Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Oct5,1902 | Larry Fine | #BTD Oct5,1902 #LarryFine (Louis Feinberg) RIP actor, comedian, violinist, boxer. 1930 film "Soup to Nuts"; best known as a member of the comedy act The #ThreeStooges In a series of 190 shorts, with their contract extended each year until the final one expired on Dec31,1957 | |
| BTD Oct5,1938 | Carlo Mastrangelo | #BTD Oct5,1938 #CarloMastrangelo RIP singer in Dion and the #Belmonts. Then lead singer when Dion left #Dion and The #Belmonts 1959 US #5 "A Teenager in Love", 1960 US #3 "Where or When", +5 Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct5,1939 | Abi Ofarim | #BTD Oct5,1939 #AbiOfarim (Abraham Reichstadt) singer UK #1 single in 1968 with "Cinderella Rockefella" as the husband/wife duo Esther & Abi Ofarim | |
| BTD Oct5,1943 | Steve Miller | #BTD Oct5,1943 #SteveMiller guitarist, singer, songwriter, known as leader of the Steve Miller Band 1973 US & UK #1 "The Joker", 1976 US #1 & UK #11 "Rock'n Me", 1982 US #1 & UK #2 "Abracadabra", +6 Top40 singles #HBday @SMBofficial | |
| BTD Oct5,1945 | Brian Connolly | #BTD Oct5,1945 #BrianConnolly RIP lead singer #Sweet 1973 UK #1 "Blockbuster" & 1975 UK #2 "Fox On The Run", +14 UK and 5 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct5,1947 | Brian Johnson | #BTD Oct5,1947 #BrianJohnson singer, songwriter #Geordie 1973 UK #6 "All Because Of You", +3 UK Top40s; then 1980 joined #ACDC @acdc four US Main #1s 1993 "Big Gun", 1995 "Hard as a Rock", 2001 "Stiff Upper Lip", 2008 "Rock 'n' Roll Train", +23 Top40s #HBday @BrianJohnson | |
| BTD Oct5,1948 | Russell Mael | #BTD Oct5,1948 #RussellMael singer, songwriter, formed #Sparks with brother #RonMael in 1971. @sparksofficial 1974 UK #2 "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us", +11 UK Top40 singles & co-founder of Lil' Beethoven Records | |
| BTD Oct5,1951 | Bob Geldof | #BTD Oct5,1951 #BobGeldof singer, songwriter, actor The #BoomtownRats 1979 UK #1 "I Don't Like Mondays", +10 UK Top40 singles and he was behind the Band Aid project | |
| BTD Oct5,1952 | Harold Faltermeyer | #BTD Oct5,1952 #HaroldFaltermeyer (Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier) keyboardist, composer, producer. Composed the "Axel F" theme for the feature film "Beverly Hills Cop" 1985 US #3 & the Top Gun Anthem and the music for the #ChevyChase Fletch feature films, Fletch and Fletch Lives | |
| BTD Oct5,1957 | Lee Thompson | #BTD Oct5,1957 #LeeThompson saxophonist, vocals, founder of #Madness 1982 UK #1 "House Of Fun", 1983 UK #2 "Wings of a Dove", +27 UK Top40 singles | |
| OTD Oct5,1946 | Eddy Howard | #OTD Oct5,1946 #EddyHoward and His Orchestra are back at #1 and starts a 2wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "To Each His Own" The song had a 3wk run at #1 on Aug10. Vocals by #EddyHoward and Trio | |
| OTD Oct5,1955 | Mitch Miller | #OTD Oct5,1955 #MitchMiller And His Orchestra & Chorus are back at #1 on the US Top 25 Best Sellers In Stores chart with "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" the song spent 5wks at #1 from Aug24 and fell to #2 Sep28 topping the charts again for a total of 6wks at #1 | |
| OTD Oct5,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Oct5,1957 #ElvisPresley enters the US Top 40 Singles at #15 with "Jailhouse Rock" | |
| OTD Oct5,1957 | Jimmie Rodgers | #OTD Oct5,1957 #JimmieRodgers starts a 2wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Honeycomb" written by Bob Merrill in 1954 #DickClark's Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show Video==> youtu.be/t3ETE1KSAiQ | |
