Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jul16,1888 | Percy Kilbride | #BTD Jul16,1888 #PercyKilbride RIP Character actor best known as Pa Kettle in a series of "Ma and Pa Kettle" movies, plus many other movies his first 1933 "White Woman" as Jakey |  |
| BTD Jul16,1907 | Barbara Stanwyck | #BTD Jul16,1907 #BarbaraStanwyck (Ruby Catherine Stevens) RIP. Actress, 4 time @TheAcademy Award Nominee for Best Actress and won 3 @TheEmmys Awards. She made 85 films such as 1944 "Double Indemnity", then TV such as 1961 "The Barbara Stanwyck Show", 1966 "The Big Valley" |  |
| BTD Jul16,1911 | Ginger Rogers | #BTD Jul16,1911 #GingerRogers (Virginia Katherine McMath) RIP actress, singer, famous for dance partnership with #FredAstaire in many movies. Her performance in the 1940 film "Kitty Foyle" won her @TheAcademy for Best Actress #Oscar |  |
| BTD Jul16,1940 | Tony Jackson | #BTD Jul16,1940 Anthony #TonyJackson RIP bass guitarist, vocals The #Searchers 1964 UK #1 & US #13 "Needles And Pins", 1964 US #3 "Love Potion Number Nine" 2nd group from #Liverpool after #Beatles with a hit in the US |  |
| BTD Jul16,1941 | Desmond Dekker | #BTD Jul16,1941 #DesmondDekker (Desmond Adolphus Dacres) RIP Jamaican singer, songwriter with Desmond Dekker & The #Aces 1969 UK #1 & US #9 "Israelites", 1969 UK #7 "It Mek" and solo artist 1970 UK #2 "You Can Get It If You Really Want", +2 UK Top40 singles |  |
| BTD Jul16,1947 | Thomas Boggs | #BTD Jul16,1947 #ThomasBoggs RIP drummer The #BoxTops from 1968–1970; 1969 US #28 single "Sweet Cream Ladies" |  |
| BTD Jul16,1952 | Stewart Copeland | #BTD Jul16,1952 #StewartCopeland drummer The #Police & produced film and video game soundtracks. 2003 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame as a member of the #Police |  |
| OTD Jul16,1934 | Dreams Come True | #OTD Jul16,1934 Premiere of "Dreams Come True" a soap opera on @nbc Red radio by Procter & Gambler's Camay Soap; vocalist #BarryMcKinley the center of the opera musical storyline, main role and the writer. The opera is accompanied by #RaySinatra's Orchestra. |  |
| OTD Jul16,1958 | Jerry Lewis | #OTD Jul16,1958 #JerryLewis and Paramount pictures releases the movie "Rock-A-Bye Baby" in Los Angeles; one week later it is released in New York. Lewis does his Rock-N-Roll Scene during the movie. Video==> https://youtu.be/DFpQbHrmqTA |  |
| OTD Jul16,1959 | Coasters | #OTD Jul16,1959 The #Coasters records "Poison Ivy" Written by #JerryLeiber and #MikeStoller. #1 on the R&B chart, #7 in the US & #15 in the UK. The #Coasters 3rd Top10 hit of the year following "Charlie Brown" & "Along Came Jones" |  |
| OTD Jul16,1960 | Brian Hyland | #OTD Jul16,1960 #BrianHyland performs "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" on Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show with #DickClark Video==> youtu.be/ge9Ou3-YyqU |  |
| OTD Jul16,1961 | Bobby Lewis | #OTD Jul16,1961 #BobbyLewis starts a 7wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Tossin' and Turnin'" The longest #1 single of 1961 and the #1 song of the year |  |
| OTD Jul16,1962 | Beach Boys | #OTD Jul16,1962 The #BeachBoys are signed by @CapitolRecords in the US. @TheBeachBoys had been rejected by other labels, #Capitol rushed the debut LP of "Surfin’ Safari" with a November release and modest success. Mar25,1963 LP "Surfin' U.S.A." is released eventually reaching #2 |  |
| OTD Jul16,1963 | Beach Boys | #OTD Jul16,1963 The #BeachBoys record two songs "Catch a Wave" and "In My Room" My Favorite Beach Boys song @TheBeachBoys "In My Room" |  |
| OTD Jul16,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Jul16,1963 The #Beatles record 3 editions of the #BBC radio series "Pop Go the Beatles" at the Paris Studio in London |  |
| OTD Jul16,1964 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Jul16,1964 The #RollingStones have their 1st UK #1 single with "It's All Over Now", the group's first of 8 UK #1s. The song will spend 15 weeks on the chart 9wks of them in the Top10 @RollingStones |  |
| OTD Jul16,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jul16,1964 The broadcast of the The #Beatles appearance on the new #BBC radio show called "Top Gear" |  |
