Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD May20,1919 | George Gobel | #BTD May20,1919 #GeorgeGobel RIP comedian, actor his comedy series on #NBC on from Oct2,1954 until 1960. Gobel was a guest on many TV programs such as The Dean Martin Show, The Bing Crosby Show; The Dinah Shore Show; The Carol Burnett Show and Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show | |
| BTD May20,1921 | Jimmy Henderson | #BTD May20,1921 #JimmyHenderson RIP jazz trombonist, bandleader. At 13 he was the 1st chair at the Wichita Falls Symphony, toured with #BigBands such as #GlennMiller, #JimmyDorsey, #TommyDorsey @WFSO | |
| BTD May20,1938 | Astrid Kirchherr | #BTD May20,1938 #AstridKirchherr RIP photographer, created most of the photographs of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe, & Pete Best during early days in Hamburg. 1960 Kirchherr met Sutcliffe in Kaiserkeller bar Hamburg at a #Beatles gig, later engaged | |
| BTD May20,1942 | Jill Jackson | #BTD May20,1942 #JillJackson singer with #RayHildebrand formed the band #PaulandPaula; Paul and Paula 1963 US #1 & UK #8 single "Hey Paula" and US #6 "Young Lovers" and a solo career | |
| BTD May20,1944 | Joe Cocker | #BTD May20,1944 #JoeCocker RIP singer 1968 UK #1 with the Beatles song "With A Little Help From My Friends", 1982 US #1 with #JenniferWarnes "Up Where We Belong", +8 UK & 8 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD May20,1946 | Cher | #BTD May20,1946 #Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian) singer, actress Sonny & Cher 1965 UK & US #1 "I Got You Babe", +11 US & 7 UK Top40s and solo 1966 US #2 & UK #3 "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", 1971 US #1 & UK #4 "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", +20 US Top40s with 3 more #1s #HBday @cher | |
| BTD May20,1947 | Steve Currie | #BTD May20,1947 #SteveCurrie RIP bass guitarist, long-term member of #TRex (initially called Tyrannosaurus Rex) 1971 UK #1 single 'Hot Love' +20 UK Top40 singles. 2020 inducted in @rockhall of Fame with T. Rex | |
| BTD May20,1950 | Andy Johns | #BTD May20,1950 #AndyJohns RIP sound engineer, producer, worked on several well-known rock LPs such as 1972 the #RollingStones "Exile on Main Street", 1977 #Television's "Marquee Moon" and a series of albums by #LedZeppelin during the 1970s | |
| BTD May20,1952 | Warren Cann | #BTD May20,1952 #WarrenCann #Canadian drummer #Ultravox #Ultravox 1981 UK #2 "Vienna", +15 other UK Top40 singles @UltravoxUK | |
| BTD May20,1955 | Steve George | #BTD May20,1955 #SteveGeorge keyboards, songwriter #MrMister 1985 US #1 & UK #4 "Broken Wings", US #1 & UK #11 "Kyrie", +2 US Top40 singles. Co-wrote many songs with #RichardPage | |
| BTD May20,1958 | Jane Wiedlin | #BTD May20,1958 #JaneWiedlin guitarist, vocals The #GoGos 1981 US #2 We Got The Beat, 1982 US #8 Vacation, +4 US Top40s; 1st all-female band with #1 US LP Beauty and the Beat; solo Wieldin 1988 US #9 & UK #12 "Rush Hour" 2021 in @rockhall of Fame with Go-Go's #HBday @janewiedlin | |
| BTD May20,1960 | Susan Cowsill | #BTD May20,1960 #SusanCowsill singer The #Cowsills 1967 US #2 single The Rain, The Park & Other Things, 1969 US #2 theme from "Hair" The TV series the Partridge Family is based on the Cowsills #HBday @susancowsill_1 | |
| BTD May20,1961 | Nick Heyward | #BTD May20,1961 #NickHeyward guitarist, singer, songwriter #Haircut100, Haircut One Hundred 1982 UK #3 & US #37 "Love Plus One", +3 UK Top10 singles. Now a solo artist 1983 UK #13 "Whistle Down the Wind", +4 UK Top40 singles #HBday @NickHeyward | |
| BTD May20,1963 | Brian Nash | #BTD May20,1963 #BrianNash "Nasher" guitarist Frankie Goes To Hollywood; Frankie Goes To Hollywood 1984 UK #1 & US #10 "Relax", +6 other UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD May20,1964 | Patti Russo | #BTD May20,1964 #PattiRusso (Patricia Russo) singer, songwriter, featured as Meat Loaf's duet partner on numerous albums, singles and videos @RealMeatLoaf; Russo sung with groups such as Trans-Siberian Orchestra #TSO and Queen; currently a solo artist #HBday @Patti_Russo | |
