Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug7,1925 | Felice Bryant | #BTD Aug7,1925 #FeliceBryant (Matilda Genevieve Scaduto) RIP songwriter with husband Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant. They wrote hits for #EverlyBrothers such as "Bye Bye Love" & #BuddyHolly "Raining In My Heart" | |
| BTD Aug7,1927 | Carl Switzer | #BTD Aug7,1927 #CarlSwitzer singer, child actor RIP. 1930s in the Our Gang shorts as #Alfalfa. Later he appeared in bit parts in movies such as 1946 "It's a Wonderful Life" as Mary Hatch's (Donna Reed) date at the high school dance | |
| BTD Aug7,1928 | Herb Reed | #BTD Aug7,1928 #HerbReed RIP singer, founding member of The #Platters 1955 US #1 & UK #5 "The Great Pretender", 1956 US & UK #4 "My Prayer", 1958 US & UK #3 "Twilight Time", 1959 US & UK #1" Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", +18 US, 6 UK and 21 R&B Top40 singles. 1990 inducted @rockhall | |
| BTD Aug7,1936 | Charles Pope | #BTD Aug7,1936 #CharlesPope singer RIP The #Tams 1964 US #9 "What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)", 1971 UK #1 single "Hey Girl Don't Bother Me", +2 US R&B and 2 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Aug7,1942 | B J Thomas | #BTD Aug7,1942 #BJThomas (Billy Joe Thomas) singer 1966 US #8 "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", 1968 US #5 "Hooked on a Feeling", 1969 US #1 "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", 1975 "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song", +10 US Top40s #HBday @TheBJThomas | |
| BTD Aug7,1945 | Kerry Chater | #BTD Aug7,1945 #KerryChater #Canadian songwriter, bass guitarist, member of #GaryPuckett & The #UnionGap 1968 UK #1 & UK #2 single 'Young Girl" Their other big hits were "Woman, Woman"; "Over You" and "Lady Willpower" Also a successful Nashville songwriter for many years | |
| BTD Aug7,1958 | Bruce Dickinson | #BTD Aug7,1958 #BruceDickinson singer, songwriter #IronMaiden joined in 1981. @IronMaiden 1990 UK #1 "Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter", +30 UK Top40 singles and 5 UK #1 albums and solo career | |
| OTD Aug7,1948 | Hank Williams | #OTD Aug7,1948 #HankWilliams makes his first performance on KWKH’s “Louisiana Hayride” radio show. He will go on to have 40 US Country Top40 singles with 10 #1s | |
| OTD Aug7,1954 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Aug7,1954 #ElvisPresley plays at the Eagles Nest in Memphis Tennessee. Also there the #TinyDixon Band | |
| OTD Aug7,1954 | Crew Cuts | #OTD Aug7,1954 The #CrewCuts with #DavidCarroll & His Orchestra start a 7wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Sh-Boom" (also called "Life Could Be a Dream") written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, William Edwards; members of the #Chords | |
| OTD Aug7,1955 | Bill Haley | #OTD Aug7,1955 #BillHaley and His Comets are on The #EdSullivan Show. They play "Rock Around the Clock" Video==> youtu.be/HB_F9poyVVk | |
| OTD Aug7,1957 | QuarryMen | #OTD Aug7,1957 The #QuarryMen play at the #CavernClub without #PaulMcCartney because @PaulMcCartney is away at #BoyScout summer camp. #AlanSytner, the founder of the @cavernliverpool, talks to #JohnLennon and tells him to cut out the rock. @cavernliverpool | |
| OTD Aug7,1960 | Brenda Lee | #OTD Aug7,1960 #BrendaLee is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I'm Sorry" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug7,1960 | Ray Peterson | #OTD Aug7,1960 #RayPeterson peaks at #7 on the US singles chart with "Tell Laura I Love Her" on #RCA Victor Records. But on Aug8 @DeccaRecords in the UK, will destroy 25k copies of the song because the company felt the lyrics were too tasteless & vulgar. | |
| OTD Aug7,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Aug7,1961 The #Beatles perform at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool "Calling all Jive Fans" | |
| OTD Aug7,1964 | 4th National Jazz Festival | #OTD Aug7,1964 The #RollingStones, #ManfredMann, #Yardbirds & more at the 4th National Jazz Festival a three day festival in Richmond | |
| OTD Aug7,1965 | Dean Martin | #OTD Aug7,1965 #DeanMartin enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #79 with “Houston" Dino @kingofcool will peak at #21 for 2wks on Sep11,1965 Video==> youtu.be/4Rt1VicF5-0 | |
| OTD Aug7,1965 | Hermans Hermits | #OTD Aug7,1965 The #HermansHermits are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" The single is only released in the US @peternoone | |
| OTD Aug7,1967 | George Harrison, Pattie Boyd | #OTD Aug7,1967 #GeorgeHarrison & #PattieBoyd visit #SanFrancisco & stroll Golden Gate Park in #HaightAshbury; Harrison finds the hippie culture wasteful and naive | |
| OTD Aug7,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Aug7,1968 The #Beatles record #GeorgeHarrison's song "Not Guilty" it is never released. In 1979 @GeorgeHarrison does release it. Listen==> youtu.be/Cl7uC1FS7dw | |
| OTD Aug7,1970 | Goose Lake Music Festival | #OTD Aug7,1970 #GooseLake Music Festival 3days over 200k fans attend. @jethrotull @chicagotheband @BobSeger @rodstewart & more play | |
| OTD Aug7,1971 | Bee Gees | #OTD Aug7,1971 The #BeeGees start a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" @BeeGees | |
| OTD Aug7,1976 | Elton John | #OTD Aug7,1976 #EltonJohn and #KikiDee duet starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" Written under the pseudonyms Ann Orson (#EltonJohn) and Carte Blanche (#BernieTaupin) @eltonofficial | |
| OTD Aug7,1982 | Fleetwood Mac | #OTD Aug7,1982 #FleetwoodMac starts a 5wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Mirage" @fleetwoodmac third US #1 | |
| OTD Aug7,1982 | Survivor | #OTD Aug7,1982 #Survivor is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Eye Of The Tiger" from the film 'Rocky III for the 3rd week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug7,1983 | KC and the Sunshine Band | #OTD Aug7,1983 KC and the Sunshine Band starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Give It Up" @kcandsunshineb | |
| OTD Aug7,1987 | Madonna | #OTD Aug7,1987 The film "Who's That Girl" starring #Madonna premieres in theaters, a box office bomb grossing for @Madonna only $2.5M in the 1st week, total $7.3M. Film budget $20M ouch. | |
| OTD Aug7,2016 | Five Michael's | #OTD Aug7,2016 The #Five; Michael's: Michael @CoachCaru, Michael @mikecaruso6, Michael #ZioMichele, Michael @espofootball, Michael @EspositoII |