Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jan25,1915 | Ewan MacColl | #BTD Jan25,1915 #EwanMacColl (James Miller) RIP singer, songwriter, producer. He composed the single "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" a hit for #RobertaFlack 1971. He also won a #Grammys for the song | |
| BTD Jan25,1927 | Antonio Carlos Jobim | #BTD Jan25,1927 #AntonioCarlosJobim (Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim) RIP. Songwriter, composer 1964 US #5 "The Girl from Ipanem" & 1967 album with #FrankSinatra "Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim" | |
| BTD Jan25,1931 | Dean Jones | #BTD Jan25,1931 #DeanJones actor RIP best know film roles are 1965 Agent Zeke Kelso in "That Darn Cat!", 1968 Jim Douglas in "The Love Bug" and 1971 Albert Dooley in "The Million Dollar Duck" | |
| BTD Jan25,1931 | Stig Anderson | #BTD Jan25,1931 #StigAnderson RIP songwriter, producer & #ABBA manager. Co-wrote some of ABBA’s biggest hits such as Waterloo, Mamma Mia, S.O.S, Fernando, Dancing Queen, Knowing Me, Knowing You. Referred to as the fifth member of #ABBA | |
| BTD Jan25,1938 | Etta James | #BTD Jan25,1938 #EttaJames (Jamesetta Hawkins) RIP singer 1955 US R&B #1 "The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry)", +23 US R&B Top40 singles with 12 in the Top10 | |
| BTD Jan25,1950 | Michael Cotten | #BTD Jan25,1950 #MichaelCotten keyboardist, synthesizer The #Tubes 1977 UK #28 "White Punks On Dope", 1983 US #10 & US Main #1 "She's A Beauty", +4 US Main Top40 singles | |
| BTD Jan25,1953 | Malcolm Green | #BTD Jan25,1953 #MalcolmGreen drummer with the #SplitEnz from 1976 to 1981; 1980 UK #12 & AUS #1 "I Got You", +5 AUS (Australian Music Report originally the Kent Music Report) Top40 singles while in the band | |
| BTD Jan25,1956 | Andy Cox | #BTD Jan25,1956 #AndyCox guitarist, founder The #Beat (aka The English Beat and later General Public) 1983 UK #3 "Can't Get Used To Losing You", +8 Top40 singles & #FYC #FineYoungCannibals 1989 US #1 & UK #5 "She Drives Me Crazy", 1989 US #1 & UK #7 "Good Thing", +6 UK Top40s | |
| OTD Jan25,1956 | Dean Martin | #OTD Jan25,1956 #DeanMartin is still at #1 for the week ending Jan25 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Memories Are Made Of This" written by #TerryGilkyson, #RichardDehr and #FrankMiller. This is Martin's 4th week of a 5wk run. The Charts issue date is Feb4,1956 | |
| OTD Jan25,1958 | Danny And The Juniors | #OTD Jan25,1958 Danny And The Juniors still at #1 for the week ending Jan25 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "At The Hop" for the 5th week of a 7wk run at #1. The Charts issue date is Feb3,1958 | |
| OTD Jan25,1959 | Platters | #OTD Jan25,1959 The #Platters start a 3wk run #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" originally composed by #JeromeKern with lyricist by #OttoHarbach for the 1933 musical "Roberta" The Charts issue date was Jan19,1959 | |
| OTD Jan25,1962 | Sam Cooke | #OTD Jan25,1962 The song “Twistin’ the Night Away” by #SamCooke is released. The single will peak at #9 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart on Mar24,1962 & would reach #1 on the R&B charts | |
| OTD Jan25,1963 | Cilla Black | #OTD Jan25,1963 #CillaBlack debuts as a vocalist at the #CavernClub. Eventually #CillaBlack would have 11 Top10 hits between 1964 & 1971 @cavernliverpool | |
| OTD Jan25,1963 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Jan25,1963 The #RollingStones play at the Ricky Tick Club at the Star and Garter Hotel, Windsor, Berkshirehire, UK. 1st time The Rolling Stones play at this venue. The walls in the club are painted black and the lighting is made out of old ice-cream tins @RollingStones | |
| OTD Jan25,1964 | Bobby Vinton | #OTD Jan25,1964 #BobbyVinton is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "There! I’ve Said It Again" the last week of a 4wk run. Note: The last week for a while that a #1 single is not a #Beatles song. Next week they start their 14 week run with 3 consecutive #1s | |
| OTD Jan25,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jan25,1964 The #Beatles score their 1st #1 in the US when "I Want To Hold Your Hand" Goes to the top of #CashBox chart. On Feb1 the song will start a 7wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart & The Beatles will begin a 14wk run with 3 consecutive singles at #1 | |
| OTD Jan25,1965 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Jan25,1965 Harry M Miller's exciting pulsating Big Beat Show of '65. Starring The #RollingStones and #RoyOrbinson plus The #Newbeats and #RayColumbus & The Invaders at Brisbane, Australia, City Hall at 6pm and 8:45pm @RollingStones @ROYORBISON | |
| OTD Jan25,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Jan25,1967 The #Beatles have a last-minute remix before pressing the double A side single "Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane" Strawberry Fields Forever is written by #JohnLennon written and Penny Lane is primarily by #PaulMcCartney both are credited as Lennon–McCartney | |
| OTD Jan25,1969 | Marvin Gaye | #OTD Jan25,1969 #MarvinGaye is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" for the last week of a 7wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan25,1970 | Edison Lighthouse | #OTD Jan25,1970 #EdisonLighthouse starts a 5wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" written by #TonyMacaulay & #BarryMason. The group's only #1 and only Top40 hit in the UK | |
| OTD Jan25,1974 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Jan25,1974 #LedZeppelin is playing at the Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana to over 17k fans. @ledzeppelin tickets cost $8.50 | |
| OTD Jan25,1975 | Carpenters | #OTD Jan25,1975 The #Carpenters are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with a cover of "Please Mr. Postman" written by #GeorgiaDobbins, #WilliamGarrett, #FreddieGorman, #BrianHolland and #RobertBateman. Originally a debut single #1 by the #Marvelettes on Dec17,1961 | |
| OTD Jan25,1976 | ABBA | #OTD Jan25,1976 #ABBA starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Mamma Mia" written by #BennyAndersson, #BjörnUlvaeus and #StigAnderson. Knocking #Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" off the top stop from their 9wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan25,1986 | Dionne Warwick & Friends | #OTD Jan25,1986 #DionneWarwick & Friends are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "That's What Friends Are For" for the 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan25,1987 | Paul Simon | #OTD Jan25,1987 #PaulSimon went back to #1 for another 3wks on the UK album chart with "Graceland" For a total of 8wks at #1, 38 in the Top10 and stayed on the chart for a total of 162wks | |
| OTD Jan25,1989 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Jan25,1989 #PaulMcCartney is released from a Tokyo jail after spending 9 days in custody for attempting to carry a 1/2 pd of marijuana through customs |