Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD May9,1914 | Hank Snow | #BTD May9,1914 #HankSnow (Clarence Snow) RIP #Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist 1st #1 single 1950 US Country "I'm Moving On", 54 US Country Top40 singles with 7 #1s. 1954 as a regular at the Grand Ole Opry, he persuaded directors to allow #ElvisPresley to appear on stage | |
| BTD May9,1935 | Nokie Edwards | #BTD May9,1935 #NokieEdwards (Noel Floyd Edwards) RIP bass guitarist for The #Ventures 1960 UK #4 "Perfidia", 1960 US #2 & R&B #13 "Walk Don't Run", 1968 Us #4 "Hawaii Five-O", +3 US Top40 singles 2008 inducted in the @rockhall of fame as a member of the Ventures | |
| BTD May9,1937 | Sonny Curtis | #BTD May9,1937 #SonnyCurtis singer, songwriter member of The #Crickets teenage pal with #BuddyHolly in Lubbock, Tx and solo artist 1968 US Country #36 "Day Drinker" and 1981 US Country #15 "Good Ol' Girls" 2012 inducted in the @rockhall of fame as a member of the Crickets | |
| BTD May9,1941 | Danny Rapp | #BTD May9,1941 #DannyRapp (Daniel Earl Rapp) RIP singer, frontman for the group Danny & the Juniors. 1958 US #1, US R&B #1 & UK #3 single "At The Hop", 1958 US #19 "Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay" and 1960 US #27 "Twistin' U.S.A." | |
| BTD May9,1941 | Pete Birrell | #BTD May9,1941 #PeteBirrell bass guitarist Freddie & The #Dreamers 1963 UK #3 "You Were Made For Me", 1965 US #1 & UK #2 "I'm Telling You Now", +8 US & UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD May9,1942 | Mike Millward | #BTD May9,1942 #MikeMillward RIP rhythm guitarist, vocalist The #Fourmost 1963 UK #9 "Hello Little Girl", 1964 UK #6 "A Little Loving", +4 UK Top40 singles. Millward died of leukaemia Mar7,1966 he continued to play with the band while suffering with the disease | |
| BTD May9,1943 | Tommy Roe | #BTD May9,1943 #TommyRoe (Thomas Roe) singer 1962 US #1 & UK #3 "Sheila", 1969 UK & US #1 "Dizzy" +10 other US Top40 singles. Considered an iconic bubblegum artists | |
| BTD May9,1944 | Don Dannemann | #BTD May9,1944 #DonDannemann guitarist, lead singer The #Cyrkle 1966 US #2 & CAN #1 "Red Rubber Ball" and 1966 US #16 "Turn-Down Day". They were signed by #BrianEpstein & opened for the #Beatles during their 1966 Tour | |
| BTD May9,1944 | Richie Furay | #BTD May9,1944 #RichieFuray (Paul Richard Furay) guitarist, vocals, founding member of #BuffaloSpringfield then #Poco & other bands. Inducted into the @rockhall of Fame in 1997 with Buffalo Springfield #HBday @RichieFuray | |
| BTD May9,1945 | Steve Katz | #BTD May9,1945 #SteveKatz record producer, guitarist, vocals #BloodSweatTears. Blood Sweat & Tears 1969 US #12 & UK #35 single "You've Made Me So Very Happy" | |
| BTD May9,1949 | Billy Joel | #BTD May9,1949 #BillyJoel (William Joel) singer, songwriter, pianist, first hit 1973 US #25 "Piano Man", 3 US #1s, +33 Top40 singles, 6 #Grammy's. Sold more than 150M records. 1999 Inducted into the @rockhall of Fame #HBday @billyjoel | |
| BTD May9,1950 | Tom Petersson | #BTD May9,1950 #TomPetersson (Thomas Peterson) bassist #Cheaptrick 1979 UK #29 & US #7 'I Want You To Want Me", 1988 US #1 "The Flame" 2016 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame with Cheap Trick @cheaptrick #HBday @CheapTrickTom | |
| BTD May9,1953 | Rhino Edwards | #BTD May9,1953 #RhinoEdwards (John Edwards) bass guitarist #StatusQuo 1968 UK #7 & US #12 "Pictures of Matchstick Men", 1974 UK #1 "Down Down" +54 UK Top40 singles with 8 in the Top5 @Status_Quo | |
| OTD May9,1941 | Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra | #OTD May9,1941 #JimmyDorsey & His Orchestra starts a 6wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Tangerine" vocals by #BobEberly and #HelenOConnell. Written by Victor Schertzinger with lyrics by Johnny Mercer | |
| OTD May9,1942 | Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra | #OTD May9,1942 #JimmyDorsey & His Orchestra is at at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "My Sister and I" vocals by #BobEberly and written by Hy Zaret, Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer | |
| OTD May9,1956 | Dean Martin | #OTD May9,1956 #DeanMartin enters the US Top40 Singles chart at #51 with "Standing On The Corner" written by Frank Loesser. Martin will peak at #30 on May30,1956 | |
