Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Feb25,1901 | Zeppo Marx | #BTD Feb25,1901 #ZeppoMarx (Herbert Manfred Marx) actor RIP. Youngest of the #MarxBrothers family comedy act of Broadway & Film had many movies such as "Duck Soup" and "Horse Feathers" | |
| BTD Feb25,1913 | Jim Backus | #BTD Feb25,1913 #JimBackus RIP actor TV and film, voice of Mister Magoo, many movie credits such as Frank Stark in 1955 "Rebel Without a Cause" and many TV series best known for as Thurston Howell III a Wall Street millionaire in "Gilligan's Island" from 1964-1967 | |
| BTD Feb25,1932 | Faron Young | #BTD Feb25,1932 #FaronYoung RIP singer, songwriter Honky-tonk country singer. First hit single 1952 US Country #2 "Goin' Steady", My favorite 1960 US Country #1 & 1961 US #12 "Hello Walls", +60 other Top40 Country Singles with 4 additional #1s | |
| BTD Feb25,1943 | George Harrison | #BTD Feb25,1943 #GeorgeHarrison RIP singer, songwriter, lead guitarist The #Beatles, solo career 1970 US/UK #1 My Sweet Lord, 1973 US #1 & UK #8 Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth), +12 US & 7 UK Top40s & co-founder #TravelingWilburys 1988 US MAIN #2 Handle with Care, +4 Top40s | |
| BTD Feb25,1948 | Elkie Brooks | #BTD Feb25,1948 #ElkieBrooks (Elaine Bookbinder) singer 1977 UK #8 "Pearl's A Singer", +7 UK Top40 singles. Also member of #VinegarJoe from 1971–1974 #HBday @ElkieOfficial | |
| BTD Feb25,1957 | Stuart Wood | #BTD Feb25,1957 #StuartWood "Woody" songwriter, guitarist Bay City Rollers 1975 UK #1 "Bye Bye Baby", 1976 US #1 "Saturday Night", +11 UK Top20 singles and successful record producer in Scotland #HBday @woodybcr | |
| BTD Feb25,1959 | Mike Peters | #BTD Feb25,1959 #MikePeters guitar, lead singer The #Alarm 1983 UK #17 with "68 Guns" @thealarm After band split up 1991, he wrote and released solo work | |
| OTD Feb25,1952 | Cole Porter | #OTD Feb25,1952 The 1st musical choreography score is copyrighted. The musical was #ColePorter's "Kiss Me Kate" | |
| OTD Feb25,1955 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Feb25,1955 #ElvisPresley has his 1st #1. 1st US Country #1 - 1955 "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" then; 1st US Singles #1 - 1956 "Heartbreak Hotel"; 1st US R&B #1 - 1956 "Don't Be Cruel"; 1st Canadian #1 - 1956 "Heartbreak Hotel"; 1st UK Singles #1 - 1957 "All Shook Up" | |
| OTD Feb25,1955 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Feb25,1955 #ElvisPresley's 1st national hit "I Forgot To Remember To Forget" is #1 on the @billboard Country & Western Best Sellers in Stores chart, and remains for 2 weeks, spent 5 weeks at #1 on the #Billboard Country & Western Most Played in Juke Boxes chart | |
| OTD Feb25,1957 | Buddy Holly | #OTD Feb25,1957 #BuddyHolly and his new band, the #Crickets re-record the hit "That'll Be The Day" at Norman Petty Recording Studio, Clovis, New Mexico. The song would be their first hit peaking at #3 on the @billboard Hot100 Single chart on Sep14 | |
| OTD Feb25,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Feb25,1963 #VeeJay Records of Chicago releases the 1st #Beatles record in the US "Please Please Me" Check the Spelling on the 45 | |
| OTD Feb25,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Feb25,1963 The #Beatles at the Casino Ballroom, Leigh, Lancashire. The booking arranged by #BrianEpstein’s #NEMS (North End Music Stores) Enterprises. This is The Beatles only performance in the Lancashire town of Leigh | |
| OTD Feb25,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Feb25,1963 The #Beatles at the Casino Ballroom, Leigh, Lancashire. The booking arranged by #BrianEpstein’s #NEMS (North End Music Stores) Enterprises. This is The Beatles only performance in the Lancashire town of Leigh | |
| OTD Feb25,1964 | Cassius Clay | #OTD Feb25,1964 #CassiusClay (later #MuhammadAli) became world heavyweight boxing champion, defeating #SonnyListon in a 7th round TKO upset. 8-1 underdog; only half the tickets at the Miami Beach Auditorium sold. Ali said he would “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee” | |
