Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jul17,1899 | James Cagney | #BTD Jul17,1899 #JamesCagney RIP actor. Played George M. Cohan in the movie "Yankee Doodle Dandy" & gangster films as tough guys such as 1931 "The Public Enemy" |  |
| BTD Jul17,1912 | Art Linkletter | #BTD Jul17,1912 #Canadian #ArtLinkletter (Arthur Kelly) RIP born Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, #Canadian radio, TV personality. Host of many TV shows, mostly in the 1950s. |  |
| BTD Jul17,1917 | Phyllis Diller | #BTD Jul17,1917 #PhyllisDiller (Phyllis Driver) RIP Self-deprecating comedienne known for eccentric look and distinctive laugh. A groundbreaking stand-up comic and one of the 1st female comics to become a household name in the US |  |
| BTD Jul17,1934 | DonaldSutherland | #BTD Jul17,1934 #Canada #DonaldSutherland born in Saint John, NB actor in many movies, such as "The Dirty Dozen", "Kellys Heroes", #MASH & more |  |
| BTD Jul17,1938 | Stan Bronstein | #BTD Jul17,1938 #StanBronstein saxophone, clarinet #ElephantsMemory the band is primarily known for backing John Lennon and Yoko Ono during 1971 to 1973. Also he worked with #JohnLennon 1972 album "Some Time In New York City" |  |
| BTD Jul17,1941 | Spencer Davis | #BTD Jul17,1941 #SpencerDavis musician, multi-instrumentalist, founder of The Spencer Davis Group 1966 UK #1 "Keep On Running" & 1967 US #7 "Gimme Some Lovin'" |  |
| BTD Jul17,1948 | Ron Asheton | #BTD Jul17,1948 #RonAsheton RIP bass guitarist, songwriter #IggyPop & The Stooges. Ranked #29 on the @RollingStone Magazines top 100 Greatest Guitarists |  |
| BTD Jul17,1949 | Mick Tucker | #BTD Jul17,1949 #MickTucker RIP drummmer #Sweet 1973 UK #1 "Blockbuster" & 1975 UK #2 "Fox On The Run", +14 UK and 5 US Top40 singles |  |
| BTD Jul17,1949 | Mike Vale | #BTD Jul17,1949 #MikeVale bass guitarist Tommy James and the #Shondells (new group formed in 1966 formally the #Raconteurs of Latrobe, PA) @TJShondells 1966 US #1 "Hanky Panky", 1967 US #4 "I Think We're Alone Now", 1968 US #3 & UK #1 "Mony Mony" and US #1 "Crimson and Clover" |  |
| BTD Jul17,1949 | Geezer Butler | #BTD Jul17,1949 #GeezerButler (Terence Butler) bass guitarist, primary lyricist in #BlackSabbath 1970 UK #4 "Paranoid", +5 UK Top40 singles; 1970 "Paranoid" album voted best UK rock LP. Also played with Heaven & Hell, GZR and Deadland Ritual. #HBday @GZRMusic |  |
| BTD Jul17,1950 | Phoebe Snow | #BTD Jul17,1950 #PhoebeSnow (Phoebe Ann Laub) singer, songwriter RIP 1975 US #5 & #1 AC "Poetry Man", 1979 UK #7 "Every Night", +5 Top40 adult contemporary singles |  |
| BTD Jul17,1951 | Lucie Arnaz | #BTD Jul17,1951 #LucieArnaz actress, singer. Daughter of #LucilleBall #DesiArnaz costar on TV series "Here's Lucy" and a lengthy career in musical theater #HBday @realluciearnaz |  |
| BTD Jul17,1952 | Chet McCracKen | #BTD Jul17,1952 #ChetMcCracKen drummer The #DoobieBrothers 1979 US #1 single "What A Fool Believes" |  |
| BTD Jul17,1952 | David Hasselhoff | #BTD Jul17,1952 #DavidHasselhoff actor, singer 1989 #1 Germany single "Looking for Freedom" actor TV shows such as "The Young and The Restless" as Dr. Snapper Foster; Michael Knight "Knight Rider" & as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in "Baywatch" #HBday @DavidHasselhoff |  |
| BTD Jul17,1952 | Wolfgang Flur | #BTD Jul17,1952 #WolfgangFlur electronic drums #Kraftwerk @kraftwerk 1974 UK #11 & US #25 "Autobahn", 1981 UK #1 single "The Model", +8 UK Top40 singles |  |
| OTD Jul17,1939 | Charlie Barnet | #OTD Jul17,1939 #CharlieBarnet (Saxophone) and his orchestra records "Cherokee" also known as "Cherokee (Indian Love Song)" Written & published by #RayNoble in 1938. Peaking at #15 on the pop charts. Barnet later re-recorded the song on Hi Fi stereo for #Everest Records in 1958 |  |
| OTD Jul17,1941 | Joe DiMaggio | #OTD Jul17,1941 #JoeDiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak ends. Still the longest hitting streak in baseball history @MLB, began on May15,1941 and ended today. Failure to extend his hitting streak to 57 games cost him $10,000. He had a deal with @HeinzKetchup_US |  |
