Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jan26,1925 | Paul Newman | #BTD Jan26,1925 #PaulNewman an #Oscar winning actor RIP. In many movies such as "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "Cool Hand Luke", "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" @TheAcademy | |
| BTD Jan26,1926 | Ronnie Hilton | #BTD Jan26,1926 #RonnieHilton (Adrian Hill) RIP singer 1954 UK #3 "I Still Believe", 1956 UK #1 "No Other Love" +21 Top40 hits | |
| BTD Jan26,1934 | Piano Smith | #BTD Jan26,1934 #PianoSmith (Huey Pierce Smith) R&B pianist 1958 US #9 "Don't You Just Know It", the piano player with #LittleRichard's first band, his sound was influential in the development of rock-n-roll | |
| BTD Jan26,1945 | Ashley Hutchings | #BTD Jan26,1945 #AshleyHutchings bassist guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, founding member of 3 English folk-rock bands #FairportConvention 1969 UK #21 "Si Tu Dois Partie", #SteeleyeSpan 1972 UK #14 "Gaudete", The #AlbionBand | |
| BTD Jan26,1948 | Corky Laing | #BTD Jan26,1948 #CorkyLaing (Laurence Laing) #Canadian drummer with heavy rock group #Mountain 1970 US #21 "Mississippi Queen" and 1971 US #16 album "Nantucket Sleighride" | |
| BTD Jan26,1949 | Derek Holt | #BTD Jan26,1949 #DerekHolt guitarist, founding member #ClimaxBlues Band (originally known as The Climax Chicago Blues Band) 1977 US #3 & 1976 UK #10 "Couldn't Get It Right", 1980 US #12 "I Love You" | |
| BTD Jan26,1951 | David Briggs | #BTD Jan26,1951 #DavidBriggs #Australian lead guitarist #LittleRiverBand 1976-81. An #Australian group with a 1978 US #3 "Reminiscing" +12 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Jan26,1957 | Eddie Van Halen | #BTD Jan26,1957 #EddieVanHalen guitarist, main songwriter, founder with brother #VanHalen 1984 US & US Rock #1 & UK #7 "Jump", +15 US, 45 US Rock Top40s with 12 more US Rock #1 singles @VanHalen His guitar solo in "Eruption" was voted #2 in @GuitarWorld magazine | |
| BTD Jan26,1957 | Norman Hassan | #BTD Jan26,1957 #NormanHassan percussion, trombone #UB40 (stood for Unemployment Benefit, Form 40); 1983 UK & 1988 US #1 "Red Red Wine", +30 Top40 singles @UB40OFFICIAL sold over 70M records. Hassan's 1st lead vocal "Labour of Love" #HBday @NHUB40 | |
| BTD Jan26,1958 | Anita Baker | #BTD Jan26,1958 #AnitaBaker singer, songwriter 1986 UK #13 "Sweet Love" & 1998 US #1 LP "Giving You The Best That I Got", +19 US R&B Top40 singles with 2 #1s #HBday @IAMANITABAKER | |
| BTD Jan26,1963 | Andrew Ridgeley | #BTD Jan26,1963 #AndrewRidgeley singer, songwriter half of #Wham! with #GeorgeMichael; 1984 hits US & UK #1 "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go", US & UK #1 "Careless Whisper", US #3 & UK #1 "Freedom", US #1 & UK #2 "Everything She Wants", +3 US, 7 UK Top40 singles with 2 more UK #1s | |
| OTD Jan26,1946 | Vaughn Monroe | #OTD Jan26,1946 #VaughnMonroe and His Orchestra start a 5wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" written by #JuleStyne and #SammyCahn with vocal refrain by #VaughnMonroe and The NortonSisters | |
| OTD Jan26,1955 | Platters | #OTD Jan26,1955 The #Platters are still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan26,1956 | Buddy Holly | #OTD Jan26,1956 #BuddyHolly made his 1st recordings for #Decca Records in Nashville. As they were called at that time, Buddy Holly & The #ThreeTunes were purely country no hint of rock ‘n’ roll. 2yrs later #BuddyHolly and the Crickets would rock on #EdSullivan Show @DeccaRecords | |
| OTD Jan26,1961 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Jan26,1961 #ElvisPresley starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" written by #RoyTurk and #LouHandman in 1926 @ElvisPresley's sixth UK #1 | |
| OTD Jan26,1963 | Rooftop Singers | #OTD Jan26,1963 The #RooftopSingers start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Walk Right In" Written in 1929 by #GusCannon & #HoseaWoods. Recorded by Cannon's Jug Stompers. Note: #OTD The #Beatles play a cover of the song at the King’s Hall Staffordshire | |
| OTD Jan26,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Jan26,1963 The #Beatles are at at the El Rio Club, at the El Rio Dance Hall, Queen Victoria Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire. Also on the bill is #WayneFontana and The Jets | |
