Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Sep18,1933 | Jimmie Rodgers | #BTD Sep18,1933 #JimmieRodgers (James Frederick Rodgers) pop singer 1957 US & R&B #1 and UK #30 "Honeycomb", +13 US Top40 singles. To country audiences he is known as Jimmie F. Rodgers to help differentiate him from Jimmie C. Rodgers who died the same year Jimmie F was born | |
| BTD Sep18,1940 | Frankie Avalon | #BTD Sep18,1940 #FrankieAvalon (Francis Avallone) actor, singer, teen idol. 1959 US #1s "Venus" & "Why", +11 US Top40 singles from 1958-1962 and many acting credits such as 1965 as Frankie in "Beach Blanket Bingo", 1978 Teen Angel in "Grease" | |
| BTD Sep18,1940 | Frankie Avalon, Winter Dance Party | #BTD Sep18,1940 #FrankieAvalon (Francis Avallone) actor, singer on Feb4,1959 #FrankieAvalon & #JimmyClanton took over headlining the Winter Dance Party after the death of #BuddyHolly, #RitchieValens & The #BigBopper (J. P. Richardson) | |
| BTD Sep18,1946 | Alan King | #BTD Sep18,1946 #AlanKing "Bam" guitarist, singer, member of #Action 1967 "Never Ever" and #Ace from 1972-1975; 1974 UK #20 single "How Long" | |
| BTD Sep18,1952 | Dee Dee Ramone | #BTD Sep18,1952 #DeeDeeRamone (Douglas Colvin) RIP singer, guitarist, songwriter founding member of the punk rock band the #Ramones @RamonesOfficial 1977 UK #22 & US #81 "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker", 1980 UK #8 "Baby, I Love You", +2 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Sep18,1961 | Frosty Beedle | #BTD Sep18,1961 #FrostyBeedle (Martin Beedle) drummer #CuttingCrew @The_CuttingCrew 1986 US #1 & UK #4 "I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight" and 1986 US #9 & UK #24 "I've Been in Love Before" | |
| BTD Sep18,1962 | Joanne Catherall | #BTD Sep18,1962 #JoanneCatherall vocals The #HumanLeague 1981 UK & US #1 "Don't You Want Me", 1986 UK #8 & US #1 "Human", +15 UK Top40 singles | |
| OTD Sep18,1961 | Frankie Avalon | #OTD Sep18,1961 On his 21st birthday #FrankieAvalon is given $600,000; it is money he earned as a minor for hits such as 1959 US #1s "Venus" & "Why" | |
| OTD Sep18,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Sep18,1964 The #Beatles on tour in the USA, perform at Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas also on the bill, in order of appearance, The #BillBlack Combo, The #Exciters, Clarence #FrogmanHenry and #JackieDeShannon | |
| OTD Sep18,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Sep18,1965 The #Beatles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Help" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1. The title of their 2nd film and the groups 9th US #1 | |
| OTD Sep18,1967 | Monkees, Peter Tork | #OTD Sep18,1967 @TheMonkees TV series S2 E2 "The Picture Frame" (aka "The Bank Robbery") #PeterTork must prove the #Monkees' innocence when they unwittingly rob a bank in the pretext of making a movie for two con men | |
| OTD Sep18,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Sep18,1968 The #Beatles record 20 takes of the song "Birthday" Roadie #MalEvans, #PattieHarrison & #YokoOno add the hand-claps | |
| OTD Sep18,1969 | Tiny Tim, Miss Vicki Budinger | #OTD Sep18,1969 #TinyTim announces on "The Tonight Show" with #JohnnyCarson his engagement to #MissVicki Budinger | |
| OTD Sep18,1970 | Jimi Hendrix | #OTD Sep18,1970 #JimiHendrix dies at the age of 27. He left the message "I need help bad man", on his managers phone. He is one of the most influential guitarists | |
| OTD Sep18,1971 | Donny Osmond | #OTD Sep18,1971 #DonnyOsmond is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Go Away Little Girl" @donnyosmond at #1 for the 2nd week of a 3wk run | |
| OTD Sep18,1971 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Sep18,1971 #PinkFloyd performs the album "Atom Heart Mother" at the Classical Music Festival in Montreaux, Switzerland @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Sep18,1971 | Who | #OTD Sep18,1971 The #Who scores their 1st & only UK #1 album with "Who's Next" @TheWho's 6th LP. Rainwater was used for urine effect on the wall of the LP cover | |
| OTD Sep18,1972 | Goodbye Summer concert | #OTD Sep18,1972 Goodbye Summer concert with The #Who, #RodStewart and The #Faces, Mott the Hoople & more appear at The Oval Cricket ground, London, England | |
| OTD Sep18,1976 | Wild Cherry | #OTD Sep18,1976 #WildCherry starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Play That Funky Music" written and produced by #RobParissi | |
| OTD Sep18,1976 | Boston | #OTD Sep18,1976 The single "More Than A Feeling" by #Boston is released and enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #86 The song will peak at #5 on Dec25. Written by #TomScholz, it was released as the lead single from their self-titled debut album on #Epic Records | |
| OTD Sep18,1979 | Eagles | #OTD Sep18,1979 The song "Heartache Tonight" by the #Eagles is released and enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #52 on Oct6; then peaks at #1 on Nov10 | |
| OTD Sep18,1982 | Chicago | #OTD Sep18,1982 #Chicago is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" From film "Summer Lovers" @chicagotheband for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Sep18,1982 | Stray Cats | #OTD Sep18,1982 #StrayCats enter the @billboard Hot100 chart at #80 with "Rock This Town" and will peak at #9 for 4wks starting on Dec11,1982. Listed by the @rockhall of Fame as one of 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll | |
| OTD Sep18,1983 | Culture Club | #OTD Sep18,1983 #CultureClub starts a 6wk run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "Karma Chameleon" @RealCultureClub 2nd UK #1 & the 1983 best-selling single | |
| OTD Sep18,1983 | KISS | #OTD Sep18,1983 #KISS without make-up appear on @MTV promoting their LP release "Lick It Up" @KISSOnline Video==> youtu.be/fb9xKhuSZ6g | |
| OTD Sep18,1993 | Garth Brooks | #OTD Sep18,1993 #GarthBrooks went to #1 on the US album chart with "In Pieces" @garthbrooks spent 25wks on chart sold over 6M copies | |
| OTD Sep18,2006 | Cliff Richard | #OTD Sep18,2006 Sir #CliffRichard unveils a green plaque at the 2i's Coffee Bar. Coffee shop & music venue in 1950's in Soho, London |