| OTD Jul17,1946 | Petula Clark | #OTD Jul17,1946 #PetulaClark makes her UK TV debut when she appears on the Cabaret TV series at the age of 13. |  |
| OTD Jul17,1954 | Newport Jazz Festival | #OTD Jul17,1954 The 1st #NewportJazz Festival is held at the Newport Casino, in Newport, RI. @NewportJazzFest |  |
| OTD Jul17,1955 | Walt Disney | #OTD Jul17,1955 @Disneyland opens in Anaheim, CA on 160 acre orange grove, under direct supervision of #WaltDisney |  |
| OTD Jul17,1959 | Billie Holiday | #OTD Jul17,1959 #BillieHoliday dies at the age of 44 after years of alcohol abuse. Jazz singer, songwriter, considered to be the greatest female #jazz singer all time. Made over 100 records. 1937 US #1 "Carelessly", +37 Top40 US singles |  |
| OTD Jul17,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Jul17,1962 Billed as "The Most Popular Group in the North"; The #Beatles perform at McIlroy's Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire in Havelock Square. They play two 60-minute sets and only 360 people in total saw them perform. The venue's capacity is about 1500. |  |
| OTD Jul17,1964 | Billy J Kramer | #OTD Jul17,1964 The UK release of #BillyJKramer and The #Dakotas single "From a Window" Written by #PaulMcCartney. This is the 6th & final Lennon–McCartney composition given to #BillyJKramer. |  |
| OTD Jul17,1965 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Jul17,1965 The #RollingStones are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" @RollingStones 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul17,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Jul17,1967 The #Beatles single "All You Need Is Love / Baby You're A Rich Man" is released. On Jul22 t"All You Need Is Love" enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #71 and on Aug29 The #Beatles song becomes their 14th US #1 |  |
| OTD Jul17,1967 | Jimi Hendrix | #OTD Jul17,1967 The run of #JimiHendrix as the opening act for The #Monkees ends. @JimiHendrix joined the tour Jul8 in Jacksonville, Fl and played for 6 shows, exiting after a run of 3 concerts at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York City July 14, 15 & 16 |  |
| OTD Jul17,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Jul17,1968 The animated film #YellowSubmarine premieres at London Pavilion, The #Beatles make a cameo appearance |  |
| OTD Jul17,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Jul17,1969 The #Beatles are in studio 2 & studio 3 at @emimusic studios recording overdubs for "Oh! Darling" & "Octopus's Garden" |  |
| OTD Jul17,1971 | Carole King | #OTD Jul17,1971 #CaroleKing is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "It's Too Late / I Feel The Earth Move" @Carole_King's last week of a 5wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul17,1971 | Michael Parkinson | #OTD Jul17,1971 On the #BBC talk show with #MichaelParkinson, #JohnLennon scolds the media for calling @yokoono ugly & saying she broke up The #Beatles |  |
| OTD Jul17,1975 | Bob Marley and the Wailers | #OTD Jul17,1975 #BobMarley and the Wailers play the 1st of two nights at The Lyceum, London both nights are recorded |  |
| OTD Jul17,1976 | Heart | #OTD Jul17,1976 #Heart releases "Magic Man" and enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #85. The song became #Heart's 1st Top10 hit in the US, peaking at #9 on Nov6 @officialheart |  |
| OTD Jul17,1977 | Donna Summer | #OTD Jul17,1977 #DonnaSummer starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "I Feel Love" The disco diva's only UK #1 |  |
| OTD Jul17,1982 | Human League | #OTD Jul17,1982 The #HumanLeague is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Don't You Want Me" @humanleagueHQ for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul17,1983 | Paul Young | #OTD Jul17,1983 #PaulYoung starts a 3wk run at #1 with his 1st UK #1 single with his version of the #MarvinGaye song "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" @PaulYoungParlez |  |