| OTD May20,1941 | Harry James | #OTD May20,1941 #HarryJames and his orchestra records the song "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" written by James V. Monaco with lyrics by Joseph McCarthy in 1913. Harry James version is an instrumental of the song as a trumpet solo | |
| OTD May20,1942 | Glenn Miller | #OTD May20,1942 "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo" is recorded by #GlennMiller & His Orchestra featuring #TexBeneke, #MarionHutton and The Modernaires. Written by #MackGordon and #HarryWarren. The song was featured in the musical film "Orchestra Wives" | |
| OTD May20,1954 | Bill Haley & His Comets | #OTD May20,1954 #BillHaley & His Comets release "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" written by Max C. Freedman and Jimmy De Knight (James E. Myers) in 1952. The original full title "We're Gonna Rock Around the Clock Tonight!" | |
| OTD May20,1960 | Alan Freed | #OTD May20,1960 #AlanFreed is indicted for tax evasion. Freed mixed blues, country, R&B music under the name of #RockandRoll or Rock 'n' Roll | |
| OTD May20,1960 | Johnny Gentle, Silver Beetles | #OTD May20,1960 #JohnnyGentle 1st night of the Scotland tour at Alloa Town Hall. Billed as Johnny Gentle and His Group (called The #SilverBeetles) 3 band members adopt stage names Paul McCartney is Paul Ramon; George Harrison is Carl Harrison and Stu Sutcliffe is Stuart de Stael | |
| OTD May20,1961 | Cliff Richard | #OTD May20,1961 #CliffRichard makes his TV debut on the UK ITV show "Thank Your Lucky Stars" @ITV | |
| OTD May20,1967 | Young Rascals | #OTD May20,1967 The #YoungRascals (changed to The #Rascals in 1968) start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Groovin'" written by #FelixCavaliere and #EddieBrigati; The Young Rascals will return to #1 on Jun17 for 2 more weeks | |
| OTD May20,1968 | Beatles | #OTD May20,1968 After their visit to India, The #Beatles meet at #GeorgeHarrison's home in Esher, Surrey and tape 23 new songs, many end up on their next 2 LPs The Beatles (White Album) and Abbey Road songs such as "Cry Baby Cry", "Revolution", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | |
| OTD May20,1970 | Beatles | #OTD May20,1970 "Let It Be" the #Beatles feature film premieres simultaneously in London and Liverpool a week after its US release. A documentary directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg showing The Beatles rehearsing and recording songs for their 12th studio LP "Let It Be" | |
| OTD May20,1972 | Roberta Flack | #OTD May20,1972 #RobertaFlack is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" Flack's last week of a 6wk run at #1 @Roberta_Flack | |
| OTD May20,1972 | 2nd British Rock Meeting | #OTD May20,1972 The 1st day of the 2nd British Rock Meeting Germersheim, West Germany with #PinkFloyd, The #Faces, The #Doors, #HumblePie, The #Kinks & more | |
| OTD May20,1978 | Wings | #OTD May20,1978 #Wings starts a 2wk run at #1 on @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "With A Little Luck" written & produced by Paul. Wings: Paul McCartney vocals, bass, synthesizer, keyboards; Linda McCartney keyboards; Denny Laine keyboards; Joe English drums @PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD May20,1979 | Blondie | #OTD May20,1979 #Blondie starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Sunday Girl" written by Chris Stein inspired by Debbie Harry's cat, named Sunday Man. Blondie's 2nd UK #1 hit single from the album "Parallel Lines" a 1979 Blondie #1 selling LP @BlondieOfficial | |
| OTD May20,1981 | Bruce Springsteen | #OTD May20,1981 #BruceSpringsteen appears at Bingley Hall, Stafford, England during a European tour @springsteen | |
| OTD May20,1989 | Paula Abdul | #OTD May20,1989 #PaulaAbdul starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Forever Your Girl" written and produced by Oliver Leiber @PaulaAbdul | |
| OTD May20,1998 | Frank Sinatra | #OTD May20,1998 #FrankSinatra's funeral at Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, six days after his death on May 14. PALLBEARERS: Tom Dreesen, Mason Golden, Steve Lawrence, Robert Marx, Tony Oppedisano, Don Rickles, Frank Sinatra Jr., Eliot Weisman |