Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Feb7,1908 | Buster Crabbe | #BTD Feb7,1908 #BusterCrabbe (Clarence Crabbe II) actor RIP. Won 1932 Olympic gold 400-meter freestyle swimming event. Acted in many movies, played the title role in the serials #Tarzan the Fearless, #FlashGordon and #BuckRogers | |
| BTD Feb7,1915 | Eddie Bracken | #BTD Feb7,1915 #EddieBracken RIP actor, comedian in many movies such as Hail the Conquering Hero and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek. He played Roy Walley of Walley World in the movie "National Lampoons Vacation" | |
| BTD Feb7,1924 | Dora Bryan | #BTD Feb7,1924 #DoraBryan (Dora Broadbent) RIP actress many movie roles 1st 1948 The Fallen Idol as Rose; TV such as 1961–1964 Happily Ever After as Dora Morgan and 2000–2005 Last of the Summer Wine as Ros Utterthwaite; singer 1963 UK #20 "All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle" | |
| BTD Feb7,1948 | Jimmy Greenspoon | #BTD Feb7,1948 #JimmyGreenspoon RIP keyboards, member of #ThreeDogNight 1970 UK #3 & US #1 "Mama Told Me Not To Come" and performed, recorded with artists such as #LindaRonstadt, #EricClapton, #JimiHendrix, #America, #BeachBoys, #Donovan, #StephenStills, The #WreckingCrew | |
| BTD Feb7,1949 | Alan Lancaster | #BTD Feb7,1949 #AlanLancaster bass guitarist, songwriter, founding member #StatusQuo left the band in 1985. 1974 UK #1 "Down Down", 1977 UK #3 "Rockin' All Over The World", +28 UK Top40 singles while a member of the group @Status_Quo Then part of The #Bombers | |
| BTD Feb7,1959 | Brian Travers | #BTD Feb7,1959 #BrianTravers saxophone, founding member #UB40 (stood for Unemployment Benefit, Form 40); 1983 UK & 1988 US #1 "Red Red Wine", +30 Top40 singles @UB40OFFICIAL sold over 70M records. #HBday @BTUB40 | |
| BTD Feb7,1962 | David Bryan | #BTD Feb7,1962 #DavidBryan (David Rashbaum) keyboardist, songwriter #BonJovi 4 US #1s 1986 You Give Love a Bad Name & Livin' On A Prayer, 1988 Bad Medicine, 1989 I'll Be There for You, +13 US Top40s & 6 US #1 LPs. 2018 @rockhall of Fame as member of @BonJovi #HBday @dbdavidbryan | |
| BTD Feb7,1962 | Garth Brooks | #BTD Feb7,1962 #GarthBrooks singer, songwriter, 38 Top10 US Country singles with 19 reaching #1. Only artist in music with 7 LPs achieving diamond status with 14 #1 albums. @RIAA states he is the best-selling solo albums artist in the US ahead of #ElvisPresley #HBday @garthbrooks | |
| OTD Feb7,1942 | Glenn Miller | #OTD Feb7,1942 #GlennMiller & His Orchestra are at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "A String of Pearls" written by #JerryGray with lyrics by #EddieDeLange. Another great single from the #bigband era | |
| OTD Feb7,1944 | Bing Crosby | #OTD Feb7,1944 #BingCrosby with #JohnScottTrotter and his Orchestra record “Swinging on a Star” in LA at #Decca Records. Composed by #JimmyVanHeusen with lyrics by #JohnnyBurke. In the 1944 film Going My Way, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song @DeccaRecords | |
| OTD Feb7,1959 | Buddy Holly | #OTD Feb7,1959 #BuddyHolly's funeral is held in Lubbock, Tx at the Tabernacle Baptist Church. Officiated by Ben D Johnson (presided at the Holly's wedding). Pallbearers are #JerryAllison, #JoeBMauldin, #NikiSullivan, #BobMontgomery, #SonnyCurtis and #PhilEverly | |
| OTD Feb7,1961 | Jive Five | #OTD Feb7,1961 The #JiveFive records "My True Story" written by #EugenePitt, #OscarWaltzer, #JoeRene and produced by Rene. The single will peak at #3 for 2wks Sep17 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart and #1 R&B for 3wks Sep11. Re-modeled as a soul group from a doo wop group | |
| OTD Feb7,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Feb7,1963 1st #Beatles release of the single "Please Please Me" in the US on Vee Jay Records. Both #Capitol Records and #EMI US turn the single down @CapitolRecords @emimusic Check the spelling of The Beattles | |
| OTD Feb7,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Feb7,1963 The #Beatles are at #44 on the UK singles chart with "Love Me Do" The song was their first appearance on the UK charts on Oct11,1962 at #49; peaking at #17 Dec17,1962 and again on Jan10,1963 now leaving the charts having spent a total of 18 weeks on the charts | |
| OTD Feb7,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Feb7,1964 About 3000 #Beatles fans watch Pan Am Flight 101 arrives at New York's newly renamed JFK Airport | |