| OTD Feb25,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Feb25,1964 The #Beatles finish recording the singles "Can't Buy Me Love" at #AbbeyRoad & the B-side "You Can't Do That" as well as "I Should Have Known Better" @AbbeyRoad | |
| OTD Feb25,1965 | Seekers | #OTD Feb25,1965 #Seekers start a 2wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with "I'll Never Find Another You" written and produced by #TomSpringfield. The #Australian groups 1st UK #1 single | |
| OTD Feb25,1967 | Buckinghams | #OTD Feb25,1967 The #Buckinghams are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Kind Of A Drag" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb25,1972 | Paul McCartney & Wings | #OTD Feb25,1972 #PaulMcCartney & #Wings release "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" The single would be banned from broadcast in the UK by the #BCC and overlooked by radio programmers in the US. But the song still peaked at #16 in the UK & #21 in the US while reaching #1 in Ireland | |
| OTD Feb25,1973 | Slade | #OTD Feb25,1973 #Slade enters the UK Singles charts and starts a 4wk run at #1 with "Cum On Feel The Noize" written by lead singer #NoddyHolder & bassist #JimLea and produced by #ChasChandler. The 1st act to enter the charts at #1 since The #Beatles | |
| OTD Feb25,1978 | Bee Gees | #OTD Feb25,1978 #BeeGees are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Stayin' Alive" A single from the movie Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. @BeeGees last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb25,1979 | Bee Gees | #OTD Feb25,1979 The #BeeGees score their 4th UK #1 and start a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Tragedy" written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb @BeeGees | |
| OTD Feb25,1981 | Bob Seger | #OTD Feb25,1981 #BobSeger at The #GRAMMY Awards wins the Best Rock performance for the song "Against The Wind" written by Bob Seger and producer #BillSzymczyk @RecordingAcad @BobSeger | |
| OTD Feb25,1981 | Christopher Cross | #OTD Feb25,1981 #ChristopherCross At The #GRAMMY awards wins Best new artist & Best song for "Sailing" written and arranged by Christoper Cross. The song would hit #1 on Aug30,1980 @itsMrCross | |
| OTD Feb25,1981 | Pat Benatar | #OTD Feb25,1981 #PatBenatar at The #GRAMMYs wins for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female for the album "Crimes Of Passion" @RecordingAcad | |
| OTD Feb25,1984 | Van Halen | #OTD Feb25,1984 #VanHalen starts a 5wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Jump" written by #EddieVanHalen, #AlexVanHalen, #MichaelAnthony #DavidLeeRoth. Van Halen's only #1 with Roth as the lead vocalist @VanHalen @DavidLeeRoth | |
| OTD Feb25,1987 | Frank Sinatra, Tom Selleck | #OTD Feb25,1987 #FrankSinatra as Retired Police Sergeant Michael Doheny in his last major acting role is on "Magnum P. I." episode "Laura" starring #TomSelleck as Magnum | |
| OTD Feb25,1989 | Paula Abdul | #OTD Feb25,1989 #PaulaAbdul is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Straight Up" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 @PaulaAbdul | |
| OTD Feb25,1995 | Frank Sinatra | #OTD Feb25,1995 #FrankSinatra gave his last full performance at a charity gala. A live gig. A private party for 1200 guests closing night of the Desert Classic golf tournament. Final song is “The Best is Yet to Come" | |
| OTD Feb25,2017 | Bill Paxton | #OTD Feb25,2017 #BillPaxton dies at the age of 61 RIP. Many movies such as The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), True Lies (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Twister (1996), Titanic (1997) His last TV series was on #CBS "Training Day" | |
| OTD Feb25,2018 Producer - actress | Kristina Esposito | #OTD Feb25,2018 Producer - actress #KristinaEsposito and #BradMacAuley are on the red carpet at the #ACTRAAwards #Actra75 @KristinaEspo1 |