Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Feb13,1919 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | #BTD Feb13,1919 Tennessee #ErnieFord RIP singer 1949 US #9 & US Country #1 "Mule Train", 1950 US Country #1 & US #14 "The Shotgun Boogie", 1955 US & US Country #1 "Sixteen Tons" The 1st #1 of the rock era for #Capitol Records, +19 US Country & 10 US Top40 singles @CapitolRecords | |
| BTD Feb13,1920 | Boudleaux Bryant | #BTD Feb13,1920 #BoudleauxBryant (Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant) RIP songwriter with wife #FeliceBryant (Matilda Scaduto), many hit songs such as Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie #EverlyBrothers, Raining In My Heart #BuddyHolly, Come Live with Me #RoyClark 1991 in @countrymusichof | |
| BTD Feb13,1928 | Dorothy McGuire | #BTD Feb13,1928 #DorothyMcGuire known as "Dottie" RIP actor film & TV, singer; #McGuireSisters popular in 1950s; 1955 US #1 & UK #14 "Sincerely", 1957 US #1 & UK #14 "Sugartime", +17 US Top40s; films such as 1947 Gentleman's Agreement as Kathy Lacy & TV 1976 Rich Man, Poor Man | |
| BTD Feb13,1942 | Peter Tork | #BTD Feb13,1942 #PeterTork (Peter Thorkelson) RIP actor film TV, singer, songwriter, keyboards, bassist The #Monkees 1966 US #1 & UK #23 Last Train to Clarksville, 1966 US & UK #1 I'm a Believer, 1967 US #1 & UK #5 Daydream Believer, +9 US & 5 UK Top40s & solo career @TheMonkees | |
| BTD Feb13,1950 | Peter Gabriel | #BTD Feb13,1950 #PeterGabriel singer, songwriter, original lead singer, flautist #Genesis from 1967–1975, 1974 UK #21 "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" then solo career 1986 US #1 & UK #4 "Sledgehammer", +3 US & 8 UK Top40 singles #HBday @itspetergabriel | |
| BTD Feb13,1951 | Rod Deas | #BTD Feb13,1951 #RodDeas singer, bass guitarist with #Showaddywaddy 1976 UK #1 "Under The Moon Of Love", +20 UK Top40 singles. Deas retired from the band, playing his last gig with Showaddywaddy at The Qube in Corby Jan25,2019 @ShowaddywaddyUK | |
| BTD Feb13,1952 | Ed Gagliardi | #BTD Feb13,1952 #EdGagliardi RIP original bass guitarist with #Foreigner playing on LPs "Foreigner" & "Double Vision", but fired from @ForeignerMusic in 1979. 1981 Gagliardi formed the band #Spys with former Foreigner keyboardist #AlGreenwood 1982 US #82 Don't Run My Life" | |
| OTD Feb13,1914 | ASCAP, Victor Herbert | #OTD Feb13,1914 #ASCAP American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ASCAP formed by #VictorHerbert, Their 1st priority is to protect the work of songwriters @ASCAP | |
| OTD Feb13,1943 | Harry James | #OTD Feb13,1943 #HarryJames & His Orchestra starts a 2wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "I Had The Craziest Dream" written by #HarryWarren and lyrics by #MackGordon with vocal chorus by #HelenForrest | |
| OTD Feb13,1957 | Tab Hunter | #OTD Feb13,1957 #TabHunter still at #1 for the week ending Feb6 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Young Love" for the 2nd week of a 6wk run at #1 The Charts issue date is Feb23,1957. | |
| OTD Feb13,1959 | Billy Fury | #OTD Feb13,1959 #BillyFury article "Britians Most Fantastic Finishing School" Where #BillyFury, #MartyWilde, #VinceEager, #DickiePride and #KennyPackwood learn the trade. | |
| OTD Feb13,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Feb13,1964 The #Beatles fly from New York to Miami Beach, Florida for their second live appearance on the #EdSullivan show | |
| OTD Feb13,1965 | Gary Lewis & the Playboys | #OTD Feb13,1965 #GaryLewis & the Playboys record the song “Count Me In" written by #GlenHardin, produced by #SnuffGarrett and arranged by #LeonRussell. The single will peak at #2 on May8 | |
| OTD Feb13,1965 | Righteous Brothers | #OTD Feb13,1965 The #RighteousBrothers are still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" for the 2nd and last week at #1 | |
| OTD Feb13,1965 | Who | #OTD Feb13,1965 The #Who releases the single "I Can't Explain" in the US with #JimmyPage on 12 string guitar & the #IvyLeague on back vocals. The Who song would enter the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart on Mar27 at #99 and peak their as well @TheWho @JimmyPage | |
| OTD Feb13,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Feb13,1967 The #Beatles "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane" is released as a double A side single in US | |
