Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Oct24,1930 | Big Bopper, JP Richardson | #BTD Oct24,1930 The #BigBopper (Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson Jr.) RIP singer, guitarist, songwriter, DJ, early rock and roll star. 1958 US #6 "Chantilly Lace" Died Feb3,1959 plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa, along with #BuddyHolly, #RitchieValens & pilot #RogerPeterson | |
| BTD Oct24,1936 | Bill Wyman | #BTD Oct24,1936 #BillWyman (William Perks Jr) producer, songwriter, singer, bass guitarist The #RollingStones. @RollingStones 1962-1993; 1964 1st UK #1 "It's All Over Now" & 1965 1st US #1 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", +46 UK & 40 US Top40s with 14 #1s #HBday @bill_wyman | |
| BTD Oct24,1944 | Ted Templeman | #BTD Oct24,1944 #TedTempleman guitarist with #HarpersBizarre 1967 US #13 & UK #34 "The 59th Street Bridge Song, Feelin' Groovy" Now he is a record producer; producer for many bands such as The Doobie Brothers, Van Halen, Carly Simon, Eric Clapton | |
| BTD Oct24,1946 | Jerry Edmonton | #BTD Oct24,1946 #JerryEdmonton (Gerald McCrohan) drummer, songwriter RIP. #Canadian born in Oshawa, Ontario #Steppenwolf 1968 US #2 & UK #30 "Born To Be Wild" and US #3 "Magic Carpet Ride", 1969 US #10 "Rock Me", +4 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct24,1947 | Edgar Broughton | #BTD Oct24,1947 #EdgarBroughton lead vocals, guitars, bass, percussion Edgar Broughton Band 1970 UK #39 "Out Demons Out" and UK #33 "Apache Drop Out" | |
| BTD Oct24,1948 | Barry Ryan | #BTD Oct24,1948 #BarryRyan (Barry Sapherson) singer with his identical twin brother #PaulRyan (Paul Sapherson) RIP. Paul & Barry Ryan had 8 UK Top50 singles with 1965 UK #13 "Don't Bring Me Your Heartaches", 1966 UK #17 "I Love Her", 1966 UK #18 "Have Pity on the Boy" | |
| BTD Oct24,1948 | Paul Ryan | #BTD Oct24,1948 #PaulRyan (Paul Sapherson) RIP singer with his identical twin brother #BarryRyan (Barry Sapherson). Paul & Barry Ryan had 8 UK Top50 singles with 1965 UK #13 "Don't Bring Me Your Heartaches", 1966 UK #17 "I Love Her", 1966 UK #18 "Have Pity on the Boy" | |
| BTD Oct24,1948 | Dale Griffin | #BTD Oct24,1948 #DaleGriffin RIP drummer #MottTheHoople 1972 UK #3 & US #37 single "All The Young Dudes"; also a BBC radio producer | |
| BTD Oct24,1959 | Al Yankovic | #BTD Oct24,1959 Weird #AlYankovic (Alfred Yankovic) singer, songwriter, producer, parodying songs such as 1984 US #12 & UK #36 "Eat It" & 1985 US #47 "Like A Surgeon", +14 studio LPs, 10 compilation LPs, 11 video albums, 2 EPs, 46 singles and 54 music videos. #HBday @alyankovic | |
| OTD Oct24,1942 | Harlem Hit Parade | #OTD Oct24,1942 The 1st @billboard R&B chart appears called the Harlem Hit Parade. Chart positions determined by a informal poll of record store owners in Harlem, New York. 1st #1 R&B is "Take It and Git" by #AndyKirk and His Clouds of Joy | |
| OTD Oct24,1956 | Jim Lowe | #OTD Oct24,1956 #JimLowe with the High Fives start a 3wk run at #1 on the US Top 40 Singles Chart with "The Green Door" with music composed by #HutchDavie and lyrics written by #MarvinMoore. Davie also played the piano | |
| OTD Oct24,1962 | James Brown with the Famous Flames | #OTD Oct24,1962 #JamesBrown records his 1st live album with the Famous Flames called "Live At The Apollo" at the Apollo Theater in Harlem | |
| OTD Oct24,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Oct24,1963 The #Beatles are in Stockholm for a radio program "The Beatles popgrupp fran Liverpool pa besok i Stockholm" translated as The Beatles pop group from Liverpool visiting Stockholm | |
| OTD Oct24,1964 | Manfred Mann | #OTD Oct24,1964 #ManfredMann is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" for the 2nd week of a 2wk run at #1. It also was a #1 in the UK on Aug13 | |
