Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Jan21,1963 | Beatles | #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 Jan21,1967 | Monkees | #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 Jan21,1970 | Johnny 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 Jan21,1973 | Sweet | #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 Jan21,1978 | Saturday 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 |