Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Feb9,1914 | Ernest Tubb | #BTD Feb9,1914 #ErnestTubb RIP singer, songwriter, musician. Country singer in the #HonkyTonk style. Nicknamed the "Texas Troubadour" His 1st #1 in 1944 US Country single "Soldier's Last Letter", +63 Top40 US Country singles with 4 more at #1 | |
| BTD Feb9,1925 | Bobby Lewis | #BTD Feb9,1925 #BobbyLewis (Robert Alan Lewis) RIP singer, piano 1961 US #1 "Tossin' and Turnin'" 1961 US #9 "One Track Mind" Lewis #1 hit was featured in the movies “National Lampoon’s Animal House” and “American Graffiti” Bobby learned to play the piano by the age of six | |
| BTD Feb9,1939 | Barry Mann | #BTD Feb9,1939 #BarryMann (Barry Imberman) piano, singer, songwriter, 1960s hits, part of successful songwriting partnership with his wife #CynthiaWeil & 1961 US #7 solo "Who Put The Bomp, In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp" Wrote or co-written 53 hits in the UK & 98 in US #HBday @mannweil | |
| BTD Feb9,1940 | Brian Bennett | #BTD Feb9,1940 #BrianBennett pianist, composer, producer, drummer with The #Shadows 1963 UK #1 single "Foot Tapper" +28 UK Top40 singles & hits with #CliffRichard | |
| BTD Feb9,1942 | Carole King | #BTD Feb9,1942 #CaroleKing (Carol Joan Klein) singer, songwriter 1971 US #1 UK #6 "It's Too Late", +11 US & 16 US AC Top40s with 4 AC #1s. 1970 US #1 LP “Tapestry” Most successful female songwriters, over 118 hits Hot100 chart & 61 that charted in the UK #HBday @Carole_King | |
| BTD Feb9,1947 | Major Harris | #BTD Feb9,1947 #MajorHarris III RIP singer with The #Delfonics 1970s–1974 6 US R&B Top40 singles while in the group. Biggest hit as a solo artist 1975 US R&B #1 and US #5 "Love Won't Let Me Wait" and 1976 US R&B #24 "I Got Over Love" | |
| BTD Feb9,1951 | Dennis Thomas | #BTD Feb9,1951 #DennisThomas singer Kool & The Gang 1981 US #1 & UK #7 "Celebration" & 1984 UK #2 "Joanna", +15 Top40 UK singles | |
| OTD Feb9,1893 | Giuseppe Verdi | #OTD Feb9,1893 In Milan, #GiuseppeVerdi 1st performs the opera "Falstaff" His last opera | |
| OTD Feb9,1955 | Mcguire Sisters | #OTD Feb9,1955 The #McguireSisters are still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Sincerely" for the 2nd week of a 6wk run | |
| OTD Feb9,1960 | Joanne Woodward | #OTD Feb9,1960 #JoanneWoodward receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the first celebrity to agree to pose with her star for photographers of the original 1,558 | |
| OTD Feb9,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Feb9,1961 The 1st lunchtime concert by The #Beatles at The #CavernClub. The Beatles are paid £5 for the concert that is an unadvertised session. #GeorgeHarrison is nearly denied entry to The Cavern Club because he is wearing jeans @cavernliverpool | |
| OTD Feb9,1962 | Neil Sedaka | #OTD Feb9,1962 #NeilSedaka records "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" for the 1st time, written by Sedaka & #HowardGreenfield. It will enter the @billboard Hot100 at #66 on Jun30 & reach #1 for 2wks Aug11. 1975 he re-records the song as a ballad peaking at #8 on Feb21,1976 @neilsedaka | |
| OTD Feb9,1963 | Paul and Paula | #OTD Feb9,1963 #PaulandPaula #RayHildebrand & #JillJackson start a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hey Paula" written by Ray Hildebrand (Paul) | |
| OTD Feb9,1964 | Davy Jones | #OTD Feb9,1964 #DavyJones is on the #EdSullivan Show as the Artful Dodger in the theater show "Oliver!" Before he is a member of The Monkees and the same night as The #Beatles debut | |