| OTD Oct24,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Oct24,1965 The #Beatles are at @emimusic Studios, the entire session is spent on the #PaulMcCartney song "I'm Looking Through You" | |
| OTD Oct24,1966 | Monkees | #OTD Oct24,1966 @Newsweek magazine interviews The #Monkees from the TV show of the same name. Plot lines are marginal-simple old time melodrama or situation comedy gimmicks. Starring @TheMickyDolenz1 #PeterTork #DavyJones #MikeNesmith | |
| OTD Oct24,1966 | Monkees | #OTD Oct24,1966 The #Monkees TV series S1 E7 "Monkees in a Ghost Town" Stranded in a ghost town, @TheMonkees are held prisoner by bank robbers | |
| OTD Oct24,1970 | Jackson Five | #OTD Oct24,1970 #JacksonFive #Jackson5 are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I'll Be There" Their 4th #1 of 1970 @Jacksons 2nd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct24,1970 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Oct24,1970 #PinkFloyd at #1 on UK album chart with the "Atom Heart Mother" @pinkfloyd's first #1 LP | |
| OTD Oct24,1971 | John Lennon | #OTD Oct24,1971 #JohnLennon and The Plastic Ono Band jumps straight to #1 UK LP chart with "Imagine" on LP George Harrison, Nicky Hopkins, Klaus Voormann, Alan White, Jim Keltner, Jim Gordon, King Curtis, John Barham, Joey Molland, Tom Evans, John Tout, Mike Pinder, Phil Spector | |
| OTD Oct24,1974 | Bon Scott | #OTD Oct24,1974 #BonScott (Ronald Scott) singer replaces #DaveEvans as lead singer of AC/DC (stylized as ACϟDC) until his death on Feb19,1980 of acute alcohol poisoning. While the lead, #ACDC would have the 1979 UK #4 & US #47 "Highway to Hell", +4 UK Top40 singles @acdc | |
| OTD Oct24,1978 | Beatles | #OTD Oct24,1978 Re-release in Sweden of the double LP "The Beatles" by @CapitolRecords pressed on white vinyl. The #Beatles album is also known as The "White Album" | |
| OTD Oct24,1979 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Oct24,1979 #PaulMcCartney receives a medallion cast in rhodium for the most successful composer of all time. 43 songs that each sold over 1M copies @PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Oct24,1981 | Christopher Cross | #OTD Oct24,1981 #ChristopherCross is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Arthur's Theme, (Best That You Can Do)" @itsMrCross has his 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct24,1982 | Culture Club | #OTD Oct24,1982 #CultureClub still at #1 for the 2nd wk on UK singles chart with "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" @RealCultureClub's 1st UK #1 | |
| OTD Oct24,1987 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Oct24,1987 #MichaelJackson starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Bad" The music video is directed by #MartinScorsese @michaeljackson | |
| OTD Oct24,2014 | Michael Esposito II | #OTD Oct24,2014 #MichaelEsposito II a cover of the song "Do you love me?" at #DeerHurst Resort @EspositoII Video==> | |
| OTD Oct24,2015 | Maureen O'Hara | #OTD Oct24,2015 #MaureenOHara actress dies at the age of 95. Many movies such as "Miracle on 34th Street" & "The Quiet Man". Nickname "The Queen of Technicolor" | |
| OTD Oct24,2016 | Bobby Vee | #OTD Oct24,2016 #BobbyVee (Robert Velline) dies at the age of 73. Big hits "Rubber Ball" & "Take Good Care of My Baby" 1st hit @billboard charts 1960 "Devil or Angel" | |
| OTD Oct24,2017 | Fats Domino | #OTD Oct24,2017 #FatsDomino (Antoine Domino Jr.) dies at the age of 89. Pianist, singer, songwriter 5 gold records before 1955, +39 Top40 hits & 9 R&B #1 singles. Sold more than 65 million records. 1986 inducted into the @rockhall of fame |