Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Dec15,1919 | Max Yasgur | #BTD Dec15,1919 #MaxYasgur RIP dairy farm owner in Bethel, NY. Where the #Woodstock Music & Art Fair was held on Aug15-Aug18,1969 | |
| BTD Dec15,1922 | Alan Freed | #BTD Dec15,1922 #AlanFreed RIP Disc Jockey DJ called #Moondog promoted mix rhythm & blues, country under the name of "Rock 'n' Roll" Considered the father of Rock-n-Roll. He appeared in several motion pictures as himself and his career was destroyed by the payola scandal | |
| BTD Dec15,1938 | Jerry Wallace | #BTD Dec15,1938 #JerryWallace RIP country & pop singer 1959 US #8 single "Primrose Lane", +2 country #1 albums 1972 "To Get to You" and 1973 "Primrose Lane / Don't Give Up On Me" | |
| BTD Dec15,1939 | Cindy Birdsong | #BTD Dec15,1939 #CindyBirdsong singer The #Supremes joined in 1968 she was also a member of #PattiLaBelle & the #Bluebelles | |
| BTD Dec15,1942 | Dave Clark | #BTD Dec15,1942 #DaveClark leader, drummer, songwriter, manager of The #DaveClarkFive #DC5 1963 UK #1 & 1964 US #6 "Glad All Over", 1964 UK #2 & US #4 "Bits and Pieces", 1965 US #1 "Over and Over", +19 UK Top40 and 14 US Top40 singles. 2008 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame | |
| BTD Dec15,1946 | Carmine Appice | #BTD Dec15,1946 #CarmineAppice drummer #VanillaFudge 1968 US #6 "You Keep Me Hangin' On" In other bands such as #Cactus and #KingKobra. Credited with influencing later rock drummers | |
| BTD Dec15,1946 | Harry Ray | #BTD Dec15,1946 #HarryRay RIP singer in the trio called The #Moments 1970 US #3 single "One Way Street", 1975 UK #3 single "Girls" | |
| BTD Dec15,1949 | Don Johnson | #BTD Dec15,1949 #DonJohnson actor, singer in the TV series #MiamiVice and #NashBridges. 1986 US #5 & UK #46 single "Heartbeat", 1988 US #25 & UK #16 "Till I Loved You" with #BarbraStreisand #HBday @DonJohnson | |
| BTD Dec15,1955 | Paul Simonon | #BTD Dec15,1955 #PaulSimonon bass guitarist The #Clash @TheClash 1979 UK #11 "London Calling", 1982 US #8 "Rock The Casbah", +15 other UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Dec15,1970 | Alison Martino | #BTD Dec15,1970 #AlisonMartino TV producer, columnist, LA historian featured in many publications such as the #HollywoodReporter & TV and radio programs such as "The Insider (TV series)". Just happens to be the daughter of the late singer #AlMartino #HBday @alisonmartino | |
| OTD Dec15,1944 | Glenn Miller | #OTD Dec15,1944 #GlennMiller (Alton Glenn Miller) dies at the age of 44. While traveling to entertain US troops in France during World War II, Capt. Miller's plane disappears in a fog over English Channel and presumed to have died. In just 4 years Glenn Miller scored 23 #1 hits | |
| OTD Dec15,1945 | Sammy Kaye | #OTD Dec15,1945 #SammyKaye is at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Chickery Chick" vocal refrain by #NancyNorman, #BillyWilliams & The Kaye Choir The single was a #1 on Nov17 and will be again on Dec29 | |
| OTD Dec15,1951 | Eddy Howard | #OTD Dec15,1951 #EddyHoward and His Orchestra starts a 2wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "(It's No) Sin" music by #GeorgeHoven and lyrics by Chester R. Shull | |
| OTD Dec15,1955 | Johnny Cash | #OTD Dec15,1955 #JohnnyCash releases the single "Folsom Prison Blues" written by Johnny Cash and produced by #SamPhillips. The song will reach #1 on the US Hot Country Songs chart and peak at #32 on the US #Billboard Hot100 singles charts on Jul6,1968 for 3wks | |
| OTD Dec15,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Dec15,1956 #ElvisPresley gave his final performance on the Louisiana Hayride. @ElvisPresley made 50 appearances on the show | |
| OTD Dec15,1959 | Everly Brothers | #OTD Dec15,1959 #EverlyBrothers record "Let It Be Me" in NYC with Orchestra conducted by #ArchieBleyer. 1st time they record outside of Nashville. Song will peak in the US at #7 on Feb28,1960. 1955 written by Gilbert Bécaud, Manny Curtis, Pierre Delanoë called "Je t'appartiens" | |
| OTD Dec15,1962 | Four Seasons | #OTD Dec15,1962 The #FourSeasons with @frankievalli are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Big Girls Don't Cry" for the last week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec15,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Dec15,1964 US release of The #Beatles LP "Beatles '65" Spent 70wks on the #Billboard chart. Jumped from #98 straight to #1. The album is the North American alternative to the UK LP "Beatles for Sale" | |
| OTD Dec15,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Dec15,1966 The #Beatles work on the song "Strawberry Fields Forever" 4 trumpets, 3 cellos & #JohnLennon records two lead vocals | |
| OTD Dec15,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Dec15,1967 Release of The #Beatles 5th Christmas record "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" to members of their fan club in the UK and the US | |
| OTD Dec15,1969 | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | #OTD Dec15,1969 #JohnLennon and #YokoOno fly to #Toronto #Canada for the next stage of their peace campaign. Coinciding with posters and billboards erected in 12 countries New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Rome, Athens, Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Helsinki | |
| OTD Dec15,1969 | John Lennon | #OTD Dec15,1969 #JohnLennon plays what would be his final gig in the UK at The Lyceum Ballroom, London | |
| OTD Dec15,1973 | Charlie Rich | #OTD Dec15,1973 #CharlieRich starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with country/western ballad "The Most Beautiful Girl" one day after his 41st birthday. The song is written by #BillySherrill, #NorroWilson and #RoryBourke | |
| OTD Dec15,1976 | Sex Pistols | #OTD Dec15,1976 Cancelled #SexPistols gig at Glasgow Apollo. The Sex Pistols infamous swear filled tea-time live TV interview on #BillGrundy's Today show; caused the Glasgow District Council to put pressure on the owners of The Apollo to cancel The Sex Pistols show | |
| OTD Dec15,1979 | STYX | #OTD Dec15,1979 #STYX is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Babe" @STYXtheBand's last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec15,1984 | Daryl Hall | #OTD Dec15,1984 #DarylHall and #JohnOates are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Out of Touch" @realdarylhall and @JohnOates for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec15,1984 | Stevie B | #OTD Dec15,1984 #StevieB is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" for the 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 |