| OTD Feb13,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Feb13,1967 The #Beatles record from 7pm-3am the single "Only A Northern Song" #GeorgeHarrison uses "Not Known" as the working title. Their are 9 takes of the rhythm track | |
| OTD Feb13,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Feb13,1967 The #Monkees TV series S1 E22 "Monkees at the Circus" To save a bankrupt circus, they pose as a troupe of dazzling, supreme high-wire artists from France known as the Mozzarelli Brothers, but get in trouble when their guise requires them to perform @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Feb13,1969 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Feb13,1969 #BobDylan records "Lay, Lady, Lay" in Nashville. Written for soundtrack of the movie Midnight Cowboy, but not submitted in time | |
| OTD Feb13,1969 | Mary Hopkin | #OTD Feb13,1969 A launch party for the release of #MaryHopkin's album "Postcard" at the Post Office Tower in London. The Mary Hopkin LP produced by #PaulMcCartney and released by #Apple Records. The album would eventually reach #3 in the UK and #28 in the US @themaryhopkin | |
| OTD Feb13,1970 | Black Sabbath | #OTD Feb13,1970 #BlackSabbath self-titled first LP "Black Sabbath" is released in the UK. Reached #8 on the UK Charts and #23 on the @billboard LP charts. The album is considered to be an influential heavy metal LP @BlackSabbath | |
| OTD Feb13,1971 | Osmonds | #OTD Feb13,1971 The #Osmonds start a 5wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "One Bad Apple" written by #GeorgeJackson written for Jackson 5; @donnyosmond was told by #MichaelJackson they chose to record "ABC" instead. Used as the theme to The Osmonds cartoon | |
| OTD Feb13,1972 | Chicory Tip | #OTD Feb13,1972 #ChicoryTip starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK single chart with "Son Of My Father" The 1st UK #1 single featuring a synthesizer @moogmusicinc | |
| OTD Feb13,1972 | Neil Reid | #OTD Feb13,1972 12yo #NeilReid starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK LP chart with his debut album "Neil Reid" Youngest to score a UK #1. Reid's single from the LP "Mother of Mine" peaked at #2 for 3wks on the UK Singles Chart on Jan9,1972 | |
| OTD Feb13,1972 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Feb13,1972 The #LedZeppelin concert in #Singapore is cancelled. Authorities deny entry of the band Led Zeppelin to their country because of their long hair @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Feb13,1976 | Peter Frampton | #OTD Feb13,1976 #PeterFrampton releases "Frampton Comes Alive" in UK (Jan6 in US) peaking at #6 Jun20 staying on the UK charts 38wks. Frampton lead vocals & guitar, talk box, producer; #BobMayo rhythm guitar, piano; #StanleySheldon bass, vocals; #JohnSiomos drums @peterframpton | |
| OTD Feb13,1980 | David Janssen | #OTD Feb13,1980 #DavidJanssen (David Meyer) RIP dies at the age of 48 of a heart attack at his home in Malibu, CA. Actor film/TV over 100 credits such as To Hell and Back, The Green Berets, Marooned; TV 1963-1967 The Fugitive as Richard Kimble, 1974–1976 Harry O as Harry Orwell | |
| OTD Feb13,1982 | J Geils Band | #OTD Feb13,1982 The #JGeilsBand is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Centerfold" for the 2nd week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb13,1988 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Feb13,1988 #MichaelJackson bought a ranch in Santa Ynez, California that Michael Jackson called #Neverland The ranch is 3,000 acres @michaeljackson | |
| OTD Feb13,1988 | Tiffany | #OTD Feb13,1988 #Tiffany is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Could've Been" for the 2nd and last week at #1 @tiffanytunes | |
| OTD Feb13,2008 | Paul Cole | #OTD Feb13,2008 #PaulCole a longtime Barefoot Bay, FL resident dies at the age of 96. He is clearly seen in the famous shot of The #Beatles walking across London's #AbbeyRoad on the cover of 1969 LP "Abbey Road" Paul Cole is in the background just behind #JohnLennon @thebeatles | |
| 1962 | Beatles, Gene Vincent | 1962 Sep-Oct The #Beatles at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany 2 of the 7 weeks are with #GeneVincent |