Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug4,1901 | Louis Armstrong | #BTD Aug4,1901 #LouisArmstrong (nicknamed Satchmo or Pops) RIP singer, bandleader, trumpet 1964 US #1 "Hello Dolly!", 1968 UK #1 "What A Wonderful World" and many other jazz songs and LPs | |
| BTD Aug4,1936 | Elsbeary Hobbs | #BTD Aug4,1936 #ElsbearyHobbs RIP singer with The #Drifters 1960 US #1 & UK #2 single "Save The Last Dance For Me" | |
| BTD Aug4,1940 | Frankie Ford | #BTD Aug4,1940 #FrankieFord RIP rock and roll & rhythm and blues singer 1959 US hit single "Sea Cruise" Sold >1M copies | |
| BTD Aug4,1940 | Larry Knechtel | #BTD Aug4,1940 #LarryKnechtel RIP keyboard, bassist, a member of The #WreckingCrew played with many groups | |
| BTD Aug4,1941 | Pete Shotton | #BTD Aug4,1941 #PeteShotton RIP businessman, washboard player with the #QuarryMen. Long friendship with #JohnLennon. Built an independent career as a restaurant manager, eventually founding the Fatty Arbuckle's chain of restaurants. | |
| BTD Aug4,1943 | David Carr | #BTD Aug4,1943 #DavidCarr RIP keyboards The #Fortunes 1965 UK #2 & US #7 "You've Got Your Troubles", 1965 US #27 & UK #4 "Here It Comes Again", UK 1971 US #15 "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again", +3 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Aug4,1947 | Klaus Schulze | #BTD Aug4,1947 #KlausSchulze electronic music composer, musician. Briefly a member of #TangerineDream & #AshRaTempel | |
| BTD Aug4,1947 | Paul Layton | #BTD Aug4,1947 #PaulLayton bass guitarist The #NewSeekers 1972 UK #1 & US #7 single "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", 1973 UK #1 & US #5 "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me", +10 UK Top40 singles and solo artist | |
| BTD Aug4,1951 | Roy Flowers | #BTD Aug4,1951 #RoyFlowers drummer #SweetSensation 1974 UK #1 single with "Sad Sweet Dreamer" | |
| OTD Aug4,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Aug4,1956 Chart issue date of the #ElvisPresley single "Hound Dog" as it enters the US Top40 chart at #24 for the week ending Jul25,1956. The song will peak at #2 for 2wks on Aug22 | |
| OTD Aug4,1957 | Everly Brothers | #OTD Aug4,1957 The #EverlyBrothers are on the #EdSullivan Show & sing "Bye, Bye Love" and then "Doll Baby" | |
| OTD Aug4,1958 | Ricky Nelson | #OTD Aug4,1958 @billboard introduces The Hot100 Singles Chart #RickyNelson will be the 1st #1 with the single “Poor Little Fool” for the week ending Aug10. Chart issue date: Aug4 | |
| OTD Aug4,1962 | Bobby Vinton | #OTD Aug4,1962 #BobbyVinton is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Roses Are Red (My Love)" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug4,1962 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Aug4,1962 The #RollingStones play the 1st of 22 weekly shows at #Ealing #Jazz Club. The @RollingStones were known as The Rollin' Stones then. | |
| OTD Aug4,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Aug4,1963 The #Beatles are at Queens Theatre in Blackpool. They arrive via trap door on the roof because fans blocked the entrance | |
| OTD Aug4,1964 | Kinks | #OTD Aug4,1964 The #Kinks single "You Really Got Me" is released in the UK. The song will reach #1 in the UK for 2wks on Sep10 and will peak at #7 in the US for 3wks on Nov28. @TheKinks | |
| OTD Aug4,1966 | Temptations | #OTD Aug4,1966 The #Temptations "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" is released. The song will enter the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #80 on Aug20 and peak at #3 on Oct1. | |
| OTD Aug4,1967 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Aug4,1967 #PinkFloyd releases their debut album "The Piper At the Gates of Dawn" The @pinkfloyd album is considered to be an influential psychedelic rock LP | |
| OTD Aug4,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Aug4,1967 A 16yo female #Monkees fan stows away on the bands airplane between shows in Minneapolis and St Louis @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Aug4,1968 | Tom Jones | #OTD Aug4,1968 #TomJones is at #1 on the UK album chart with "Delilah" The album will fall to #3 next week, followed by 3wks at #2, then 1wk at #4 before @RealSirTomJones LP returns to #1 on Sep15 | |
| OTD Aug4,1968 | Newport Pop Festival | #OTD Aug4,1968 Day 2 of the The first #NewportPopFestival in Costa Mesa. The 1st festival to have more than 100,000 paid attendees | |
| OTD Aug4,1973 | Maureen McGovern | #OTD Aug4,1973 #MaureenMcGovern starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "The Morning After" Written by #AlKasha and #JoelHirschhorn for the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure. | |
| OTD Aug4,1974 | Paul Simon | #OTD Aug4,1974 #PaulSimon enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #60 with "Love Me Like A Rock" The song will peak at #2 on Oct6 | |
| OTD Aug4,1975 | Ritchie Blackmore | #OTD Aug4,1975 #RitchieBlackmore releases the album "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow" (sometimes stylised Ritchie Blackmore's R-A-I-N-B-O-W). The LP would reach #30 in the US and #11 in the UK | |
| OTD Aug4,1979 | Donna Summer | #OTD Aug4,1979 #DonnaSummer is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Bad Girls" for the 4th week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug4,1984 | Prince | #OTD Aug4,1984 #Prince is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "When Doves Cry" for the last week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug4,1990 | Mariah Carey | #OTD Aug4,1990 #MariahCarey starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Vision of Love" @MariahCarey |