| OTD Oct5,1958 | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | #OTD Oct5,1958 #CliffRichard & The #Shadows play their 1st gig together at the Victoria Hall, Hanley, England | |
| OTD Oct5,1958 | Tommy Edwards | #OTD Oct5,1958 #TommyEdwards starts a 6wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "It’s All In The Game" written by Charles G. Dawes, who was later Vice President of the US under #CalvinCoolidge | |
| OTD Oct5,1959 | Barry Gordy, Motown Records, The Miracles | #OTD Oct5,1959 #BarryGordy's 1st release on his newly established @motown records 'Bad Girl' by The #Miracles. The single enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #98 on Oct11 | |
| OTD Oct5,1959 | Bobby Darin | #OTD Oct5,1959 #BobbyDarin starts a 9wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Mack the Knife" Chart issue date: Oct5,1959. The song was originally composed by #KurtWeill with lyrics by #BertoltBrecht for their 1928 music drama The Threepenny Opera #DickClark's Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show Video==> youtu.be/GSGc0bx-kKM | |
| OTD Oct5,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Oct5,1962 The #Beatles debut single "Love Me Do" is released in the UK. 26wks on chart peaking at #17 #GeorgeMartin quote "the day the world changed" | |
| OTD Oct5,1963 | Bobby Vinton | #OTD Oct5,1963 #BobbyVinton is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Blue Velvet" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1. A hit 27yrs later in the UK reaching #2 on Oct7,1990 | |
| OTD Oct5,1965 | Johnny Cash | #OTD Oct5,1965 #JohnnyCash is arrested crossing the Mexican border into El Paso, Texas customs officials found 100's of pills in his guitar case. | |
| OTD Oct5,1966 | Jimi Hendrix Experience | #OTD Oct5,1966 #JimiHendrix, #MitchMitchell and #NoelRedding played together as The Jimi Hendrix Experience for the first time | |
| OTD Oct5,1967 | Doors | #OTD Oct5,1967 The #Doors play the final night of a five night run at Steve Paul's Scene in New York City | |
| OTD Oct5,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Oct5,1968 The #Beatles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Single Chart with "Hey Jude" for the 2nd week of a 9wk run at #1; their 16th US #1 | |
| OTD Oct5,1969 | Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg | #OTD Oct5,1969 #JaneBirkin & #SergeGainsbourg are at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Je t'aime... Moi non plus" Banned by several countries for its sexual content | |
| OTD Oct5,1969 | UK Official Albums Chart | #OTD Oct5,1969 Top 5 albums on the UK Official Albums Chart Top25 are #1 The #Beatles "Abbey Road", #2 #RollingStones "Through The Past Darkly (Big Hits Vol 2)", #3 #JohnnyCash "Johnny Cash At San Quentin", #4 #BlindFaith "Blind Faith", #5 #BobDylan "Nashville Skyline" | |
| OTD Oct5,1974 | Olivia Newton John | #OTD Oct5,1974 #OliviaNewtonJohn starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "I Honestly Love You" the 1st of 5 #1 singles for @olivianj in the US | |
| OTD Oct5,1974 | Beach Boys | #OTD Oct5,1974 The #BeachBoys went to #1 on the US album chart with "Endless Summer" @TheBeachBoys second US #1 album | |
| OTD Oct5,1980 | Police | #OTD Oct5,1980 The #Police score their 2nd UK #1 album when they jump straight to #1 and start a 4wk run on the UK LP chart with "Zenyatta Mondatta" featuring the single "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | |
| OTD Oct5,1991 | Guns N Roses | #OTD Oct5,1991 #GunsNRoses start a 2wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Use Your Illusion II" @gunsnroses |