Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Feb27,1897 | Marian Anderson | #BTD Feb27,1897 #MarianAnderson RIP singer famous for singing on steps of the #LincolnMemorial. Performing an open-air concert Easter Sunday, Apr9,1939 in Washington, DC before a crowd of >75k & a radio audience of >1M. 1st black person to perform at the @MetOpera #NYC Jan7,1955 | |
| BTD Feb27,1930 | Joanne Woodward | #BTD Feb27,1930 #JoanneWoodward actress, producer best known for her 1957 winning of the Academy Award for Best Actress in "The Three Faces of Eve", making her the 1st actress to win an Oscar for portraying three different personalities (Eve White, Eve Black and Jane) | |
| BTD Feb27,1932 | Elizabeth Taylor | #BTD Feb27,1932 #ElizabethTaylor RIP actress, many movies, one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. 1963 she was paid a record-breaking $1 million to play the title role in the historical epic #Cleopatra | |
| BTD Feb27,1934 | Van Williams | #BTD Feb27,1934 #VanWilliams RIP actor many roles ie Kenny Madison in Warner Bros. TV detective series "Bourbon Street Beat" 1959–60 & its sequel, "Surfside 6" 1960–62 and as The #GreenHornet and newspaper editor Britt Reid on ABC's "The Green Hornet" during the 1966–67 season | |
| BTD Feb27,1943 | Mary Frann | #BTD Feb27,1943 #MaryFrann (Mary Frances Luecke) RIP stage, film, TV actress show such as 1969 "My Friend Tony"; 1982 "King's Crossing"; best known as #BobNewhart's wife, Joanna Loudon, on the #CBS sitcom "Newhart" with @BobNewhart aired from 1982 to 1990 | |
| BTD Feb27,1950 | Robert Balderrama | #BTD Feb27,1950 #RobertBalderrama lead guitarist for ? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians 1966 US #1 & UK #37 "96 Tears", 1966 US #22 "I Need Somebody" Band name from a 1957 Japanese science fiction film "The Mysterians" One of the earliest groups to be described as #PunkRock | |
| BTD Feb27,1951 | Steve Harley | #BTD Feb27,1951 #SteveHarley (Stephen Nice) singer, songwriter with #CockneyRebel 1975 UK #1 "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)", +6 UK Top40 singles and solo artist #HBday @steveharleyCR | |
| BTD Feb27,1954 | Neal Schon | #BTD Feb27,1954 #NealSchon songwriter, singer, lead guitarist #Journey 1982 US #2 "Open Arms", +18 Top40 singles and US #1 album "Escape", +5 Top10 LPs. Journey's last original constant member, participated in every LP & tour to date @JourneyOfficial #HBday @NealSchonMusic | |
| BTD Feb27,1955 | Garry Christian | #BTD Feb27,1955 #GarryChristian lead singer, front man for The #Christians 1988 UK #8 single "Harvest For The World", +9 UK Top40 singles. The only original member. The band name refers to the surname of the 3 brothers that were originally in the line-up @thechristians | |
| BTD Feb27,1957 | Adrian Smith | #BTD Feb27,1957 #AdrianSmith guitarist #IronMaiden 1982 UK #1 LP "The Number Of The Beast" & 1990 UK #1 single "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter", +34 Top40 singles; +38 albums, 1 live album, 4 EPs, and 7 compilations @IronMaiden | |
| OTD Feb27,1943 | Tommy Dorsey | #OTD Feb27,1943 #TommyDorsey & His Orchestra back at #1 for an additional week on the US Top40 Singles chart with "There Are Such Things" They spent 4wks at #1 previously starting Jan16. Vocal refrain by #FrankSinatra & The Pied Pipers | |
| OTD Feb27,1953 | Doris Day | #OTD Feb27,1953 #DorisDay with Orchestra conducted by #RayHeindorf start a 3wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Secret Love" written by #SammyFain with lyrics by #PaulFrancisWebster from the 1953 musical film Calamity Jane, introducing Doris Day in the title role | |
| OTD Feb27,1956 | Little Richard, Specialty | #OTD Feb27,1956 #Specialty Records releases the #LittleRichard single "Slippin' and Slidin' (Peepin' and Hidin')" written by Little Richard (Richard Penniman), #EddieBo (Edwin Bocage), #AlCollins and #JamesSmith | |
| OTD Feb27,1957 | Tab Hunter | #OTD Feb27,1957 #TabHunter still at #1 for the week ending Feb27 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Young Love" for the 4th week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb27,1959 | Lonnie Donegan | #OTD Feb27,1959 #LonnieDonegan peaks at #3 on the UK Singles Chart with "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)" written by #BillyRose, #ErnestBreuer, and #MartyBloom. The song will peak at #5 in the US on Oct1,1961 | |
| OTD Feb27,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Feb27,1964 The #Beatles are in Studio 2 at #EMI, they work on and complete three songs "And I Love Her", "Tell Me Why" and "If I Fell" @emimusic | |
| OTD Feb27,1964 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Feb27,1964 The #RollingStones made their 2nd appearance on the #BBC TV show "Top Of The Pops" performing "Not Fade Away" @RollingStones | |
