Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jan18,1892 | Oliver Hardy | #BTD Jan18,1892 #OliverHardy (Norvell Hardy) RIP comedian, actor, half of #LaurelandHardy. Laurel and Hardy began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1927 to 1955. Starred in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles | |
| BTD Jan18,1941 | Bobby Goldsboro | #BTD Jan18,1941 #BobbyGoldsboro singer, songwriter 1963 US #9 "See the Funny Little Clown", 1968 US Country #1, US #1 and UK #2 single "Honey" +11 US Country & 8 US Top40 Singles | |
| BTD Jan18,1941 | David Ruffin | #BTD Jan18,1941 #DavidRuffin (Davis Eli Ruffin) RIP singer The #Temptations as lead singer US & R&B #1 1964 "My Girl", +11 US and 11 R&B Top40s with 5 R&B #1s & solo 1975 R&B #1 & US #9 "Walk Away from Love", +7 R&B Top40s. 1989 inducted @rockhall of Fame with the Temptations | |
| BTD Jan18,1944 | Larry Smith | #BTD Jan18,1944 #LarrySmith "Legs" drummer #BonzoDogDooDah Band (Bonzo Dog Doo Dah or The Bonzo Dog Band) 1968 UK #5 single "I'm The Urban Spaceman" As a solo artist toured with #EricClapton & #EltonJohn. Close friend of #GeorgeHarrison, 1982 designed cover for "Gone Troppo" LP | |
| BTD Jan18,1958 | Tom Bailey | #BTD Jan18,1958 #TomBailey singer, songwriter, keyboards The #ThompsonTwins 1984 US #3 & UK #4 "Hold Me Now", 1984 UK #2 "You Take Me Up", +8 UK and 6 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Jan18,1962 | Jeremy Healey | #BTD Jan18,1962 #JeremyHealey guitarist, DJ, singer, former member of #HaysiFantayzee 1982 UK #11 "John Wayne Is Big Leggy" & 1983 UK #16 "Shiny Shiny" | |
| OTD Jan18,1956 | Bill Haley and His Comets | #OTD Jan18,1956 #BillHaley and His Comets album "Rock Around the Clock" is the 1st rock and roll album to enter the album charts. The LP will peak at #12 | |
| OTD Jan18,1956 | Dean Martin | #OTD Jan18,1956 #DeanMartin is still at #1 for the week ending Jan18 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Memories Are Made Of This" for the 3rd week of a 5wk run. The Charts issue date is Jan28,1956 | |
| OTD Jan18,1957 | Guy Mitchell | #OTD Jan18,1957 #GuyMitchell is back at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Singing The Blues" Knocking #TommySteele & the Steelmen off the #1 spot the previous week with their version of "Singing The Blues" | |
| OTD Jan18,1958 | Danny And The Juniors | #OTD Jan18,1958 Danny And The Juniors are still at #1 for the week ending Jan18 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "At The Hop" for the 4th week of a 7wk run at #1. The Charts issue date is Jan27,1958 | |
| OTD Jan18,1960 | Marty magazine | #OTD Jan18,1960 An advertisement for the 1st issue of #Marty magazine billed as the First Ever Photo-Romance Weekly. EXTRA! #ElvisPresley souvenir. First 8-page section of a wonderful 32-page album. | |
| OTD Jan18,1964 | Bobby Vinton | #OTD Jan18,1964 #BobbyVinton is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "There! I’ve Said It Again" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run. Note: The last #1 single before the #Beatles start their 14 week run of #1s on Feb1 | |
| OTD Jan18,1964 | Beatlemania! | #OTD Jan18,1964 Beginning of #Beatlemania! The #Beatles enter the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart for the 1st time entering at #45 with “I Want To Hold Your Hand” By Feb1 the song will be #1 & hold that spot for 7wks. In total The #Beatles will have 3 #1s and stay at #1 for 14wks | |
| OTD Jan18,1965 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Jan18,1965 The #RollingStones record two songs "The Last Time" and "Play With Fire" at @RCARecords studio in Hollywood, CA @RollingStones | |
| OTD Jan18,1967 | Jimi Hendrix | #OTD Jan18,1967 The #JimiHendrix Experience record an appearance on the UK show "Top Of The Pops" Their perform a live version of "Hey Joe" | |
| OTD Jan18,1969 | Creedance Clearwater Revival, CCR | #OTD Jan18,1969 #CreedanceClearwaterRevival #CCR release their second studio album "Bayou Country" On the #Fantasy Records label and the first of three albums CCR released in 1969 | |
| OTD Jan18,1969 | George Harrison | #OTD Jan18,1969 #GeorgeHarrison is furious at #JohnLennon for his public statements about the #Beatles finances, they nearly come to blows | |
| OTD Jan18,1969 | Marvin Gaye | #OTD Jan18,1969 #MarvinGaye is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" for the 6th week of a 7wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan18,1974 | Bad Company | #OTD Jan18,1974 #BadCompany forms; former members of #Free singer #PaulRodgers & drummer #SimonKirke, #MotttheHoople guitarist #MickRalphs & #KingCrimson bassist #BozBurrell. Their debut LP "Bad Company" reaches #1 US on Sep28,1974 & peaks at #3 UK on Jun16,1974 @officialbadco | |
| OTD Jan18,1975 | Barry Manilow | #OTD Jan18,1975 #BarryManilow is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Single Chart with "Mandy" @barrymanilow 1st US #1. Originally titled "Brandy" written by #ScottEnglish & #RichardKerr in 1971, but changed to Mandy to avoid confusion with Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) by #LookingGlass | |
| OTD Jan18,1976 | Queen | #OTD Jan18,1976 #Queen is still at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Bohemian Rhapsody" for the last week of a 9wk run at #1 @QueenWillRock sold 1M copies by the end of the month. The single would peak at #9 on the US Top40 Singles chart May1,1976 | |
| OTD Jan18,1986 | Dionne Warwick & Friends | #OTD Jan18,1986 #DionneWarwick & Friends start a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "That's What Friends Are For" written by #BurtBacharach and #CaroleBayerSager and 1st recorded in 1982 by #RodStewart for the soundtrack of the film "Night Shift" | |
| OTD Jan18,1990 | Melanie Appleby | #OTD Jan18,1990 #MelanieAppleby RIP singer, songwriter dies of cancer at the age of 23; part of Mel and Kim 1987 UK #1 "Respectable" | |
| OTD Jan18,1994 | Backbeat, Beatles | #OTD Jan18,1994 The movie "Backbeat" has its screening at the Odeon Marble Arch cinema in London. It chronicles the early days of the #Beatles in Hamburg, Germany focusing on the relationship between #StuartSutcliffe & #JohnLennon and Sutcliffe's girlfriend #AstridKirchherr | |
| OTD Jan18,2016 | Glenn Frey | #OTD Jan18,2016 #GlennFrey dies at the age of 67. RIP singer, songwriter The #Eagles 5 #1s 1974 Best of My Love, 1975 One of These Nights, 1977 Hotel California, 1976 New Kid in Town, 1979 Heartache Tonight, +12 Top40s and solo US #2 The Heat Is On, +6 US Top40s, won 6 #Grammys |