Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jul21,1924 | Don Knotts | #BTD Jul21,1924 #DonKnotts RIP actor, comedian played Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on The #AndyGriffith Show, Ralph Furley on the TV sit-com "Three's Company"; films playing Luther Heggs in 1966 "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" & 1964 Henry Limpet in "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" |  |
| BTD Jul21,1939 | Kim Fowley | #BTD Jul21,1939 #KimFowley RIP. Producer, singer, musician. Known for a string of novelty & cult pop rock singles |  |
| BTD Jul21,1943 | Henry McCullough | #BTD Jul21,1943 #HenryMcCullough RIP guitarist with #PaulMcCartney and #Wings, on the hit #JamesBond theme "Live and Let Die" & the song "My Love" and solo artist |  |
| BTD Jul21,1945 | Mike Wilsh | #BTD Jul21,1945 #MikeWilsh bass guitarist, keyboards The #FourPennies 1964 UK #1 "Juliet", +4 UK Top40 singles. Probably most successful UK group that failed 2 chart in the US |  |
| BTD Jul21,1946 | Barry Whitwam | #BTD Jul21,1946 #BarryWhitwam drummer #HermansHermits 1964 UK #1 & US #13 "I'm Into Something Goo", 1965 US #1s "Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" and 1965 "I'm Henry VIII, I Am", +15 other US Top40 singles and 19 UK Top40 singles |  |
| BTD Jul21,1947 | Cat Stevens | #BTD Jul21,1947 #CatStevens (Steven Demetre Georgiou; now Yusuf Islam) singer, songwriter 1971 US #11 "Wild World", 1971 US #7 "Peace Train", 1974 US #6 "Another Saturday Night", +9 other US Top40 singles #HBday @YusufCatStevens |  |
| BTD Jul21,1948 | Art Hindle | #BTD Jul21,1948 #Canadian #ArtHindle actor, director in many TV shows & movies. Portrayed Ted Jarvis in movie #Porkys #HBday @Art_Hindle |  |
| BTD Jul21,1951 | Robin Williams | #BTD Jul21,1951 #RobinWilliams RIP actor in many movies such as #Popeye #Hook #MrsDoubtfire & as Mork on the TV series #MorkandMindy |  |
| BTD Jul21,1957 | Jon Lovitz | #BTD Jul21,1957 #JonLovitz actor #SNL cast member, voice in several cartoons, movies such as "A League of Their Own", "Big" #HBday @realjonlovitz |  |
| OTD Jul21,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Jul21,1956 #ElvisPresley releases "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" in #Germany B side: "My Baby Left Me" |  |
| OTD Jul21,1956 | Johnny Cash | #OTD Jul21,1956 The #JohnnyCash single "I Walk the Line" goes to #1 on the US country charts @JohnnyCash |  |
| OTD Jul21,1961 | Supremes | #OTD Jul21,1961 #Tamla Records releases The #Supremes 1st single "Buttered Popcorn" Supremes last single for the Tamla label, before moving to the @motown label |  |
| OTD Jul21,1962 | Bobby Vinton | #OTD Jul21,1962 #BobbyVinton is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Roses Are Red (My Love)" for the 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul21,1966 | Georgie Fame | #OTD Jul21,1966 #GeorgieFame and the Blue Flames is at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Get Away" (listed sometimes at "Getaway") His 2nd #1. The song was originally written as a jingle for a TV ad for National petrol. |  |
| OTD Jul21,1967 | Jimi Hendrix | #OTD Jul21,1967 The #JimiHendrix Experience plays the first of three nights at the Cafe-a-Go-Go in New York City. |  |
| OTD Jul21,1968 | Arnold Palmer | #OTD Jul21,1968 #ArnoldPalmer became 1st golfer to make $1M in career earnings with a 2nd place finish at the @PGATOUR Championship |  |
| OTD Jul21,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Jul21,1969 The #Beatles start work on the song "Come Together" at Abbey Road studios in London. Written by #JohnLennon The single enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #23 on Oct18 and will be peak at #2 on Nov15. |  |
| OTD Jul21,1973 | Jim Croce | #OTD Jul21,1973 #JimCroce starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" The song is his last #1 single before his death on Sep20,1973 |  |
| OTD Jul21,1973 | Buxton Pop Festival | #OTD Jul21,1973 #RoyWoods (Wizzard), #ChuckBerry, #Groundhogs, guests #CannedHeat, Special guest #Nazareth & more appear at the #Buxton "Pop" Festival in Derbyshire, England. |  |
| OTD Jul21,1974 | Paul McCartney and Wings | #OTD Jul21,1974 #PaulMcCartney & #Wings start a 7wk run at #1 on the UK album charts with "Band on the Run" @PaulMcCartney's last LP on the #AppleRecords label |  |
| OTD Jul21,1977 | Sex Pistols | #OTD Jul21,1977 Despite protests The #SexPistols 1st time on the UKs Top Of The Pops they play "Pretty Vacant" @pistolsofficial |  |
| OTD Jul21,1979 | Donna Summer | #OTD Jul21,1979 #DonnaSummer is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Bad Girls" for the 2nd week of a 5wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul21,1979 | Robert Palmer | #OTD Jul21,1979 #RobertPalmer releases the single "Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" and enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #74. The song will peak at #14 for 2wks on Sep29 |  |
| OTD Jul21,1984 | Prince | #OTD Jul21,1984 #Prince is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "When Doves Cry" for the last week of a 5wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul21,1985 | Eurythmics | #OTD Jul21,1985 The #Eurythmics @DaveStewart @AnnieLennox at #1 on UK chart with "There Must Be An Angel" harmonica solo by #StevieWonder |  |
| OTD Jul21,1987 | Guns N Roses | #OTD Jul21,1987 #GunsNRoses Guns N' Roses releases their debut album on #Geffen Records "Appetite for Destruction" @gunsnroses has the best-selling US debut |  |
| OTD Jul21,1990 | Glenn Medeiros | #OTD Jul21,1990 #GlennMedeiros featuring #BobbyBrown starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "She Ain’t Worth It" @MedeirosGlenn |  |