Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Dec28,1915 | Roebuck Staples | #BTD Dec28,1915 #RoebuckStaples "Pops" RIP singer, songwriter, guitarist The #StapleSingers 1972 US & US R&B #1, UK #20 "I'll Take You There" & 1975 US & US R&B #1 "Let's Do It Again", +6 US and 16 R&B Top40 singles; 1999 the Staple Singers Inducted into the @rockhall of Fame | |
| BTD Dec28,1921 | Johnny Otis | #BTD Dec28,1921 #JohnnyOtis (Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes) RIP composer, arranger, bandleader, singer 1957 UK #2 single "Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me", 1958 US #9 "Willie And The Hand Jive" | |
| BTD Dec28,1922 | Stan Lee | #BTD Dec28,1922 #StanLee (Stanley Martin Lieber) RIP comic-book writer, editor, film executive producer, and publisher. Creativity behind #MarvelComics, Co-Creator of #SpiderMan #IronMan #Hulk #XMen & others | |
| BTD Dec28,1936 | Obie Jessie | #BTD Dec28,1936 #ObieJessie (Obediah Jessie) recorded as #YoungJessie in the 1950/1960s then known as Obie Jessie. R&B, jazz, singer, songwriter The #Flairs & a brief stint in The #Coasters. 1955 wrote and recorded the single "Mary Lou" | |
| BTD Dec28,1938 | Charles Neville | #BTD Dec28,1938 #CharlesNeville sax The Neville Brothers 1989 UK #47 single "With God On Our Side" Known onstage as "Charlie the horn man", his saxophone playing helped earn the group a Grammy Award for best pop instrumental performance | |
| BTD Dec28,1943 | Chas Hodges | #BTD Dec28,1943 #ChasHodges (Charles Nicholas Hodges) RIP lead singer of English musical duo Chas & Dave. 1982 UK #2 single "Ain't No Pleasing You" | |
| BTD Dec28,1946 | Edgar Winter | #BTD Dec28,1946 #EdgarWinter keyboardist, guitarist, sax, singer #EdgarWinterGroup 1973 US #1 & UK #18 "Frankenstein", 1973 US #14 "Free Ride", 1974 US #33 "River's Risin'" | |
| BTD Dec28,1947 | Dick Diamonde | #BTD Dec28,1947 #DickDiamonde (Dingeman van der Sluijs) bass, and founder of The #Easybeats 1966 UK #6 & 1967 US #16 single "Friday On My Mind" | |
| BTD Dec28,1950 | Alex Chilton | #BTD Dec28,1950 #AlexChilton (William Alexander Chilton) RIP guitarist, songwriter, lead singer of The #BoxTops 1967 US #1 & UK #5 single "The Letter" then formed #BigStar in 1971 | |
| BTD Dec28,1958 | Joe Diffie | #BTD Dec28,1958 #JoeDiffie guitarist, singer, songwriter RIP. Diffie had 5 US Country #1s 1990 "Home", 1991 "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)", 1994 "Third Rock from the Sun", 1994 "Pickup Man" and 1995 "Bigger Than the Beatles", +22 US Country Top40 singles | |
| OTD Dec28,1946 | Sammy Kaye | #OTD Dec28,1946 #SammyKaye starts a 7wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "The Old Lamp-Lighter" written by #NatSimon with lyrics by #CharlesTobias and vocals by #BillyWilliams | |
| OTD Dec28,1955 | Ernie Ford | #OTD Dec28,1955 Tennessee #ErnieFord still at #1 on the US singles chart with "Sixteen Tons" for the last week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec28,1956 | Fats Domino | #OTD Dec28,1956 From the Houston UP, Burglars hammer open a safe. #FatsDomino and his orchestra are to blame for playing too loud | |
| OTD Dec28,1957 | Jerry Lee Lewis | #OTD Dec28,1957 #JerryLeeLewis peaks and starts a 4wk run at #2 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Great Balls Of Fire" written by #OtisBlackwell & #JackHammer, produced by #SamPhillips @jerryleelewis | |
| OTD Dec28,1957 | Tom and Jerry | #OTD Dec28,1957 #TomandJerry, Tommy Graph & Jerry Landis (later known as #PaulSimon & #ArtGarfunkel) peak on the US Top40 Singles chart at #54 with "Hey, Schoolgirl" Paul Simon's father, Lou plays bass on the song @PaulSimonMusic | |
| OTD Dec28,1957 | Danny And The Juniors | #OTD Dec28,1957 Danny And The Juniors starts a 7wk run at #1 for the week ending Dec28 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "At The Hop" written by #ArtieSinger, #JohnMedora and #DavidWhite. The Charts issue date is Jan6,1958 | |
| OTD Dec28,1958 | Chipmunks, David Seville | #OTD Dec28,1958 The #Chipmunks With The Music Of #DavidSeville start a 4wk run at #1 for the week ending Dec28 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)" written and produced by #RossBagdasarian (under the stage name of David Seville) | |
