Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Dec23,1911 | James Gregory | #BTD Dec23,1911 #JamesGregory RIP actor, over 170 credits film & TV; movies such 1962 Sen. John Iselin in "The Manchurian Candidate", 1970 General Ursus in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" and TV Inspector Frank Luger "Barney Miller" & Dr Tristan Adams in "Star Trek" | |
| BTD Dec23,1935 | EstherPhillips | #BTD Dec23,1935 #EstherPhillips (Esther Mae Jones) RIP soul, R&B singer 1962 US #6 & R&B #1 "Release Me", 1975 US #20 & UK #6 single "What A Difference A Day Makes", +17 R&B Top40 singles with 3 more #1s; Also performed pop & jazz | |
| BTD Dec23,1939 | Johnny Kidd | #BTD Dec23,1939 #JohnnyKidd (Frederick Heath) RIP lead singer Johnny Kidd & The Pirates 1960 UK #1 "Shakin' All Over", 1963 UK #4 "I'll Never Get Over You". Died at the age of 30 on Oct7,1966 as a passenger in a car crash | |
| BTD Dec23,1940 | Eugene Record | #BTD Dec23,1940 #EugeneRecord RIP lead singer The #ChiLites 1971 UK & US #3, R&B #1 "Have You Seen Her", 1972 US & R&B #1, UK #14 "Oh Girl", +2 US, 7 UK and 26 R&B Top40 singles | |
| BTD Dec23,1940 | Jorma Kaukonen | #BTD Dec23,1940 #JormaKaukonen Jr guitarist #JeffersonAirplane 1967 US #18 single "White Rabbit" & 1967 US #5 "Somebody to Love" and in #HotTuna 1970 #30 live album "Hot Tuna" #HBday @JormaKaukonen | |
| BTD Dec23,1941 | Ron Bushy | #BTD Dec23,1941 #RonBushy drummer #IronButterfly 1968 US #14 "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" Only group member to appear on all 6 studio albums | |
| BTD Dec23,1941 | Tim Hardin | #BTD Dec23,1941 #TimHardin (James Timothy Hardin) RIP singer, songwriter 1967 UK #50 single "Hang On To A Dream" and wrote the hit "If I Were A Carpenter" | |
| BTD Dec23,1942 | Declan Cluskey | #BTD Dec23,1942 #DeclanCluskey guitarist The #Bachelors 1964 UK #1 single "Diane", +16 other UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Dec23,1946 | Ray Tabano | #BTD Dec23,1946 #RayTabano (a.k.a. Crazy Raymond) original rhythm guitarist and founding member of #Aerosmith a member until 1971. Childhood friend of #StevenTyler & in their 1st band The #Strangeurs | |
| BTD Dec23,1949 | Adrian Belew | #BTD Dec23,1949 #AdrianBelew (Robert Steven Belew) singer, guitarist, producer, frontman for #KingCrimson (1981 to 2009); solo 1989 US #58 "Oh Daddy" versatile player releasing about 20 solo LPs; has played with artists such as Frank Zappa, David Bowie #HBday @THEadrianbelew | |
| BTD Dec23,1949 | Luther Grosvenor | #BTD Dec23,1949 #LutherGrosvenor guitarist #SpookyTooth from 1967-70, 1969 "Feelin' Bad"; #StealersWheel (under the pseudonym Ariel Bender) in 1973; #MotttheHoople from 1973-74 | |
| BTD Dec23,1951 | Doug Stegmeyer | #BTD Dec23,1951 #DougStegmeyer RIP bassist, back-up vocalist, with many artists including #BillyJoel #HallandOates and The #Carpenters | |
| BTD Dec23,1958 | Dave Murray | #BTD Dec23,1958 #DaveMurray guitarist, songwriter #IronMaiden @IronMaiden 1990 UK #1 "Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter", +30 UK Top40 singles and 5 UK #1 albums | |
| OTD Dec23,1944 | Bing Crosby, Andrews Sisters | #OTD Dec23,1944 #BingCrosby and The #AndrewsSisters start an 8wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Don't Fence Me In" with #VicSchoen and His Orchestra. Originally written in 1934 music by #ColePorter and lyrics by #RobertFletcher and Cole Porter | |
| OTD Dec23,1951 | NFL | #OTD Dec23,1951 The #NFL championship game on national TV for the 1st time. Los Angeles @RamsNFL beat the Cleveland @Browns 24-17. One of the worlds 1st networks DuMont paid $75k for rights. Despite the @NFL game & creating star #JackieGleason DuMont ended broadcasting in 1956 | |
| OTD Dec23,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Dec23,1961 The #Beatles perform at the Cavern Club for another of the club's all-night sessions @cavernliverpool | |
