Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD May23,1910 | Artie Shaw | #BTD May23,1910 #ArtieShaw (Arthur Arshawsky) RIP composer, bandleader, considered one of jazz's finest clarinetists. 1941 US #1 "Frenesi", +many other hits such as "Begin the Beguine" Many of his recordings have been used in film such as "Stardust" & "The Man Who Fell to Earth" | |
| BTD May23,1920 | Helen O'Connell | #BTD May23,1920 #HelenOConnell (Helen O'Connell) singer #BigBand with the #JimmyDorsey Orchestra many duets with #BobEberly 3 #1 hit singles 1941 Amapola, 1941 Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes), 1942 Tangerine. She won the 1940 #Metronome magazine poll for best female vocalist | |
| BTD May23,1928 | Rosemary Clooney | #BTD May23,1928 #RosemaryClooney RIP #Jazz vocalist, actor Four US #1s 1951 "Come On-a My House", 1952 "Half As Much", 1954 "Hey There" & "This Ole House", +27 Top40 singles and co-starred in the movie "White Christmas" & 1956 The Rosemary Clooney Show | |
| BTD May23,1934 | Robert Moog | #BTD May23,1934 #RobertMoog RIP engineering physicist, pioneer of electronic music, founder of Moog Music, inventor of the Moog synthesizer which debuted in 1964 @moogmusicinc. Listed as an inventor on ten US patents | |
| BTD May23,1943 | General Johnson | #BTD May23,1943 #GeneralJohnson RIP songwriter, frontman The Chairmen Of The Board 1970 UK & US #3 "Give Me Just A Little More Time", + 7 other UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD May23,1944 | Tiki Fulwood | #BTD May23,1944 #TikiFulwood RIP drummer for the funk bands #Parliament, #Funkadelic and Parliament-Funkadelic #PFunk 1978 US #16 album 'One Nation Under A Groove' Member of the @rockhall of Fame, inducted 1997 with 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic | |
| BTD May23,1946 | Danny Klien | #BTD May23,1946 #DannyKlien bassist for The #JGeils Band 1982 US #1 & UK #3 single "Centerfold" from the 1981 #1 LP "Centerfold" and 1982 US #4 & UK #27 "Freeze-Frame", +7 other US Top40 singles | |
| BTD May23,1947 | Bill Hunt | #BTD May23,1947 #BillHunt horn, keyboardist, progressive rock quartet #Hannibal releasing 1 LP 1970 "Hannibal"; French horn with Electric Light Orchestra #ELO (1970-1972); then helped Roy Wood form #Wizzard (1972 – 1973); In 1989, Hunt formed Blessings in Disguise with Dave Hill | |
| BTD May23,1953 | Rick Fenn | #BTD May23,1953 #RickFenn guitarist #10cc since 1976; 1977 UK #14 Live and Let Live; 1978 UK #3 LP Bloody Tourists @10ccWorld. Fenn has also collaborated with Mike Oldfield, Rick Wakeman and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason | |
| OTD May23,1956 | Dean Martin | #OTD May23,1956 #DeanMartin enters the US Singles chart at #83 with "Watching The World Go By" written by Jean Senn and Sunny Skylar. Martin will peak on the chart in this same spot | |
| OTD May23,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD May23,1956 #ElvisPresley is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Heartbreak Hotel" for the 5th week of a 7wk run at #1 @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD May23,1963 | Paul Revere | #OTD May23,1963 #PaulRevere and the Raiders sign with #Columbia Records, 1st major label contract. Their 1st charting song is "Steppin' Out" peaking at #46 for 2wks on Oct30,1965. Eventually having 14 US Top40 singles with 1971 US #1 "Indian Reservation" @ColumbiaRecords | |
| OTD May23,1965 | Bob Dylan | #OTD May23,1965 #BobDylan is at #1 on the UK Album charts with "Bringing It All Back Home" (known as Subterranean Homesick Blues in some European countries) Dylan's 2nd UK #1 album of 9 #1 LPs in the UK @bobdylan | |
| OTD May23,1968 | Paul McCartney | #OTD May23,1968 #PaulMcCartney & #RringoStarr film a documentary called "All My Loving" about Rock music, featuring The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, The Who, Donovan, The Animals' Eric Burdon, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa and more @PaulMcCartney @ringostarrmusic | |
| OTD May23,1970 | Paul McCartney | #OTD May23,1970 #PaulMcCartney starts a 3wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "McCartney" debut solo LP released Apr17,1970 on #Apple Records. Paul McCartney vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, piano, organ, percussion; Linda McCartney harmony vocals | |
| OTD May23,1970 | Guess Who | #OTD May23,1970 The #GuessWho is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "American Woman" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD May23,1970 | Hollywood Rock Music Festival | #OTD May23,1970 The first day of "The Hollywood Rock Music Festival" in Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire England with Family, Radha Krishna Temple, Demon Fuzz, The James Gang, Ginger Baker's Airforce, The Flying Buritto Brothers, Mike Copper and Mungo Jerry | |
| OTD May23,1973 | Jefferson Airplane | #OTD May23,1973 #JeffersonAirplane are denied permission to perform a free concert in their hometown of #SanFrancisco. The city had passed a resolution banning amplified instruments in Golden Gate Park saying "As you know, we built this city on orchestral music" | |
| OTD May23,1974 | George Harrison | #OTD May23,1974 #GeorgeHarrison announces the launch of his own record label, "Dark Horse" records. Harrison's logo features the seven-headed flying horse Uchchaihshravas, a common figure in Indian art and Hindu mythology @GeorgeHarrison | |
| OTD May23,1975 | Freddy Fender | #OTD May23,1975 #FreddyFender is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" written by #VivianKeith and #BenPeters | |
| OTD May23,1975 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD May23,1975 #LedZeppelin the 1st day at Earls Court Arena, London of a three day fest. Presented by #MelBush in association with #PeterGrant @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD May23,1978 | Bruce Springsteen | #OTD May23,1978 #BruceSpringsteen and the E Street Band kick off their 117 show Darkness Tour at Shea's Buffalo Theatre in Buffalo, New York @springsteen | |
| OTD May23,1981 | George Harrison | #OTD May23,1981 #GeorgeHarrison enters the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #33 with "All Those Years Ago" written by George Harrison; a tribute to #JohnLennon; McCartney & Starr play on the song. On Jul4 the song will peak in the US at #2 for 3wks | |
| OTD May23,1982 | Madness | #OTD May23,1982 #Madness starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "House Of Fun" written by Mike Barson with lyrics by Lee Thompson. Madness only #1 from 27 UK Top40 hit singles | |
| OTD May23,1993 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | #OTD May23,1993 Sault Ste. Marie #Greyhounds coached by #TedNolan, defeat the #Peterborough Petes 4-2 to win the 75th annual #MemorialCup. Teams participating included the Swift Current Broncos (WHL) and Laval Titan (QMJHL) @OHLHoundPower @PetesOHLhockey @TedNolan @MCMemorialCup | |
| OTD May23,2017 | Roger Moore | #OTD May23,2017 RIP Sir #RogerMoore dies at the age of 89. Moore played secret agent #JamesBond in 7 films 1973 Live and Let Die, 1974 The Man with the Golden Gun, 1977 The Spy Who Loved Me, 1979 Moonraker, 1981 For Your Eyes Only, 1983 Octopussy, 1985 A View to a Kill @007 |