Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jun26,1893 | Bill Broonzy | #BTD Jun26,1893 Big #BillBroonzy (Lee Conley Bradley) RIP singer, guitarist Copyrighted over 300 songs, traditional folk & original blues | |
| BTD Jun26,1910 | Tom Parker | #BTD Jun26,1910 Colonel #TomParker (Andreas van Kuijk) RIP 1938 starts as a music promoter. 1945 became #EddyArnold's manager. Mar26,1956 he became the exclusive representative of #ElvisPresley and defined the role of talent management in every facet of his client's life | |
| BTD Jun26,1940 | Billy Davis | #BTD Jun26,1940 #BillyDavis Jr singer 1977 US #1 & UK #7 "You Don't Have To Be A Star" & the #5thDimension 1969 US #1s "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" & "Wedding Bell Blues", +20 US Top40s. Married to #MarilynMcCoo; Jul26,2019 celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary | |
| BTD Jun26,1942 | Larry Taylor | #BTD Jun26,1942 #LarryTaylor bass guitarist #CannedHeat 1968 US #11 "Going Up The Country", 1970 UK #2 & US #26 "Let's Work Together"; 1960s session bassist with The Monkees and Jerry Lee Lewis | |
| BTD Jun26,1943 | Georgie Fame | #BTD Jun26,1943 #GeorgieFame (Clive Powell) singer, keyboardist 1964 UK #1 & US #21 "Yeh, Yeh", 1966 UK #1 "Get Away", 1967 UK #1 "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde", +10 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Jun26,1950 | Junior Daye | #BTD Jun26,1950 #JuniorDaye singer in Manchester soul band #SweetSensation 1974 UK #1 with "Sad Sweet Dreamer" | |
| BTD Jun26,1955 | Mick Jones | #BTD Jun26,1955 #MickJones guitarist, singer, songwriter The #Clash 1979 UK #11 "London Calling", 1982 US #8 "Rock The Casbah", +15 other UK Top40 singles; 1984 formed Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts. 2003 inducted in @rockhall of Fame with the Clash @TheClash | |
| OTD Jun26,1953 | Eddie Fisher | #OTD Jun26,1953 #EddieFisher with #SallySweetland and the Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra are at #1 on the UK singles chart with "I'm Walking Behind You" written by Billy Reid | |
| OTD Jun26,1953 | Marilyn Monroe, JaneRussell | #OTD Jun26,1953 #MarilynMonroe and #JaneRussell have their hand and footprints immortalized in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater | |
| OTD Jun26,1955 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Jun26,1955 #ElvisPresley with #ScottyMoore and #BillBlack play the 1st of 3 nights at Keesler US Air Force Base @usairforce | |
| OTD Jun26,1955 | Bill Haley | #OTD Jun26,1955 Decca Records announces that #BillHaley & His Comets sold over 3M records in 13 months with 4 songs. The songs are; "Mambo Rock", "Shake Rattle and Roll", "Dim, Dim The Lights" and "Rock Around The Clock" @DeccaRecords | |
| OTD Jun26,1960 | Everly Brothers | #OTD Jun26,1960 The #EverlyBrothers are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Cathy's Clown" for the last week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jun26,1962 | Brian Epstein | #OTD Jun26,1962 #BrianEpstein & his brother #CliveEpstein form #NEMS (North End Music Stores) Enterprises Ltd, they are directors & shareholders | |
| OTD Jun26,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Jun26,1963 After The #Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, John Lennon and Paul McCartney write the song "She Loves You" in their hotel room. The single was sort of an answer to Bobby Rydell's hit "Forget Him" | |
| OTD Jun26,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Jun26,1963 The #Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | |
| OTD Jun26,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jun26,1964 The #Beatles play 2 shows at the Town Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand. The flight from Auckland to Dunedin becomes tense because of a germ bomb threat | |
| OTD Jun26,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jun26,1964 The #Beatles soundtrack LP "A Hard Day's Night" is released in the US by #UnitedArtists in both stereo & mono | |
| OTD Jun26,1965 | Byrds | #OTD Jun26,1965 The #Byrds are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Hot100 Singles Chart with their version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" written by Bob Dylan | |
| OTD Jun26,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Jun26,1966 The #Beatles train travels to Hamburg and they play two shows at Ernst Merck Hall on the "Bravo Beatles Lightning Tour" Their train is met by Astrid Kirchherr and Bert Kaempfert in Germany | |
| OTD Jun26,1966 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Jun26,1966 The #RollingStones play at Coliseum Washinton DC and in the evening at Baltimore Civic Centre MD. The Rolling Stones are supported by The Standells @Standells @RollingStones | |
| OTD Jun26,1969 | Joni Mitchell | #OTD Jun26,1969 #JoniMitchell appears on the ABC Network in the Mama Cass TV Program; also on the show Mary Travers of Peter, Paul And Mary @JoniMitchellcom | |
| OTD Jun26,1971 | Carole King | #OTD Jun26,1971 #CaroleKing is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "It's Too Late / I Feel The Earth Move" for the 2nd week of a 5wk run at #1 @Carole_King | |
| OTD Jun26,1976 | Wings | #OTD Jun26,1976 #Wings are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Silly Love Songs" for the 3rd week of this 4wk run. Wings with Paul McCartney were at 1wk on May22 for 1wk & eventually a total of 5wks at #1 @PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Jun26,1976 | Real Thing | #OTD Jun26,1976 TV talent show winners from Liverpool The #RealThing start a 3wk run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "You To Me Are Everything" written by Ken Gold and Michael Denne and produced by Ken Gold | |
| OTD Jun26,1977 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Jun26,1977 #ElvisPresley's last live stage gig at the Market Square Arena Indianapolis. Elvis is presented with a plaque commemorating the pressing of the 2 billionth record when Elvis' new LP "Moody Blue" is manufactured at RCA's Indianapolis pressing plant @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD Jun26,1977 | Hot Chocolate | #OTD Jun26,1977 #HotChocolate starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "So You Win Again" written by Russ Ballard and produced by Mickie Most; Hot Chocolate's sole UK #1 single | |
| OTD Jun26,1982 | Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney | #OTD Jun26,1982 #StevieWonder & #PaulMcCartney are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Ebony And Ivory" for the last week of a 7wk run at #1 @PaulMcCartney @StevieWonder | |
| OTD Jun26,1983 | Rod Stewart | #OTD Jun26,1983 #RodStewart starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Baby Jane" written by Rod Stewart and Jay Davis; Stewart's sixth UK #1 @rodstewart |