Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD May30,1909 | Benny Goodman | #BTD May30,1909 #BennyGoodman RIP #jazz clarinetist, bandleader, The "King of Swing" 8 US #1s 1936 Goody Goody, The Glory of Love & These Foolish Things; 1937 This Year's Kisses & Goodnight My Love; 1939 And the Angels Sing; 1940 Darn That Dream; 1943 Taking A Chance On Love | |
| BTD May30,1927 | Clint Walker | #BTD May30,1927 #ClintWalker (Norman Eugene Walker) actor RIP. Known for his starring role as cowboy Cheyenne Bodie in the ABC/Warner Brothers western series "Cheyenne" from 1955-63 and in many movies such as 1967 "The Dirty Dozen" as Samson Posey | |
| BTD May30,1943 | Gale Sayers | #BTD May30,1943 #GaleSayers RIP NFL HB with Chicago Bears 1965-1971 Nicknamed the "Kansas Comet" Sayers autobiography "I Am Third", became a TV movie "Brian's Song" about friend #BrianPiccolo 1977 inducted into the @ProFootballHOF at the age of 34, youngest ever @NFL @Bears | |
| BTD May30,1944 | Lenny Davidson | #BTD May30,1944 #LennyDavidson guitarist for #DaveClarkFive #DC5 1963 UK #1 & 1964 US #6 "Glad All Over", 1964 UK #2 & US #4 "Bits and Pieces", 1965 US #1 "Over and Over", +19 UK Top40s and 14 US Top40 singles. 2008 inducted in @rockhall of Fame with The Dave Clark Five | |
| BTD May30,1945 | Gladys Horton | #BTD May30,1945 #GladysHorton RIP the founder, lead singer of The #Marvelettes (originally the #Casinyets) 1961 US & US R&B #1 "Please Mr. Postman", 1962 US #7 & R&B #4 "Playboy", +9 US and 20 R&B Top40 singles | |
| BTD May30,1949 | Klaus louride | #BTD May30,1949 #KlausFlouride (Geoffrey Lyall) bass guitarist, vocalist for the #SanFrancisco punk rock group the #DeadKennedys 1980 UK album #33 "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" | |
| BTD May30,1955 | Topper Headon | #BTD May30,1955 #TopperHeadon (Nicholas Headon) drummer The #Clash 1979 UK #11 "London Calling", 1982 US #8 "Rock The Casbah", +15 other UK Top40 singles. 2003 inducted in @rockhall of Fame with The Clash @TheClash | |
| BTD May30,1964 | Wynonna Judd | #BTD May30,1964 #WynonnaJudd (Christina Ciminella) guitarist, singer with mom #Naomi in The #Judds 1984 1st US Country #1 "Mama He's Crazy", +24 US Country Top40s with 13 other #1 singles and 1992 1st #1 solo "She Is His Only Need", +12 US Country Top40s & 3 #1s #HBday @Wynonna | |
| OTD May30,1956 | Dean Martin | #OTD May30,1956 #DeanMartin peaks at #30 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Standing On The Corner" written by #FrankLoesser and in the Broadway musical "The Most Happy Fella" | |
| OTD May30,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD May30,1956 #ElvisPresley is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Heartbreak Hotel" for the 6th week of a 7wk run at #1 @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD May30,1964 | Johnny Mathis, Deniece Williams | #OTD May30,1964 #JohnnyMathis and #DenieceWilliams are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" written by Nat Kipner and John Vallins @MathisJohnny @NiecyOfficial | |
| OTD May30,1964 | Beatles | #OTD May30,1964 The #Beatles are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Love Me Do" Beatles 4th US #1 in 5 months. The US version of "Love Me Do" has #AndyWhite playing drums while #RingoStarr plays tambourine. The UK single has Ringo playing drums @ringostarrmusic | |
| OTD May30,1964 | Beatles | #OTD May30,1964 The #Beatles single "Cry For a Shadow" is at #1 on #Australia charts an instrumental piece recorded by the #Beatles Jun22,1961 at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle while #TonySheridan's backup band written by #GeorgeHarrison with #JohnLennon | |
| OTD May30,1965 | Rolling Stones | #OTD May30,1965 The #RollingStones record six songs for "The Clay Cole Show" a rock music TV show based in New York City and hosted by #ClayCole. In 1965 the show was renamed Clay Cole's Discotek @RollingStones | |
