Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Nov18,1936 | Hank Ballard | #BTD Nov18,1936 #HankBallard (John Henry Kendricks) RIP singer, songwriter, lead vocalist with The #Midnighters, 1960 Hank wrote "The Twist" peaking at #28 on the #Billboard Hot100. #ChubbyChecker's cover became a 1960 US #1. 1990 Ballard inducted into the @rockhall of Fame | |
| BTD Nov18,1941 | Con Cluskey | #BTD Nov18,1941 #ConCluskey guitarist, keyboards with The #Bachelors 1964 UK #1 "Diane", +16 other UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Nov18,1950 | Graham Parker | #BTD Nov18,1950 #GrahamParker singer, songwriter, lead singer of Graham Parker & the #Rumour 1978 UK hit "Hey Lord Don't Ask Me Questions" #HBday @ItsGrahamParker | |
| BTD Nov18,1950 | Rudy Sarzo | #BTD Nov18,1950 #RudySarzo bass guitarist #Whitesnake 1987 US #1 & UK #9 single "Here I Go Again" & with #QuietRiot @QUIETRIOT 1983 US #1 album "Metal Health", 1983 US #5 single "Cum on Feel the Noize" The band's biggest hit | |
| BTD Nov18,1954 | Charles Williams | #BTD Nov18,1954 #CharlesWilliams trombone K.C. and the Sunshine Band @kcandsunshineb 1975 US #1 "Get Down Tonight" and "That's the Way (I Like It)", 1983 UK #1 single 'Give It Up', +3 other US #1s & 2 #2s | |
| BTD Nov18,1954 | John Parr | #BTD Nov18,1954 #JohnParr singer, guitarist, songwriter 1985 US #1 "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", 1984 US #23 & US Rock #1 "Naughty Naughty" & wrote and performed 12 #Hollywood movie themes #HBday @JohnParrMusic | |
| BTD Nov18,1960 | Kim Wilde | #BTD Nov18,1960 #KimWilde (Kim Smith) singer 1981 UK #2 & US #25 "Kids In America", 1987 UK #2 & US #1 "You Keep Me Hanging On", +19 UK Top40 singles. The eldest child of 1950s rock 'n' roller #MartyWilde (Reginald Smith) and #JoyceBaker #HBday @kimwilde | |
| OTD Nov18,1928 | Disney | #OTD Nov18,1928 #Disney Studios releases "Steamboat Willie" a black and white short, with a Running time 7min 42 sec. 1st @Disney cartoon with synchronized sound, including character sounds and a musical score @DisneyStudios Video==> youtu.be/BBgghnQF6E4 | |
| OTD Nov18,1928 | Disney | #OTD Nov18,1928 #Disney Studios releases the animated short film "Steamboat Willie" some believe this is the debut of #MickeyMouse & girlfriend #MinnieMouse but they appeared in an early screening of #PlaneCrazy @DisneyStudios | |
| OTD Nov18,1950 | Sammy Kaye | #OTD Nov18,1950 #SammyKaye starts a 2wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Harbor Lights" Vocal chorus by #TonyAlamo & The #Kaydets | |
| OTD Nov18,1956 | Fats Domino | #OTD Nov18,1956 #FatsDomino is on the #EdSullivan Show performing "Blueberry Hill" Video==> dailymotion.com/video/x664w8j | |
| OTD Nov18,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Nov18,1962 The #Beatles are at the #CavernClub a successful "Welcome Home" performance celebrating The Beatles' return from Hamburg @cavernliverpool | |
| OTD Nov18,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Nov18,1963 1st in the US to air footage (on tape) of The #Beatles in concert is #NBC News program "The Huntley-Brinkley Report" report by #EdwinNewman; "Hottest musical group in Great Britain today is the Beatles..." Listen==> youtu.be/SY9PoR7-XGA | |
| OTD Nov18,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Nov18,1963 The #Beatles receive silver LPs for the albums "Please Please Me" & "With the Beatles", the EP for "Twist and Shout" and a silver single for "She Loves You" | |
| OTD Nov18,1965 | ABC Cinema, Stockton concert | #OTD Nov18,1965 Appearing at the ABC Cinema, Stockton #ManfredMann, The #Yardbirds, Paul and Barry Ryan & more | |
| OTD Nov18,1967 | Gary Puckett & the Union Gap | #OTD Nov18,1967 #GaryPuckett & the #UnionGap enter the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #82 with “Woman, Woman” using The #WreckingCrew during recording. The song will peak at #5 for 2wks on Dec23 in the US and will be a #1 hit single in #Canada | |
| OTD Nov18,1967 | LuLu | #OTD Nov18,1967 #LuLu is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with the theme from the film "To Sir With Love" @lulushouts for the last week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov18,1970 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Nov18,1970 #LedZeppelin III at #1 on UK & US LP charts. Cover suggested by @JimmyPage Designed by #RichardDrew Photos #MartinSalisbury for the @ledzeppelin LP | |
| OTD Nov18,1972 | Cat Stevens | #OTD Nov18,1972 #CatStevens starts a 3wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Catch Bull At Four" the 6th studio album by Cat Stevens | |
| OTD Nov18,1972 | Johnny Nash | #OTD Nov18,1972 #JohnnyNash is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Can See Clearly Now" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1; his only US #1 | |
| OTD Nov18,1972 | Eagles | #OTD Nov18,1972 The #Eagles peak at #9 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with “Witchy Woman” | |
| OTD Nov18,1973 | John Lennon | #OTD Nov18,1973 #JohnLennon enters the UK singles chart at #39 with "Mind Games" The song will peak at #26 on Dec2 @johnlennon | |
| OTD Nov18,1974 | Genesis | #OTD Nov18,1974 #Genesis releases the double concept album "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" their 6th studio album by #Charisma Records and is their last to feature original frontman #PeterGabriel | |
| OTD Nov18,1975 | Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band | #OTD Nov18,1975 #BruceSpringsteen and The E Street Band made their live debut in the UK at London's Hammersmith Odeon @springsteen | |
| OTD Nov18,1978 | Billy Joel | #OTD Nov18,1978 #BillyJoel moves to #1 on US album chart with "52nd Street" @billyjoel's 6th studio album and his first US #1 album | |
| OTD Nov18,1978 | Donna Summer | #OTD Nov18,1978 #DonnaSummer is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "MacArthur Park" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov18,1983 | R.E.M. | #OTD Nov18,1983 R.E.M. 1st time outside the US when they appeared on Channel 4 UK TV show "The Tube" | |
| OTD Nov18,1989 | Diane Warren | #OTD Nov18,1989 Songwriter #DianeWarren has the #1 & #2 songs on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart. @Diane_Warren's #1 song is "When I See You Smile" performed by #BadEnglish & #2 song is "Blame it on the Rain" performed by #MilliVanilli | |
| OTD Nov18,2017 | Malcolm Young | #OTD Nov18,2017 #MalcolmYoung guitarist, songwriter for the hard rock band #ACDC dies at the age of 64 RIP. @acdc sold over 50 million copies of the LP |