Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jan3,1916 | Maxene Andrews | #BTD Jan3,1916 #MaxeneAndrews singer, actress RIP. One of the #AndrewsSisters of the swing, era. The Andrew Sisters had 113 Top40 singles, 46 reaching Top10 and 8 topping the charts at #1. Their 1st #1 1938 "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Means That You're Grand)" | |
| BTD Jan3,1926 Sir | George Martin | #BTD Jan3,1926 Sir #GeorgeMartin RIP #EMI Music @emimusic producer arranger, composer, signed The #Beatles in 1962 & produced all their records til 1969. Produced 30 #1 hit singles in the UK and 23 #1s in the US | |
| BTD Jan3,1943 | Van Dyke Parks | #BTD Jan3,1943 #VanDykeParks composer, arranger, producer, singer, songwriter. Producing or arranging albums for artists such as #BeachBoys, #RandyNewman, #Harry Nilsson and worked with performers such as #RingoStarr, #U2 #HBday @thevandykeparks | |
| BTD Jan3,1945 | Stephen Stills | #BTD Jan3,1945 #StephenStills guitarist, vocals with #BuffaloSpringfield & #CrosbyStillsNashYoung 1970 US #1 LP "Deja Vu" and solo career 1970 US #14 "Love the One You're With" #HBday @StillsStephen | |
| BTD Jan3,1946 | John Paul Jones | #BTD Jan3,1946 #JohnPaulJones (John Richard Baldwin) bass, keyboards, producer with #LedZeppelin 1969 US #4 single "Whole Lotta Love" they often refused to release popular songs as singles but had 6 #1 US and 7 UK #1 albums @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Jan3,1900 | Giuseppe Verdi | #OTD Jan3,1900 #GiuseppeVerdi performs #Aida in New York City | |
| OTD Jan3,1957 | Fats Domino | #OTD Jan3,1957 #FatsDomino records "I'm Walkin'" written by Fats Domino and #DaveBartholomew. The song is his 3rd release in a row to reach #1 on the R&B Best Sellers chart, it stayed for 6wks and peaks at #5 on the US Top40 Singles chart Apr3,1957 | |
| OTD Jan3,1960 | Frankie Avalon | #OTD Jan3,1960 #FrankieAvalon is at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Why" written by Avalon's manager and record producer #BobMarcucci and #PeterDeAngelis | |
| OTD Jan3,1976 | Great British Music Festival, Mel Bush | #OTD Jan3,1976 #MelBush presents the last day of the 4 day Great British Music Festival at London's Olympia with #BadCompany, #Nazareth, #RonnieLane's Slim Chance, #PrettyThings, Be-Bop Deluxe and #Charlie with Compere #AlanFreeman @officialbadco | |
| OTD Jan3,1960 | Ed Sullivan | #OTD Jan3,1960 The #EdSullivan Show S12 Ep16 airs with #BobbyDarin #ConnieFrancis #ToniFisher #EdgarBergen #GeneKrupa #SalMineo | |
| OTD Jan3,1963 | Cliff Richard | #OTD Jan3,1963 #CliffRichard starts a 3wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with "The Next Time" written by #BuddyKay & #PhilipSpringer backed by "Bachelor Boy" written by #BruceWelch & Cliff Richard from the musical film "Summer Holiday" most successful box-office hit of the year | |
| OTD Jan3,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Jan3,1963 The #Beatles began their 1st headlining tour with 4 nights in Scotland at the Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Elgin | |
| OTD Jan3,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Jan3,1963 The #Beatles. A night of #Beatlemania at the Two Red Shoes Dance Hall | |
| OTD Jan3,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jan3,1964 The #Beatles made their 1st appearance on US TV in a film clip of "She Loves You" on the #JackPaar Show | |
| OTD Jan3,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jan3,1964 The #Beatles single "Please Please Me / From Me To You" is released in the US on Vee-Jay Records | |
| OTD Jan3,1967 | Bee Gees | #OTD Jan3,1967 The #BeeGees are at #1 on the @australian singles chart with the song "Spicks and Specks" written by #BarryGibb @GibbBarry @BeeGees | |
| OTD Jan3,1970 | B J Thomas | #OTD Jan3,1970 #BJThomas starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" written and produced by #HalDavid and #BurtBacharach for the 1969 film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" @TheBJThomas | |
| OTD Jan3,1970 | Davy Jones | #OTD Jan3,1970 #DavyJones announces he is leaving The #Monkees A year after #PeterTork quit The Monkees in late 1969 @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Jan3,1970 | Beatles | #OTD Jan3,1970 The #Beatles record the song "I Me Mine" written by #GeorgeHarrison and the last new track recorded by the band before their break-up on Apr10,1970 when #PaulMcCartney announces he is quitting | |
| OTD Jan3,1971 | Clive Dunn | #OTD Jan3,1971 TV's Dads Army star #CliveDunn starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Grandad" 6 days before his 51st birthday. The song is written by #HerbieFlowers and #KennyPickett | |
| OTD Jan3,1976 | Ba yCity Rollers | #OTD Jan3,1976 #BayCityRollers are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Saturday Night" written and produced by #BillMartin and #PhilCoulter for The Bay City Rollers | |
| OTD Jan3,1981 | John Lennon | #OTD Jan3,1981 #JohnLennon still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "(Just Like) Starting Over" The @johnlennon posthumous #1 single is in the 2nd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan3,1982 | Human League | #OTD Jan3,1982 The #HumanLeague went back to #1 on the UK album chart for three additional weeks with "Dare" The LP spent 1wk at #1 on Oct25,1981 dropped as low as #8 during a 9wks stretch before climbing back to the top | |
| OTD Jan3,1987 | Bangles | #OTD Jan3,1987 The #Bangles still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Walk Like An Egyptian" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan3,2014 | Phil Everly | #OTD Jan3,2014 Singer #PhilEverly of The #EverlyBrothers dies at the age of 74. The Everly Brothers 1st hit 1957 US #2, US Country #1 & UK #6 "Bye Bye Love", +26 US Top40 singles with 3 #1s, 12 US Country Top40s with 4 #1s and 32 UK Top40 singles with 6 #1s | |
| OTD Jan3,2021 | Gerry Marsden | #OTD Jan3,2021 #GerryMarsden dies at the age of 78, singer, songwriter, leader of Gerry And The #Pacemakers in 1963 they had 3 UK #1 singes "How Do You Do It?", "I Like It" and "You'll Never Walk Alone", +6 UK & 7 US Top40 singles |