Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Feb15,1941 | Brian Holland | #BTD Feb15,1941 #BrianHolland songwriter, producer part of the #Motown records songwriting team of Holland, Dozier & Holland have 145 US & 78 UK hits with 28 Top10s for artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers @motown | |
| BTD Feb15,1944 | Denny Zager | #BTD Feb15,1944 #DennyZager singer, guitarist #ZagerandEvans; Zager and Evans 1969 US & UK #1 "In The Year 2525" The only act to have a #1 hit on both sides of the Atlantic and never have another chart single in the US or the UK. Zager builds custom guitars at Zager Guitars | |
| BTD Feb15,1944 | Mick Avory | #BTD Feb15,1944 #MickAvory drummer The #Kinks (left 1984) 1964 UK #1 & US #7 "You Really Got Me", 1967 UK #2 "Waterloo Sunset", +19 other UK Top40 singles. Now in '60s All Stars' band featuring members of 1960's British groups. 1990 inducted into @rockhall of Fame @TheKinks | |
| BTD Feb15,1945 | John Helliwell | #BTD Feb15,1945 #JohnHelliwell saxophonist for the rock band #Supertramp and served as the MC during concerts, talking to and making jokes to the audience for Supertramp 1979 UK #7 & US #6 single "The Logical Song" | |
| BTD Feb15,1952 | Melissa Manchester | #BTD Feb15,1952 #MelissaManchester singer, writer, actress 1975 US #6 & #1 AC (Adult Contemporary) "Midnight Blue", +6 US & 22 AC Top40 singles; actress on the TV show #Blossom playing Maddy Russo #HBday @melissashares | |
| BTD Feb15,1959 | Ali Campbell | #BTD Feb15,1959 #AliCampbell songwriter, lead singer, a founding member #UB40 (stood for Unemployment Benefit, Form 40); 1983 UK & 1988 US #1 "Red Red Wine", +30 Top40 singles; sold over 70M records & toured 30yrs. Left in 2008 UB40 for a solo career | |
| BTD Feb15,1960 | Mikey Craig | #BTD Feb15,1960 #MikeyCraig bassist with #CultureClub 1982 UK #1 & US #2 "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", 1983 US & UK #1 Karma Chameleon", +10 UK & 8 US Top40 singles @RealCultureClub | |
| OTD Feb15,1941 | Duke Ellington | #OTD Feb15,1941 #DukeEllington #Jazz great records “Take the ‘A’ Train” written by #BillyStrayhorn refering to the then-new A subway service that runs through NYC from eastern Brooklyn, up into Harlem and northern Manhattan. The 1st & most famous commercial recording of the tune | |
| OTD Feb15,1947 | Nat King Cole | #OTD Feb15,1947 The King Cole Trio with #NatKingCole are at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "(I Love You) "For Sentimental Reasons" written by #WilliamBest "Pat" and #IvoryWatson "Deek" | |
| OTD Feb15,1954 | Joe Turner | #OTD Feb15,1954 Big #JoeTurner records the original version of "Shake, Rattle & Roll" written by Charles F. Calhoun (#JesseStone) The single will be a #1 US R&B Juke Box for 3wks on Jun12,1954 | |
| OTD Feb15,1956 | Platters | #OTD Feb15,1956 The #Platters are still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "The Great Pretender" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb15,1957 | Coasters | #OTD Feb15,1957 The #Coasters record “Young Blood” written by #DocPom, #JerryLieber & #MikeStoller. Produced by Leiber & Stoller the 1st big hit for the songwriting team | |
| OTD Feb15,1958 | Dick Clark | #OTD Feb15,1958 The #DickClark Show debuts on the #ABC Network #ConnieFrancis, #PatBoone and #JerryLeeLewis are the 1st performers | |
| OTD Feb15,1958 | Silhouettes | #OTD Feb15,1958 The #Silhouettes start a 2wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Get A Job" written by #EarlBea, #RaymondEdwards, #RichardLewis & #WilliamHorton. Lewis said his lyrics were inspired by his mother saying get a job after coming home from military service | |
| OTD Feb15,1959 | Lloyd Price | #OTD Feb15,1959 #LloydPrice starts a 4wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Stagger Lee" written by #RayLopez a folk song about the murder of #BillyLyons by Stag #LeeShelton in St. Louis, Missouri at Christmas 1895; 1st recorded in 1923 by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians | |
| OTD Feb15,1961 | Jackie Wilson | #OTD Feb15,1961 #JackieWilson Jr is shot by #JuanitaJones in a jealous rage. Jones knew Wilson came home with another woman #HarleanHarris, an ex-girlfriend of #SamCooke. Wilson was shot in the stomach and the bullet resulted in the loss of a kidney, he spent 21 days in coma | |
| OTD Feb15,1964 | Sam Cooke | #OTD Feb15,1964 #SamCooke announces he will be reducing his live performances to concentrate on songwriting & building a record label | |
| OTD Feb15,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Feb15,1964 For the 1st time one act The #Beatles, have 5 songs on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Charts. The singles in this order #1 - "I Want To Hold Your Hand", #3 - "She Loves You", #45 - "Please, Please Me", # 54 - "I Saw Her Standing There", and #67 - "My Bonnie" | |
| OTD Feb15,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Feb15,1964 The #Beatles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Want To Hold Your Hand" 3rd week of a 7wk run. The 1st of 3 consecutive #1s. The next two #1 hits, for the #Beatles, will be "She Loves You" for 2wks & "Can't Buy Me Love" for 5wks | |
