Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD May6,1895 | Rudolph Valentino | #BTD May6,1895 #RudolphValentino (Rodolfo di Valentina d'Antonguella) RIP actor died at the age of 31. Sex symbol of 1920s & silent films star. Contract with #UnitedArtists provided $10,000 (about $125k today) a week for only 3 pictures a year, plus a percentage of his films | |
| BTD May6,1932 | Leon Hughes | #BTD May6,1932 #LeonHughes Sr. singer, last surviving original member of The #Coasters from 1955–1957. 1956 R&B #8 "Down in Mexico", 1957 US #8 & R&B #1 "Young Blood", 1957 US #3 & R&B #1 "Searchin'" Before The Coasters he was a member of the doo wop group The #HollywoodFlames | |
| BTD May6,1942 | Colin Earl | #BTD May6,1942 #ColinEarl piano, original member #MungoJerry 1970 UK #1 & US #3 single "In The Summertime" and 1971 UK #1 "Baby Jump" | |
| BTD May6,1945 | Bob Seger | #BTD May6,1945 #BobSeger songwriter, guitar, piano, singer. His 1st hit 1968 US #17 "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man", +1987 US #1 "Shakedown", +16 US Top40 singles. 1980 US #1 album "Against the Wind" Great concerts been there 6xs. Great music, sold over 50M records #HBday @BobSeger | |
| BTD May6,1948 | Mary MacGregor | #BTD May6,1948 #MaryMacGregor singer 1977 US #1 & UK #4 "Torn Between Two Lovers", +6 US Adult Contemporary Top40 singles | |
| BTD May6,1950 | Robbie McIntosh | #BTD May6,1950 #RobbieMcIntosh (Robert McIntosh) RIP drummer & founding member of the #AWB #AverageWhiteBand Died at the age of 24 of an accidental heroin overdose, at a party following a concert at the Troubadour in Los Angeles | |
| OTD May6,1944 | Bing Crosby | #OTD May6,1944 #BingCrosby with John Scott Trotter & his Orchestra start a 5wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "I Love You" written by Cole Porter for his stage musical "Mexican Hayride" | |
| OTD May6,1957 | Chuck Berry | #OTD May6,1957 #ChuckBerry records "Rock and Roll Music" written by Chuck Berry. The session is produced by #LeonardChess & #PhilChess: Backing Berry are #LafayetteLeake piano, #WillieDixon bass and #FredBelow drums. The #Beatles performed the song in many of their Hamburg shows | |
| OTD May6,1957 | I Love Lucy | #OTD May6,1957 The final episode #180 of the TV series "I Love Lucy" airs; titled "The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue" Ricky has been chosen to dedicate a new Revolutionary War statue, Lucy has accidentally destroyed the one-of-a-kind sculpture. #DesiArnaz Jr appears, his only time | |
| OTD May6,1962 | Beatles | #OTD May6,1962 The #Beatles Fan Club is formed in Liverpool. Secretary #FredaKelly is hired to run the group. in 2013 a documentary about Freda Kelly was produced called "Good Ol’ Freda" | |
| OTD May6,1964 | Beatles | #OTD May6,1964 The #Beatles show for the Associated-Rediffusion TV special "Around the Beatles" is broadcasted in the UK. Then will be broadcast on #ABC TV in the US on Nov15 | |
| OTD May6,1965 | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | #OTD May6,1965 #MickJagger writes lyrics by a pool at the Fort Harrison Hotel in Clearwater, Fl to "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" #KeithRichards wrote the opening riff in his flat Carlton Hill, St. John’s Wood & fell asleep while taping it, having had no idea he had written it | |
| OTD May6,1966 | Rolling Stones | #OTD May6,1966 #RollingStones single "Paint It, Black" (then changed to "Paint It Black") written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards is released in the US on the #London Label. Then released on May13 in the UK on the #Decca Label. The song will be #1 in the US on Jun11,1966 for 2wks | |
| OTD May6,1966 | Beatles | #OTD May6,1966 Working at Abbey Road studios the #Beatles record overdubs on "I'm Only Sleeping" written primarily by John Lennon. The Beatles work on various mixes and #GeorgeHarrison's reverse guitar duet @AbbeyRoad | |
