Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jul6,1918 | Sebastian Cabot | #BTD Jul6,1918 #SebastianCabot RIP film and TV actor; known for playing Giles French in the sitcom #FamilyAffair 1966–71; also a voice performer in many #Disney animated films such as Bagheera in 1967 animated movie "The Jungle Book" |  |
| BTD Jul6,1925 | Bill Haley | #BTD Jul6,1925 #BillHaley (William Haley) RIP singer, guitarist #BillHaley and His Comets 1955 UK & US #1 with "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock", 1955 US #7 & UK #4 "Shake, Rattle and Roll", +15 other Top40 hit singles. 1st Rock 'n' Roll star, sold over 60M records |  |
| BTD Jul6,1937 | Gene Chandler | #BTD Jul6,1937 #GeneChandler (Eugene Dixon) singer, songwriter, producer 1962 US & R&B #1 "Duke Of Earl", 1970 US #12 & R&B #8 "Groovy Situation", 1979 UK #11 R&B #1 "Get Down", +4 US and 21 R&B Top40 singles |  |
| BTD Jul6,1939 | Jet Harris | #BTD Jul6,1939 #JetHarris (Terence Harris) RIP bass guitarist The #Shadows until April 1962, then soloist & duo with drummer #TonyMeehan 1963 UK #1 single "Diamonds" |  |
| BTD Jul6,1945 | Burt Ward | #BTD Jul6,1945 #BurtWard (Bert Gervis Jr) actor, played #Robin the sidekick of #Batman, played by #AdamWest, in the TV series Batman 1966–1968 |  |
| BTD Jul6,1945 | Rik Elswit | #BTD Jul6,1945 #RikElswit guitarist Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (1975 onward just #DrHook) from 1972-1982. @DrHookOfficial 1972 US #5 & UK #2 Sylvia's Mother, 1975 US #6 Only Sixteen, 1976 UK #1 & US #6 When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman, +7 other US Top40 singles |  |
| BTD Jul6,1949 | Michael Shrieve | #BTD Jul6,1949 #MichaelShrieve drummer #Santana 1969 US #9 "Evil Ways", US #4 "Black Magic Woman" He played on Satana's 1st 8 LPs from 1969-1974 #HBday @michaelshrieve |  |
| BTD Jul6,1952 | David Smith | #BTD Jul6,1952 #DavidSmith singer The #RealThing @realthinguk hit records in 1970/80 including 1976 UK #1 single "You To Me Are Everything", +13 UK Top40 singles |  |
| BTD Jul6,1952 | Graham Oliver | #BTD Jul6,1952 #GrahamOliver guitarist, founder member and main songwriter for #Saxon 1980 UK #5 album "Wheels Of Steel" |  |
| BTD Jul6,1959 | John Keeble | #BTD Jul6,1959 #JohnKeeble drummer, vocals, guitar #SpandauBallet @SpandauBallet 1983 UK #1 single "True", +16 other UK Top40 singles |  |
| 1960s | Odds & Ends | 1960s The #OddsandEnds Odds & Ends a local band out of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, #Canada; The #Soo @CitySSM |  |
| OTD Jul6,1937 | Benny Goodman | #OTD Jul6,1937 "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" is recorded by #BennyGoodman & his band, original music and lyrics by #LouisPrima in 1936. Great tune |  |
| OTD Jul6,1955 | Bill Haley & His Comets | #OTD Jul6,1955 #BillHaley & His Comets are still at #1 on the US Top 25 Best Sellers In Stores (for the week ending) chart with "(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" the 2nd week of an 8wk run at #1. And 1st week at #1 on the US Top 20 Most Played by Jockeys & Juke Boxes charts |  |
| OTD Jul6,1955 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Jul6,1955 "Baby Let's Play House" #ElvisPresley's 1st single on national charts. The song reaches #10 on Country & Western charts |  |
| OTD Jul6,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Jul6,1957 #ElvisPresley starts a 7wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" @ElvisPresley |  |
| OTD Jul6,1957 | Quarrymen | #OTD Jul6,1957 #BobMolyneux records #JohnLennon & The #Quarrymen playing "Puttin' On The Style" | |
| OTD Jul6,1957 | Quarrymen | #OTD Jul6,1957 #JohnLennon & #PaulMcCartney meet after the #Quarrymen's show at St. Peter’s Church Garden Fête Woolton, Liverpool. #IvanVaughan does the introductions. @PaulMcCartney sings some songs, shows #JohnLennon & #EricGriffiths how to tune a guitar. Lennon is impressed. |  |
| OTD Jul6,1957 | Quarrymen | #OTD Jul6,1957 #JohnLennon & #PaulMcCartney meet for the 1st time at St. Peter’s Church Garden Fête in Woolton, Liverpool @PaulMcCartney arrives while the #Quarrymen are playing "Come Go With Me" a song by The #DelVikings |  |
| OTD Jul6,1957 | Quarrymen | #OTD Jul6,1957 At night after #JohnLennon & #PaulMcCartney meet at St. Peter’s Church Garden Fête Woolton, Liverpool. #PeteShotton & #JohnLennon agree that they should invite @PaulMcCartney to join the #Quarrymen |  |
| OTD Jul6,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Jul6,1962 The #Beatles perform on board the MV Royal Iris on the River Mersey. The 2nd of 4 “Riverboat Shuffle” gigs |  |