| OTD Feb7,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Feb7,1964 The #Beatles at the Plaza Hotel New York, after their first arrival in the US | |
| OTD Feb7,1967 | Bee Gees | #OTD Feb7,1967 The #BeeGees return to Britain after living in Australia. The Bee Gees began a string of British & American hits @BeeGees | |
| OTD Feb7,1969 | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | #OTD Feb7,1969 #JohnLennon & #YokoOno are featured on the cover #Rolling Stone magazine. Cost 35 Cents. John Lennon named Man Of The Year @RollingStone @johnlennon @yokoono | |
| OTD Feb7,1969 | Tom Jones | #OTD Feb7,1969 #TomJones premiers on the #ABC network with "This Is Tom Jones" guests #PeterSellers, #JoeyHeatherton, #RichardPryor, #MaryHopkin, The #MoodyBlues. The series run 65 color episodes & featured comedy sketches by #FredWillard & #PattiDeutsch @RealSirTomJones | |
| OTD Feb7,1969 | Who | #OTD Feb7,1969 The #Who records the single "Pinball Wizard" at #MorganStudio London. Written by #PeteTownshend, one of The Who's most famous live songs @TheWho | |
| OTD Feb7,1970 | Badfinger | #OTD Feb7,1970 #Badfinger enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #92 with "Come and Get It" written and produced by #PaulMcCartney. The song will peak at #7 for 2wks on Apr18,1970 @Badfinger_Offcl @PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Feb7,1970 | Shocking Blue | #OTD Feb7,1970 #ShockingBlue are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Venus" initially released as a single in the Netherlands written by #RobbievanLeeuwen & topped the charts in 9 countries They are the 1st Dutch act to top the US singles charts #OneHitWonder | |
| OTD Feb7,1976 | Paul Simon | #OTD Feb7,1976 #PaulSimon starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" written by Paul Simon and produced by Simon & #PhilRamone. @PaulSimonMusic 1st solo #1 | |
| OTD Feb7,1979 | Stephen Stills | #OTD Feb7,1979 #StephenStills became the 1st rock performer to record on digital equipment in LA Record Plant Studio. @StillsStephen | |
| OTD Feb7,1979 | Clash | #OTD Feb7,1979 The #Clash kicks off their first American tour at the Berkeley Community Theatre outside #SanFrancisco @TheClash | |
| OTD Feb7,1980 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Feb7,1980 #PinkFloyd's first night of the 1980 Wall tour Pink Floyd is at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Auditorium @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Feb7,1980 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Feb7,1980 #PinkFloyd's stage show “The Wall” in #NYC features the building of an actual brick wall obscuring the band @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Feb7,1981 | Kool and The Gang | #OTD Feb7,1981 #KoolandTheGang starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Celebration" their 1st #1 & 8th Top40 single | |
| OTD Feb7,1982 | Jam | #OTD Feb7,1982 The #Jam starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Town Called Malice / Precious" a double A-side single both written by #PaulWeller @LongLiveTheJam third UK #1 | |
| OTD Feb7,1985 | Magnum PI | #OTD Feb7,1985 the 100th episode of Magnum PI "All for One: Part 2" on #CBS. Magnum, Tyler and Higgins are held prisoner by the Vietnamese major that has a reign of terror over Chong Ker. Starring #TomSelleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii | |
| OTD Feb7,1986 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Feb7,1986 #RollingStones shoot the video for "Harlem Shuffle" in New York. The song was written and originally recorded by the duo Bob & Earl (Bob Relf & Earl Nelson) in 1963 then covered by @RollingStones video combined live-action and animation | |
| OTD Feb7,1987 | Madonna | #OTD Feb7,1987 #Madonna is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Open Your Heart" written by Madonna, #GardnerCole and #PeterRafelson. Madonna's 5th US #1 single @Madonna | |
| OTD Feb7,1988 | Priscilla Presley | #OTD Feb7,1988 The TV mini-series "Elvis and Me" based on #PriscillaPresley & #ElvisPresley life is on the #ABC Network from @Cilla_Presley book of the same name | |
| OTD Feb7,2018 | Mickey Jones | #OTD Feb7,2018 #MickeyJones musician, actor dies at the age of 77. As a drummer worked with artists such as #JohnnyRivers, #KennyRogers and The First Edition, 1966 world tour with #BobDylan. Many roles such as subway riding biker Pete Bilker on the #ABC sitcom "Home Improvement" |