Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Dec11,1916 | Perez Prado | #BTD Dec11,1916 #PerezPrado RIP singer 1955 US & UK #1 single "Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White" Often referred to as the "King of the Mambo" | |
| BTD Dec11,1926 | Big Mama Thornton | #BTD Dec11,1926 #BigMamaThornton (Willie Mae Thornton) RIP singer, songwriter 1953 US R&B #1 for 7wks with "Hound Dog" 1st to record the song in 1952 before #ElvisPresley. Hound Dog was Thornton's biggest hit and she sold almost two million copies | |
| BTD Dec11,1926 | Dick Tufeld | #BTD Dec11,1926 #DickTufeld actor, announcer, narrator, voice actor RIP. Voice career began announcing radio on ABC's "The Amazing Mr. Malone" & many TV series such as Disney 1957–1959 series "Zorro" The voice for B9 Robot on the TV series "Lost in Space" - Danger Will Robinson | |
| BTD Dec11,1931 | Rita Moreno | #BTD Dec11,1931 #RitaMoreno (Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano) singer, dancer, actress in many movies such 1952 "Singin' in the Rain" playing Anita in 1961 "West Side Story" Mareno has won all 4 major awards #Oscar #Emmy #GRAMMYs & a #Tony #HBday @TheRitaMoreno | |
| BTD Dec11,1935 | Ron Carey | #BTD Dec11,1935 #RonCarey (Ronald Cicenia) RIP film & TV actor best know for playing Officer Levitt on the TV series "Barney Miller" in the last 6 of 8 episodes. Side note; appeared as a criminal Angelo Molinari (aka The Mole) Season 2, Ep22. Part of #MelBrooks repertory company | |
| BTD Dec11,1940 | David Gates | #BTD Dec11,1940 #DavidGates songwriter, co-lead singer of the group #Bread 1970 US #1 & UK #5 single "Make It With You", +11 US Top40 singles and solo career 1977 US #15 "The Goodbye Girl", +2 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Dec11,1941 | J Frank Wilson | #BTD Dec11,1941 #JFrankWilson (John Frank Wilson) RIP singer, lead vocalist of J. Frank Wilson and the #Cavaliers 1964 US #2 single "Last Kiss" | |
| BTD Dec11,1944 | Brenda Lee | #BTD Dec11,1944 #BrendaLee (Brenda Tarpley) Singer 1960 two US #1s "I'm Sorry" and "I Want To Be Wanted", 1958 US #14 & UK #6 "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree", +33 Top40 singles. Top-charting solo female singer of the 1960s with 47 hits | |
| BTD Dec11,1944 | Teri Garr | #BTD Dec11,1944 #TeriGarr actress over 80 movies such as Young Frankenstein, Tootsie, Mr Mom and over 100 TV shows such as "Star Trek" playing Roberta Lincoln in the episode "Assignment: Earth" #StarTrek, recurring role 46 episodes on "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour", "Friends" | |
| BTD Dec11,1954 | Jermaine Jackson | #BTD Dec11,1954 #JermaineJackson singer, songwriter, guitarist with #Jackson5 & The #Jacksons @Jacksons First US #1 1969 "I Want You Back", +21 US Top40 singles with 3 more US #1s and 31 US R&B Top40 singles with 6 #1s & solo 1985 UK #6 "Do What You Do" #HBday @jermjackson5 | |
| BTD Dec11,1962 | Curtis Williams | #BTD Dec11,1962 #CurtisWilliams "Fitz" keyboard Kool & The Gang since 1982. 1984 UK #2 single "Joana" & 15 other UK Top40 hits | |
| OTD Dec11,1960 | ElvisP resley | #OTD Dec11,1960 #ElvisPresley is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" @ElvisPresley's 2nd week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec11,1961 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Dec11,1961 #ElvisPresley starts 20wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Blue Hawaii" Presley's 7th US #1 LP @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD Dec11,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Dec11,1962 The #Beatles perform at La Scala Ballroom, Runcorn. Also featuring The #MerseyBeats & #JohnnySandon and the Remo Four | |
| OTD Dec11,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Dec11,1963 The #Beatles on a tour of Britain perform two shows at the Futurist Theatre Scarborough with The #BrooksBrothers, #PeterJay and the #JayWalkers, #VernonsGirls, The #Kestrels and your favorite Canadian compere #FrankBerry | |
