Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Sep13,1911 | Bill Monroe | #BTD Sep13,1911 #BillMonroe (William Monroe) RIP mandolinist, singer, songwriter referred to as the "Father of Bluegrass"; 1946 US Country #3 "Kentucky Waltz", +8 US Country Top40 singles | |
| BTD Sep13,1939 | Dave Quincy | #BTD Sep13,1939 #DaveQuincy (David Quickendon) saxophonist, composer, founder-member of bands #If & #Zzebra and recorded 2 LPs with #ManfredMann | |
| BTD Sep13,1941 | David Clayton Thomas | #BTD Sep13,1941 #DavidClaytonThomas (David Henry Thomsett) #Canadian songwriter, lead singer #BloodSweatTears 1969 US #2 "Spinning Wheel" #HBday @dclaytonthomas | |
| BTD Sep13,1943 | Ray Elliot | #BTD Sep13,1943 #RayElliot keyboards, saxophone, flute for the band #Them 1965 UK #2 & US #24 single "Here Comes The Night" | |
| BTD Sep13,1944 | Peter Cetera | #BTD Sep13,1944 #PeterCetera singer, original member #Chicago 1967–1985. @chicagotheband 1976 US #1 "If You Leave Me Now" & 5 #1 LPs in 1970s with 23 gold, 18 platinum, 8 multi-platinum, 5 #1 albums & 21 Top10 singles and solo 1986 US #1 "Glory Of Love" #HBday @tweetercetera | |
| BTD Sep13,1952 | Randy Jones | #BTD Sep13,1952 #RandyJones disco, pop singer, the cowboy from The #VillagePeople @villagepeople 1978 US #2 & UK #1 "Y.M.C.A.", 1978 US #25 "Macho Man" and 1979 US #3 & UK #2 "In the Navy", +5 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Sep13,1954 | Den Hegarty | #BTD Sep13,1954 #DenHegarty (Denis Hegarty) bassist, formed the 1950s style band #Darts in Aug1976. 1978 UK #2 "Boy From New York City" | |
| BTD Sep13,1954 | Steve Kilbey | #BTD Sep13,1954 #SteveKilbey lead singer, songwriter, guitarist for The #Church an #Australian rock band @thechurchband 1982 ARIA (Australian music sales charts) #10 "The Blurred Crusade", +7 Top40 singles on the ARIA Charts. Steve has released 14 solo music albums. | |
| BTD Sep13,1963 | Dave Mustaine | #BTD Sep13,1963 #DaveMustaine guitarist, singer, songwriter, co-founder #Megadeth @Megadeth 1997 US Main #5 "Trust", +22 Top40 US Main singles & original lead guitarist of #Metallica from 1982-1983 #HBday @DaveMustaine | |
| BTD Sep13,1965 | Zak Starkey | #BTD Sep13,1965 #ZakStarkey drummer, worked with The #Who since 1994 son of former #Beatles member #RingoStarr @TheWho | |
| BTD Sep13,1971 | Stella McCartney | #BTD Sep13,1971 #StellaMcCartney fashion designer. 2001 launched own fashion house & showed 1st collection in Paris. Now operates 17 freestanding stores in such areas as Manhattan, Hollywood. Daughter of #LindaMcCartney & former #Beatles #PaulMcCartney #HBday @StellaMcCartney | |
| OTD Sep13,1952 | Jo Stafford | #OTD Sep13,1952 #JoStafford with #PaulWeston and His Orchestra start a 5wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "You Belong To Me" written by #ChiltonPrice, #PeeWeeKing, #ReddStewart; Price wrote the main song as "Hurry Home to Me" with King & Stewart adjust Price's work | |
| OTD Sep13,1958 | Cliff Richard | #OTD Sep13,1958 #CliffRichard makes his UK TV debut on the #JackGood show "Oh Boy" Before performing he had to cut his sideburns | |
| OTD Sep13,1959 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Sep13,1959 #ElvisPresley met #PriscillaBeaulieu in Germany. #CurrieGrant, his wife, and Priscilla drove for 40 minutes to Elvis house off base in Bad Nauheim. 8 years after they met, @Cilla_Presley and @ElvisPresley were married on May1,1967 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | |
| OTD Sep13,1959 | Browns | #OTD Sep13,1959 The #Browns are still at #1 on the US Top 40 Singles Chart with "The Three Bells" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Sep13,1964 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Sep13,1964 2 dozen rugby players are hired as a human crash barrier for the #RollingStones gig at the Liverpool Empire. The human chain disappeared under a wave of 5,000 fans as the @RollingStones took to the stage | |
