Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug8,1933 | Joe Tex | #BTD Aug8,1933 #JoeTex (Joseph Arrington Jr.) RIP soul singer, mixed styles of country, gospel, R&B; 1965 US R&B #1 & US #5 "Hold What You've Got", 1972 US R&B #1 & US #2 "I Gotcha", +25 US R&B Top40s with 2 more #1s and 6 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Aug8,1942 | John David | #BTD Aug8,1942 #JohnDavid "Jay" drummer 1968-1973 for Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show #DrHook 1972 singles US #2 "Sylvia's Mother" and US #6 "The Cover of Rolling Stone" | |
| BTD Aug8,1944 | John Renbourn | #BTD Aug8,1944 #JohnRenbourn RIP guitarist, songwriter, in the folk group #Pentangle and solo artist which he maintained before, during and after that band's existence | |
| BTD Aug8,1947 | Larry Wilcox | #BTD Aug8,1947 #LarryWilcox actor who played California Highway Patrol Officer Jonathan "Jon" Baker on over 100 episodes of the hit TV series #CHiPs #HBday @LarryDWilcox | |
| BTD Aug8,1949 | Airrion Love | #BTD Aug8,1949 #AirrionLove singer The #Stylistics 1974 US & UK #2 "You Make Me Feel Brand New", 1975 UK #1 "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)", +15 other UK Top 40 singles | |
| BTD Aug8,1956 | Ali Score | #BTD Aug8,1956 #AliScore drummer A Flock Of Seagulls 1982 UK #10 & US #26 single "Wishing, If I Had A Photograph Of You" | |
| BTD Aug8,1956 | David Grant | #BTD Aug8,1956 #DavidGrant lead singer #Linx 1980 UK #15 & US R&B #27 "You're Lying", 1981 UK #7 "Intuition" | |
| OTD Aug8,1923 | Benny Goodman | #OTD Aug8,1923 #BennyGoodman at the age of 14 takes a job as a clarinet player on a Chicago-based excursion boat on Lake Michigan | |
| OTD Aug8,1923 | Parlophone | #OTD Aug8,1923 The British branch of @parlophone records is established, led by Artists & Repertoire manager #OscarPreuss | |
| OTD Aug8,1953 | Les Paul, Mary Ford | #OTD Aug8,1953 #LesPaul and #MaryFord start an 11wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)" | |
| OTD Aug8,1956 | Platters | #OTD Aug8,1956 The #Platters start a 5wk run at #1 for the week ending on the US Top40 Singles chart "My Prayer" the 5th week at #1 is a tie with #ElvisPresley's single "Don't Be Cruel" | |
| OTD Aug8,1960 | Ray Peterson | #OTD Aug8,1960 @DeccaRecords destroys 25k copies of the #RayPeterson song "Tell Laura I Love Her" because the company felt the lyrics were too tasteless & vulgar. The cover version by #RickyValance on @emimusic records went to #1 for 3wks on the UK singles chart Sep29,1960 | |
| OTD Aug8,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Aug8,1963 The #Beatles arrived by a 12-seater plane in Guernsey in Channel Islands to play 2 shows at Candie Gardens | |
| OTD Aug8,1963 | Searchers | #OTD Aug8,1963 The #Searchers start a 2wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with "Sweets For My Sweet" the group's first of three UK #1 singles | |
| OTD Aug8,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Aug8,1964 The #Beatles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "A Hard Day’s Night" for the last week at #1. #DeanMartin will knock the #Beatles off #1 next week | |
| OTD Aug8,1964 | Young World Singers | #OTD Aug8,1964 The Young World Singers release the single "Ringo For President" in the US. A song advocating that The #Beatles drummer #RingoStarr as the ideal presidential candidate because he doesn't talk about war. | |
| OTD Aug8,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Aug8,1966 The #Beatles release the album "Revolver" in the US. The last LP subjected to @CapitolRecords altering of songs, order & content | |
| OTD Aug8,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Aug8,1969 Photo session for the cover of The #Beatles "Abbey Road" album by photographer #IainMcMillan | |
| OTD Aug8,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Aug8,1969 The #Beatles are at #AbbeyRoad studios recording overdubs for the songs "The End", "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" & "Oh! Darling" | |
| OTD Aug8,1970 | Crosby Stills Nash Young | #OTD Aug8,1970 #CrosbyStillsNashYoung peak at #14 on the #Billboard Hot100 charts with "Ohio" a protest song written & composed by #NeilYoung in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May4,1970. | |
| OTD Aug8,1970 | Janis Joplin | #OTD Aug8,1970 #JanisJoplin & #JuanitaGreen bought a headstone for #BessieSmith a blues singer who died in 1937. @JanisJoplin's greatest influence. | |
| OTD Aug8,1970 | Carpenters | #OTD Aug8,1970 The #Carpenters are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "(They Long To Be) Close To You" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug8,1975 | Hank Williams | #OTD Aug8,1975 #HankWilliams Jr has his near-fatal 500' fall off Ajax Peak, MT. After 2yrs of surgeries @HankJr will return to music. | |
| OTD Aug8,1981 | MTV, REO Speedwagon | #OTD Aug8,1981 @MTV broadcast its first stereo concert with #REOSpeedwagon who performed in Denver, Colorado | |
| OTD Aug8,1981 | Rick Springfield | #OTD Aug8,1981 #Rickspringfield is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Jessie's Girl" @rickspringfield last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug8,1983 | Metallica | #OTD Aug8,1983 The #Metallica single "Whiplash" is released. The first single from their debut album "Kill 'Em All" @Metallica | |
| OTD Aug8,1987 | George Michael | #OTD Aug8,1987 #GeorgeMichael peaks at #2 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "I Want Your Sex" The song was banned on Jun3,1987 by the #BBC in the UK. Despite censorship an edited version received airplay in the US. | |
| OTD Aug8,1987 | U2 | #OTD Aug8,1987 #U2 starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For" @U2 | |
| OTD Aug8,2017 | Glen Campbell | #OTD Aug8,2017 #GlenCampbell singer, songwriter, actor dies. He had racked up 54 US Country Top40s with 5 #1s & 21 US Top40 singles. with 2 #1s and 10 #Grammys, 12 Gold LPs | |
| OTD Aug8,2017 | Alice Cooper, Glen Campbell | #OTD Aug8,2017 Great Interview @FOX10Phoenix with #AliceCooper about #GlenCampbell, @RealAliceCooper @GlenCampbell Video==> youtu.be/B6q2hsdXenQ |