| OTD May9,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD May9,1956 #ElvisPresley is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Heartbreak Hotel" for the 3rd week of a 7wk run at #1 @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD May9,1958 | Richard Burton | #OTD May9,1958 #RichardBurton makes his network TV debut in the presentation of "Wuthering Heights" on the #CBS TV network | |
| OTD May9,1959 | Melody Maker | #OTD May9,1959 UK music paper #MelodyMaker introduces its #JukeBox Top20 Chart compiled from 200 Juke Boxes around the UK | |
| OTD May9,1963 | Billy Fury | #OTD May9,1963 #BillyFury in the Radio Times a British weekly TV and radio programme listings magazine. Radio Times fans will have an opportunity to hear #BillyFury live on the radio singing "When Will You Say You Love Me" @RadioTimes | |
| OTD May9,1964 | Astoria Theatre | #OTD May9,1964 #ChuckBerry began his 1st UK tour at The #Astoria Theatre supported by The #Animals, #SwingingBlueJeans, #NashvilleTeens & more | |
| OTD May9,1964 | Rhodes Centre | #OTD May9,1964 #GeneVincent and the #Shouts plus the #UnitFive play at The Rhodes Centre, Bishops Stortford "First 50 Girls Admitted Free" | |
| OTD May9,1964 | Louis Armstrong and the All Stars | #OTD May9,1964 #LouisArmstrong and the All Stars are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hello, Dolly!" written by Jerry Herman for the title song of the 1964 musical "Hello, Dolly!" Armstrong knocks The #Beatles off their 14 week run at #1 | |
| OTD May9,1965 | Bob Dylan | #OTD May9,1965 During his UK tour #BobDylan plays the 1st of 2 sold out nights at the Royal Albert Hall; all four #Beatles are in attendance @bobdylan @RoyalAlbertHall | |
| OTD May9,1966 | Doors | #OTD May9,1966 The #Doors play at the Whisky A Go Go West Hollywood, California auditioning to be the house band | |
| OTD May9,1969 | Beatles | #OTD May9,1969 The #Beatles #GeorgeHarrison experimental album "Electronic Sounds" is released on #Zapple records a side label to #Apple Records | |
| OTD May9,1969 | Monkees | #OTD May9,1969 The #Monkees with #MickyDolenz, #DaveyJones and #MikeNesmith perform at the Civic Auditorium in Albuquerque, New Mexico @TheMickyDolenz1 | |
| OTD May9,1970 | Guess Who | #OTD May9,1970 The #GuessWho starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "American Woman" Written by #Burtoncummings, #GarryPeterson, #JimKale & #RandyBachman; recorded Aug13,1969 at RCA Mid-America Recording CenternChicago @burtoncummings | |
| OTD May9,1971 | Dawn, Tony Orlando | #OTD May9,1971 #Dawn starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Knock Three Times" Tony Orlando not named on the record. Singers are Tony Orlando, #ToniWine & #LindaNovember prior to Dawn with #TelmaHopkins & #JoyceVincentWilson; Dawn's 1st of two UK #1's | |
| OTD May9,1974 | Bonnie Raitt | #OTD May9,1974 #BonnieRaitt plays 2 shows at the Harvard Square Theater. The opening act is #BruceSpringsteen and the E Street Band @springsteen @TheBonnieRaitt | |
| OTD May9,1975 | King Horn Center | #OTD May9,1975 The King Horn Center presents #KISS, #JamesGang & #Rush at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio @ohionorthern @kiss @rushtheband | |
| OTD May9,1980 | Boomtown Rats | #OTD May9,1980 "I Don't Like Mondays" by The #BoomtownRats is the best pop song & winner of the outstanding British lyrics at the 25th Ivor Novello Awards @TheIvors | |
| OTD May9,1980 | Supertramp | #OTD May9,1980 #Supertramp's "The Logical Song" is the winner of the Best Song Musically & Lyrically at the 25th Ivor Novello Awards @TheIvors | |
| OTD May9,1987 | Cutting Crew | #OTD May9,1987 The #CuttingCrew are still at #1 @billboard Hot100 chart with "(I Just) Died In Your Arms" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 @The_CuttingCrew | |
| OTD May9,2020 | Little Richard | #OTD May9,2020 #LittleRichard (Richard Penniman) RIP dies at the age of 87; singer, songwriter, actor 1956 US #6 & 1957 UK #3 "Long Tall Sally", +10 US & UK Top40s. His dynamic music & showmanship laid the foundation for rock and roll. 1986 inducted into the @rock_hall of Fame |