Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Feb4,1936 | David Brenner | #BTD Feb4,1936 #DavidBrenner RIP stand-up comedian, actor, a pioneer of observational comedy. 1971 national TV debut on The #TonightShow & became the shows most frequent guest with 158 appearances. Guest-hosted for #JohnnyCarson 75 times between 1975 and 1984 | |
| BTD Feb4,1941 | John Steel | #BTD Feb4,1941 #JohnSteel drummer The #Animals 1964 UK & US #1 single "House Of The Rising Sun" Only original band member in the current group incarnation of The Animals | |
| BTD Feb4,1942 | Florence LaRue | #BTD Feb4,1942 #FlorenceLaRue singer with #5thDimension (#FifthDimension) 1969 US #1s "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" & "Wedding Bell Blues", +20 US top40s | |
| BTD Feb4,1947 | Marge Ganser | #BTD Feb4,1947 #MargeGanser RIP & #MaryAnnGanser RIP identical twins, vocalists for The #ShangriLas 1964 US #1 & UK #11 single with "Leader Of The Pack", 1964 US #5 & UK #14 "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", +3 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Feb4,1948 | Alice Cooper | #BTD Feb4,1948 #AliceCooper (Vincent Furnier) singer, songwriter, considered The Godfather of Shock Rock, 1972 US #7 & UK #1 "School's Out", +10 Top40 singles. He credits #golf with helping him overcome alcoholism #HBday @RealAliceCooper | |
| BTD Feb4,1950 | James Dunn | #BTD Feb4,1950 #JamesDunn singer The #Stylistics 1974 US & UK #2 "You Make Me Feel Brand New", 1975 UK #1 "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)", +15 other UK Top 40 singles | |
| BTD Feb4,1951 | Phil Ehart | #BTD Feb4,1951 #PhilEhart drummer #Kansas 1976 US #11 & UK #59 "Carry On Wayward Son", 1978 US #6 single "Dust In The Wind", +4 other Top40 singles. He and #RichWilliams are the only 2 members who have appeared on every @KansasBand album | |
| BTD Feb4,1952 | Jerry Shirley | #BTD Feb4,1952 #JerryShirley drummer #HumblePie UK #4 "Natural Born Bugie" and a part of all Humble Pie's albums. He also worked with #Badfinger, #SydBarrett, #JohnEntwistle, #SammyHagar | |
| BTD Feb4,1967 | Bob J Reid | #BTD Feb4,1967 #BobJReid #Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, from #LdnOnt founder of @BobnoxiousRocks & in #Razor | |
| OTD Feb4,1955 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Feb4,1955 #ElvisPresley plays two shows at Jesuit High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. #HankSnow is also on the bill | |
| OTD Feb4,1955 | James Brown | #OTD Feb4,1955 #JamesBrown with The Famous Flames record "Please Please Please" at King Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio. Written by Brown and #JohnnyTerry. The group's debut recording and first chart hit reached #6 on the R&B charts in 1956 | |
| OTD Feb4,1957 | Pat Boone | #OTD Feb4,1957 #PatBoone as Arthur "Beau" Beaumont, begins filming the movie "Bernadine" In 1956 Pat Boone was one of the biggest music artists in the US. The title song "Bernardine" written by #JohnnyMercer became a hit record for @Pat_Boone | |
| OTD Feb4,1959 | Frankie Avalon | #OTD Feb4,1959 #FrankieAvalon & #JimmyClanton take over headlining the Winter Dance Party tour at the Shore Acres Ballroom in Sioux City, Iowa, after the death of Holly, Valens and Big Bopper. Others to fill the gap are Fabian, Robert Velline (Vee) & his Shadows and Bill Parsons | |
| OTD Feb4,1959 | Tommy Dee | #OTD Feb4,1959 #TommyDee with #CarolKay and the Teen - Aires record "Three Stars" a tribute to #BuddyHolly #RitchieValens & #JPRichardson. The song enters the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #82 Apr5 and peak at #11 on May10. It sold over 1M copies and is awarded a gold disc | |
| OTD Feb4,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Feb4,1963 #Capitol Records of #Canada releases The #Beatles "Love Me Do" the pressing is dubbed from the original UK single and features #RingoStarr on drums, 2yrs before the single will be released in the US, The Beatles only Sold 88 copies @CapitolRecords @thebeatles | |
| OTD Feb4,1965 | Righteous Brothers | #OTD Feb4,1965 The #RighteousBrothers start a 2wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" written by by #PhilSpector, #BarryMann, #CynthiaWeil and produced by Spector. The single would be a US #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart Feb6 | |
| OTD Feb4,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Feb4,1967 The #Monkees are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with ''I'm a Believer" @TheMonkees 6th week of a 7wk run at #1. The single is simultaneously at #1 in the UK | |
