Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Feb18,1914 | Pee Wee King | #BTD Feb18,1914 #PeeWeeKing (Julius Kuczynski) RIP singer, songwriter, accordion, fiddle 1951 US Country & US #1 "Slow Poke", +10 US Country and 2 US Top40 singles. Pee Wee King is credited with bringing the musicians union to the Grand Ole Opry @opry | |
| BTD Feb18,1919 | Jack Palance | #BTD Feb18,1919 #JackPalance (Volodymyr Palahniuk) RIP actor film/TV, TV host RIP. Host of "Ripleys Believe It Or Not" & in many movies such as 1952 Sudden Fear as Lester Blaine; 1953 Shane as Jack Wilson; 1989 Batman as Carl Grissom & 1991 City Slickers Curly Washburn | |
| BTD Feb18,1925 | George Kennedy | #BTD Feb18,1925 #GeorgeKennedy RIP. Actor appeared in over 200 films & TV. Played Dragline in the movie "Cool Hand Luke" and won @TheAcademy Award | |
| BTD Feb18,1933 | Yoko Ono | #BTD Feb18,1933 #YokoOno artist, singer, poet, author moved to New York in 1953 to live with her family. Became involved in New York City's downtown artists scene. She 1st met #JohnLennon in 1966 at her own art exhibition in London and married him in 1969 #HBday @yokoono | |
| BTD Feb18,1934 | Skip Battin | #BTD Feb18,1934 #SkipBattin (Clyde Battin) singer, songwriter, bass guitarist RIP. Part of The #Byrds from 1970 to 1973 and member of The Flying Burrito Brothers | |
| BTD Feb18,1939 | Bobb yHart | #BTD Feb18,1939 #BobbyHart (Robert Harshman) singer, songwriter part of the duo #BoyceandHart 1967 US #8 "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" and wrote songs for The #Monkees & the duo also wrote the theme song of the daytime soap "Days of Our Lives" #HBday @Bobby_Hart_ | |
| BTD Feb18,1941 | Herman Santigo | #BTD Feb18,1941 #HermanSantigo singer with #FrankieLymon And The #Teenagers 1956 UK #1 & US #6 single "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" 1993 #HermanSantigo and the original members of The #Teenagers were inducted into the @rockhall of Fame | |
| BTD Feb18,1947 | Dennis Deyoung | #BTD Feb18,1947 #DennisDeyoung singer, songwriter, vocals, keyboards, founding member #Styx from 1970-1999; 1979 US #1 & 1980 UK #6 single "Babe", +15 US Top40 singles and solo 1984 written & performed US #10 "Desert Moon"@STYXtheBand | |
| BTD Feb18,1952 | Juice Newton | #BTD Feb18,1952 #JuiceNewton (Judy Kay Newton) singer, songwriter 1981 US #2 single "Queen Of Hearts" and US #4 "Angel of the Morning" +charted 14 Top10 Country & billboard Hot100 singles | |
| BTD Feb18,1952 | Randy Crawford | #BTD Feb18,1952 #RandyCrawford (Veronica Crawford) singer 1980 UK #2 "One Day I'll Fly Away" & with the #Crusaders the 1979 UK #5 & US #36 "Street Life" +3 UK and 9 R&B Top40 singles | |
| BTD Feb18,1953 | Robbie Bachman | #BTD Feb18,1953 #RobbieBachman (Robin Peter Kendall Bachman) #Canadian drummer Bachman–Turner Overdrive #BTO 1974 US #1, CAN #1 & UK #2 "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet", +5 US and 11 CAN Top40 singles | |
| BTD Feb18,1954 | John Travolta | #BTD Feb18,1954 #JohnTravolta actor, singer 1976 US #10 "Let Her In", 1978 UK & US #1 "You're The One That I Want" Also; Vinnie Barbarino on TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter 1975–1979, in many movies ie Tony Manero in 1977 Saturday Night Fever and as Danny Zuko in Grease 1978 | |
| BTD Feb18,1957 | Vanna White | #BTD Feb18,1957 #VannaWhite (Vanna Marie Rosich) TV personality, actress TV film Goddess of Love as Venus; TV show such as L.A. Law, Simon and Simon, 1987 Playboy pictorial; best known as the hostess of Wheel of Fortune since 1982 @WheelofFortune #HBday @TheVannaWhite | |
| OTD Feb18 | Drink Wine Day | #OTD Feb18 Drink Wine Day @resporose really likes this day | |
| OTD Feb18,1950 | Red Foley | #OTD Feb18,1950 #RedFoley starts a 4wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" (also known as "Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy") written by #HarryStone and #JackStapp | |
| OTD Feb18,1953 | Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz | #OTD Feb18,1953 #LucilleBall & #DesiArnaz sign a contract worth $8M (about $77M in today's dollars) to continue the TV series "I Love Lucy" through 1955 | |
| OTD Feb18,1953 | Bwana Devil | #OTD Feb18,1953 1st #3D film "Bwana Devil" opens in New York. Written & directed by #ArchOboler and produced by Oboler & Sidney W Pink. Starring #RobertStack as Bob Hayward, #BarbaraBritton as Alice Hayward, #NigelBruce as Dr Angus McLean. Filmed using the Natural Vision process | |
| OTD Feb18,1955 | Ruby Murray | #OTD Feb18,1955 #RubyMurray starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Softly, Softly" Murray is the 1st act to score five simultaneous UK Top20 hits | |