| OTD Dec23,1962 | Bod Dylan | #OTD Dec23,1962 During #BodDylan's 1st visit to UK, he plays at the King & Queen pub in London’s West End @bobdylan's 3rd UK gig | |
| OTD Dec23,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Dec23,1962 The #Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany | |
| OTD Dec23,1963 | Radio Luxembourg | #OTD Dec23,1963 Radio Luxembourg begins a 15-part series titled "It's The Beatles" and of course it is about the #Beatles | |
| OTD Dec23,1964 | Brian Wilson, Glen Campbell | #OTD Dec23,1964 The #BeachBoys #BrianWilson has a nervous breakdown during a flight from Los Angeles to Houston. Wilson left the band to concentrate on writing and producing. #GlenCampbell replaces Wilson for the bands live shows before #BruceJohnston replaces Campbell | |
| OTD Dec23,1964 | Radio London | #OTD Dec23,1964 The Pirate station "Radio London", starts broadcasting from the former US Minesweeper MV Galaxy. Originally the USS Density (AM-218) an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the @USNavy during World War II | |
| OTD Dec23,1966 | ITV, Ready, Steady Go! | #OTD Dec23,1966 #ITV have their final broadcast of "Ready, Steady Go!" after the Musicians Union enforced a ban on lip singing @ITV | |
| OTD Dec23,1967 | Gary Puckett & the Union Gap | #OTD Dec23,1967 #GaryPuckett & the #UnionGap peak at #5 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with “Woman, Woman” written by #JimGlaser and #JimmyPayne using session musicians from The #Wrecking Crew. The song is a #1 hit single in #Canada | |
| OTD Dec23,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Dec23,1967 The #Monkees still at #1 on the US Singles chart with “Daydream Believer” All 4 of @TheMonkees on the track. This is the 4th and final week at #1 Lead/backing vocals: #DavyJones Harmony vocal: @MickyDolenz Electric guitar: #MichaelNesmith Piano: #PeterTork | |
| OTD Dec23,1972 | Billy Paul | #OTD Dec23,1972 #BillyPaul is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Me and Mrs. Jones" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec23,1972 | John Lennon | #OTD Dec23,1972 #JohnLennon's film "Imagine" premiers on national TV. The film originally ran for 70 minutes | |
| OTD Dec23,1974 | George Harrison | #OTD Dec23,1974 #GeorgeHarrison releases a holiday single "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" in the US. The song enters the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart on Jan11,1975 at #81 and will peak at #36 on Feb8,1975 | |
| OTD Dec23,1978 | Chic | #OTD Dec23,1978 #Chic back at #1 for 2 additional weeks on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Le Freak" next week they will fall again to #2 for 2wks, but return again to #1 on Jan20,1978 for an additional 3wks. Total weeks at #1 will be 6wks | |
| OTD Dec23,1989 | Phil Collins | #OTD Dec23,1989 #PhilCollins starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Another Day In Paradise" written by Phil Collins and produced by Collins along with #HughPadgham. @PhilCollinsFeed's 7th US solo #1 | |
| OTD Dec23,2013 | Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond | #OTD Dec23,2013 #DonnyOsmond and #MarieOsmond put on a great show at @CaesarsWindsor with songs such as "A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock ‘n Roll”; “Paper Roses” and “Puppy Love" My wife Rose @resporose got to hug Donnie. She's still happy. @donnyosmond @marieosmond | |
| OTD Dec23,2018 | Honey Lantree | #OTD Dec23,2018 #HoneyLantree (Anne Margot Lantree) dies at the age of 75. She was a drummer (a rarity in the 1960s) and singer for The #Honeycombs who had the 1964 UK #1 & US #5 "Have I the Right?" | |
| OTD Dec23,2020 | Leslie West | #OTD Dec23,2020 #LeslieWest RIP dies at the age of 75, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, founding member of #Mountain 1970 US hit “Mississippi Queen” Dec21 West was rushed to hospital from his home near Daytona, Fl in cardiac arrest; he never regaining consciousness |