| OTD Feb15,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Feb15,1964 The #Beatles start an 11wk run at #1 on the US album charts with "Meet the Beatles!" Their 1st US LP issued by #Capitol Records @CapitolRecords | |
| OTD Feb15,1965 | John Lennon | #OTD Feb15,1965 #JohnLennon finally passes his driving test. So late in life because he was not that good at it. John Lennon gives driving up in 1969 | |
| OTD Feb15,1965 | Nat King Cole | #OTD Feb15,1965 #NatKingCole (Nathaniel Adams Coles) pianist, singer dies at the age of 45 from lung cancer. Gained fame in the 1940s as a #Jazz pianist. Popular singer 1940s, 50s & 60s. 87 US Top40 singles with 5 #1s; 38 R&B Top40s with 6 #1s and 30 UK Top40s | |
| OTD Feb15,1965 | Beach Boys | #OTD Feb15,1965 The #BeachBoys release the single "Do You Wanna Dance" on #Capitol Records. The song written & 1st recorded by #BobbyFreeman. Beach Boys will peak at #12 on Apr10 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart #DennisWilson is on lead vocals @TheBeachBoys @CapitolRecords | |
| OTD Feb15,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Feb15,1965 The #Beatles release "Eight Days a Week" in US written by #PaulMcCartney & #JohnLennon Personnel: Lennon lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar; McCartney lead vocals, bass guitar; #GeorgeHarrison backing vocals, lead guitars; #RingoStarr drums; all added handclaps | |
| OTD Feb15,1965 | Canada | #OTD Feb15,1965 The Maple Leaf becomes the official flag of #Canada Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed today as the day on which the new flag would be raised over Parliament Hill and adopted by all Canadians @Canada | |
| OTD Feb15,1967 | Chicago | #OTD Feb15,1967 The band #Chicago is formed in Chicago, Illinois, calling themselves the Chicago Transit Authority then in 1968 shortening the name. Eventually Chicago would create 23 gold, 18 platinum, 8 multi-platinum, 5 #1 albums & 21 Top10 singles @chicagotheband | |
| OTD Feb15,1968 | Little Walter | #OTD Feb15,1968 #LittleWalter (Marion Walter Jacobs) singer, songwriter RIP dies at the age of 37 stabbed in a street fight sustaining minor injuries. This aggravated damage he had suffered in previous encounters and died in his sleep. He was a Chicago blues harmonica player | |
| OTD Feb15,1969 | Sly | #OTD Feb15,1969 #Sly and the #FamilyStone starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Everyday People" written and produced by #SlyStone their 1st #1 single @HigherSlyStone | |
| OTD Feb15,1969 | Vickie Jones | #OTD Feb15,1969 Hairdresser #VickieJones is arrested in Fort Myers, Florida for giving a phony #ArethaFranklin concert. Prosecutors found that a crooked promoter lured her saying she would sing with Franklin. The judge spared her because the audience couldn't tell the difference | |
| OTD Feb15,1970 | Simon and Garfunkel | #OTD Feb15,1970 #SimonandGarfunkel jump straight to #1 on the UK Album charts with "Bridge Over Troubled Water" The LP will be at #1 for 13wks in a row, 8 different stops at #1 for a total of 33wks in the top spot and stay in the Top100 for 329wks | |
| OTD Feb15,1975 | Linda Ronstadt | #OTD Feb15,1975 #LindaRonstadt is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "You're No Good" written by #ClintBallard Jr. Ronstadt is simultaneously at #1 on the US LP chart with "Heart Like A Wheel" | |
| OTD Feb15,1975 | Rush | #OTD Feb15,1975 #Rush releases the album "Fly By Night" the second studio album by the #Canadian group. Personnel: #AlexLifeson 6 & 12 string, acoustic guitars; #NeilPeart drums, percussion; #GeddyLee bass guitar, classical guitar, vocals @rushtheband | |
| OTD Feb15,1976 | Bette Midler | #OTD Feb15,1976 #BetteMidler bails 7 members of her entourage out of jail. The @BetteMidler gang were arrested on cocaine & marijuana possession | |
| OTD Feb15,1976 | Four Seasons | #OTD Feb15,1976 The #FourSeasons with #FrankieValli start a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "December, 1963 (Oh What A Night)" written by #BobGaudio and his future wife #JudyParker. The Four Season would reach #1 on the US Singles Chart on Mar13,1976 @frankievalli | |
| OTD Feb15,1979 | Grammy | #OTD Feb15,1979 At the 21st #GRAMMY awards "Saturday Night Fever" The #BeeGees soundtrack won Album of the Year & The Bee Gees won Best Pop Group @BeeGees @RecordingAcad | |
| OTD Feb15,1981 | Stray Cats | #OTD Feb15,1981 #StrayCats peak at #9 on the UK singles chart with "Rock This Town" The song listed by the @rockhall of Fame as one of 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll | |
| OTD Feb15,1986 | Whitney Houston | #OTD Feb15,1986 #WhitneyHouston starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "How Will I Know" written by #GeorgeMerrill, #ShannonRubicam, #NaradaMichaelWalden | |
| OTD Feb15,1987 | Ben E King | #OTD Feb15,1987 #BenEKing starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Stand By Me" originally performed by Ben E. King & written by King, #JerryLeiber, #MikeStoller and peaked on US charts at #4 for 2wks Jun18,1961. In 1986 the song is featured in the movie "Stand By Me" | |
| OTD Feb15,1992 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Feb15,1992 The Ivory Coast village of #Krinjabo names #MichaelJackson King of the Sanwi @michaeljackson |