Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD May24,1931 | Michael Lonsdale | #BTD May24,1931 #MichaelLonsdale (Michael Edward Lonsdale-Crouch) RIP actor played the villain Hugo Drax, in #JamesBond movie #Moonraker & in over 180 films and TV shows | |
| BTD May24,1938 | Prince Buster | #BTD May24,1938 #PrinceBuster (Cecil Campbell) RIP singer, songwriter, producer 1967 UK #18 "Al Capone" influenced & shaped Jamaican contemporary music | |
| BTD May24,1938 | Tommy Chong | #BTD May24,1938 #TommyChong #Canadian comedian, actor, musician, half of the comedy team Cheech and Chong marijuana comedy LPs & movies with @CheechMarin and a member of Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers 1968 US #29, US R&B #5 "Does Your Mama Know About Me" #HBday @tommychong | |
| BTD May24,1941 | Bob Dylan | #BTD May24,1941 #BobDylan (Robert Zimmerman) singer, songwriter, icon of 1960s. 1965 US #2 & UK #4 "Like a Rolling Stone", +11 US & 14 UK singles and over 40 LPs with 5 US & 9 UK #1 albums & The #TravelingWilburys 1988 US MAIN #2 "Handle with Care", +4 Top40s +#HBday @bobdylan | |
| BTD May24,1943 | Gary Burghoff | #BTD May24,1943 #GaryBurghoff actor best known as Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly in movie & TV version of M*A*S*H and a regular on the TV game show Match Game from 1974 to 1975 for 140 episodes | |
| BTD May24,1944 | Patti Labelle | #BTD May24,1944 #PattiLabelle (Patricia Holt-Edwards) singer with Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles from 1962 to 1970 changing their name to #Labelle 1971. 1975 US and US R&B #1 "Lady Marmalade", and solo 1986 US #1 & UK #2 "On My Own" sold over 50M records #HBday @MsPattiPatti | |
| BTD May24,1945 | Dave Peacock | #BTD May24,1945 #DavePeacock guitarist in the duo Chas & Dave. 1982 UK #2 single "Ain't No Pleasing You", +7 other UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD May24,1945 | Priscilla Presley | #BTD May24,1945 #PriscillaPresley (Priscilla Ann Wagner, changed by adoption to Beaulieu) actress, co-founder #ElvisPresley Enterprises #Graceland, former wife of Elvis; Actress movies such as "Naked Gun" and TV role as Jenna Wade on the series "Dallas" #HBday @Cilla_Presley | |
| BTD May24,1946 | Steve Upton | #BTD May24,1946 #SteveUpton former drummer #WishboneAsh from 1969–1990. 1972 UK #3 album "Argus" & 8 other Top40 albums | |
| BTD May24,1947 | Albert Bouchard | #BTD May24,1947 #AlbertBouchard drummer, guitarist, songwriter #BlueOysterCult 1976 US #12 & UK #16 single "Don't Fear The Reaper" and 1981 US #40 & US Rock #1 "Burnin' for You" | |
| BTD May24,1955 | Rosanne Cash | #BTD May24,1955 #RosanneCash singer, songwriter 1st US Country #1 1981 "Seven Year Ache" from the #1 LP Seven Year Ache, +11 other Country #1s & 21 Top40 country singles, 2 gold records Daughter of #JohnnyCash #HBday @rosannecash | |
| OTD May24,1957 | Andy Williams | #OTD May24,1957 #AndyWilliams starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Butterfly" written by Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann. Andy Williams only UK #1 single | |
| OTD May24,1958 | Jerry Lee Lewis | #OTD May24,1958 #JerryLeeLewis begins his 1st UK tour. Lew & Leslie Grade LTD presents two American Headliners in one great package. @jerryleelewis, The Fabulous #Treniers and The #HedleyWard Trio in a great all-star concert tour. Controversy over wife Myra ends tour after 3 gigs | |
| OTD May24,1958 | Everly Brothers | #OTD May24,1958 The #EverlyBrothers are still at #1 on the US Hot 40 Singles Chart with "All I Have to Do Is Dream" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD May24,1959 | Wilbert Harrison | #OTD May24,1959 #WilbertHarrison starts a 2wk run at #1 for the week ending May24 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Kansas City" written by Mike Stoller with lyrics by Jerry Leiber in 1952. 1st recorded by Little Willie Littlefield but the song did not reach the national chart | |
