Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jul15,1910 | Ken Lynch | #BTD Jul15,1910 #KenLynch RIP radio, film, TV actor played Vandenberg on the #StarTrek TV series, the head of mining op on Janus VI 2267. Disturbed subterranean Horta |  |
| BTD Jul15,1935 | Alex Karras | #BTD Jul15,1935 #AlexKarras RIP football player, actor; football player for the @NFL Detroit @Lions, actor Mongo in movie #BlazingSaddles & George Papadapolis in TV series #Webster |  |
| BTD Jul15,1935 | Ken Kercheval | #BTD Jul15,1935 #KenKercheval RIP actor best known for playing Cliff Barnes on the TV series #Dallas and its 2012 revival |  |
| BTD Jul15,1939 | Patrick Wayne | #BTD Jul15,1939 #PatrickWayne (Patrick John Morrison) actor appeared in more than 40 films, 9 with father #JohnWayne such as The Green Berets, Big Jake & in many TV shows such as game show host with "The Monte Carlo Show" and later "Tic-Tac-Dough" |  |
| BTD Jul15,1944 | Millie Jackson | #BTD Jul15,1944 #MillieJackson (Mildred Jackson) singer, songwriter 1973 US #24 & R&B #3 "Hurts So Good", 1985 UK #32 with #EltonJohn "Act Of War", +17 R&B Top40 singles and 6 gold LPs |  |
| BTD Jul15,1945 | Peter Lewis | #BTD Jul15,1945 #PeterLewis guitarist, one of the founding members of the 1960s #SanFrancisco band #MobyGrape 1967 album "Moby Grape" |  |
| BTD Jul15,1946 | Linda Ronstadt | #BTD Jul15,1946 #LindaRonstadt singer, songwriter The #StonePoneys from 1966-1968 US #13 "Different Drum" & solo 1975 US #1 "You're No Good", +21 US Top40 singles with 10 in the Top10, 3 at #2 & 11 #Grammy Awards |  |
| BTD Jul15,1947 | Peter Banks | #BTD Jul15,1947 #PeterBanks (Peter Brockbanks) RIP guitarist, songwriter #Yes from 1968-70. Widely reported as being "The architect of progressive music" |  |
| BTD Jul15,1948 | Artimus Pyle | #BTD Jul15,1948 #ArtimusPyle drummer #LynyrdSkynyrd, 1974 US #8 single "Sweet Home Alabama", 1982 UK #21 single "Freebird" |  |
| BTD Jul15,1948 | Twinkle | #BTD Jul15,1948 #Twinkle (Lynn Ripley) RIP singer, songwriter during the #BritishInvasion Had a #4 song "Terry" on UK charts 1964 |  |
| BTD Jul15,1949 | Trevor Horn | #BTD Jul15,1949 #TrevorHorn songwriter, producer #Buggles 1979 UK #1 Video "Killed The Radio Star", called The Man Who Invented the Eighties |  |
| OTD Jul15,1942 | Glenn Miller | #OTD Jul15,1942 #GlennMiller and his Orchestra record "Jukebox Saturday Night" Vocal refrain by #MarionHutton, #TexBeneke and the #Modernaires |  |
| OTD Jul15,1952 | Patti Page | #OTD Jul15,1952 #PattiPage best-selling female artist of 1950s sold over 100M records made her TV debut on the "New Oldsmobile Show" as a summer replacement for #PerryComo |  |
| OTD Jul15,1955 | Alma Cogan | #OTD Jul15,1955 #AlmaCogan starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Dreamboat" She scored over 20 UK Top 40 singles. |  |
| OTD Jul15,1957 | Everly Brothers | #OTD Jul15,1957 The #EverlyBrothers 1st hit "Bye Bye Love" begins a 7wk run at #1 on the country charts, the song peaks at #2 on the US Hot 40 Singles Chart on Jun22 for 2wks then jumps from 2, 3 and 4 for a 12wk run in the Top4 but never reaching #1 |  |
| OTD Jul15,1958 | Julia Lennon | #OTD Jul15,1958 #JuliaLennon (née Stanley), #JohnLennon's mother is struck down and killed by a car driven by a drunken police officer |  |
| OTD Jul15,1961 | Stevie Wonder | #OTD Jul15,1961 11yo #StevieWonder signs with @motown Records. His mom #LulaMae is not keen, #Motown gives her $200/month stipend to help the family |  |
| OTD Jul15,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Jul15,1961 The #Beatles perform at Holyoake Hall, Wavertree, Liverpool. Their closest performance to #PennyLane |  |
