Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
BTD Jan21,1924 Benny Hill#BTD Jan21,1924 #BennyHill (Alfred Hawthorne Hill) RIP. English comedian, actor, best remembered for the TV series The Benny Hill Show and in 1971 Benny spent 4wks at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Ernie (Fastest Milkman in The West)"
BTD Jan21,1924 Telly Savalas#BTD Jan21,1924 #TellySavalas (Aristotelis Savalas) RIP actor, singer. Known for playing the title role in the 1970s crime drama TV series #Kojak and in 1975 Telly had a #1 hit on the UK singles chart on Mar2,1975 with his version of the #DavidGates (from #Bread) song "If"
BTD Jan21,1939 Wolfman Jack#BTD Jan21,1939 #WolfmanJack (Robert Smith) RIP. Rock DJ (disc jockey) famous in the 1960s and 1970s. Appeared in the many movies such as #AmericanGraffiti
BTD Jan21,1941 Richie Havens#BTD Jan21,1941 #RichieHavens RIP singer, songwriter, guitar 1971 US #16 with cover of "Here Comes The Sun" 1969 #Woodstock; the festival's 1st performer, held the crowd 3hrs, many artists scheduled after him delayed in reaching festival as highways were at a virtual standstill
BTD Jan21,1942 Edwin Starr#BTD Jan21,1942 #EdwinStarr (Charles Edwin Hatcher) RIP singer, songwriter 1970 US #1, US R&B #3 and UK #3 "War", +15 US R&B and 5 UK Top40 singles
BTD Jan21,1942 Mac Davis#BTD Jan21,1942 #MacDavis (Scott Mac Davis) RIP singer, songwriter 1972 US #1 "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me", 1974 US #9 "Stop and Smell the Roses", +16 US Country Top40 singles. Wrote songs for #ElvisPresley such as In The Ghetto & Don't Cry Daddy and A Little Less Conversation
BTD Jan21,1947 Jim Ibbotson#BTD Jan21,1947 #JimIbbotson guitarist, keyboards longtime member of the #NittyGrittyDirt Band 1971 US #9 single 'Mr Bojangles' & released LPs as a solo artist
BTD Jan21,1950 Billy Ocean#BTD Jan21,1950 #BillyOcean (Leslie Charles) singer, songwriter 1984 US #1 & UK #6 "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)", 1986 US #1 & UK #12 "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)", 1988 US #1 & UK #3 "Get Out Of My Dreams Get Into My Car", +9 US Top40s #HBday @MrWongo
BTD Jan21,1956 Geena Davis#BTD Jan21,1956 #GeenaDavis (Virginia Elizabeth Davis) actress in many movies such as 1988 "The Accidental Tourist" 1988 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and 1992 "A League of Their Own"
BTD Jan21,1956 Rob Brill#BTD Jan21,1956 #RobBrill drummer #Berlin from 1983–1987; 1983 US #23 "No More Words", 1986 UK & US #1 "Take My Breath Away"
OTD Jan21,1955 Dickie Valentine#OTD Jan21,1955 #DickieValentine with The #Stargazers are back at #1 on the UK singles chart for additional weeks with "The Finger Of Suspicion" for a total of 3wks at #1
OTD Jan21,1962 Jackie Wilson#OTD Jan21,1962 #JackieWilson appears on the #EdSullivan Show and performs "That's Why (I Love You So)" written by #BerryGordy Jr and #TyranCarlo. In 1959 the song reached #2 on the R&B and #13 on the US charts Video==> youtu.be/9POh4ATtuBw
OTD Jan21,1963Beatles#OTD Jan21,1963 The #Beatles are on the Radio Luxembourg program "The Friday Spectacular" for their 3rd time
OTD Jan21,1965 Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison#OTD Jan21,1965 Over 3000 screaming fans meet the #RollingStones & #RoyOrbison at Sydney Airport as they begin a 16 date tour of Australia @ROYORBISON @RollingStones
OTD Jan21,1966 George Harrison#OTD Jan21,1966 #GeorgeHarrison marries #PattiBoyd at Leatherhead Registry in Surrey. #PaulMcCartney is the best man
OTD Jan21,1967Monkees#OTD Jan21,1967 The #Monkees are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with ''I'm a Believer" @TheMonkees 4th week of a 7wk run at #1. The single is #1 in the UK as well
OTD Jan21,1970Johnny Cash Show#OTD Jan21,1970 The #ABC Network TV presents "The #JohnnyCash Show" in prime time. A big boost for country music
OTD Jan21,1972 Pink Floyd#OTD Jan21,1972 #PinkFloyd are at The Guildhall, Portsmouth. This is the 1st time that Pink Floyd performs "The Dark Side of The Moon" album in its entirety @pinkfloyd
OTD Jan21,1973Sweet#OTD Jan21,1973 The #Sweet starts a 5wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Blockbuster! (sometimes listed as Block Buster!)" written by #NickyChinn and #MikeChapman. The only UK #1 for Sweet but @SweetOfficial had 15 Top40 hits with 10 in the Top10
OTD Jan21,1977 Player#OTD Jan21,1977 #Player are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Baby Come Back" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1
OTD Jan21,1978Saturday Night Fever#OTD Jan21,1978 The soundtrack album "Saturday Night Fever" starts a 24wk run at #1 on the US album charts. Sold over 30M copies
OTD Jan21,1982 B B King#OTD Jan21,1982 #BBKing donates his entire record collection, over 20k discs to Mississippi University center for the Study of Southern Culture @SouthernStudies
OTD Jan21,1984 Jackie Wilson#OTD Jan21,1984 #JackieWilson Jr dies at the age of 49. On Sep29,1975 as the featured act in #DickClark's Good Ol' Rock and Roll Revue & in the middle of singing "Lonely Teardrops" he suffered a heart attack and rushed to a hospital. Deemed conscious but incapacitated for 8yrs
OTD Jan21,1984 Phil Collins#OTD Jan21,1984 #PhilCollins starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Two Hearts" written and produced by #LamontDozier & Collins @PhilCollinsFeed
OTD Jan21,1984 Tina Turner#OTD Jan21,1984 #TinaTurner has her 1st chart listing in over 10yrs with her version of #AlGreen's Feb12,1972 #1 single "Let's Stay Together" The song enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #72 and peaks at #26 on Mar24 @LoveTinaTurner
OTD Jan21,1984 Yes#OTD Jan21,1984 #Yes starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" written primarily by #TrevorRabin with contributions by singer #JonAnderson and bassist #ChrisSquire and producer #TrevorHorn @yesofficial's only US #1 single