| OTD May24,1962 | Elvis Presley | #OTD May24,1962 #ElvisPresley starts a 5wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Good Luck Charm" written by #AaronSchroeder and #WallyGold; published by Gladys Music, Elvis publishing company. Presley's 11th UK #1 single @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD May24,1963 | Beatles | #OTD May24,1963 The #Beatles at the #BBC Aeolian Hall to record the 1st show of their own radio program "Pop Go the Beatles" | |
| OTD May24,1964 | Beatles | #OTD May24,1964 The #Beatles made their 4th appearance on The #EdSullivan Show. On film talking about their movie "A Hard Day's Night" and a video clip performing "You Can't Do That" Interesting, the song will be one of the songs cut out of the finished movie | |
| OTD May24,1967 | Elvis Presley | #OTD May24,1967 #ElvisPresley's movie "Double Trouble" premieres. Elvis Presley is paid $750,000 + 40% of the profits. This is Elvis 24th film @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD May24,1968 | Rolling Stones | #OTD May24,1968 The #RollingStones release the single "Jumpin' Jack Flash" in the UK; written by #MickJagger and #KeithRichards the track gives the Rolling Stones their 7th UK #1 hit on Jun9 and the Stones will peak at #3 in the US on Jul6 @RollingStones | |
| OTD May24,1969 | Beatles | #OTD May24,1969 The #Beatles with #BillyPreston start a 5wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Get Back" written by Paul McCartney; Beatles 17th US #1, 1st US single released in true stereo & only crediting with another artist (minus 1962 with #TonySheridan) | |
| OTD May24,1969 | Winstons | #OTD May24,1969 The #Winstons enter the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #80 with "Color Him Father" The B-side "Amen, Brother" contains the most heavily sampled drum breaks of electronic music #AmenBreak, 4 bars (6 seconds) from the drum-solo Listen==> youtu.be/_2UltDBPW0w | |
| OTD May24,1969 | Winstons | #OTD May24,1969 The #Winstons enter the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #80 with "Color Him Father" The song will peak at #7 on Jul19. The song would eventually receive gold record status at @RIAA | |
| OTD May24,1970 | Hollywood Rock Music Festival | #OTD May24,1970 The 2nd day of "The Hollywood Rock Music Festival" in Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire with Special Guest Jose Feliciano, Gratefull Dead their 1st gig outside the US, Colosseum, Free, Wildmouth, Black Sabbth, Traffic, Trade Horne, Quintessence & more | |
| OTD May24,1974 | Richard Pryor | #OTD May24,1974 Season two - Episode 37 of the Midnight Special #RichardPryor is the host with comedy segments with #OliviaNewtonJohn #BozScaggs | |
| OTD May24,1975 | Earth Wind & Fire | #OTD May24,1975 #EarthWindFire is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Shining Star" written by Maurice White, Larry Dunn and Philip Bailey. Earth, Wind & Fire's first and only US #1 @EarthWindFire | |
| OTD May24,1980 | Blondie | #OTD May24,1980 #Blondie is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Call Me" for the last week of a 6wk run at #1 @BlondieOfficial | |
| OTD May24,1981 | George Harrison | #OTD May24,1981 #GeorgeHarrison peaks at #13 on the UK singles chart with "All Those Years Ago" written by George Harrison; a tribute to #JohnLennon; McCartney & Starr play on the song; the song will peak for 3wks at #2 in the US on Jul4 | |
| OTD May24,1982 | Beatles | #OTD May24,1982 The #Beatles UK release of "The Beatles' Movie Medley" Peaking May8,1982 for 3wks at #12 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart and Jun27,1982 #10 on the UK Singles charts. The medley is snippets from various songs | |
| OTD May24,1986 | Whitney Houston | #OTD May24,1986 #WhitneyHouston is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Greatest Love Of All" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD May24,1997 | Spice Girls | #OTD May24,1997 #SpiceGirls are at #1 on the US LP chart with "Spice" The 1st UK girl group at #1 in US and the 3rd all girl group to sit at the Top Album spot. The others were the #Supremes & the #GoGos @officialgogos | |
| OTD May24,2015 | EricClapton | #OTD May24,2015 #EricClapton surpassed 200 Royal Albert Hall performances @RoyalAlbertHall @EricClapton |