| OTD Dec11,1964 | Sam Cooke | #OTD Dec11,1964 Singer, songwriter #SamCooke is shot dead at the Hacienda Motel, Los Angeles California. He his 33 years old. The motel's manager #BerthaFranklin claimed to have shot Cooke in self defense. The shooting was ultimately ruled a justifiable homicide | |
| OTD Dec11,1965 | Brian Epstien | #OTD Dec11,1965 #BrianEpstien presents The #Beatles for their last tour of Britain. They perform two shows at the Astoria Cinema in Finsbury Park, London | |
| OTD Dec11,1965 | Dean Martin | #OTD Dec11,1965 #DeanMartin peaks at #10 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with “I Will" written by #DickGlasser and produced by #JimmyBowen | |
| OTD Dec11,1965 | Michael Esposito II | #OTD Dec11,1965 #DeanMartin peaks at #10 with “I Will" #MichaelEsposito II covers “I Will" on his album "Night and Day" @EspositoII | |
| OTD Dec11,1965 | Byrds | #OTD Dec11,1965 The #Byrds are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) " for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec11,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Dec11,1967 The #Monkees TV series S2 E14 "The Monkees on the Wheel" In Las Vegas, the Monkees are mistaken for crooked gamblers by a roulette dealer (played by #RipTaylor) and policeman and try their luck at exposing the real gang @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Dec11,1968 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Dec11,1968 The #RollingStones start filming the movie "Rock & Roll Circus" The Rolling Stones are unhappy with their performance and withhold the movie. It would eventual be release in 1996 @RollingStones | |
| OTD Dec11,1968 | Scaffold | #OTD Dec11,1968 The #Scaffold are at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Lily The Pink" 1968's Christmas #1, a big thing in the UK. The single will spend 3wks at #1, drop to #2, then return to #1 Jan5,1969 | |
| OTD Dec11,1971 | James Garner | #OTD Dec11,1971 on the cover of TV Guide #JamesGarner as Frank Nichols/Jim Nichols from the TV series "Nichols" from week of Dec11-17, 1971. The show ran for 1 season Sep16,1971 to Mar14,1972 on the #NBC network. It did not do well so re-titled "James Garner as Nichols" @TVGuide | |
| OTD Dec11,1971 | Sly & the Family Stone | #OTD Dec11,1971 Sly & the Family Stone are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Family Affair" @HigherSlyStone's 4th US #1 and the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec11,1972 | James Brown | #OTD Dec11,1972 #JamesBrown is arrested in Tennessee after a gig for trying to incite a riot. He threatened to sue the city for $1M, the charges were later dropped | |
| OTD Dec11,1976 | Rod Stewart | #OTD Dec11,1976 #RodStewart is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) " @rodstewart 5th week of an 8wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec11,1980 | Magnum P.I. | #OTD Dec11,1980 #Magnum P.I. premieres on the @CBS network; a crime drama TV series starring #TomSelleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living in Oahu, Hawaii | |
| OTD Dec11,1982 | Stray Cats | #OTD Dec11,1982 #StrayCats peaks at #9 the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Rock This Town" written by #BrianSetzer and produced by #DaveEdmunds. Listed by the @rockhall of Fame as one of 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll | |
| OTD Dec11,1982 | Toni Basil | #OTD Dec11,1982 #ToniBasil is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Mickey" written by #MikeChapman and #NickyChinn. Basically making her a #OneHitWonder | |
| OTD Dec11,1989 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Dec11,1989 The Recording Industry Association of America @RIAA certify four of #LedZeppelin LP's multi-platinum: Presence at 2M sold, Led Zeppelin at 4M, Physical Graffiti at 4M, In Through The Out Door at 5M, for a total of over 13M albums sold by @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Dec11,2000 | Beatles | #OTD Dec11,2000 The #Beatles compilation album "1" is at #1 in #Sweden for the 3rd wk & #1 in #Germany. The Beatles album will end up being #1 in over 35 countries |