Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jun30,1918 | Susan Hayward | #BTD Jun30,1918 #SusanHayward (Edythe Marrenner) RIP Red-headed actress many movies such as 1938 Hayward's 1st bigger role with Ronald Reagan in Girls on Probation, 1942 I Married a Witch and 5 Academy Award nominations for Best Actress her 1st 1947 Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman | |
| BTD Jun30,1936 | Nancy Dussault | #BTD Jun30,1936 #NancyDussault actress 1970s series The New Dick Van Dyke Show & 1980s Ted Knight's wife Muriel Rush on the TV show "Too Close for Comfort" | |
| BTD Jun30,1943 | Florence Ballard | #BTD Jun30,1943 #FlorenceBallard RIP vocals The #Supremes 1964 US & UK #1 single 'Baby Love', +26 US Top40 singles with 12 other reaching #1 | |
| BTD Jun30,1944 | Glenn Shorrock | #BTD Jun30,1944 #GlennShorrock singer founding member of The #Twilights, #Axiom & #LittleRiverBand 1978 US #3 "Reminiscing" +12 US Top40 singles #HBday @GlennShorrock | |
| BTD Jun30,1946 | Billy Brown | #BTD Jun30,1946 #BillyBrown singer in the trio called The #Moments 1970 US #3 single One Way Street", 1975 UK #3 single "Girls" | |
| BTD Jun30,1951 | Stanley Clarke | #BTD Jun30,1951 #StanleyClarke jazz bassist, composer innovative & influential work and the band #ReturntoForever. Clarke is a 5-time Grammy winner, with 15 nominations, 3 as a solo artist, 1 with the Stanley Clarke Band and 1 with Return to Forever #HBday @MrStanleyClarke | |
| BTD Jun30,1952 | David Garrison | #BTD Jun30,1952 #DavidGarrison actor stage & TV; played Steve Rhodes on TV series "Married with Children" Many musicals such as Garrison originating the role of The Wizard in the touring company of Wicked, A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine, The Pirates of Penzance | |
| BTD Jun30,1956 | Adrian Wright | #BTD Jun30,1956 #AdrianWright (Philip Adrian Wright) keyboards The #HumanLeague 1981 UK & US #1 "Don't You Want Me", 1986 UK #8 & US #1 "Human", +15 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Jun30,1960 | Brendan O'Brien | #BTD Jun30,1960 #BrendanOBrien record producer, mixer, engineer. O'Brien produced 14 US #1 albums for acts such as Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, Aerosmith | |
| OTD Jun30,1957 | Bluefield Auditorium | #OTD Jun30,1957 Show & Dance Miners Vacation Special at #Bluefield Auditorium, West Virginia with Ruth Brown, The Coaster, Bo Didley, The Schoolboys, The Drifters & more | |
| OTD Jun30,1958 | Alan Freed, The Big Beat | #OTD Jun30,1958 #AlanFreed's The Big Beat Friday eve show; pre-dated American Bandstand. All in person Jerry Lee Lewis & Band, Buddy Holly, The Crickets, Chuck Berry, Fankie Lymon, The Diamonds, Danny and The Juniors, Billy & Lillie, Billy Ford and The Thunderbirds and more | |
| OTD Jun30,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Jun30,1961 The #Beatles are at the Top Ten Club Hamburg, West Germany. The Image is a Pay Receipt from the Top Ten Club, signed by all five original Beatles George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best | |
| OTD Jun30,1962 | Neil Sedaka | #OTD Jun30,1962 #NeilSedaka enters the @billboard Hot100 at #66 with "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield. Sedaka will reach #1 for 2wks on Aug11. In 1975 Sedaka re-records the song as a ballad peaking at #8 on Feb21,1976 @neilsedaka | |
| OTD Jun30,1962 | Ray Charles | #OTD Jun30,1962 #RayCharles is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Can't Stop Loving You" for the last week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jun30,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Jun30,1962 The #Beatles first of three performances at the Heswall Jazz Club, Barnston Women's Institute, Wirral plus the Big Three with members Johnny Gustafson, Johnny Hutchinson & Brian Griffiths | |
