Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Oct28,1927 | Cleo Laine | #BTD Oct28,1927 #CleoLaine (Lady Dankworth) jazz and pop singer and an actress 1961 UK #5 single "You'll Answer To Me" | |
| BTD Oct28,1936 | Charlie Daniels | #BTD Oct28,1936 #CharlieDaniels RIP singer, songwriter 1973 US #9 "Uneasy Rider", 1979 US Country #1 & US #3 "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", +10 US Country and 4 US Top40 singles. 2016 inducted into the @countrymusichof fame @CharlieDaniels | |
| BTD Oct28,1937 | Graham Bond | #BTD Oct28,1937 #GrahamBond RIP R&B keyboards, sax, part of #BluesIncorporated, The Graham Bond Organisation, #JackBruce and Friends and Bond + Brown. He is considered to be a founding father of the English rhythm and blues boom of the 1960s | |
| BTD Oct28,1940 | Wayne Fontana | #BTD Oct28,1940 #WayneFontana (Glyn Geoffrey Ellis) singer of Wayne Fontana and the #Mindbenders 1965 UK #2 & US #1 "Game of Love" and solo 1966 UK #11 "Pamela Pamela" & UK #16 "Come on Home" | |
| BTD Oct28,1941 | Hank Marvin | #BTD Oct28,1941 #HankMarvin guitarist The #Shadows 1963 UK #1 "Foot Tapper", +28 UK Top40 singles. Also played on many hits with #CliffRichard | |
| BTD Oct28,1948 | Telma Hopkins | #BTD Oct28,1948 #TelmaHopkins singer, actress #Dawn 1970 US #3 & UK #9 "Candida", 1971 US & UK #1 "Knock Three Times", 1973 US & UK #1 "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree", +11 US Top40 singles; actress TV such as Bosom Buddies, Gimme a Break!, Family Matters | |
| BTD Oct28,1953 | Desmond Child | #BTD Oct28,1953 #DesmondChild songwriter, producer, co-written over 70 Top40 singles, sold over 300 million albums worldwide #HBday @DesmondChild | |
| BTD Oct28,1957 | Stephen Morris | #BTD Oct28,1957 #StephenMorris drummer #JoyDivision 1980 UK #13 "Love Will Tear Us Apart" 1983 and #NewOrder UK #9 "Blue Monday" | |
| BTD Oct28,1958 | Dave Wyndorf | #BTD Oct28,1958 #DaveWyndorf singer, guitarist, piano, trombonist, and songwriter for the American rock group #MonsterMagnet and he is the only remaining original member of the band @monstermagnetnj | |
| BTD Oct28,1958 | William Reid | #BTD Oct28,1958 #WilliamReid guitarist, composer, singer, co-founder of The Jesus and Mary Chain 1987 UK #8 single "April Skies", +9 UK Top40 singles | |
| OTD Oct28,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Oct28,1956 #ElvisPresley has his 2nd appearance on the #EdSullivan Show. Ed presents @ElvisPresley with a gold record for the song "Love Me Tender" | |
| OTD Oct28,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Oct28,1956 #ElvisPresley's song "Love Me Tender" is at #1 on the US Top40 Singles Chart. @ElvisPresley is the 1st artist to follow himself into the #1 position | |
| OTD Oct28,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Oct28,1956 The @CBS network airs a special of #ElvisPresley receiving the Salk Polio (Poliomyelitis) vaccination | |
| OTD Oct28,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Oct28,1957 #ElvisPresley his 1st show at the Pan Pacific Auditorium LA. Hollywood celebrities and their children among the 9,000 fans @ElvisPresley performs 18 songs ending with "Hound Dog" After the show the Vice Squad warns; clean up the show or go to Jail 2nd show Oct29 | |
| OTD Oct28,1958 | Buddy Holly | #OTD Oct28,1958 #BuddyHolly appears on #DickClark's American Bandstand. This was #BuddyHolly's last major TV appearance before he would die Feb3,1959 in a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa along with #BuddyHolly, #RitchieValens & pilot #RogerPeterson | |
| OTD Oct28,1959 | Ralph C Wilson | #OTD Oct28,1959 #RalphCWilson Jr is granted an American Football League (AFL) franchise. Named the Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills on Nov30,1959 Later the team will enter the @NFL | |
| OTD Oct28,1961 | Bill Harry, Brian Epstein | #OTD Oct28,1961 #MerseyBeat editor #BillHarry discounts the story of how #BrianEpstein learned about The #Beatles; Brian wrote reviews for "Mersey Beat" & sold tickets to #SamLeach's "Operation Big Beat" concert. The #Beatles topped the list of groups to appear on Nov10,1961 | |
