Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jul14,1901 | George Tobias | #BTD Jul14,1901 #GeorgeTobias RIP actor. Played Abner Kravitz on TV series #Bewitched appeared in many #JamesCagney films |  |
| BTD Jul14,1910 | William Hanna | #BTD Jul14,1910 #WilliamHanna RIP animator, voice actor part of Hanna-Barbera creators of #YogiBear #TomandJerry #Flintstones #ScoobyDoo |  |
| BTD Jul14,1912 | Woody Guthrie | #BTD Jul14,1912 #WoodyGuthrie (Woodrow Wilson Guthrie) RIP Folk singer, songwriter performed with slogan on his guitar. Wrote the song "This Land Is Your Land" |  |
| BTD Jul14,1926 | Lowman Pauling | #BTD Jul14,1926 #LowmanPauling RIP guitarist The "5" Royales; The #5Royales 1952 US R&B #1 "Baby Don't Do It/Take All of Me", 1953 US R&B #1 "Help Me Somebody" and co-wrote 'Dedicated To The One I Love' that was covered by the #Shirelles 1961 |  |
| BTD Jul14,1939 | Vince Taylor | #BTD Jul14,1939 #VinceTaylor (Brian Holden) RIP singer, frontman for Vince Taylor and His #Playboys (also Vince Taylor and The Playboys). Successful primarily in France and the Europe during the late 1950s and early 1960s |  |
| BTD Jul14,1945 | Jim Gordon | #BTD Jul14,1945 #JimGordon drummer Derek and the Dominos and one of the most requested session drummers in the late 1960s & 1970s. |  |
| BTD Jul14,1952 | Bob Casale | #BTD Jul14,1952 #BobCasale Jr (Robert Pizzute Jr) RIP composer, producer, and audio engineer. Best known as guitarist, keyboardist in #Devo. @DEVO 1980 US #14 "Whip It" |  |
| BTD Jul14,1952 | Chris Cross | #BTD Jul14,1952 #ChrisCross (Christopher Allen) bass guitarist #Ultravox @UltravoxUK 1981 UK #2 "Vienna", +15 other UK Top40 singles |  |
| OTD Jul14,1944 | Bing Crosby | #OTD Jul14,1944 #BingCrosby with John Scott Trotter & his Orchestra are back at #1 and starting a 3wk run on the US Top40 Singles chart with "I'll Be Seeing You" Bing spent 1wk on Jul1 at #1 for a total of 4wks. |  |
| OTD Jul14,1950 | Nat King Cole | #OTD Jul14,1950 #NatKingCole with orchestra conducted by #LesBaxter starts a 5wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Mona Lisa" written by #RayEvans and #JayLivingston for the 1950 Paramount Pictures film "Captain Carey, U.S.A." |  |
| OTD Jul14,1951 | Molly Pitcher Handicap | #OTD Jul14,1951 The @CBS network broadcasts the 1st color TV sports event the Molly Pitcher Handicap horse race @MonmouthPark NJ |  |
| OTD Jul14,1958 | Quarrymen | #OTD Jul14,1958 The #Quarrymen (Later the #Beatles) record the #BuddyHolly song "That'll Be The Day" at Percy Phillips Studio, Liverpool. The band #JohnLennon, #PaulMcCartney, #GeorgeHarrison, #ColinHanton on drums and #JohnLowe "Duff" on piano Listen==> youtu.be/R4_LMMKq8Hw |  |
| OTD Jul14,1962 | Bobby Vinton | #OTD Jul14,1962 #BobbyVinton starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Roses Are Red (My Love)" Vinton found the song in a reject pile at #Epic Records, written by #AlByron and #PaulEvans |  |
| OTD Jul14,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Jul14,1962 The #Beatles play their first gig in Wales when they appeared at The Regent Dansette in Rhyl. |  |
| OTD Jul14,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Jul14,1963 The #Beatles completed 6 night run at Winter Gardens then drive to Blackpool for a show at ABC Theatre |  |
| OTD Jul14,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jul14,1964 The #Beatles tape an appearance for the new #BBC radio show "Top Gear" for broadcast on Jul16 |  |
| OTD Jul14,1967 | Hermans Hermits | #OTD Jul14,1967 Direct From England #HermansHermits are at The Memorial Coliseum, Portland. with special guests The #Who as they began their 1st full US tour as the opening act. @TheWho are billed as STARS of the Monterey Pop Festival |  |
| OTD Jul14,1969 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Jul14,1969 #BobDylan short surprise gig with The #Band at the Mississippi River Rock Festival, his 1st appearance since his motorcycle crash |  |
| OTD Jul14,1973 | Billy Preston | #OTD Jul14,1973 #BillyPreston is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Will It Go Round In Circles" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul14,1973 | Donny Osmond | #OTD Jul14,1973 #DonnyOsmond enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #83 with "Young Love" @donnyosmond will peak at #23 on Sep1 in the US and on Aug19 he will hit #1 in the UK |  |
| OTD Jul14,1973 | Everly Brothers | #OTD Jul14,1973 The #EverlyBrothers in concert at #KnottsBerryFarm and split up on stage. #DonEverly showed up drunk kept screwing up the lyrics until #PhilEverly smashed guitar, stormed off stage Don finished set. Then announce that they split. |  |
| OTD Jul14,1979 | Donna Summer | #OTD Jul14,1979 #DonnaSummer starts a 5wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Bad Girls" her 3rd #1 & 'Bad Girls" the LP also on a 1wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul14,1982 | Van Halen | #OTD Jul14,1982 #VanHalen kicks off their 105-date North American 'Hide Your Sheep Tour' at Richmond County Civic Center in Augusta, Ga |  |
| OTD Jul14,1982 | The Wall | #OTD Jul14,1982 The movie premier for #PinkFloyd's "The Wall" held at The Empire, Leicester Square, London, England. |  |
| OTD Jul14,1984 | Prince | #OTD Jul14,1984 #Prince is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "When Doves Cry" for the 4th week of a 5wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul14,1985 | USFL | #OTD Jul14,1985 The last #USFL game; Baltimore Stars defeats the Oakland Invaders, 28-24 |  |
| OTD Jul14,1990 | New Kids On The Block | #OTD Jul14,1990 #NewKidsOnTheBlock are still at #1 with "Step By Step" The group's third US #1 @NKOTB last week of a 3wk run at #1 |  |