Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Feb1,1901 | Clark Gable | #BTD Feb1,1901 #ClarkGable (William Clark Gable) actor RIP. Referred to as "The King of Hollywood" leading man in over 60 films; such as 1939 "Gone With The Wind" as Rhett Butler, 1934 "It Happened One Night" as Peter Warne winning an #Oscar, 1950 "Key to the City" as Steve Fisk | |
| BTD Feb1,1916 | Bruce Gordon | #BTD Feb1,1916 #BruceGordon actor RIP actor stage, movies, TV career ranged over a half century such as playing mob boss Frank Nitti in TV series The Untouchables and film 1960 The Buccaneer as Gramby, 1960 Key Witness as Arthur Robbins, 1969 Hello Down There as Adm. Sheridan | |
| BTD Feb1,1928 | Stuart Whitman | #BTD Feb1,1928 #StuartWhitman actor many TV and film credits such as "Highway Patrol" from 1955–1959 as Sergeant Walters, best known for playing Marshal Jim Crown in the Western TV series 1967 "Cimarron Strip", "Superboy" from 1988–1992 as Jonathan Kent | |
| BTD Feb1,1934 | Bob Shane | #BTD Feb1,1934 #BobShane (Robert Schoen) RIP singer, guitarist The #KingstonTrio 1958 US #1 & UK #5 "Tom Dooley", +9 other US Top40 singles. He was the last founding member of The Kingston Trio, he passed away on Jan26,2020 @kingstontrio | |
| BTD Feb1,1937 | Ray Sawyer | #BTD Feb1,1937 "Eye Patch" #RaySawyer RIP singer, songwriter Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (from 1975 known as #DrHook) 1972 US #5 & UK #2 Sylvia's Mother, 1975 US #6 Only Sixteen, 1976 UK #1 & US #6 When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman, +7 US Top40s @DrHookOfficial | |
| BTD Feb1,1937 | Don Everly | #BTD Feb1,1937 #DonEverly (Isaac Donald Everly) singer, songwriter The #EverlyBrothers 1st hit 1957 US #2, US Country #1 & UK #6 Bye Bye Love, +26 US Top40s with 3 #1s, 12 US Country Top40s with 4 #1s & 32 UK Top40s with 6 #1s. 1986 @rockhall of fame & 2001 @countrymusichof fame | |
| BTD Feb1,1938 | Jimmy Carl Black | #BTD Feb1,1938 #JimmyCarlBlack (James Carl Inkanish Jr) RIP drummer, vocalist for The #MothersofInvention & worked with #FrankZappa on his 1970 UK #9 LP Hot Rats | |
| BTD Feb1,1938 | Sherman Hemsley | #BTD Feb1,1938 #ShermanHemsley actor film and RV RIP. Film debut 1979 "Love at First Bite" as Reverend Mike. Starred as George Jefferson on the TV series "The Jeffersons" & Deacon Ernest Frye on "Amen" | |
| BTD Feb1,1939 | Joe Sample | #BTD Feb1,1939 #JoeSample RIP keyboards, founding member of the #JazzCrusaders which became the #Crusaders in 1971; 1979 UK #5 & US #36 single "Street Life" and 40 LPs | |
| BTD Feb1,1947 | Normie Rowe | #BTD Feb1,1947 #NormieRowe singer, biggest solo star of 1960s in #Australian pop. 1965 Australian #1 single "Que Sera Sera / Shakin' All Over" double A side, spent 11wks at #1, +7 other Top10 Australian singles | |
| BTD Feb1,1948 | Rick James | #BTD Feb1,1948 #RickJames (James Johnson Jr.) singer RIP 1964 formed The #MynahBirds; then solo with debut 1978 LP "Come Get It!" sold 2M copies & 1981 album "Street Songs" with hits Give It to Me Baby & Super Freak, 23 US R&B Top40 singles with 4 #1s and 13 in the Top10 | |
| BTD Feb1,1954 | Billy Mumy | #BTD Feb1,1954 #BillyMumy (Charles William Mumy Jr.) actor, singer musician. Many TV roles such as Will Robinson 1960s sci-fi TV series "Lost in Space" In music recorded with #America, performed with #ShaunCassidy & played with #RickSpringfield's band and others #HBday @BillMumy | |
| BTD Feb1,1968 | Lisa Marie Presley | #BTD Feb1,1968 #LisaMariePresley singer, songwriter, actress 2003 US #34 & UK #16 "Lights Out", 2005 US AC (Adult Contemporary) #36 "Dirty Laundry" and 2003 US album #5 "To Whom It May Concern" Daughter of #ElvisPresley and actress #PriscillaPresley | |
| OTD Feb1,1940 | Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey | #OTD Feb1,1940 #FrankSinatra's 1st recording session with the #TommyDorsey Band, he sang "Too Romantic" & "The Sky Fell Down" | |
| OTD Feb1,1949 | 33 1/3 rpm, 45 rpm | #OTD Feb1,1949 @RCARecords Victor introduces the 45 rpm; A rival to @ColumbiaRecords 33 1/3 rpm long-playing (LP). Both trying to replace 78s. By 1950, companies spend $5M publicizing 45s are preferred speed for pop music. 1954, 200M 45s sold. Both 33 1/3 LPs & 45s are produced | |
| OTD Feb1,1956 | Dean Martin | #OTD Feb1,1956 #DeanMartin still at #1 for the week ending Feb1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Memories Are Made Of This" for the final week of a 5wk run. The Charts issue date is Feb11,1956 | |
| OTD Feb1,1959 | Maverick | #OTD Feb1,1959 #Maverick Season 2 Episode 19 "Duel at Sundown" airs. A friend of Bret Maverick begs him to visit. The friends daughter draws Bret into problems that revolve around cold-blooded Red Hardigan. #ClintEastwood vs #JamesGarner Two giants in early days of TV | |