| OTD Jan26,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Jan26,1963 After The #Beatles gig at El Rio Club/Dance Hall; The Beatles drive 20 miles to the King’s Hall, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Backstage #JohnLennon & #PaulMcCartney began writing "Misery" a song that will be on their debut LP "Please Please Me" | |
| OTD Jan26,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Jan26,1963 The #Beatles have their 2nd show of the night, at the King’s Hall, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The Beatles play, for the only time, a cover of "Walk Right In" a a song that #OTD The #RooftopSingers start a 2wk run at #1 on US Hot100 Singles Chart | |
| OTD Jan26,1965 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Jan26,1965 The #RollingStones tour of #Australia & New Zealand #KeithRichards @officialKeef had shirt torn off by fans on stage | |
| OTD Jan26,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Jan26,1967 The #Monkees are still at #1 on the UK singles chart with "I'm A Believer" The Monkees 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1. The single is #1 on the US charts as well. This simultaneous #1 will occur for the next 2wks @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Jan26,1970 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Jan26,1970 #ElvisPresley is on his 1st week of a 4wk engagement playing 2 shows every night at The International Hotel @Vegas | |
| OTD Jan26,1971 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Jan26,1971 #ElvisPresley is on his 1st night of 31 date run at The Hilton Hotel @Vegas 8.30pm and midnight shows | |
| OTD Jan26,1973 | Elton John | #OTD Jan26,1973 #EltonJohn releases his second straight #1 album in the US called "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" the sixth studio album by @eltonofficial | |
| OTD Jan26,1974 | Ringo Starr | #OTD Jan26,1974 #RingoStarr is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with a cover of "You're Sixteen" written by the #Sherman Brothers (Robert B Sherman & Richard M Sherman) 1st performed in 1961 by #JohnnyBurnette reaching #8 in the US and #3 in the UK @ringostarrmusic | |
| OTD Jan26,1975 | Pilot | #OTD Jan26,1975 #Pilot starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "January" written by #DavidPaton and produced by #AlanParsons. Also a #1 hit in #Australia for 8 weeks form May25 to July19 | |
| OTD Jan26,1975 | BBC | #OTD Jan26,1975 A #BBC Omnibus documentary "Cracked Actor" is 1st shown on UK TV. It is a film about #DavidBowie; filmed in 1974 when Bowie was struggling with cocaine addiction; the documentary shows his fragile mental state during this period | |
| OTD Jan26,1980 | Frank Sinatra | #OTD Jan26,1980 #FrankSinatra performs before the largest crowd of his career, 175,000 people at the Maracanã Soccer Stadium in Rio de Janiero Brazil | |
| OTD Jan26,1980 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Jan26,1980 #MichaelJackson is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Rock with You" @michaeljackson's 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan26,1985 | Madonna | #OTD Jan26,1985 #Madonna is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Like A Virgin" This is @Madonna's 5th week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan26,1986 | Corey Hart | #OTD Jan26,1986 #CoreyHart's single "Boy in the Box” reaches 1M sales in #Canada @HartCorey is the 2nd artist to do it. 1st was #BryanAdams with “Reckless” in 1985 | |
| OTD Jan26,1986 | A-Ha | #OTD Jan26,1986 A-Ha is still at #1 on the UK Singles chart with "The Sun Always Shines On TV" @aha_com last week at #1 of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan26,1989 | Roy Orbison | #OTD Jan26,1989 #RoyOrbison is on the cover of the #RollingStone Magazines Memorial Issue. Roy Orbison died of a heart attack on Dec6,1988 @ROYORBISON @RollingStone | |
| OTD Jan26,1997 | Green Bay Packers | #OTD Jan26,1997 The Green Bay #Packers win #SuperBowl XXXI beating The New England @Patriots 35-21 earning their 3rd overall Super Bowl victory. #DesmondHoward is the MVP. The game is at the #Louisiana Superdome @SuperBowl @packers | |
| OTD Jan26,2020 | Bob Shane | #OTD Jan26,2020 #BobShane (Robert Schoen) RIP singer, guitarist dies at the age of 85; six days before his 86th birthday. The #KingstonTrio 1958 US #1 & UK #5 "Tom Dooley", +9 other US Top40 singles. He was the only surviving founding member of The @kingstontrio |