| OTD Jul15,1963 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Jul15,1963 #ElvisPresley begins shooting the movie "Viva Las Vegas" one of the most popular #Elvis movies of all time |  |
| OTD Jul15,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jul15,1964 The #Beatles single "A Hard Day's Night" is #1 in the UK in the #NME New Musical Express Magazine |  |
| OTD Jul15,1964 | Astrud Gilberto | #OTD Jul15,1964 The song "The Girl from Ipanema" peaks at #5 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart; vocals by #AstrudGilberto music by #JoãoGilberto and #StanGetz; Composer #AntônioCarlosJobim with English lyrics by #NormanGimbel. Won the 1965 #Grammy for Record of the Year. |  |
| OTD Jul15,1966 | David Bowie & the Buzz | #OTD Jul15,1966 #DavidBowie & the Buzz appear at the Loughton Youth Centre, Loughton, England. |  |
| OTD Jul15,1966 | Klaus Voorman | #OTD Jul15,1966 #KlausVoorman is released from his #NEMS (North End Music Stores) contract by #BrianEpstein to join the group #ManfredMann as their bass guitarist |  |
| OTD Jul15,1967 | Van Morrison | #OTD Jul15,1967 #VanMorrison enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #99 with "Brown Eyed Girl" and would peak at #10 Sep30 |  |
| OTD Jul15,1967 | Association | #OTD Jul15,1967 The #Association are still #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Windy" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1 Great Song |  |
| OTD Jul15,1967 | Doors, Jefferson Airplane | #OTD Jul15,1967 The #Doors & #JeffersonAirplane play an afternoon & an evening show at Anaheim Convention Center |  |
| OTD Jul15,1968 | Ringo Starr | #OTD Jul15,1968 #RingoStarr forms Startling Music, Ltd. a publishing company @ringostarrmusic published the songs "Don't Pass Me By" & "Octopus's Garden" |  |
| OTD Jul15,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Jul15,1969 The #Beatles are recording overdubs for "You Never Give Me Your Money" 1st song of medley conceived #PaulMcCartney & #GeorgeMartin |  |
| OTD Jul15,1972 | Bill Withers | #OTD Jul15,1972 #BillWithers is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Lean On Me" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul15,1972 | Elton John | #OTD Jul15,1972 #EltonJohn starts a 5wk run at #1 on US album chart with "Honky Chateau" @eltonofficial first US #1 album |  |
| OTD Jul15,1973 | Great Western Express festival | #OTD Jul15,1973 The Great Western Express festival at White City with #EdgarWinter Band, Sly & The Family Stone, #Lindisfarne, #CannedHeat and the #Kinks. Also #RayDavies of The #Kinks announces that he's retiring |  |
| OTD Jul15,1978 | Andy Gibb | #OTD Jul15,1978 #AndyGibb is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Shadow Dancing" for the 5th week of a 7wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul15,1978 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Jul15,1978 #BobDylan with special guest #EricClapton & others appeared at Blackbushe Aerodrome, Surrey, England |  |
| OTD Jul15,1989 | Simply Red | #OTD Jul15,1989 #SimplyRed scores their 2nd #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "If You Don't Know Me By Now" On Dec9,1972 #HaroldMelvin & the #BlueNotes were at #3 for 2wks with the song. @SimplyRedHQ |  |
| OTD Jul15,2003 | Stu Sutcliffe | #OTD Jul15,2003 Article in the Daily Mail @DailyMailUK "Did John Lennon Kill The Fifth Beatle" #StuSutcliffe's sister insists he did. Story by #PhilipNorman @PNormanWriter |  |
| OTD Jul15,2006 | #OTD Jul15,2006 #Twitter full version is introduced publicly and launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world. @Twitter was created by #JackDorsey @Jack, #NoahGlass, #BizStone, and #EvanWilliams |  |