Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Feb17,1905 | Hoppy Jones | #BTD Feb17,1905 #HoppyJones (Orville Jones) RIP bass, singer, cello, founding member of the #InkSpots. While Jones in the Ink Spots; 1st US #1 1939 "You Bring Me Down" +32 US Top40s with 13 #1s and 11 US R&B Top40s with 4 #1s. Also actor in "The Great American Broadcast" 1941 | |
| BTD Feb17,1922 | Tommy Edwards | #BTD Feb17,1922 #TommyEdwards RIP singer, songwriter, 14 US Top40 singles with a 1958 US & UK #1 single "It's All in the Game" Songwriters were Carl Sigman, Charles G. Dawes future US VP | |
| BTD Feb17,1936 | Jim Brown | #BTD Feb17,1936 #JimBrown actor, football player, 1971 inducted into the @NFL Hall of Fame. In my opinion (& why i wore 32) the best RB of all time, played for the Cleveland @Browns & actor movies such as "The Dirty Dozen", first lead role in "The Split" #HBday @JimBrownNFL32 | |
| BTD Feb17,1936 | John Leyton | #BTD Feb17,1936 #JohnLeyton singer, actor 1961 UK #1 "Johnny Remember Me", 1961 UK #2 "Wild Wind", +5 UK Top40 singles & appeared in TV & film in the 1960s such as 1963 "The Great Escape" as Flt. Lt. William Dickes "The Tunnel King" & 1965 "Von Ryan's Express" as Lieutenant Orde | |
| BTD Feb17,1941 | Gene Pitney | #BTD Feb17,1941 #GenePitney RIP singer, songwriter 1962 US #4 "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" and US #2 "Only Love Can Break a Heart", +14 US & 22 UK Top40 singles. Wrote or Co-wrote Rubber Ball by #BobbyVee, He's a Rebel the #Crystals and Hello Mary Lou by #RickyNelson | |
| OTD Feb17,1945 | Andrews Sisters | #OTD Feb17,1945 The #AndrewsSisters start a 7wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Rum and Coca-Cola" written by #LionelBelasco with lyrics by #LordInvader | |
| OTD Feb17,1955 | Little Richard | #OTD Feb17,1955 #LittleRichard sent his first audition tape to Specialty Records | |
| OTD Feb17,1956 | Dean Martin | #OTD Feb17,1956 #DeanMartin on 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Memories Are Made Of This" written by #TerryGilkyson, #RichardDehr, #FrankMiller and backed by The Easy Riders (who are Gilkyson, Dehr & Miller). Dean's only #1 single in the UK | |
| OTD Feb17,1960 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Feb17,1960 #ElvisPresley receives his 1st certified gold album by the Recording Industry Association of America @RIAA for the LP "Elvis" the 2nd studio album by @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD Feb17,1960 | Everly Brothers | #OTD Feb17,1960 The #EverlyBrothers sign with Warmer Brother Records a 10-year contract worth $1 million @wbr | |
| OTD Feb17,1962 | Gene Chandler | #OTD Feb17,1962 #GeneChandler starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Duke Of Earl" written by Gene Chandler, #BerniceWilliams and #EarlEdwards | |
| OTD Feb17,1964 | Chad and Jeremy | #OTD Feb17,1964 Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde of #ChadandJeremy are guests on the #PattyDuke Show episode "Patty Pits Wits, Two Brits Hits" They play British Invasion stars Nigel and Patrick | |
| OTD Feb17,1964 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | #OTD Feb17,1964 The 1st #HerbAlpert & the Tijuana Brass concert in Los Angeles, CA. Herb Alpert went on to score 5 #1 albums, 9 #GRAMMYs and create A&M Records (Albert and Jerry Moss) @RecordingAcad @HerbAlpert | |
| OTD Feb17,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Feb17,1965 The #Beatles are awarded the Carl-Alan Award (1st introduced in 1953 by Eric Morley and were named after the joint Chairmen of Mecca Dancing Ltd. Carl Heimann and Alan B Fairley) for Best Group of 1964 | |
| OTD Feb17,1966 | Nancy Sinatra | #OTD Feb17,1966 #NancySinatra starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "These Boots Are Made For Walking" Nancy Sinatra recorded the single with the #WreckingCrew. By Feb26 the single would reach #1 in the US @NancySinatra | |
| OTD Feb17,1966 | Beach Boys | #OTD Feb17,1966 The #BeachBoys began recording the single "Good Vibrations" written by Brian Wilson with lyrics by #MikeLove and produced by Brian Wilson. The song will be #1 for 2wks in the UK on Nov17,1966 and #1 in the US on De10 @BrianWilsonLive @MikeLoveOFCL @TheBeachBoys | |
| OTD Feb17,1966 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Feb17,1966 The #RollingStones start a 3wk run at #2 on the UK singles chart with "19th Nervous Breakdown" written by #MickJagger and #KeithRichards @RollingStones | |