| OTD Feb18,1957 | Marx Brothers | #OTD Feb18,1957 The five #Marx brothers take a picture just prior to their only TV appearance together, on the "Tonight! America After Dark" show, hosted by #JackLescoulie | |
| OTD Feb18,1959 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Feb18,1959 #ElvisPresley appears after hours at the Lido Club in Paris while on leave from the US Army @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD Feb18,1959 | Ray Charles | #OTD Feb18,1959 #RayCharles records "What'd I Say" (or "What I Say") at Atlantic's small studio. Considered to be one of the first soul songs | |
| OTD Feb18,196 | Everly Brothers | #OTD Feb18,1962 On a weekend leave from the #Marines Reserve the #EverlyBrothers perform on the #EdSullivan show in full uniform singing "Crying In The Rain" | |
| OTD Feb18,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Feb18,1963 The #Beatles perform 2 shows for 2 separate houses at Queens Hall, Widnes. Both shows are sell-outs | |
| OTD Feb18,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Feb18,1964 #Sweden release of the #Beatles single "All My Loving/I Saw Her Standing There" The single will spend 9wks on the Swedish charts | |
| OTD Feb18,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Feb18,1965 The #Beatles record the single "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" Recorded at #EMI studios, London @emimusic | |
| OTD Feb18,1965 | Kinks | #OTD Feb18,1965 The #Kinks are at #1 on UK singles chart with "Tired Of Waiting For You" written by #RayDavies @TheKinks's second UK #1 | |
| OTD Feb18,1965 | Who | #OTD Feb18,1965 The #Who enters the UK singles chart at #45 with "I Can't Explain" #JimmyPage plays 12 string guitar & the #IvyLeague are on back vocals. The Who song will peak at #8 on Apr15 @JimmyPage @TheWho | |
| OTD Feb18,1967 | Dean Martin | #OTD Feb18,1967 #DeanMartin singer, actor of the variety / comedy The #DeanMartin Show interviewed by #LeslieRaddatz & on the cover of TV Guide | |
| OTD Feb18,1967 | Buckinghams | #OTD Feb18,1967 The #Buckinghams start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Kind Of A Drag" written by #JimHolvay. The Buckinghams only US #1 | |
| OTD Feb18,1968 | David Gilmour, Pink Floyd | #OTD Feb18,1968 #DavidGilmour replaces #SydBarrett as lead guitarist of #PinkFloyd @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Feb18,1969 | LuLu, Maurice Gibb | #OTD Feb18,1969 #LuLu (Marie Lawrie) and #MauriceGibb of the #BeeGees are married in England and divorced in 1973. Gibb later said they both drank; we didn't have any responsibilities, we'd just party @lulushouts | |
| OTD Feb18,1969 | Jimi Hendrix | #OTD Feb18,1969 The #JimiHendrix Experience appears at the Royal Albert Hall London, England @RoyalAlbertHall | |
| OTD Feb18,1972 | Neil Young | #OTD Feb18,1972 #NeilYoung receives a gold record for his album "Harvest" which includes the #1 Neil Young single “Heart of Gold" @Neilyoung | |
| OTD Feb18,1973 | Blood Sweat and Tears | #OTD Feb18,1973 Radio show "The King Biscuit Flower Hour" debuts with #BloodSweatandTears & an unknown artists named #BruceSpringsteen @springsteen | |
| OTD Feb18,1973 | Sweet | #OTD Feb18,1973 The #Sweet is still at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Blockbuster" for the last week of a 5wk run @SweetOfficial | |
| OTD Feb18,1974 | KISS | #OTD Feb18,1974 #KISS releases their 1st LP "KISS" Much of the material was written by #GeneSimmons & #PaulStanley, as members of their pre-Kiss band #WickedLester @kiss @genesimmons @PaulStanleyLive | |
| OTD Feb18,1974 | Yes | #OTD Feb18,1974 #Yes play their 1st show at Madison Square Garden #MSG, 9 of 20 albums in Top10 either in the UK or US @TheGarden | |
| OTD Feb18,1978 | Bee Gees | #OTD Feb18,1978 #BeeGees are still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Stayin' Alive" A single from the movie Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. @BeeGees 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb18,1984 | Culture Club | #OTD Feb18,1984 #CultureClub are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Karma Chameleon" @RealCultureClub last and final week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb18,1989 | Paula Abdul | #OTD Feb18,1989 #PaulaAbdul is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Straight Up" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 @PaulaAbdul | |
| OTD Feb18,2006 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Feb18,2006 In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil The #RollingStones gave a free concert. Over 1M fans show up at Copacabana Beach to see the @RollingStones | |
| OTD Feb18,2017 | Clyde Stubblefield | #OTD Feb18,2017 #ClydeStubblefield dies at the age of 73. Drummer best known for his work with #JamesBrown. His 1st solo album "The Revenge of the Funky Drummer" was released in 1997 |