #2 "Manic Monday", 1986 US #1 & UK #3"'Walk Like An Egyptian" and 1989 UK & US #1 "Eternal Flame"
BTD Aug22,1961 Roland Orzabal#BTD Aug22,1961 #RolandOrzabal singer, guitarist #TearsForFears @tearsforfears 1985 US #1 "Everybody Wants To Rule The World", +12 UK Top40 singles #HBday @rolandtff
BTD Aug22,1963 James Debarge#BTD Aug22,1963 #JamesDebarge singer, original members of the family group #Debarge 1985 UK #4 single "Rhythm Of The Night"
OTD Aug22,1938 Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers#OTD Aug22,1938 #FredAstaire and #GingerRogers appear on the cover of @LIFE magazine
OTD Aug22,1947 Nat King Cole#OTD Aug22,1947 #NatKingCole with Orchestra Conducted by #FrankDeVol records the song "Nature Boy" The song would reach #1 on the US top40 Singles chart on May15,1948
OTD Aug22,1956 Elvis Presley#OTD Aug22,1956 #ElvisPresley peaks at #2 for 2wks on the US Top40 singles chart with "Hound Dog"
OTD Aug22,1956Elvis Presley#OTD Aug22,1956 Filming begins on #ElvisPresley's movie debut "The Reno Brothers" Re-titled "Love Me Tender" because of his #1 hit song
OTD Aug22,1956Platters#OTD Aug22,1956 The #Platters are still at #1 for the week ending on the US Top40 Singles chart with "My Prayer" The #Platters 3rd week of a 5wk run at #1. The 5th week at #1 will be a tie with #ElvisPresley's single "Don't Be Cruel"
OTD Aug22,1962Beatles#OTD Aug22,1962 The #Beatles are at the #CavernClub @cavernliverpool a Granada TV crew films the song "Some Other Guy" Live
OTD Aug22,1963 Billy J Kramer#OTD Aug22,1963 #BillyJKramer And The #Dakotas are at #1 on UK singles chart with "Bad To Me" A song #JohnLennon wrote. The #TAMI Show Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
OTD Aug22,1963 Beatles#OTD Aug22,1963 The #Beatles tape an appearance for the Southern TV program "Day by Day" Interview==> youtu.be/LYzSbRYFaPQ
OTD Aug22,1964 Billy J Kramer#OTD Aug22,1964 #BillyJKramer with the #Dakotas peak at #30 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I'll Keep You Satisfied" attributed to Lennon-McCartney, but it was mostly written by #PaulMcCartney
OTD Aug22,1964 Liberty Records, Chipmunks#OTD Aug22,1964 #Liberty Records announces that its album "The #Chipmunks Sing the #Beatles Hits" is selling 25k copies per day
OTD Aug22,1964Beatles#OTD Aug22,1964 In #Canada the #Beatles perform for an audience of 20,261 at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, BC
OTD Aug22,1964Supremes#OTD Aug22,1964 The #Supremes start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Where Did Our Love Go" Written and produced by #Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland
OTD Aug22,1965Beatles#OTD Aug22,1965 The #Beatles airplane to Portland, Oregon catches fire, no one is injured. #JohnLennon is quoted as saying "Beatles, women and children first!"
OTD Aug22,1965Beatles#OTD Aug22,1965 The #Beatles play at Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR and take this photo
OTD Aug22,1967 Simon Dee Show#OTD Aug22,1967 #JimiHendrix Experience appears on the @BBC TV #SimonDee show. With #KikiDee and #CatStevens
OTD Aug22,1968Beatles#OTD Aug22,1968 The #Beatles constant bickering finally becomes too much for #RingoStarr, so @ringostarrmusic quits. He will rejoin on Sep3
OTD Aug22,1969 Beatles#OTD Aug22,1969 #Beatles last photo shoot & last time #Beatles together discussing duties at #JohnLennon's house Tittenhurst Park, Ascot
OTD Aug22,1969 Beatles#OTD Aug22,1969 #Beatles last photo shoot with a comparison photo of Aug22,1962
OTD Aug22,1969 Blind Faith#OTD Aug22,1969 #BlindFaith releases their first and only LP "Blind Faith" Cover art created by photographer #BobSeidemann a friend of Clapton's; the girl is #MarioraGoschen holding a silver painted model of an aircraft sculpted by #MickMilligan. Cover is altered for US market
OTD Aug22,1969Beatles#OTD Aug22,1969 The #Beatles film a promotional clip for the song "The Long and Winding Road" Video==> youtu.be/mVsiIxE_6OM
OTD Aug22,1970 Bread#OTD Aug22,1970 #Bread is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with their first hit “Make It With You” written and produced by #DavidGates. Only Gates - lead & harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, strings and #MikeBotts - drums appear on the song.
OTD Aug22,1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival, CCR#OTD Aug22,1970 #CCR #CreedenceClearwaterRevival starts a 9wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Cosmo's Factory"
OTD Aug22,1974 Carole King#OTD Aug22,1974 #CaroleKing releases the single “Jazzman” Saxophone solos by #TomScott Song will enter the US charts on Aug31 at #86 and reach #2 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart on Nov9
OTD Aug22,1977 Peter Frampton#OTD Aug22,1977 #PeterFrampton plays his first of three sold-out nights at Madison Square @TheGarden #NYC @peterframpton
OTD Aug22,1981 Diana Ross#OTD Aug22,1981 #DianaRoss and #LionelRichie are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Endless Love" Recorded at @motown records @DianaRoss @LionelRichie are on their 2nd week of a 9wk run at #1
OTD Aug22,1987 Madonna#OTD Aug22,1987 #Madonna is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Who's That Girl" @Madonna 6th US #1
OTD Aug22,2018 Ed King#OTD Aug22,2018 #EdKing guitarist #LynyrdSkynyrd dies at the age of 68. Founding member of the LA based Strawberry Alarm Clock then a member of @Skynyrd from 1972 to 1975 and again from 1987 to 1996