Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug25,1918 | Leonard Bernstein | #BTD Aug25,1918 #LeonardBernstein RIP composer, pianist, conductor. Composed 1957 West Side Story & On The Waterfront. | |
| BTD Aug25,1933 | Wayne Shorter | #BTD Aug25,1933 #WayneShorter saxophonist 1960 joins @milesdavis Second Great Quintet & co-founded the #WeatherReport; recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader and played with artists such as #HerbieHancock and #JoniMitchell #HBday @Wayne_Shorter | |
| BTD Aug25,1942 | Walter Williams | #BTD Aug25,1942 #WalterWilliams singer, original member of The O'Jays #OJays 1972 R&B #1, US #3 & UK #14 "Back Stabbers", 1973 US & R&B #1 & UK #9 "Love Train", +7 US, 7 UK and 48 R&B Top40 singles with 8 #1s | |
| BTD Aug25,1949 | Gene Simmons | #BTD Aug25,1949 #GeneSimmons (Gene Klein but born Chaim Witz) bass guitarist, singer #Kiss @KISSOnline 1975 US #12 "Rock and Roll All Nite", 1976 US #7 "Beth", +6 other Top40s. Known as The #Demon Also a producer, entrepreneur, actor, TV #HBday @genesimmons | |
| BTD Aug25,1951 | Rob Halford | #BTD Aug25,1951 #RobHalford lead singer #JudasPriest @judaspriest 1980 UK #12 single "Living After Midnight", 1980 UK #4 album "British Steel" #HBday @HalfordMetal | |
| BTD Aug25,1954 | Elvis Costello | #BTD Aug25,1954 #ElvisCostello (Declan McManus) singer, songwriter. #ElvisCostello & The #Attractions 1979 UK #2 "Olivers Army", 1989 UK #31, US #19 & US Modern #1 "Veronica", 1991 UK #43 & US Modern #1 "The Other Side of Summer", +14 UK Top40 singles #HBday @ElvisCostello | |
| BTD Aug25,1961 | Billy Ray Cyrus | #BTD Aug25,1961 #BillyRayCyrus singer, songwriter 1992 US Country #1, US #4 & UK #3 "Achy Breaky Heart" the singles video made line dancing popular, 1992 LP "Some Gave All" longest time spent by a debut artist at #1 17wks, +12 US Country Top40 singles #HBday @billyraycyrus | |
| OTD Aug25,1958 | Elegants | #OTD Aug25,1958 The #Elegants are at #1 for the week ending Aug31,1958 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Little Star" Chart issue date: Aug25,1958 | |
| OTD Aug25,1960 | Shadows | #OTD Aug25,1960 The #Shadows starts a 5wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Apache" 1st of 5 UK #1s for #CliffRichard's backing group | |
| OTD Aug25,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Aug25,1961 After their gig at the #CavernClub, The #Beatles board the #Merseyside riverboat M.V. Royal Iris supporting Mr. #AckerBilk's Paramount Jazz Band @cavernliverpool | |
| OTD Aug25,1962 | Little Eva | #OTD Aug25,1962 #LittleEva Boyd is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "The Loco-motion" A #CaroleKing & #GerryGoffin song | |
| OTD Aug25,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Aug25,1965 #Beatles Fans hire a helicopter to fly over The #Beatles rented house in Beverly Hills, California. | |
| OTD Aug25,1966 | Beach Boys | #OTD Aug25,1966 The #BeachBoys song "God Only Knows" peaks at #2 on the UK Singles chart for 2wks. 1st successful commercial song to use 'God' in title @TheBeachBoys | |
| OTD Aug25,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Aug25,1966 The #Beatles have 2 concerts at the Coliseum in Seattle WA. 1st show 8k fans, 2nd show 15k seats evening sold-out | |
| OTD Aug25,1967 | Brian Wilson, Beach Boys | #OTD Aug25,1967 #BrianWilson returns to performing live with The #BeachBoys in Honolulu after a 2 year hiatus. @BrianWilsonLive @TheBeachBoys | |
| OTD Aug25,1967 | Hermans Hermits | #OTD Aug25,1967 Direct from England #HermansHermits with special guests stars of Monterey Pop Festival The #Who and the 1st psychedelic rock group in the US The #BluesMagoos at Kiel Opera House St. Louis, MO | |
| OTD Aug25,1970 | Elton John | #OTD Aug25,1970 #EltonJohn makes his US live debut kicking off a 17-date tour at the #Troubadour in Los Angeles @eltonofficial | |
| OTD Aug25,1973 | Stories | #OTD Aug25,1973 The #Stories start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Brother Louie" | |
| OTD Aug25,1974 | Osmonds | #OTD Aug25,1974 The #Osmonds start a 3wk run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with the #JohnnyBristol song "Love Me For A Reason" | |
| OTD Aug25,1979 | Knack | #OTD Aug25,1979 The #Knack starts a 6wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "My Sharona" the group's only US #1 @Knackrophilia The song was written by #BertonAverre and #DougFieger | |
| OTD Aug25,1984 | Ray Parker Jr | #OTD Aug25,1984 #RayParker JR is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Ghostbusters" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug25,1985 | UB40, Chrissie Hynde | #OTD Aug25,1985 #UB40 featuring #ChrissieHynde are at #1 on the UK singles chart with "I Got You Babe" a #1 UK hit for #Sonny & #Cher 30yrs and 1 day ago on Aug26,1965 @UB40OFFICIAL @ChrissieHynde | |
| OTD Aug25,1990 | Mariah Carey | #OTD Aug25,1990 #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 | |
| OTD Aug25,2016 | Chubby Checker | #OTD Aug25,2016 At @CaesarsWindsor to see #ChubbyChecker and his band The Wildcats. Good show, lots of fun, he can still sing |