| OTD Oct28,1961 | Raymond Jones | #OTD Oct28,1961 #RaymondJones is in Liverpool's NEMS Record store to buy #Beatles records released in Germany. #BrianEpstein promises to find them. | |
| OTD Oct28,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Oct28,1962 The #Beatles 1st gig at the Empire in Liverpool "Star Studded Sunday" Part of an eight act show. Headliner is #LittleRichard | |
| OTD Oct28,1963 | Andy Griffith Show | #OTD Oct28,1963 100th episode of "The #AndyGriffith Show" aired. "Briscoe Declares for Aunt Bee" Writers #EverettGreenbaum & #JimFritzell | |
| OTD Oct28,1963 | Beach Boys | #OTD Oct28,1963 The #BeachBoys release the single "Be True To Your School" in the US, the song will enter the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #83 on Nov2 and will peak at #7 on Dec21. @TheBeachBoys | |
| OTD Oct28,1964 | Tami (Teenage Awards Music International) Show | #OTD Oct28,1964 1st of 2 nights billed as the "Tami (Teenage Awards Music International) Show" at the Civic Auditorium, #SantaMonica CA | |
| OTD Oct28,1965 | Supremes | #OTD Oct28,1965 The studio recording of "My World Is Empty Without You" is made by the #Supremes at @motown records | |
| OTD Oct28,1967 | Billy Joe Royal | #OTD Oct28,1967 #BillyJoeRoyal peaks at #52 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Hush" written by #JoeSouth. #DeepPurple peaked at #4 for 2wks with a cover of the same song "Hush" on Sep21,1968 | |
| OTD Oct28,1967 | LuLu | #OTD Oct28,1967 #LuLu is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with the theme from the film "To Sir With Love" @lulushouts for the 2nd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct28,1967 | Diana Ross and the Supremes | #OTD Oct28,1967 The album "#DianaRoss and the #Supremes Greatest Hits" starts a 5wk run at #1 on the US album chart | |
| OTD Oct28,1971 | John Lennon | #OTD Oct28,1971 #JohnLennon & @yokoono began recording “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” at Record Plant East #NYC with Harlem Community Choir | |
| OTD Oct28,1972 | Chuck Berry | #OTD Oct28,1972 #ChuckBerry is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "My Ding-A-Ling" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct28,1972 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Oct28,1972 #ElvisPresley's last Top10 hit “Burning Love” peaks at #2 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD Oct28,1973 | David Bowie | #OTD Oct28,1973 #DavidBowie scores his 2nd UK #1 album when he jumps straight to #1 and starts a 5wk run at #1 on the UK album chart with "Pinups" | |
| OTD Oct28,1973 | David Cassidy | #OTD Oct28,1973 #DavidCassidy is still at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Daydreamer / The Puppy Song" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1; the singers 2nd UK #1 | |
| OTD Oct28,1978 | KISS | #OTD Oct28,1978 #KISS releases the movie "Meets the Phantom of the Park" and it airs on the @nbc network starring the rock band @KISSOnline | |
| OTD Oct28,1978 | Nick Gilder | #OTD Oct28,1978 #NickGilder is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hot Child In The City" A #1 in #Canada on Oct14,1978 | |
| OTD Oct28,1978 | Queen | #OTD Oct28,1978 #Queens 1st night on their 79-date tour supporting their new album "Jazz" at #Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas @QueenWillRock | |
| OTD Oct28,1978 | Stevie Nicks | #OTD Oct28,1978 KennyLoggins in a duet with #StevieNicks peaks at #5 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Whenever I Call You Friend" @kennyloggins @StevieNicks | |
| OTD Oct28,1984 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Oct28,1984 #PaulMcCartney jumps straight to #1 on the UK album chart with the film soundtrack to "Give My Regards To Broad Street" | |
| OTD Oct28,1989 | Janet Jackson | #OTD Oct28,1989 #JanetJackson is on a 4wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814" @JanetJackson's LP will have 7 Top10 hits | |
| OTD Oct28,1989 | Janet Jackson | #OTD Oct28,1989 #JanetJackson is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Miss You Much" @JanetJackson last week of a 4wk run at #1 |