Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug27,1937 | Tommy Sands | #BTD Aug27,1937 #TommySands singer, songwriter, actor 1957 three singles US #2 & R&B #10 "Teen Age Crush", US #16 "Goin' Steady" & US #24 "Sing Boy Sing", 1960 UK #25 "The Old Oaken Bucket" and TV show such as 1968 "Hawaii Five-O" as Joey Rand. Married to #NancySinatra 1960-1965 | |
| BTD Aug27,1940 | Dickie Harrell | #BTD Aug27,1940 #DickieHarrell original drummer #GeneVincent and His #BlueCaps 1956 US #7 & UK #16 single "Be-Bop-A-Lula" | |
| BTD Aug27,1942 | Chip Douglas | #BTD Aug27,1942 #ChipDouglas (Douglas Farthing Hatlelid) songwriter, musician (bass, guitar and keyboards), record producer. The #Turtles 1967 US #1 "Happy Together" and producer of some of the #Monkees biggest hits such as "Daydream Believer" & "Pleasant Valley Sunday" | |
| BTD Aug27,1942 | Daryl Dragon | #BTD Aug27,1942 #DarylDragon RIP songwriter, keyboards known as Captain in Captain & Tennille (with wife #ToniTennille) 1975 US #1 "Love Will Keep Us Together", 1980 US #1 & UK #7 "Do That To Me One More Time", +7 US Top40 singles & worked with The #BeachBoys from 1967 to 1972 | |
| BTD Aug27,1943 | Tuesday Weld | #BTD Aug27,1943 #TuesdayWeld (Susan Ker Weld) actress in TV series "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" & the #rocknroll film “Rock, Rock, Rock" and nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Looking for the 1977 film "Mr. Goodbar" | |
| BTD Aug27,1945 | Malcolm Allured | #BTD Aug27,1945 #MalcolmAllured nicknamed 'The Duke' drummer, one of the founding members #Showaddywaddy 1973–1984. 1976 UK #1 single "Under The Moon Of Love", +20 other UK Top40 hit singles | |
| BTD Aug27,1951 | Kevin Kavanaugh | #BTD Aug27,1951 #KevinKavanaugh RIP keyboards, original member of #SouthsideJohnny and the #AsburyJukes 1975-1990. 1978 LP "Hearts Of Stone" | |
| BTD Aug27,1953 | Alex Lifeson | #BTD Aug27,1953 #AlexLifeson (Alexandar Zivojinovich) guitarist, cofounder #Rush 1981 US #3, UK #3 & CAN #1 "Moving Pictures", 1982 US #10, UK #3 & CAN #1 "Signals", +12 US, 13 UK and 16 CAN Top40 singles @rushtheband 1st rock band to receive order of #Canada May9,1996 | |
| BTD Aug27,1956 | Glen Matlock | #BTD Aug27,1956 #GlenMatlock bass guitarist The #RichKids 1978 UK #24 "Rich Kids" & early member of #SexPistols credited as a co-author on 10 of the 12 songs on "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols" In several other bands, as well a solo career #HBday @GlenMatlock | |
| OTD Aug27,1961 | Bobby Lewis | #OTD Aug27,1961 #BobbyLewis is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Tossin' and Turnin'" for the last week of a 7wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug27,1962 | Crystals, Blossoms, Darlene Love | #OTD Aug27,1962 “He’s A Rebel” is released. The #Crystals are initially credited (released by) with the 1962 US #1 song. The #Blossoms actually recorded the track with Lead Vocals by #DarleneLove The song peeks at #1 @billboard Hot100 on Nov3 | |
| OTD Aug27,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Aug27,1964 The #Beatles play at Cincinnati Gardens, Ohio They fly to #NYC arriving at 2:55am and are greeted at the airport by 2,000 fans | |
| OTD Aug27,1964 | Honeycombs | #OTD Aug27,1964 The #Honeycombs start a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Have I The Right?" the group's only UK #1. Composed by #KenHoward & #AlanBlaikley and produced by #JoeMeek who provided the B-Side song "Please Don't Pretend Again" | |
| OTD Aug27,1965 | Beatles, Elvis Presley | #OTD Aug27,1965 The #Beatles visit #ElvisPresley at his home at 565 Perugia Way, Bel-Air. Around 10pm #ColonelParker & #JoeEsposito pick up John, Paul, George, Ringo, #BrianEpstein & #Beatles manager #MalEvans at their Benedict Canyon house then drive to @ElvisPresley's place | |
| OTD Aug27,1966 | Beach Boys | #OTD Aug27,1966 The #BeachBoys peak at #2 for 2wks on the UK Singles Chart with "God Only Knows" @TheBeachBoys single is the 1st successful commercial song to use 'God' in title | |
| OTD Aug27,1966 | Lovin' Spoonful | #OTD Aug27,1966 The #LovinSpoonful are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Summer In The City" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug27,1967 | Brian Epstein | #OTD Aug27,1967 #BrianEpstein music entrepreneur, manager of The #Beatles dies, ruled accidental suicide. The #Beatles are in Bangor at the time of his death | |
| OTD Aug27,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Aug27,1967 The #Monkees play at the Spokane Coliseum, the concert lasts 65 min. With a psychedelic light show. | |
| OTD Aug27,1969 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Aug27,1969 #LedZeppelin plays at the Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach in New Hampshire @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Aug27,1977 | Emotions | #OTD Aug27,1977 The #Emotions are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Best of My Love" for the 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug27,1983 | Police | #OTD Aug27,1983 The #Police are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Every Breath You Take" for the last week of an 8wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug27,1988 | George Michael | #OTD Aug27,1988 #GeorgeMichael starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Monkey" his 8th #1 single of the 1980s | |
| OTD Aug27,1990 | Stevie Ra yVaughan, Bobby Brooks, Nigel Browne, Colin Smythe, Pilot#Jeff Brown | #OTD Aug27,1990 #StevieRayVaughan is killed in a helicopter crash near East Troy, Wisconsin at age 35. In the craft were 3 of #EricClapton's entourage. #BobbyBrooks, #NigelBrowne and #ColinSmythe. Pilot #JeffBrown also died in the crash. NTS - flew into hill due to low visibility |