Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Oct19,1944 | George McCrae | #BTD Oct19,1944 #GeorgeMcCrae Jr. soul and disco singer 1974 US, UK & US R&B #1 "Rock Your Baby", 1975 US #37 & R&B #8 "I Get Lifted", +4 US R&B and 6 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct19,1944 | Peter Tosh | #BTD Oct19,1944 #PeterTosh (Winston Hubert McIntosh) RIP guitar, vocals, one of the core members of The #Wailers 1963–1976 and solo artist, promoter of Rastafari. Murdered at the age of 42 on Sep11,1987 during a home invasion by 3 men who attempted to extort money | |
| BTD Oct19,1945 | Jeannie C Riley | #BTD Oct19,1945 #JeannieCRiley (Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson) singer 1968 US, US Country #1 & UK #12 single "Harper Valley PTA" Won #GRAMMY for the best female country singer 1968 and 12 US Country Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct19,1946 | Keith Reid | #BTD Oct19,1946 #KeithReid songwriter, wrote lyrics of every #ProcolHarum song. 1967 UK #1 & US #5 single "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" | |
| BTD Oct19,1947 | Wilbert Hart | #BTD Oct19,1947 #WilbertHart singer The #Delfonics 1968 US #4 & 1971 UK #19 single "La La Means I Love You", +5 US and 14 US R&B Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct19,1956 | Nino DeFranco | #BTD Oct19,1956 #NinoDeFranco guitarist with the #Canadian group The #DeFranco Family 1973 US #3 single "Heartbeat-It's A Lovebeat" & the 1973 US biggest selling single; 1973 US #32 "Abra-ca-dabra" and 1974 US #18 "Save the Last Dance for Me" | |
| BTD Oct19,1960 | Daniel Woodgate | #BTD Oct19,1960 #DanielWoodgate (Woody Woodgate) songwriter, drummer #Madness 1982 UK #1 "House Of Fun", 1983 UK #2 "Wings of a Dove", +27 UK Top40 singles #HBday @woodymadness | |
| BTD Oct19,1960 | Jennifer Holliday | #BTD Oct19,1960 #JenniferHolliday singer 1982 R&B #1, US #22 & UK #32 "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", +7 US R&B and 7 US Dance Top40 singles with 3 US Dance #1s #HBday @LadyJHOLLIDAY | |
| OTD Oct19,1955 | Roger Williams | #OTD Oct19,1955 #RogerWilliams starts a 2wk run at #1 on US Top40 Singles chart with "Autumn Leaves" a piano instrumental that sold over 2 million copies and was awarded a gold record | |
| OTD Oct19,1957 | Everly Brothers | #OTD Oct19,1957 The #EverlyBrothers start a 2wk run at #1 on US Top40 Singles chart with "Wake Up Little Susie" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1; despite a ban from Boston radio stations for suggestive lyrics on Oct14 | |
| OTD Oct19,1958 | Tommy Edwards | #OTD Oct19,1958 #TommyEdwards is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "It’s All In The Game" for the 3rd week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct19,1961 | Helen Shapiro | #OTD Oct19,1961 #HelenShapiro starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Walkin' Back To Happiness" written by #JohnSchroeder, #MikeHawker and produced by #NorrieParamor; Paramor also provided the backing orchestrations. Shapiro's 2nd and final UK #1 | |
| OTD Oct19,1963 | Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs | #OTD Oct19,1963 #JimmyGilmer and the #Fireballs are still at #1 on US Top40 Singles chart with "Sugar Shack" for the 2nd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct19,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Oct19,1963 The #Beatles "Please Please Me" LP is at #1 for the 24th week on the UK Record Retailer chart. Started in May staying 30wks | |
| OTD Oct19,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Oct19,1964 The #Beatles are in concert at ABC, Edinburgh. Shows at 18:30 & 20:50. This was the 2nd concert played at ABC Cinema | |
| OTD Oct19,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Oct19,1965 The #Beatles record the Christmas album "The Beatles Third Christmas Record" #Beatles US fan-club did not receive the disc | |
| OTD Oct19,1966 | Yardbirds | #OTD Oct19,1966 The #Yardbirds play in NYC, the 1st US tour with #JeffBeck and #JimmyPage on lead guitar. After two dates Jeff Beck developed acute tonsillitis and quit the group. @JimmyPage @jeffbeckmusic | |
| OTD Oct19,1967 | Sound Of Music | #OTD Oct19,1967 The soundtrack to "The Sound Of Music" is at #1 on the UK album chart, eventually spending 132 weeks on the chart. | |
| OTD Oct19,1968 | Peter Frampton | #OTD Oct19,1968 #PeterFrampton meets #SteveMarriott at a #SmallFaces show. They start planning a new group that will be called #HumblePie @peterframpton | |
| OTD Oct19,1968 | Cream | #OTD Oct19,1968 On farewell tour #Cream is at The Forum in LA. Live recordings are made, then included on "Goodbye Cream" album | |
| OTD Oct19,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Oct19,1968 The #Beatles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hey Jude" for the 4th week of a 9wk run at #1; their 16th US #1 | |
| OTD Oct19,1969 | Archies | #OTD Oct19,1969 The #Archies start an 8wk run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "Sugar, Sugar" Lead vocals by #RonDante #OneHitWonder | |
| OTD Oct19,1973 | Bob Marley and The Wailers | #OTD Oct19,1973 During their "Burnin' North American" tour #BobMarley and The #Wailers play the 1st of 2 nights at The Matrix Club, #SanFrancisco, CA | |
| OTD Oct19,1974 | Billy Preston | #OTD Oct19,1974 #BillyPreston is at #1 at on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with “Nothing From Nothing” written by Billy Preston and #BruceFisher. Preston on the TV show #SoulTrain ==> youtu.be/ubIt94oLaBI | |
| OTD Oct19,1975 | Art Garfunkel | #OTD Oct19,1975 #ArtGarfunkel starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "I Only Have Eyes For You" A hit for The #Flamingos peaking at #11 in the US on Jul19,1959. Originally composer #HarryWarren and lyricist #AlDubin & written in 1934 for the film "Dames" | |
| OTD Oct19,1985 | A-Ha | #OTD Oct19,1985 #AHa (A-Ha) is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Take On Me" 1st Norwegian group with a US #1 Great Video. @aha_com video won 6 awards and nominated for 2 others at the 1986 #MTV Video Music Awards @MTV |