Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Oct2,1928 | Spanky McFarland | #BTD Oct2,1928 #SpankyMcFarland (George McFarland) RIP actor, original cast member of "Our Gang" series of short comedies of the 1930s & 1940s. The Our Gang shorts were later syndicated to TV as The Little Rascals. The #LittleRascals my favorite Clip==> youtu.be/_PU6p8ekG8s | |
| BTD Oct2,1939 | Lolly Vegas | #BTD Oct2,1939 #LollyVegas (Candido Albelando Vasquez) RIP guitarist, vocals #Redbone 1971 UK #2 & US #21 single "The Witch Queen Of New Orleans", 1974 US #5 "Come and Get Your Love" | |
| BTD Oct2,1945 | Don McLean III | #BTD Oct2,1945 #DonMcLean III singer, songwriter 1971 US #1 & UK #2 "American Pie", 1972 US #12 & UK #1 "Vincent", 1980 #5 & UK #1 "Crying" and 1971 US #1 album "American Pie", +3 US & 2 UK Top40 singles. 2004 inducted into the @SongwritersHOF Fame #HBday @donmcleanonline | |
| BTD Oct2,1949 | Richard Hell | #BTD Oct2,1949 #RichardHell (Richard Meyers) singer, songwriter, bass guitarist, formed The #Voidoids 1977 LP "Blank Generation" | |
| BTD Oct2,1950 | Mike Rutherford | #BTD Oct2,1950 #MikeRutherford guitarist, founding member of #Genesis 1986 US #1 "Invisible Touch", +15 UK & 16 US Main Top40 singles & 6 UK #1 LPs and the band Mike + The Mechanics @officialmatm 1989 US #1 & UK #2 "The Living Years", +6 UK & 3 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct2,1951 | Sting | #BTD Oct2,1951 #Sting (Gordon Sumner) singer, songwriter The #Police 4 UK #1 singles & 1983 UK & US #1 "Every Breath You Take" and solo career with 21 UK & 14 US Top40 singles. 16 #Grammys. 2003 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame as a member of the #Police #HBday @OfficialSting | |
| BTD Oct2,1952 | John Otway | #BTD Oct2,1952 #JohnOtway singer, songwriter, guitarist 1977 UK #27 single "Really Free" and with the band Wild Willy Barrett #HBday @john_otway | |
| BTD Oct2,1955 | Phil Oakey | #BTD Oct2,1955 #PhilOakey lead songwriter, singer, frontman, co-founder #HumanLeague 1981 UK & US #1 "Don't You Want Me", 1986 UK #8 & US #1 "Human", +15 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct2,1956 | Freddie Jackson | #BTD Oct2,1956 #FreddieJackson singer, 1985 R&B #1, US #18 & UK #18 "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)", +3 US, 2 UK and 22 R&B Top40 singles with 9 more #1s and 4 R&B #1 albums | |
| BTD Oct2,1958 | Robbie Nevil | #BTD Oct2,1958 #RobbieNevil (Robert S. Nevil) singer, songwriter, guitarist 1987 US #2 & UK #3 "C'est La Vie", 1987 US #14 & UK #26 "Dominoes", 1986 US #10 "Wot's It To Ya", +2 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct2,1971 | Tiffany | #BTD Oct2,1971 #Tiffany (Tiffany Darwish) singer 1987 US & UK #1 "I Think We're Alone Now", 1987 US #1 & UK #4 "Could've Been", 1988 US #7 & UK #8 "I Saw Him Standing There", +3 US Top40 singles #HBday @tiffanytunes | |
| OTD Oct2,1953 | Dean Martin | #OTD Oct2,1953 #DeanMartin with orchestra conducted by #DickStabile enters the UK singles chart at #7 with "Kiss"; the song will peak at #5 in the UK on Oct23. Music by #LionelNewman and lyrics by #HavenGillespie Listen==> youtu.be/pBWnwEaU5vU | |
| OTD Oct2,1954 | Elvis Presley, Grand Old Opry | #OTD Oct2,1954 #ElvisPresley's 1st time at The Grand Old Opry. Reaction is so poor that the @opry manager #JimDenny told @ElvisPresley he should go back to driving a truck | |
| OTD Oct2,1954 | George Gobel | #OTD Oct2,1954 #GeorgeGobel comedian, actor debuts his comedy series on #NBC Oct2,1954 until Jun5,1960. 1st show George & orchestra leader #JohnScottTrotter are introduced to the audience. 1st guest #FredMacMurray, then Gobel sings with #PeggyKing and what became a norm a skit | |
| OTD Oct2,1959 | Twilight Zone | #OTD Oct2,1959 The #TwilightZone debuts on #CBS hosted by #RodSerling. 1st episode "Where Is Everybody?" A man dressed in a U.S. Air Force flight suit finds himself alone on a dirt road, with no memory of who he is or how he got there. Best episode "People Are Alike All Over" | |