| OTD Jul6,1963 | James Brown | #OTD Jul6,1963 #JamesBrown went to #2 on US album chart with "Live At The Apollo" The LP spent 66wks on the chart |  |
| OTD Jul6,1963 | Essex | #OTD Jul6,1963 The #Essex starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Easier Said Than Done" The Essex were active-duty members of the United States Marine Corps @USMC at the time. |  |
| OTD Jul6,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jul6,1964 The #Beatles attend the London premiere of their movie "A Hard Day's Night" An international success with fans and critics |  |
| OTD Jul6,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jul6,1964 The #Beatles film "A Hard Day's Night" premieres in the UK at The Pavilion in London. Directed by #RichardLester Produced by #WalterShenson Screenplay by #AlunOwen Musical Director: #GeorgeMartin Songs: Lennon–McCartney |  |
| OTD Jul6,1964 | Tony Sheridan and Beatles | #OTD Jul6,1964 The US release of #TonySheridan and The #Beatles single "Ain't She Sweet / Nobody's Child" by #ActoRecords |  |
| OTD Jul6,1967 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Jul6,1967 #PinkFloyd makes their 1st appearance on the #BBC TV show "Top Of The Pops" to promote the new single "See Emily Play" |  |
| OTD Jul6,1968 | Cass Elliot | #OTD Jul6,1968 #CassElliot enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #94 with her 1st solo single "Dream a Little Dream of Me" the record is labeled as #MamaCass with the Mamas and the Papas. The song will peak at #12 for 2wks on Aug17 |  |
| OTD Jul6,1968 | Herb Alpert | #OTD Jul6,1968 #HerbAlpert is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "This Guy's in Love With You" @HerbAlpert for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul6,1968 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Jul6,1968 The #RollingStones peak at #3 for 3wks on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Jumpin' Jack Flash" |  |
| OTD Jul6,1968 | Kinks | #OTD Jul6,1968 for the week ending. The #Kinks are on the front cover of #NME New Musical Express @NME @TheKinks |  |
| OTD Jul6,1968 | Woburn Music Festival | #OTD Jul6,1968 The 2 day festival at #Woburn Music Festival starts with @donovanofficial, @GenoOfficial Washington, #JimiHendrix and more |  |
| OTD Jul6,1971 | Karen Carpenter & #Richard Carpenter | #OTD Jul6,1971 #KarenCarpenter & #RichardCarpenter host "Make Your Own Kind of Music" on the @nbc TV network |  |
| OTD Jul6,1971 | Louis Armstrong | #OTD Jul6,1971 Trumpeter, singer #LouisArmstrong dies of a heart attack in his sleep. Many hits such as "Hello Dolly!" & "What A Wonderful World" Against doctor's advice, he played a 2wk gig in March at the Waldorf-Astoria's Empire Room. At the end of it he was hospitalized. |  |
| OTD Jul6,1973 | Queen | #OTD Jul6,1973 #Queen releases their debut single "Keep Yourself Alive" in the UK. The track didn't make the charts. Written by guitarist #BrianMay |  |
| OTD Jul6,1974 | Hues Corporation | #OTD Jul6,1974 #HuesCorporation are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Rock the Boat" |  |
| OTD Jul6,1984 | Jacksons | #OTD Jul6,1984 The #Jacksons kick off their North American Victory tour at Arrowhead Stadium KC The tour will see over 2M people at 55 concerts |  |
| OTD Jul6,1985 | Phil Collins | #OTD Jul6,1985 #PhilCollins is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Sussudio" @PhilCollinsFeed 3rd US #1 from the album "No Jacket Required" |  |
| OTD Jul6,1998 | Roy Rogers | #OTD Jul6,1998 #RoyRogers (Leonard Franklin Slye) dies. Singer, actor the "King of the Cowboys" in over 100 films, radio shows, & TV episodes of The Roy Rogers Show with his wife, #DaleEvans; his golden palomino, #Trigger; and his German shepherd dog, #Bullet, 4 Top10 singles |  |
| OTD Jul6,2011 | Michael Esposito II | #OTD Jul6,2011 #MichaelEsposito II appears at Canada's Wonderland in the show "Start Me Up" @EspositoII two days after his 20th birthday | |
| OTD Jul6,2017 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Jul6,2017 At the #BobDylan and His band concert at the @BudGardens No frills, no big screen, no talking, no guitar solos or drum solos just #Dylan @bobdylan |  |
| OTD Jul6,2020 | Ennio Morricone | #OTD Jul6,2020 #EnnioMorricone dies at the age of 91, composed over 400 scores for cinema & TV. His most rememerable song is for the movie 1966 “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” Morricone died at the Università Campus Bio-Medico in Rome from injuries sustained during a fall |  |