Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Oct16,1917 | Alice Pearce | #BTD Oct16,1917 #AlicePearce RIP actress, comedic supporting roles in many films. 1944 #Broadway production of "On the Town" 1949 #GeneKelly picked her as the only cast member in the film version. Played Gladys Kravitz in TV series "Bewitched" from 1964 until her death in 1966 | |
| BTD Oct16,1923 | Bert Kaempfert | #BTD Oct16,1923 #BertKaempfert (Berthold Kämpfert) RIP orchestra leader, producer, arranger, songwriter 1961 US #1 "Wonderland By Night", +6 US & 17 US Adult Contemporary Top40 singles. He produced the 1st #Beatles recording session in Germany on Jun22,1961 | |
| BTD Oct16,1928 | Ann Morgan Guilbert | #BTD Oct16,1928 #AnnMorganGuilbert (also credited as Ann Guilbert) RIP actress in film and TV. Many TV series her biggest playing Millie Helper on the TV show The #DickVanDyke Show 61 episodes & Grandma Yetta Rosenberg on The #Nanny 56 episodes | |
| BTD Oct16,1937 | Emile Ford | #BTD Oct16,1937 #EmileFord (Michael Emile Telford Miller) singer, the leader of Emile Ford & The #Checkmates 1959 UK #1 "What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For", 1960 UK #3 "On a Slow Boat to China", +4 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct16,1938 | Nico | #BTD Oct16,1938 #Nico (Christa Paffgen) RIP singer, songwriter with The #VelvetUnderground 1967 UK #43 album "The Velvet Underground & Nico", their first album and the only one to feature her | |
| BTD Oct16,1942 | Dave Loveday | #BTD Oct16,1942 #DaveLoveday drummer, vocalist with The #Fourmost UK #9 "Hello Little Girl" written by #JohnLennon and #PaulMcCartney, 1964 UK #6 "A Little Loving", +4 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct16,1943 | Fred Turner | #BTD Oct16,1943 #FredTurner #Canadian bass guitarist, songwriter, singer Bachman–Turner Overdrive #BTO 1974 US #1, CAN #1 & UK #2 single "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet", +5 US and 11 CAN Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct16,1945 | Roger Hawkins | #BTD Oct16,1945 #RogerHawkins drummer part of the studio backing band Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama. Played with #PercySledge | |
| BTD Oct16,1946 | Suzanne Somers | #BTD Oct16,1946 #SuzanneSomers (Suzanne Marie Mahoney) author, singer, actress many TV series and played Chrissy Snow on TV series "Threes Company" and many other projects such as appearing in two #Playboy cover-feature nude pictorials 1980 & 1984 #HBday @SuzanneSomers | |
| BTD Oct16,1947 | Bob Weir | #BTD Oct16,1947 #BobWeir singer, songwriter, guitarist, founding member the #GratefulDead @GratefulDead 1987 US #9 and US Mainstream Rock #1 "Touch of Grey" the band released >140 albums, majority recorded live in concert; then The Other Ones, later The #Dead #HBday @BobWeir | |
| BTD Oct16,1959 | Gary Kemp | #BTD Oct16,1959 #GaryKemp singer, songwriter, lead guitarist #SpandauBallet @SpandauBallet 1983 UK #1 single "True", +16 other UK Top40 singles #HBday @garyjkemp | |
| OTD Oct16,1951 | Richard Penniman, Little Richard | #OTD Oct16,1951 #RichardPenniman later known as #LittleRichard made his 1st recordings for @RCARecords Camden. Note: Richard joined his 1st musical band #BusterBrown's Orchestra in the 1950s; Brown gave him the name Little Richard | |
| OTD Oct16,1954 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Oct16,1954 #ElvisPresley made his first appearance on The Louisiana Hayride radio show. He sang "That's Alright Mama" | |
| OTD Oct16,1959 | Bobby Darin | #OTD Oct16,1959 #BobbyDarin starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Mack The Knife" also won the #Grammy for Record of Year 1960 and song the song on #DickClark's Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show | |
| OTD Oct16,1959 | NME, New Musical Express | #OTD Oct16,1959 Front page of The #NME New Musical Express #LarryParnes the 1st impresario & manager to have 6 artist in the NME Poll winners #MartyWilde (with 2 places), #TommySteele, #BillyFury, #DickiePride, #VinceEager | |
| OTD Oct16,1960 | Larry Verne | #OTD Oct16,1960 #LarryVerne is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Mr. Custer" written by #AlDeLory, #FredDarian and #JosephVanWinkle. The song reached # in #Canada on Sep12,1960 Video==> youtu.be/vXuPJNXjlRM | |
| OTD Oct16,1961 | Patsy Cline | #OTD Oct16,1961 @DeccaRecords releases the single "Crazy" sung by #PatsyCline written by #WillieNelson which became a #2 country hit in 1962. The song helped launch @WillieNelson as a performer and a songwriter. | |
| OTD Oct16,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Oct16,1963 #Beatles tape an appearance for the #BBC radio program "Easy Beat" In front of a live audience | |
| OTD Oct16,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Oct16,1965 The #Beatles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Yesterday" for the 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct16,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Oct16,1965 The #Beatles record the song "Day Tripper" at @AbbeyRoad studios in 3 takes and complete the song before the end of the day. | |
| OTD Oct16,1965 | Lovin' Spoonful | #OTD Oct16,1965 The #LovinSpoonful peaks at #9 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Do You Believe In Magic" written by #JohnSebastian for The Lovin' Spoonful | |
| OTD Oct16,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Oct16,1967 The #Monkees TV series S2 E6 "I Was a 99-Pound Weakling" (aka "Physical Culture") After losing girlfriend Brenda to a muscle man named Bulk, @TheMonkees Micky @TheMickyDolenz1 starts a health program under the guidance of physical cultist Shah-Ku, who is a fraud | |
| OTD Oct16,1971 | Rod Stewart | #OTD Oct16,1971 #RodStewart is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Maggie May / Reason To Believe" @rodstewart 3rd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct16,1972 | CCR, Creedence Clearwater Revival | #OTD Oct16,1972 #CreedenceClearwaterRevival #CCR split up following the failure of their most recent album "Mardi Gras" later became @CCRevisited | |
| OTD Oct16,1976 | Rick Dees | #OTD Oct16,1976 #RickDees & His Cast Of Idiots went to #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Disco Duck (Part 1)" the song will also spend the next 4wks at #2 @rickdees | |
| OTD Oct16,1976 | Stevie Wonder | #OTD Oct16,1976 #StevieWonder's album "Songs In The Key Of Life" went to #1 on US album chart | |
| OTD Oct16,1976 | Bob Newhart Show | #OTD Oct16,1976 100th episode of "The Bob Newhart Show" called "Still Crazy After All These Years" Howard sees a therapist to cure himself of his dependency on Bob and Emily, but the cure turns him into an exact clone of his doctor. @BobNewhart | |
| OTD Oct16,1982 | Culture Club | #OTD Oct16,1982 #CultureClub on the UK TV show "Top Of The Pops" and perform "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" The @RealCultureClub song became a major hit after | |
| OTD Oct16,1982 | John Cougar, John Mellencamp | #OTD Oct16,1982 #JohnCougar (Later #JohnMellencamp) is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Jack and Diane" his first US #1. @johnmellencamp last week of a 4wk run at #1 |