| OTD Dec28,1961 | Danny Williams | #OTD Dec28,1961 #DannyWilliams at #1 on UK singles chart with "Moon River" Originally composed by #HenryMancini with lyrics by #JohnnyMercer and performed by #AudreyHepburn in the 1961 movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" winning an #Academy Award for Best Original Song & 1962 #Grammy | |
| OTD Dec28,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Dec28,1962 The #Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany | |
| OTD Dec28,1963 | Billy J Kramer | #OTD Dec28,1963 #BillyJKramer with the #Dakotas peak at #28 in the UK with "I'll Keep You Satisfied" The song is attributed to Lennon-McCartney, but it was mostly written by #PaulMcCartney The song will peak at #30 in the US Aug22,1964 | |
| OTD Dec28,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Dec28,1963 The #Beatles are still playing at the Astoria Cinema Finsbury Park. Appearing in two shows of "The Beatles' Christmas Show" | |
| OTD Dec28,1963 | Singing Nun | #OTD Dec28,1963 The #SingingNun still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Dominique" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec28,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Dec28,1964 The #Beatles have two performances of "Another Beatles Christmas Show" at the Hammersmith Odeon in London | |
| OTD Dec28,1966 | Normie Rowe | #OTD Dec28,1966 #NormieRowe at #1 on the @australian #GoSet National Top40 chart with "Ooh La La" | |
| OTD Dec28,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Dec28,1967 UK TV broadcasts extracts from the #Beatles "Magical Mystery Tour" movie to accompany "The Fool on the Hill" | |
| OTD Dec28,1968 | Marvin Gaye | #OTD Dec28,1968 #MarvinGaye is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" for the 3rd week of a 7wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec28,1968 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Dec28,1968 #PinkFloyd the two day festival Flight To Lowlands Paradise 2, Margriethal-Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, The Netherlands replacing The #JimiHendrix Experience. Other acts appearing included #JethroTull, #JeffBeck, The #PrettyThings and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Dec28,1968 | Vanilla Fudge | #OTD Dec28,1968 #VanillaFudge at the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver #Canada supported by #LedZeppelin on their 1st US tour | |
| OTD Dec28,1968 | Miami Pop Festival | #OTD Dec28,1968 1st of a 3 day Miami Pop Festival 1st major rock festival held on the East Coast of the US with #ChuckBerry, The #McCoys, #JoniMitchell, #FleetwoodMac, Marvin Gaye, The #Turtles, The #BoxTops, #Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, #ProcolHarum and more | |
| OTD Dec28,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Dec28,1968 The #Beatles went to #1 on the US album chart with "The Beatles" known as the #WhiteAlbum @thebeatles 12th US #1 album | |
| OTD Dec28,1968 | Flight To Lowlands Paradise 2 | #OTD Dec28,1968 The two day festival Flight To Lowlands Paradise 2, Margriethal-Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, Netherlands. #PinkFloyd replaces The #JimiHendrix Experience. Other acts appearing included #JethroTull, #JeffBeck, The #PrettyThings and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Dec28,1974 | Helen Reddy | #OTD Dec28,1974 #HelenReddy is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Angie Baby" her 3rd #1 The song was turned down by @cher | |
| OTD Dec28,1978 | Beatles | #OTD Dec28,1978 Re-release in Sweden of The #Beatles LP "Let It Be" @parlophone pressed it on Red vinyl | |
| OTD Dec28,1983 | Dennis Wilson | #OTD Dec28,1983 #DennisWilson dies at the age of 39. Singer, drummer, co-founder The #BeachBoys. Dennis drowned at Marina Del Rey after heavy drinking, he dove in to recover his ex-wife's belongings, previously thrown overboard at the marina from his yacht 3 years earlier | |
| OTD Dec28,1985 | Lionel Richie | #OTD Dec28,1985 #LionelRichie still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Say You, Say Me" @LionelRichie's 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec28,2016 | Debbie Reynolds | #OTD Dec28,2016 #DebbieReynolds singer, actress dies at the age of 84. Many movie musicals, 1950s her 1st leading role Kathy Selden in "Singin' In The Rain" |