Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jan8,1928 | Luther Perkins | #BTD Jan8,1928 #LutherPerkins RIP guitarist and a member of the #TennesseeThree, the backup band for singer #JohnnyCash. Perkins was an iconic figure in what would become known as rockabilly music | |
| BTD Jan8,1935 | Elvis Presley | #BTD Jan8,1935 #ElvisPresley RIP singer, actor King of Rock ‘n’ Roll Over 100 Top40 hit singles with 18 US #1s, 11 US Country #1s & 21 UK #1 singles and starred in 31 movies. In the early 1950s started out as part of The #BlueMoonBoys Enough said | |
| BTD Jan8,1937 | Shirley Bassey | #BTD Jan8,1937 Dame #ShirleyBassey singer two UK #1s 1959 "As I Love You" & 1961 "Reach for the Stars", +28 UK Top40s; recording the theme songs to the James Bond @007 films 1964 US #8 & UK #21 "Goldfinger", 1971 "Diamonds Are Forever" and 1979 "Moonraker" #HBday @shirleybassey | |
| BTD Jan8,1941 | Anthony Gourdine | #BTD Jan8,1941 #AnthonyGourdine singer with #LittleAnthony & The #Imperials in 1958 a US #4 single "Tears On My Pillow" Also a member of the #Duponts | |
| BTD Jan8,1942 | John Petersen | #BTD Jan8,1942 #JohnPetersen RIP drummer The #BeauBrummels 1965 US #8 single "Just A Little" and in the band #HarpersBizarre 1967 US #13 & UK #34 "The 59th Street Bridge Song, Feelin' Groovy" | |
| BTD Jan8,1942 | Yvette Mimieux | #BTD Jan8,1942 #YvetteMimieux actress TV and film, co-starred with #RodTaylor in two great films: played the character Weena in "The Time Machine" and as Claire in "Dark of the Sun" as Lily Prine Berniers in "Toys in the Attic" co-starring #DeanMartin | |
| BTD Jan8,1943 | Lee Jackson | #BTD Jan8,1943 #LeeJackson (Keith Anthony Joseph Jackson) bass guitarist, singer, songwriter The #Nice 1968 UK #21 "America" as well as his own band formed #JacksonHeights and later #Refugee | |
| BTD Jan8,1943 | Marcus Hutson | #BTD Jan8,1943 #MarcusHutson RIP singer R&B group The #Whispers 1980 UK #2 & US #19 "And The Beat Goes On", +36 Top40 R&B singles | |
| BTD Jan8,1945 | Terry Sylvester | #BTD Jan8,1945 #TerrySylvester guitarist, singer with The #Escorts UK #49 "The One to Cry", The #SwingingBlueJeans from 1966–69 and The #Hollies (joined in 1969) 1972 US #2 "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress" #HBday @Terry_Sylvester | |
| BTD Jan8,1946 | Robby Krieger | #BTD Jan8,1946 #RobbyKrieger (Robert Krieger) guitarist, singer, songwriter The #Doors 1967 US #1 & UK #7 "Light My Fire", 1968 US #1 & UK #15, "Hello, I Love You" +6 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Jan8,1947 | David Bowie | #BTD Jan8,1947 #DavidBowie (David Jones) RIP singer, songwriter, actor 1972 1st US #1 & UK #17 "Fame", 1972 1st UK #1 "Space Oddity", +60 UK Top40s with 5 #1s & 25 US Top40s with 1 more #1 Also in The Kon-Rads, #Feathers, The #LowerThird, The Spiders from Mars, #TinMachine | |
| BTD Jan8,1968 | Ami Dolenz | #BTD Jan8,1968 #AmiDolenz TV, film actress, producer many roles such as Melissa McKee in the long-running soap opera "General Hospital" Daughter of @TheMickyDolenz1 of The #Monkees and British TV presenter #SamanthaJuste #HBday @amidolenz | |
| OTD Jan8,1949 | Spike Jones | #OTD Jan8,1949 #SpikeJones & His City Slickers are at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "All I Want For Christmas (is My Two Front Teeth)" vocal refrain by #GeorgeRock; written in 1944 by #DonaldYetterGardner while teaching music to his 2nd grade class in Smithtown, NY | |
| OTD Jan8,1954 | Eddie Calvert | #OTD Jan8,1954 #EddieCalvert starts a 9wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Oh, Mein Papa" an instrumental version. This is the first #1 to be recorded at @AbbeyRoad studios in London | |
| OTD Jan8,1957 | Bill Haley & His Comets | #OTD Jan8,1957 #BillHaley & His Comets starts the 1st ever 'Rock & Roll Tour' of @Australia with 2 sold out nights in Sydney. Also on the bill is #LaVernBaker, #JoeTurner and #FreddieBell and The BellBoys | |
| OTD Jan8,1958 | America's Greatest Teen-Age Recording Stars | #OTD Jan8,1958 America's Greatest Teen-Age Recording Stars "ALL IN PERSON" The #EverlyBrothers kick off a 17 date tour at the Coliseum in Charlotte, NC Also on the bill #JimmieRodgers, The #Rays, #BuddyHolly and the Crickets, The Mello-Kings, #EddieCochran, #PaulAnka & more | |
