Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug9,1927 | Robert Shaw | #BTD Aug9,1927 #RobertShaw RIP actor, novelist, playwright in many films such as 1963 as Donald Grant in #JamesBond film "From Russia with Love", 1966 as Henry VIII in "A Man for All Seasons" in which he as nominated for an Oscar & as Quint the boat captain, in the movie #Jaws | |
| BTD Aug9,1939 | Billy Henderson | #BTD Aug9,1939 #BillyHenderson RIP singer The #Spinners 1980 UK #1 & US #2 "Working My Way Back To You", +18 US, 11 UK, 22 US R&B Top40 singles with 6 R&B #1 singles. In the UK they are know as the #DetroitSpinners | |
| BTD Aug9,1943 | Wanda Young | #BTD Aug9,1943 #WandaYoung (also known as Wanda Rogers) singer of The #Marvelettes (originally the #Casinyets) 1961 US & US R&B #1 "Please Mr. Postman", 1962 US #7 & R&B #4 "Playboy", +9 US and 20 R&B Top40 singles | |
| BTD Aug9,1944 | Viv Prince | #BTD Aug9,1944 #VivPrince drummer The #PrettyThings 1964 UK #10 single "Don't Bring Me Down" & a variety of bands during the 1960s | |
| BTD Aug9,1946 | Rinus Gerritsen | #BTD Aug9,1946 #RinusGerritsen bassist, founding member of the Dutch Group #GoldenEarring 1974 UK #7 & US #13 "Radar Love" @4GoldenEarring | |
| BTD Aug9,1954 | Pete Thomas | #BTD Aug9,1954 #PeteThomas long time drummer for #ElvisCostello & The #Attractions 1979 UK #2 "Olivers Army", worked with many other bands | |
| BTD Aug9,1955 | Charlie Morgan | #BTD Aug9,1955 #CharlieMorgan (John Charles Morgan) singer, songwriter, one of the top session drummers. Worked with #KateBush, #EltonJohn, #PaulMcCartney | |
| BTD Aug9,1963 | Whitney Houston | #BTD Aug9,1963 #WhitneyHouston RIP singer, actress 1st #1 in 1985 UK, US & R&B #1 "Saving All My Love for You", +30 US Top40s with 10 #1s, 29 UK Top40s with 3 #1s and 36 R&B Top40 singles with 7 #1s; one of the best-selling music artists of all time, over 200M records sold | |
| OTD Aug9,1947 | Tex Williams | #OTD Aug9,1947 #TexWilliams and His Western Caravan starts a 6wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" | |
| OTD Aug9,1958 | Cliff Richard | #OTD Aug9,1958 17yo #CliffRichard signs a record deal with #EMI @emimusic He also starts a 4wk gig at Butlins Holiday Camp Essex | |
| OTD Aug9,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Aug9,1963 The #Beatles play at the Springfield Ballroom, St. Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands. Their 4th night playing in Channel Islands | |
| OTD Aug9,1963 | Ready Steady Go! | #OTD Aug9,1963 The TV program "Ready Steady Go!" premiers in England. A music TV program every Friday evening. | |
| OTD Aug9,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Aug9,1964 The #Beatles 2nd visit to Scarborough in Yorkshire and play at the Futurist Theatre on South Bay | |
| OTD Aug9,1967 | Scott McKenzie | #OTD Aug9,1967 #ScottMcKenzie starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)" The song written by #JohnPhillips of The Mamas & the Papas to promote the #Monterey Pop Festival | |
| OTD Aug9,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Aug9,1968 After the other #Beatles go home at about 2am #PaulMcCartney records "Mother Nature's Son" Personnel: Paul McCartney – double-tracked vocal, acoustic guitars, timpani, bass drum George Martin – brass arrangement | |
| OTD Aug9,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Aug9,1968 The #Beatles are in #EMI Studios. Take 99 of "Not Guilty" drum, guitar, bass tracks are overdubbed, it is not completed & not used. In 1979 #GeorgeHarrison does release his song. | |
| OTD Aug9,1969 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Aug9,1969 #LedZeppelin appears at the Anaheim Convention Center in California #JethroTull opens the show. @ledzeppelin @jethrotull | |
| OTD Aug9,1969 | Zager and Evans | #OTD Aug9,1969 #ZagerandEvans are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "In The Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)" for the 5th week of a 6wk run at #1. | |
| OTD Aug9,1969 | Sly and the Family Stone | #OTD Aug9,1969 The single "Hot Fun in The Summertime" is released by Sly and the Family Stone; they also enter the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #79 all because of their performance at #Woodstock. The song will peak at #2 for 2wks on Oct18 | |
| OTD Aug9,1975 | Bee Gees | #OTD Aug9,1975 The #BeeGees start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singes Chart with "Jive Talkin'" the group's second US #1 @BeeGees | |
| OTD Aug9,1978 | Muddy Waters | #OTD Aug9,1978 #MuddyWaters performs at a White House picnic at the request of U.S. President #JimmyCarter | |
| OTD Aug9,1980 | Olivia Newton John | #OTD Aug9,1980 #OliviaNewtonJohn is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Magic" @olivianj 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug9,1986 | Michael Esposiito, Rose Esposito | #OTD Aug9,1986 @espofootball and @resporose got married, a great day & life it continues to be. "You understand The little child inside your man" | |
| OTD Aug9,1986 | Peter Cetera | #OTD Aug9,1986 #PeterCetera is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with the theme from Karate Kid II, "The Glory Of Love" @tweetercetera last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug9,1987 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Aug9,1987 #MichaelJackson and #SiedahGarrett duet starts a 2wk run at at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" #Jacksons 3rd UK #1. @SIEDAHGARRETT @michaeljackson | |
| OTD Aug9,1995 | Jerry Garcia | #OTD Aug9,1995 #JerryGarcia dies 8 days after his 53rd birthday. Vocalist, guitarists for the @GratefulDead Ranked 13th @RollingStone magazines 100 Greatest Guitarists | |
| OTD Aug9,2003 | Gregory Hines | #OTD Aug9,2003 #GregoryHines dancer, actor, singer, choreographer dies at the age of 57. Great dancer saw him live in @Vegas with #SammyDavis Jr 1980s | |
| OTD Aug9,2015 | Frank Gifford | #OTD Aug9,2015 #FrankGifford dies at the age of 84, a week before his 85th birthday. @NFL player for 12yrs with the NY @Giants then commentator for 27yrs on #MondayNightFootball. He was part of the new line-up in 1985 of #JoeNamath, #FrankGifford and #OJSimpson |