| OTD Sep13,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Sep13,1964 The #Beatles only visit to Baltimore. 2 shows at the Civic Center to a total of 28,000 fans. Billed as Baltimore is one of the few fortunate cities that will have the opportunity of seeing The Beatles in person. | |
| OTD Sep13,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Sep13,1965 The #Beatles release the single "Yesterday" in the US. But vetoed the release of the song as a single in the UK because it was so different from their other songs. #GeorgeHarrison introduces @PaulMcCartney Live Video==> youtu.be/Pmx8DXx_5VI | |
| OTD Sep13,1967 | Beatles, Apple Corps, Apple Electronics, Fiftyshapes Ltd | #OTD Sep13,1967 The #Beatles #Apple Corps forms Apple Electronics the electronics division of Apple Corps, founded as Fiftyshapes Ltd at 34 Boston Place, Westminster, London; headed by Beatles associate Yanni Alexis Mardas. #GeorgeHarrison said "the biggest disaster of all time" | |
| OTD Sep13,1969 | Rock & Roll Revival Show, John Lennon | #OTD Sep13,1969 #JohnLennon & #YokoOno fly to #Canada to perform at the Rock & Roll Revival Show in Toronto. Performing are John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band (#EricClapton, #KlausVoorman, #AlanWhite); also #ChuckBerry, #GeneVincent, #BoDidley, The #Doors and #AliceCooper | |
| OTD Sep13,1969 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Sep13,1969 The #RollingStones are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Honky Tonk Women" @RollingStones last week of a 4wk run at #1 and their 5th US #1 | |
| OTD Sep13,1970 | FredaPayne | #OTD Sep13,1970 #FredaPayne starts a 6wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Band Of Gold" her only UK #1 @FregregPayne written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland under the pseudonym of Edythe Wayne and #RonDunbar | |
| OTD Sep13,1970 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Sep13,1970 The #RollingStones live album "Get Your Ya-Yas Out - The Rollings Stones in Concert" jumps straight to #1 and starts a 2wk run at #1 on UK chart Recorded at Madison Square @TheGarden | |
| OTD Sep13,1974 | Dark Horse Records | #OTD Sep13,1974 #GeorgeHarrison's record label #DarkHorse Records releases it's 1st two 45 singles; The first #RaviShanker’s "I Am Missing You" and #Splinter’s "Costafine Town" a Top10 in #Australia & #17 in the UK | |
| OTD Sep13,1974 | Rockford Files, James Woods, James Garner | #OTD Sep13,1974 The 1st episode of The #RockfordFiles "The Kirkoff Case" airs on the @nbc network with #JamesGarner. @RealJamesWoods is Larry Kirkoff who hires Rockford to find out who killed his parents. Rockford learns Larry killed his father. Rockford will never see his fee | |
| OTD Sep13,1975 | Glen Campbell | #OTD Sep13,1975 #GlenCampbell is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Rhinestone Cowboy" @GlenCampbell last week of a wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Sep13,1978 | Blondie | #OTD Sep13,1978 #Blondie with support band The #Boyfriends play at the Odeon Theatre Edinburgh @BlondieOfficial | |
| OTD Sep13,1980 | Diana Ross | #OTD Sep13,1980 #DianaRoss is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Upside Down" @DianaRoss 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Sep13,1981 | Adam And The Ants | #OTD Sep13,1981 Adam And The Ants start a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Prince Charming" their second UK #1 in a row. Written by #AdamAnt and #MarcoPirroni and featuring on the album of the same name | |
| OTD Sep13,1985 | MTV Video Music Awards | #OTD Sep13,1985 "We Are The World" won Best Group Video & the Viewer's Choice at the @MTV Video Music Awards in New York | |
| OTD Sep13,1986 | Berlin | #OTD Sep13,1986 #Berlin is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Take My Breath Away" The love theme from movie "Top Gun" | |
| OTD Sep13,2009 | Vera Lynn | #OTD Sep13,2009 #VeraLynn at #1 on the UK LP charts with "We'll Meet Again - The Very Best of Vera Lynn" a selection of Lynn's recordings made for @DeccaRecords between 1936 and 1959 at the age of 92 the oldest living artist to achieve this feat with an album |