| OTD Feb4,1968 | Jimi Hendrix | #OTD Feb4,1968 Billed as the "Tour 60 cities in 66 Days" the #JimiHendrix Experience are at Winterland Ballroom #SanFrancisco California | |
| OTD Feb4,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Feb4,1968 The #Beatles are at #AbbeyRoad studios recording "Across The Universe" #JohnLennon & #PaulMcCartney decide that the song needs some falsetto harmonies. So they invite 2 female fans outside the studio to sing. 16yo #LizzieBravo & 17yo #GayleenPease @AbbeyRoad | |
| OTD Feb4,1968 | Four Tops | #OTD Feb4,1968 The LP "Four Tops Greatest Hits" is at #1 on the UK album chart, the #FourTops LP is the 1st #1 album for the #Tamla Recrods label. The album would spend 58 weeks in the Top40 @motown | |
| OTD Feb4,1971 | Osmonds | #OTD Feb4,1971 The #Osmonds with #DonnyOsmond and #MerrillOsmond singing lead receive their 1st gold record for “One Bad Apple" @donnyosmond @merrillosmond | |
| OTD Feb4,1972 | David Bowie | #OTD Feb4,1972 At #Trident Studios London #DavidBowie records Rock 'n' Roll Suicide, Starman & Suffragette City | |
| OTD Feb4,1973 | Elton John | #OTD Feb4,1973 #EltonJohn starts a 6wk run at #1 on the UK Album charts with "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player" @eltonofficial 1st UK #1 album | |
| OTD Feb4,1973 | Sweet | #OTD Feb4,1973 The #Sweet is still at #1 on the UK singles chart with 'Blockbuster' @SweetOfficial is at #1 for the 3rd week of a 5wk run | |
| OTD Feb4,1974 | Elton John | #OTD Feb4,1974 #EltonJohn releases "Bennie and the Jets" (also titled as "Benny & the Jets") by Elton John and #BernieTaupin. Spelled Benny on the sleeve single & track listing @eltonofficial | |
| OTD Feb4,1975 | Louis Jordon | #OTD Feb4,1975 #LouisJordon dies at the age of 66. Known as "The King of the Jukebox" between 1942-1950 He had 18 #1s & 54 Top10 singles on the R&B charts | |
| OTD Feb4,1976 | Ramones | #OTD Feb4,1976 The #Ramones begin sessions at Plaza Sound, Radio City Music Hall, New York City for their debut album "Ramones" The group completed the LP within a week for $6,400. Instruments took 3 days and the vocal parts were recorded in 4 days @RamonesOfficial | |
| OTD Feb4,1977 | American Bandstand | #OTD Feb4,1977 #AmericanBandstand celebrates its 25th anniversary with an @ABCNetwork TV special hosted by #DickClark | |
| OTD Feb4,1977 | Fleetwood Mac | #OTD Feb4,1977 #FleetwoodMac releases their LP "Rumours" & singles Go Your Own Way, Don't Stop, Dreams & You Make Loving Fun. Rumours is the groups most successful release and won the #Grammys Award for Album of the Year in 1978 @fleetwoodmac | |
| OTD Feb4,1978 | Bee Gees | #OTD Feb4,1978 #BeeGees start a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Staying Alive" written by #BarryGibb, #RobinGibb and #MauriceGibb from the movie Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Bee Gees 2nd #1 of 1978 on Jan7 "How Deep Is Your Love" at #1 @BeeGees | |
| OTD Feb4,1983 | Karen Carpenter | #OTD Feb4,1983 #KarenCarpenter RIP dies at the age of 32. Drummer, singer The #Carpenters 20 US Top40 singles with 3 #1s, 32 US Adult Contemporary Top40s with 15 #1s and 18 UK Top40s | |
| OTD Feb4,1984 | Culture Club | #OTD Feb4,1984 #CultureClub starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Karma Chameleon" written by #BoyGeorge, #JonMoss, #MikeyCraig, #RoyHay and #PhilPickett @RealCultureClub | |
| OTD Feb4,1984 | Stevie Ray Vaughan | #OTD Feb4,1984 #StevieRayVaughan and #DoubleTrouble kicked off a 114-date "Couldn't Stand the Weather" tour' at War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville | |
| OTD Feb4,1989 | Sheriff | #OTD Feb4,1989 #Sheriff is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with the e-released of "When I’m with You" written by #ArnoldLanni. Sheriff from Toronto #Canada: #FreddyCurci singer; #SteveDeMarchi guitar; Arnold Lanni keyboard/guitar; #WolfHassel bass; #RobElliott drums | |
| OTD Feb4,2014 | Foreigner | #OTD Feb4,2014 #Foreigner Mick Jones, #Styx Tommy Shaw, and #DonFelder formerly of the #Eagles announce the "Soundtrack of Summer" tour on Fox & Friends. Felder teahes #BrianKilmeade how to play the guitar @kilmeade @ForeignerMusic @STYXtheBand @foxandfriends | |
| OTD Feb4,2016 | Maurice White | #OTD Feb4,2016 #MauriceWhite dies at the age of 74, Singer, songwriter, co-founder of Earth Wind and Fire #EarthWindFire, won 7 #Grammys and nominated 20 times @EarthWindFire |