| OTD Jun30,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Jun30,1965 Le Nouveau Casino presents The #Beatles perform one show at the Palais des Expositions, Nice, France | |
| OTD Jun30,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Jun30,1966 The #Beatles first of three concerts at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Japan. Huge Police presence with about 3,000 officers for each concert of 10,000 fans | |
| OTD Jun30,1966 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Jun30,1966 The #RollingStones play at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, supporting their album "Aftermath" @RollingStones | |
| OTD Jun30,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Jun30,1967 The #Monkees 1st & only UK appearance a concert at Wembley. Yesterday Jun29 Keith Richards & Mick Jagger were found guilty of drug offenses and sentenced. Mike Nesmith and Micky Dolenz wear black armbands for support @MickJagger @officialKeef @TheMickyDolenz | |
| OTD Jun30,1969 | Royal Albert Hall | #OTD Jun30,1969 Roy Lewis & Vic Lewis present "Pop Proms" at London's #RoyalAlbert Hall with Fleetwood Mac, The Pentangle, Duster Bennett @RoyalAlbertHall | |
| OTD Jun30,1969 | Beach Boys | #OTD Jun30,1969 The #BeachBoys contract with Capitol Records expires and is not renewed. Apr12,1969 The Beach Boys issue a lawsuit against Capitol, claiming $600k in unpaid royalties & $1.5M production fees to Brian Wilson all settled but not forgotten @TheBeachBoys | |
| OTD Jun30,1973 | George Harrison | #OTD Jun30,1973 #GeorgeHarrison is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)" written and produced by George Harrison; knocking Paul McCartney from the #1 spot. Harrison's 2nd US #1 single @GeorgeHarrison | |
| OTD Jun30,1974 | Carpenters | #OTD Jun30,1974 The #Carpenters are back at #1 for 1 additional week on the UK Album chart with "The Singles 1969-73" The Carpenters 4th and last time at #1; Carpenters spent time at #1 on Jan27 for 4wks, Mar3 for 11wks, May26 for 1wk and now 1wk. For a total of 17wks at #1 | |
| OTD Jun30,1975 | Jackson Five | #OTD Jun30,1975 The #JacksonFive announces they are leaving #Motown for Epic Records. The brothers change their name to The Jacksons; Jermaine decided to stay with Motown and is replaced by youngest brother Randy. 1983 Jermaine will rejoin the Jacksons @Epic_Records @Jacksons | |
| OTD Jun30,1976 | Stuart Goddard | #OTD Jun30,1976 #StuartGoddard's (Adam Ant) advertisement in the Melody Maker Magazine "Beat on a bass, with the B-Sides" Andy Warren answers the ad and they form Adam & The Ants | |
| OTD Jun30,1977 | Kiss | #OTD Jun30,1977 Marvel Comics launch a comic book based on the rock group #Kiss @kiss @Marvel | |
| OTD Jun30,1979 | Anita Ward | #OTD Jun30,1979 #AnitaWard starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Ring My Bell" written and produced by Frederick Knight. Also a UK #1 on Jun10 for 2wks, basically a #Onehitwonder | |
| OTD Jun30,1979 | Specials | #OTD Jun30,1979 The #Specials play at Whitcombe Lodge promoted as Gangsters vs The Selecter | |
| OTD Jun30,1984 | Duran Duran | #OTD Jun30,1984 #DuranDuran is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "The Reflex" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jun30,1984 | Huey Lewis | #OTD Jun30,1984 #HueyLewis and the News went to #1 on the US album chart with "Sports" Personnel: Huey Lewis lead vocals, harmonica with the News Johnny Colla guitar, saxophone; Chris Hayes lead guitar; Mario Cipollina bass; Bill Gibson drums, percussion; Sean Hopper keyboards | |
| OTD Jun30,1990 | New Kids On The Block | #OTD Jun30,1990 #NewKidsOnTheBlock starts a 3wk run at #1 with "Step By Step" written and produced by #MauriceStarr (Larry Johnson). The New Kids On The Block's third US #1 @NKOTB |