| OTD May6,1967 | Frank Sinatra | #OTD May6,1967 #FrankSinatra & #NancySinatra are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Somethin' Stupid" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD May6,1971 | Dickie Valentine | #OTD May6,1971 #DickieValentine (Richard Maxwell) RIP singer, guitarist dies at the age of 41 in a car crash with pianist #SidneyBoatman & drummer #DavePearson on a single lane bridge at Glangrwyney, Wales; traveling in excess of 90mph. Valentine had 2 UK #1s & 12 UK Top40s | |
| OTD May6,1972 | David Cassidy | #OTD May6,1972 #DavidCassidy is on the cover of #Jackie magazine, a weekly British magazine for girls published from Jan11,1964 until its closure on Jul3,1993. The best ever selling issue is this 1972 special edition to coincide with the UK tour of Cassidy | |
| OTD May6,1972 | Roberta Flack | #OTD May6,1972 #RobertaFlack is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" for the 4th week of a 6wk run at #1 @Roberta_Flack | |
| OTD May6,1972 | Ron Turcotte | #OTD May6,1972 Jockey #RonTurcotte with Owner-Meadow Stable (Penny Chenery Tweedy) & Trainer #LucienLaurin riding on #RivaRidge wins the 98th #KentuckyDerby in a time of 2:01.8 This combination will repeat in 1973 wining the Kentucky Derby with #Secretariat @KentuckyDerby | |
| OTD May6,1973 | Hot Chocolate | #OTD May6,1973 #HotChocolate peaks at #7 on the UK singles chart with "Brother Louie" written by #ErrolBrown & #TonyWilson of Hot Chocolate. On Aug25,1973 The #Stories featuring singer #IanLloyd will start a 2wk run at #1 on the Hot100 Singles Chart | |
| OTD May6,1973 | Paul Simon | #OTD May6,1973 #PaulSimon sets out on his 1st tour without #ArtGarfunkel. Paul Simon uses The #JesseDixon Singers as a backup group @PaulSimonMusic | |
| OTD May6,1973 | Beatles | #OTD May6,1973 The #Beatles compilation LP "The Beatles 1962-1966" (known as The Red Album) peaks at #3 for 3wks on the UK Album charts, held off by #Beatles Blue album 1967-1970 and #DavidBowie's #1 LP "Aladdin Sane" Note: Apr24,1968 #Apple Records reject signing David Bowie | |
| OTD May6,1973 | Beatles | #OTD May6,1973 The #Beatles compilation LP "The Beatles 1967-1970" (known as The Blue Album) peaks at #2 for 3wks on the UK Album charts, held off by #DavidBowie's #1 LP "Aladdin Sane" Note: Apr24,1968 #Apple Records reject signing David Bowie | |
| OTD May6,1978 | Bee Gees | #OTD May6,1978 The #BeeGees are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Night Fever" for the last week of an 8wk run. The 14th week in a row (since Feb4) that a member of the Bee Gees family has sat at #1. Next week "If I Can't Have You" at #1 written by @BeeGees | |
| OTD May6,1989 | Golden Girls | #OTD May6,1989 "Foreign Exchange" the 100th episode in season 4 of The #GoldenGirls airs with #BeatriceArthur as Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak; #BettyWhite as Rose Lindstrom Nylund; #RueMcClanahan as Blanche Devereaux; #EstelleGetty as Sophia Grisanti Petrillo @BettyMWhite | |
| OTD May6,1989 | Madonna | #OTD May6,1989 #Madonna is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Like A Prayer" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 @Madonna | |
| OTD May6,2002 | Queen | #OTD May6,2002 The song "Bohemian Rhapsody" written by Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) and performed by #Queen is voted UK's favorite single of all time in a poll by the Guinness Hit Singles book @QueenWillRock | |
| OTD May6,2016 | Grand Caravan | #OTD May6,2016 My van turns to 400,000 km in front of Steven Floyd's house. The van was a 2003 Dodge #GrandCaravan - I relented and traded the van in at 415k for $750 toward a brand new 2019 Ram 1500. I'll let you know if the truck makes it to 400k (at 35K) @stevenpfloyd @Dodge |