Legend:  BTD – Born Today     OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
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 Sep18,1961Frankie 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 Sep18,1964Beatles#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 Sep18,1965Beatles#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 Sep18,1968Beatles#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 Sep18,1971Who#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 Sep18,1976Boston#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 Sep18,1979Eagles#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