| OTD Feb1,1959 | Winter Dance Party | #OTD Feb1,1959 The Winter Dance Party at the Riverside Ballroom Green Bay. #BuddyHolly is frustrated by bus problems. #CarlBunch drummer left due to frost bitten feet. They go to Clear Lake an open date. Promoters call Surf Ballroom manager #CarrollAnderson to fill it with a show | |
| OTD Feb1,1963 | Neil Young | #OTD Feb1,1963 #NeilYoung at age 17 performs his 1st professional date at the country club in the city of #Winnipeg, Manitoba in #Canada @cityofwinnipeg @Neilyoung | |
| OTD Feb1,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Feb1,1964 The #Beatles start a 7wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Want To Hold Your Hand" 1st of 3 consecutive #1 singles for The Beatles. The next two #1s will be "She Loves You" for 2wks & "Can't Buy Me Love" for 5wks; for a total of 14wks at #1 | |
| OTD Feb1,1964 | Kingsmen | #OTD Feb1,1964 The Governor of #Indiana Matthew E. Welsh a Democratic declares "Louie Louie" by the #Kingsmen pornographic for its allegedly-obscene lyrics. He asks radio stations not play the song. The song would spend 6wks at #2 on #Billboard and #1 on Cashbox charts | |
| OTD Feb1,1965 | James Brown | #OTD Feb1,1965 #JamesBrown at #ArthurSmith Studios in Charlotte, NC records "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" The song will reach #1 R&B in August. The single is Brown's 1st #Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording | |
| OTD Feb1,1966 | Buster Keaton | #OTD Feb1,1966 #BusterKeaton (Joseph Keaton) RIP dies at the age of 70. Actor, comedian, film director best known for his silent films such as 1924 "Sherlock Jr", 1926 "The General" and 1928 "The Cameraman" Some consider him the greatest actor-director in the history of film | |
| OTD Feb1,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Feb1,1967 At #AbbeyRoad studios the #Beatles start work on the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album @AbbeyRoad | |
| OTD Feb1,1969 | Tommy James | #OTD Feb1,1969 #TommyJames and the #Shondells start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Crimson And Clover" written by Tommy James, #PeterLucia Jr and produced by James @TJShondells | |
| OTD Feb1,1970 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Feb1,1970 #LedZeppelin scores their 1st UK #1 album with "Led Zeppelin II" The LP stays on the UK Album chart for 129wks. Led Zeppelin will go on to have 7 more UK #1 albums @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Feb1,1972 | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | #OTD Feb1,1972 #PaulMcCartney & his wife #LindaMcCartney record the song "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" at Abbey Road with engineer #TonyClark; written by Paul & Linda in response to events of #BloodySunday in Northern Ireland, sometimes called Bogside Massacre @PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Feb1,1975 | Lisa Marie Presley, Elton John | #OTD Feb1,1975 #LisaMariePresley met her favorite singer #EltonJohn for her 7th birthday. The meeting between Lisa and Elton is arranged by her father #ElvisPresley @LisaPresley @eltonofficial | |
| OTD Feb1,1975 | Neil Sedaka | #OTD Feb1,1975 #NeilSedaka is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Laughter In The Rain" composed by Neil Sedaka with lyrics by #PhilCody Neil's 2nd #1. Sedaka's last #1 was Aug11,1962 with the single "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" @neilsedaka | |
| OTD Feb1,1981 | John Lennon | #OTD Feb1,1981 #JohnLennon starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Woman" written by John Lennon, his 3rd posthumous #1 single in the last 7wks @johnlennon | |
| OTD Feb1,1985 | Glenn Frey | #OTD Feb1,1985 #GlennFrey of the band the #Eagles had his acting debut as Jimmy Cole in the TV series "Miami Vice" during season 1 episode 15 called "Smuggler's Blues" on the #NBC TV network | |
| OTD Feb1,1986 | Dionne Warwick & Friends | #OTD Feb1,1986 #DionneWarwick & Friends are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "That's What Friends Are For" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb1,1987 | George Michael, Aretha Franklin | #OTD Feb1,1987 #GeorgeMichael & #ArethaFranklin start a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" written by #SimonClimie and #DennisMorgan. Franklin and Michael won a 1987 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group | |
| OTD Feb1,2003 | Space Shuttle Columbia | #OTD Feb1,2003, at 8:59 am EST Space Shuttle Columbia broke up on reentry; killing the crew of mission STS-107 - Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon | |
| OTD Feb1,2018 | Dennis Edwards | #OTD Feb1,2018 #DennisEdwards Jr RIP dies at the age of 74, lead singer and joined The #Temptations in 1968 | |
| 1960s | Sound | 1960s The #Sound a local band from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; The #Soo @CitySSM Side Note: #RayGassi Jr (his father is in the image) was a musician on the studio album "3:47 EST" by #Klaatu; backing vocals on the single "California Jam" |