| OTD Jul16,1965 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Jul16,1965 The #RollingStones appear at The Odeon Theatre in Exeter supported by The #WalkerBrothers and #SteamPacket |  |
| OTD Jul16,1966 | Tommy James and the Shondells | #OTD Jul16,1966 #TommyJames and the #Shondells start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hanky Panky" @TJShondells 1st recorded song in 1964 then recorded in 1966. Written by #JeffBarry and #EllieGreenwich in 1963 for their group The #Raindrops |  |
| OTD Jul16,1966 | Lovin Spoonful | #OTD Jul16,1966 The #LovinSpoonful enter the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #53 with "Summer In The City". By Aug13 the song will start a 3wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul16,1966 | Cream | #OTD Jul16,1966 The London band #Cream is formed, by #GingerBaker bass guitarist, #JackBruce drummer & #EricClapton guitarist. The band existed 2yrs and sold over 15M LPs |  |
| OTD Jul16,1967 | Forest Hills Music Festival | #OTD Jul16,1967 3rd day of the Forest Hills Music Festival. The #Monkees play at The Forest Hills Tennis Stadium New York. @TheMonkees with #DickClark and the WMCA Good Guys. Opening act #JimiHendrix Experience. This would be the last show with @JimiHendrix as the opening act. |  |
| OTD Jul16,1967 | Dallas Memorial Auditorium | #OTD Jul16,1967 KLF presents, Direct from England #HermansHermits with extra added attraction The #Animals play at Dallas Memorial Auditorium |  |
| OTD Jul16,1968 | Geoff Emerick, Beatles | #OTD Jul16,1968 #GeoffEmerick abandons work with the #Beatles. He is fed up with all the tensions & arguments hampering sessions. "The group was disintegrating before my eyes" @GeoffEmerick, he would return to work with The #Beatles on the "Abbey Road" LP |  |
| OTD Jul16,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Jul16,1968 The #Beatles record "Cry Baby Cry" the group recorded 10 takes. Engineer #GeoffEmerick resigns during the recording of "Cry Baby Cry" |  |
| OTD Jul16,1969 | Apollo 11 | #OTD Jul16,1969 #Apollo11 blasts off from Cape #Kennedy FL at 9:32 AM EDT, beginning the 1st manned mission to land on the moon in the capsule #MichaelCollins, #NeilArmstrong & #BuzzAldrin @TheRealBuzz |  |
| OTD Jul16,1969 | Apollo 11 | #OTD Jul16,1969 #Apollo11 crew #MichaelCollins, #NeilArmstrong & #BuzzAldrin @TheRealBuzz |  |
| OTD Jul16,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Jul16,1969 The #Beatles are at @emimusic Studios working on two #GeorgeHarrison songs. Recording overdubs for "Here Comes the Sun" & "Something" |  |
| OTD Jul16,1969 | Who | #OTD Jul16,1969 The #Who releases "I'm Free" Written by #PeteTownshend on the album "Tommy" @TheWho |  |
| OTD Jul16,1976 | Loggins and Messina | #OTD Jul16,1976 #LogginsandMessina break up. A rock-pop duo consisting of @kennyloggins & #JimMessina Loggins and Messina 1972 US #4 "Your Mama Don't Dance", +2 US Top40 singles |  |
| OTD Jul16,1977 | Shaun Cassidy | #OTD Jul16,1977 #ShaunCassidy is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Da Doo Ron Ron" @shaunpcassidy cover. Written by #JeffBarry, #EllieGreenwich and #PhilSpector. The song 1st became a US #3 hit for The #Crystals in 1963 |  |
| OTD Jul16,1981 | Harry Chapin | #OTD Jul16,1981 #HarryChapin dies in a car crash at the age of 38. Great artists, has one of the best live albums "Greatest Stories Live" He has sold over 19M records worldwide. |  |
| OTD Jul16,1982 | Billy Idol | #OTD Jul16,1982 #BillyIdol releases his debut studio album "Billy Idol" on #Chrysalis Records, after his departure from the group #GenerationX |  |
| OTD Jul16,1983 | Police | #OTD Jul16,1983 The #Police are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Every Breath You Take" for the 2nd week of a 8wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul16,1988 | Cheap Trick | #OTD Jul16,1988 #CheapTrick is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "The Flame" @cheaptrick's last week of a 2wk run at #1 and the group's only US #1 |  |
| OTD Jul16,2014 | Johnny Winter | #OTD Jul16,2014 #JohnnyWinter dies singer, songwriter, & producer. High-energy blues-rock LPs & live shows throughout the 1960 and 1970s |  |