| OTD Jan8,1961 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Jan8,1961 #ElvisPresley is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" @ElvisPresley's last week of a 6wk run at #1 and it is Elvis' 26th birthday | |
| OTD Jan8,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Jan8,1963 The #Beatles are live on Scottish TVs "Round Up" from The Theatre Royal, Glasgow. Playing the single "Please Please Me" | |
| OTD Jan8,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Jan8,1966 The #Beatles start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "We Can Work It Out" their 11th US #1 single. On Jan22 The Beatles will fall to #2, but return to #1 on Jan29 for an additional 1 week at #1 for a total of 3wks at #1 on the charts | |
| OTD Jan8,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Jan8,1966 The #Beatles start a 6wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Rubber Soul" their 7th US #1 LP which will go on to spend 56wks on chart | |
| OTD Jan8,1968 | Monkees | #OTD Jan8,1968 The #Monkees TV series S2 E16 "Fairy Tale" The Monkees pantomime romp through Fairy Tale Land, introduced by a "Town Crier", #PeterTork rescuing a haughty princess (#MichaelNesmith) from death by her fiendish fiancee @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Jan8,1972 | Melanie | #OTD Jan8,1972 #Melanie (Melanie Safka) still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Brand New Key" @melaniesafka's last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan8,1972 | New Seekers | #OTD Jan8,1972 The #NewSeekers start a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" Originally in 1971 "Hilltop" TV commercial for Coca-Cola and sung by The #Hillside Singers @CocaCola | |
| OTD Jan8,1977 | Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr | #OTD Jan8,1977 #MarilynMcCoo and #BillyDavis Jr are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" written by #JamesDean and #JohnGlover @mccoodavis | |
| OTD Jan8,1977 | Queen | #OTD Jan8,1977 #Queen went to #1 on the UK album chart with "Day At The Races" Queen's 1st completely self-produced album @QueenWillRock | |
| OTD Jan8,1978 | Wings | #OTD Jan8,1978 #Wings with #PaulMcCartney are still at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Mull Of Kintyre" for the 7th week of a 9wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan8,1983 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Jan8,1983 #MichaelJackson and #PaulMcCartney start a 3wk run at #2 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "The Girl Is Mine" written by Michael Jackson. The 1st song that @michaeljackson and @PaulMcCartney collaborate on | |
| OTD Jan8,1983 | Hall and Oates | #OTD Jan8,1983 #HallandOates are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Maneater" @halloates last week of a 4wk run at #1 @realdarylhall @JohnOates | |
| OTD Jan8,1984 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Jan8,1984 #PaulMcCartney starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Pipes Of Peace" written by McCartney & produced by #GeorgeMartin. Paul becomes the 1st artist with a #1 single as a group #Beatles, a duo #StevieWonder, a trio #Wings and solo @PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Jan8,1984 | Paul Young | #OTD Jan8,1984 #PaulYoung is back at #1 for 1 additional week on the UK album charts with "No Parlez" The LP was at #1 three other times Sep11,1983 1wk; Sep25,1983 2wks & Dec4,1983 1wk @PaulYoungParlez album will stay on the UK Album Charts for a total of 119wks with 5wks at #1 | |
| OTD Jan8,1993 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Jan8,1993 The #ElvisPresley postage stamp went on sale. They printed 500M of the Elvis stamps; the most ever for a commemorative issue. This would have been Elvis' 58th birthday @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD Jan8,2013 | R. Steve Mitchell | #OTD Jan8,2013 R. Steve Mitchell RIP "Voice of the Falcons" passed away. Friend & supporter of London Falcons Football family | |
| OTD Jan8,2017 | Peter Sarstedt | #OTD Jan8,2017 #PeterSarstedt dies at the age of 75. Singer, songwriter 1969 #1 "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?" The single became a #1 in 14 countries. It was also awarded the 1970 Ivor Novello Award @TheIvors for Best Song Musically and Lyrically |