| OTD Feb27,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Feb27,1965 #Beatles on the 5th day of filming the movie #Help! in the Bahamas, The Beatles appear in scenes on #Balmoral Island, including the famous sequence for the song "Another Girl" Balmoral Island was renamed Discovery Island in 1992 | |
| OTD Feb27,1965 | Gary Lewis and the Playboys | #OTD Feb27,1965 #GaryLewis and the #Playboys are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "This Diamond Ring" written by #AlKooper, #BobBrass and #IrwinLevine | |
| OTD Feb27,1965 | Beach Boys | #OTD Feb27,1965 The #BeachBoys enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #84 with "Do You Wanna Dance" 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 | |
| OTD Feb27,1967 | Melanie Coe | #OTD Feb27,1967 #MelanieCoe's story in #DailyMirror inspires #PaulMcCartney's "She's Leaving Home" Strange twist to the story is McCartney met #Coe in 1963 when he chose her as the prize winner in a dancing contest on the show "Ready Steady Go" @PaulMcCartney @DailyMirror Video==> youtu.be/mnGBf688TKg | |
| OTD Feb27,1967 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Feb27,1967 #PinkFloyd's last day of recording for their first single "Arnold Layne" written by #SydBarrett @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Feb27,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Feb27,1967 The #Monkees TV series S1 E24 "Monkees à la Mode" The Monkees are chosen as "Typical Young Americans of the Year," by Chic magazine, a haughty publication that runs a bogus article on the group molding them into a false image of clean cut young men @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Feb27,1970 | Jefferson Airplane | #OTD Feb27,1970 #JeffersonAirplane are fined $1,000 for using profanity during a concert in Oklahoma City | |
| OTD Feb27,1971 | Janis Joplin | #OTD Feb27,1971 Five months after her death #JanisJoplin starts a 9wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Pearl" @JanisJoplin | |
| OTD Feb27,1971 | Osmonds | #OTD Feb27,1971 The #Osmonds are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "One Bad Apple" The #Osmonds on the top of the charts for the 3rd week of a 5wk run at #1. The song has @donnyosmond & @merrillosmond singing lead | |
| OTD Feb27,1977 | Keith Richards | #OTD Feb27,1977 #KeithRichards of the #RollingStones is in a Toronto hotel that is raided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Richards is arrested for possession of heroin & cocaine @officialKeef @RollingStones | |
| OTD Feb27,1982 | J Geils Band | #OTD Feb27,1982 The #JGeilsBand is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Centerfold" for the 4th week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb27,1983 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Feb27,1983 #MichaelJackson is at #1 on the UK album charts with "Thriller" next week drops to #2 back at #1 Mar13 falls to #2 for 8wks, at #1 May15 for 5wks and again reappearing at #1 Jan22,1984. Eventually spending 8wks at #1, 81wks in Top10 with 259wks in the UK Top100 | |
| OTD Feb27,1983 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Feb27,1983 #MichaelJackson is at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Billie Jean" written by Michael Jackson and produced by #QuincyJones & Jackson @michaeljackson @QuincyDJones | |
| OTD Feb27,1984 | Pespsi, Jacksons | #OTD Feb27,1984 #Pespsi commercial featuring The #Jacksons premieres on @MTV @pepsi Video==> youtu.be/vpHHKmtXLL8 | |
| OTD Feb27,1988 | George Michael | #OTD Feb27,1988 #GeorgeMichael starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Father Figure" written and produced by George Michael | |
| OTD Feb27,2000 | Beach Boys: An American Family | #OTD Feb27,2000 "The Beach Boys: An American Family" airs on the #ABC TV Network a 2 part miniseries written by #KirkEllis and directed by #JeffBleckner. About the early years of The #BeachBoys from their formation in early 1960s to their peak of popularity | |
| OTD Feb27,2015 | Leonard Nimoy | #OTD Feb27,2015 #LeonardNimoy director, actor dies at the age of 83. Roles such as 1958–1960 Sea Hunt; 1959–1962 Wagon Train; 1969–1971 Mission: Impossible; 1976–1982 In Search of... and his best known 1966–1969 Star Trek as Spock from 1964 pilot episode to his final film in 2013 | |
| OTD Feb27,2017 | Jimmie Nicol, Beatles | #OTD Feb27,2017 True story of the #Beatles band member #JimmieNicol, who never became a big star after replacing #RingoStarr for 13 days. @TheSun story by #GrantRollings https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/2961214/we-reveal-the-true-story-of-the-beatle-who-never-found-fame-after-he-replaced-ringo-starr-for-13-days-then-vanished/ |