| OTD May30,1965 | Sound of Music | #OTD May30,1965 The soundtrack album to "The Sound of Music" starts a 10-week run at #1 on the UK album chart. Eventually on and off the #1 spot for 70wks. The last date at #1 Nov17,1968. Spending 374 weeks on the UK LP Top100 charts and 233 weeks in the Top10 | |
| OTD May30,1966 | Beatles | #OTD May30,1966 The #Beatles release in the US the single "Paperback Writer" written primarily by Paul McCartney and B-Side "Rain" written by John Lennon with both songs credited to Lennon–McCartney. Paperback Writer is the last new song on their final tour of 1966 | |
| OTD May30,1968 | Beatles | #OTD May30,1968 The #Beatles begin recording the double-LP known as the #WhiteAlbum. The official title is "The Beatles" The 1st Beatles LP released on the #Apple Record label | |
| OTD May30,1969 | Beatles | #OTD May30,1969 The #Beatles "The Ballad of John and Yoko" is banned by the #Australian Broadcasting Commission because it's considered blasphemous. Some US stations also ban it, others edit "Christ" #JohnLennon doesn't approve of the changes to his work | |
| OTD May30,1969 | Beatles | #OTD May30,1969 The UK release of The #Beatles single "The Ballad of John and Yoko" written by John Lennon credited to Lennon–McCartney with B-side "Old Brown Shoe" written by George Harrison; on the #Apple Records label | |
| OTD May30,1970 | Ray Stevens | #OTD May30,1970 #RayStevens starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Everything Is Beautiful" written and produced by RayStevens @RayStevensMusic | |
| OTD May30,1971 | Paul McCartney | #OTD May30,1971 #PaulMcCartney jumps straight to #1 and starts a 2wk run on the UK Album Chart with the LP "Ram" The album features the US #1 single "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" which reaches the top on Sep4,1971 | |
| OTD May30,1974 | Bernadette Whelan | #OTD May30,1974 Sadly #BernadetteWhelan a 14yo #DavidCassidy fan dies, four days after she was placed on life support. Official cause of death: traumatic asphyxiation from being crushed at the stage of the concert on May26. Coroner’s own words, a victim of contrived hysteria | |
| OTD May30,1976 | J J Barrie | #OTD May30,1976 Canadian singer #JJBarrie is at #1 on UK Singles Chart with "No Charge" Basically a one hit wonder. The single was originally a country music song, written by #HarlanHoward & performed by singer #MelbaMontgomery in 1974; a #1 country hit in both the US & Canada | |
| OTD May30,1981 | Kim Carnes | #OTD May30,1981 #KimCarnes is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Bette Davis Eyes" for the 3rd week of a 5wk run, she will then fall to #2 on Jun20 for one week and start another 4wk run starting on Jun27. Eventually sitting at #1 for a total of 9wks. | |
| OTD May30,1983 | US Festival '83' | #OTD May30,1983 The 3rd day (Rock Day) of the 4 day US Festival '83' in California, featuring #DavidBowie, #StevieNicks & more Over 750k attend | |
| OTD May30,1987 | David Bowie | #OTD May30,1987 #DavidBowie kicks off his 87-date 'Glass Spider Tour' at the Feyenoord Stadium Holland | |
| OTD May30,1987 | U2 | #OTD May30,1987 #U2 is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "With or Without You" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 @U2 | |
| OTD May30,1989 | Cliff Richard | #OTD May30,1989 #CliffRichard releases his 100th single "The Best Of Me", it will debuts on Jun4 at #2 on UK Singles Chart, his 26th Top3 UK single. The song originally by #DavidFoster 1983, the title-track of his debut solo LP. Richard chose it for his 100th single milestone | |
| OTD May30,2013 | Taz, Pete Townshend | #OTD May30,2013 #Taz from FM96 Rocks radio show in London, Ontario #ldnont talking with #PeteTownshend lead guitarist, songwriter for The Who @TheWho @FM96Rocks @TazFM96 |