| OTD Feb9,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Feb9,1964 The #Beatles debut on the #EdSullivan Show to a record-breaking 73M viewers at home. The band plays 5 songs; All My Loving, Till There Was You, She Loves You, I Saw Her Standing There and I Want To Hold Your Hand | |
| OTD Feb9,1966 | Liza Minnelli | #OTD Feb9,1966 #LizaMinnelli brought her night club act to New York City. Opening at the Persian Room of the Plaza Hotel | |
| OTD Feb9,1967 | Percy Faith | #OTD Feb9,1967 #PercyFaith dies at the age of 67. Canadian conductor, band leader. Pioneer of easy listening music. 3 US #1s 1952 Delicado, 1953 Moulin Rouge & 1960 Theme from A Summer Place; +21 Top40 singles | |
| OTD Feb9,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Feb9,1967 The film for the #Beatles "Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever" is shown on #BBC TV's "Top Of The Pops" | |
| OTD Feb9,1969 | Roslyn Kind | #OTD Feb9,1969 #RoslynKind made her TV debut on "The #EdSullivan Show" Kind is the half-sister of #BarbraStreisand @RoslynKind | |
| OTD Feb9,1970 | Doors | #OTD Feb9,1970 The #Doors release the album “Morrison Hotel” the LP will peak at #4 in the US. The Doors: #JimMorrison vocals; #RayManzarek piano, organ; #RobbyKrieger guitar and #JohnDensmore drums. Others: #RayNeapolitan & #LonnieMack bass guitar and #JohnSebastian harmonica | |
| OTD Feb9,1972 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Feb9,1972 #PaulMcCartney and #Wings make their concert debut, an impromptu gig in the Portland Ballroom midday at Nottingham University in England. The idea of the Wings tour of 1972 was that the band would literally turn up at universities unannounced and ask to play | |
| OTD Feb9,1974 | Love Unlimited | #OTD Feb9,1974 The #LoveUnlimited Orchestra is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Love's Theme" an instrumental piece written and produced by #BarryWhite | |
| OTD Feb9,1977 | Blondie | #OTD Feb9,1977 #Blondie with special guest #TomPetty & The Heartbreakers start a 4 night stay at the Whisky a Go Go in #LosAngeles CA @BlondieOfficial | |
| OTD Feb9,1980 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Feb9,1980 #MichaelJackson is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Rock with You" @michaeljackson last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb9,1981 | Bill Haley | #OTD Feb9,1981 #BillHaley (William Haley), the 1st Rock 'n' Roll star dies at the age of 75. The singer, quitarist Sold over 60M records. 1955 UK & US #1 "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" +16 Top40 singles | |
| OTD Feb9,1983 | Prince | #OTD Feb9,1983 #Prince releases the single "Little Red Corvette" written and produced by Prince. His 1st hit to reach the Top10 in the US. The song will enter the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #66 and peaks at #6 for 2wks on May21 | |
| OTD Feb9,1985 | Foreigner | #OTD Feb9,1985 #Foreigner is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Want To Know What Love Is" The Foreigner single is at #1 for the last week of a 2wk run @ForeignerMusic | |
| OTD Feb9,1997 | Simpsons | #OTD Feb9,1997 The #Simpsons became the longest-running prime-time animated series. The #Flintstones held old record @TheSimpsons | |
| OTD Feb9,2021 | Chick Corea | #OTD Feb9,2021 #ChickCorea RIP dies at the age of 79, jazz, pianist, keyboardist. 1960s worked with #StanGetz, #HerbieMann, and joining #MilesDavis’ band playing a key role in the transition to a more contemporary sound & formed the electric band "Return to Forever" |