| OTD Feb17,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Feb17,1967 The #Beatles start recording the #JohnLennon song "Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite" at #AbbeyRoad studios. John Lennon was inspired by a poster he purchased @johnlennon @AbbeyRoad | |
| OTD Feb17,1968 | Bobby Goldsboro | #OTD Feb17,1968 #BobbyGoldsboro releases "Honey (I Miss You)" or "Honey" written by #BobbyRussell, the single was recorded for the LP of the same name. The song was originally titled Pledge of Love | |
| OTD Feb17,1968 | Georgie Fame | #OTD Feb17,1968 #GeorgieFame enters the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #63 with "The Ballad Of Bonnie" written by #MitchMurray & #PeterCallander. The song will peak at #7 for 2wks on Apr13 and in the UK the single will be a #1 on Jan24,1968, Fame's 3rd UK #1 | |
| OTD Feb17,1968 | Paul Mauriat | #OTD Feb17,1968 #PaulMauriat and His Orchestra are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Love is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)" for the 2nd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb17,1969 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Feb17,1969 #BobDylan re-record his original song as a duet with #JohnnyCash "Girl From The North Country" The track appeared on Dylan's "Nashville Skyline" album | |
| OTD Feb17,1970 | Joni Mitchell | #OTD Feb17,1970 #JoniMitchell announces her retirement during a concert at Royal Albert Hall. Mitchell was back on stage by the end of year and still going @JoniMitchellcom @RoyalAlbertHall | |
| OTD Feb17,1971 | James Taylor | #OTD Feb17,1971 #JamesTaylor made his prime-time TV debut on the #ABC Network's the “Johnny Cash Show” S2 E20; Taylor sings "Sweet Baby James", "Fire and Rain" & "Country Road" @JamesTaylor_com | |
| OTD Feb17,1972 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Feb17,1972 #PinkFloyd began a 4 night stand in London. Pink Floyd premieres the album "The Dark Side of the Moon", 2yrs before its release @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Feb17,1973 | Elton John | #OTD Feb17,1973 #EltonJohn is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Crocodile Rock" the last and final week of a 3wk run at #1 @eltonofficial | |
| OTD Feb17,1974 | Suzi Quatro | #OTD Feb17,1974 #SuziQuatro starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Devil Gate Drive" written and produced by #NickyChinn and #MikeChapman, Quatro's second UK #1 @Suzi_Quatro | |
| OTD Feb17,1975 | John Lennon | #OTD Feb17,1975 #JohnLennon releases the album "Rock n' Roll" Last record before leaving music business for 5 years. The cover taken by #JürgenVollmer during the #Beatles stay in Hamburg | |
| OTD Feb17,1976 | Eagles | #OTD Feb17,1976 #Eagles release their 1st compilation LP "Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975" the 1st LP to receive the #RIAA Platinum certification. Best selling US album in the US, surpassed by "Thriller" after #MichaelJackson death in 2009. 2018 The Eagles regain the title @RIAA | |
| OTD Feb17,1979 | Rod Stewart | #OTD Feb17,1979 #RodStewart is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" Stewart's 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 @rodstewart | |
| OTD Feb17,1979 | Clash | #OTD Feb17,1979 The #Clash opens their 1st US tour in New York City. The Clash were formed in 1976 as part of wave of British punk bands @TheClash | |
| OTD Feb17,1985 | Smiths | #OTD Feb17,1985 The #Smiths score their first UK #1 album when "Meat Is Murder" jumps straight to #1. The Smiths: #Morrissey vocals; #JohnnyMarr guitars, piano, slide guitar; #AndyRourke bass guitar; #MikeJoyce drums, tambourine | |
| OTD Feb17,1990 | Aerosmith | #OTD Feb17,1990 #Aerosmith appears on Saturday Night Live #SNL. Aerosmith performs The Wayne's World theme song @nbcsnl @Aerosmith | |
| OTD Feb17,1990 | Paula Abdul | #OTD Feb17,1990 #PaulaAbdul with The Wild Pair are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Opposites Attract" Abdul's 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 @PaulaAbdul | |
| OTD Feb17,2019 | George Mendonsa | #OTD Feb17,2019 #GeorgeMendonsa sailor dies at the of age 95. George was the sailor in Times Square kiss with 21yo dental assistant #GretaZimmer (later Friedman) during celebrations ending World War II |