| OTD Oct2,1960 | Connie Francis | #OTD Oct2,1960 #ConnieFrancis starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "My Heart Has A Mind of Its Own" written by #HowardGreenfield and #JackKeller | |
| OTD Oct2,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Oct2,1962 The #Beatles sign a 5yr management contract with #BrianEpstein, this time Brian signs the contract as well. | |
| OTD Oct2,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Oct2,1964 #Beatles rehearse for the US TV pop music show "Shindig" songs "Kansas City", "I'm A Loser", "Boys" | |
| OTD Oct2,1965 | Brian Epstien, Beatles | #OTD Oct2,1965 International Edison Awards ceremony. #BrianEpstien receives the Edison Award on behalf of The #Beatles for the LP "Beatles For Sale" | |
| OTD Oct2,1965 | McCoys | #OTD Oct2,1965 The #McCoys are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hang On Sloopy" The song was 1st done by The #Vibrations in 1964 as "My Girl Sloopy" and reached #26 in the US on May16,1964 | |
| OTD Oct2,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Oct2,1967 The #Beatles are in the recording studio at @emimusic working on "Hello Goodbye" as their next single. The working title at the time is "Hello Hello" | |
| OTD Oct2,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Oct2,1967 The #Monkees TV series S2 E4 "Monkee Mayor" @TheMonkees #MikeNesmith casts his wool hat into the political ring to stop a crooked construction tycoon from turning the city into parking lots. | |
| OTD Oct2,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Oct2,1968 The #Beatles in the recording studio. Paul's lead vocal and a lead guitar part are overdubbed onto "Honey Pie" | |
| OTD Oct2,1971 | Rod Stewart | #OTD Oct2,1971 #RodStewart starts a 5wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Maggie May / Reason To Believe" @rodstewart | |
| OTD Oct2,1976 | Wild Cherry | #OTD Oct2,1976 #WildCherry is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Play That Funky Music" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct2,1977 | David Soul | #OTD Oct2,1977 #DavidSoul of the TV cop show "Starsky & Hutch" starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Silver Lady" his 2nd #1 | |
| OTD Oct2,1977 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Oct2,1977 The bodies of #ElvisPresley & his mother Gladys are moved to #Graceland after a few attempts were made to snatch the coffins | |
| OTD Oct2,1982 | John Cougar | #OTD Oct2,1982 #JohnCougar (later returned to his real name #JohnMellencamp) is at #1 on US album charts with "American Fool" Also has the #1 single "Jack And Diane" @johnmellencamp | |
| OTD Oct2,1982 | John Cougar | #OTD Oct2,1982 #JohnCougar (later returned to his real name #JohnMellencamp) starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Jack & Diane" Mellencamp's first US #1 single. Written by @johnmellencamp | |
| OTD Oct2,1982 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Oct2,1982 #PaulMcCartney enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #75 with "Tug Of War" the song moves no further. In my opinion a great song and album. One of my favorites @PaulMcCartney songs | |
| OTD Oct2,2017 | Tom Petty | #OTD Oct2,2017 #TomPetty singer, songwriter, guitarist dies at 66 RIP. Frontman #TomPetty and the #Heartbreakers 15 US & 38 US Rock Top40s with 11 #1s. A founding member of the #TravelingWilburys. LA County Medical Examiner Petty had died accidentally from mixed drug toxicity | |
| OTD Oct2,2018 | Geoff Emerick | #OTD Oct2,2018 #GeoffEmerick, #Beatles Chief Recording Engineer, dies at the age of 72. Worked with the #Beatles on Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles, Abbey Road. Emerick won 4 #Grammy Awards for his work in the music recording field |