Legend:  BTD – Born Today     OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
BTD Sep20,1936 Dickey Lee#BTD Sep20,1936 #DickeyLee (Royden Dickey Lipscomb) singer, songwriter 1962 US #6 "Patches", 1975 US Country #1 "Rocky" Had a few US pop hits, then turned to country 1971 & had 16 Top40 US Country hits
BTD Sep20,1946 Mick Rogers#BTD Sep20,1946 #MickRogers (Michael Oldroyd) guitarist, singer, songwriter played with #ManfredMann's Earth Band 1971-1975 & 1983 to the present
BTD Sep20,1948 Chuck Panozzo#BTD Sep20,1948 #ChuckPanozzo (Charles Salvatore Panozzo) bass guitarist, founder (with his twin brother #JohnPanozzo and #DennisDeYoung) #Styx 1979 US #1 & 1980 UK #6 single "Babe", +15 US Top40 singles @STYXtheBand
BTD Sep20,1948 John Panozzo#BTD Sep20,1948 #JohnPanozzo RIP drummer, founder (with his twin brother #ChuckPanozzo and #DennisDeYoung) #Styx @STYXtheBand 1979 US #1 & 1980 UK #6 single "Babe", +15 US Top40 singles
BTD Sep20,1957 Alannah Currie#BTD Sep20,1957 #AlannahCurrie vocals, sax, former member of The #ThompsonTwins 1984 UK #2 single "You Take Me Up", 1984 US #3 single, "Hold Me Now"
BTD Sep20,1960 Dave Hemingway#BTD Sep20,1960 #DaveHemingway (David Robert Hemingway) songwriter, vocals The #Housemartins 1986 UK #1 "Caravan Of Love", +6 UK Top40 singles and The #BeautifulSouth 1990 UK #1 "A Little Time", +19 UK Top40 singles
BTD Sep20,1967 Gunnar Nelson#BTD Sep20,1967 #GunnarNelson singer, songwriter #Nelson 1990 US #1 "(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection", +3 US Top40 singles. He and his twin brother are the sons of #RickyNelson #HBday @MatthewandGun
BTD Sep20,1967 Matthew Nelson#BTD Sep20,1967 #MatthewNelson singer, songwriter #Nelson 1990 US #1 "(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection", +3 US Top40 singles. He and his twin brother are the sons of #RickyNelson #HBday @MatthewandGun
OTD Sep20,1947 Francis Craig#OTD Sep20,1947 #FrancisCraig and His Orchestra; vocals by #BobLamm start a 12wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Near You" The song is the 1947 #1 song of the year
OTD Sep20,1955 Phil Silvers Show#OTD Sep20,1955 "You'll Never Be Rich" debuts on TV, within 2 months the shows name is changed to "The Phil Silvers Show" #PhilSilvers plays Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko
OTD Sep20,1959 Billy Fury#OTD Sep20,1959 #BillyFury is backstage at The Great Pop Prom, held at The Royal Albert Hall @RoyalAlbertHall
OTD Sep20,1959Browns#OTD Sep20,1959 The #Browns are still at #1 on the US Top 40 Singles Chart with "The Three Bells" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1
OTD Sep20,1959The Great Pop Prom#OTD Sep20,1959 The Great Pop Prom held at The Royal Albert Hall @RoyalAlbertHall
OTD Sep20,1964Beatles#OTD Sep20,1964 The #Beatles charity concert at Paramount Theatre New York City for United Cerebral Palsy. Last date of their 1st full US tour
OTD Sep20,1968 Led Zeppelin#OTD Sep20,1968 #LedZeppelin starts recording their debut album at Olympic Studios, London. Note: started recording under The #Yardbirds but the band were forced to change the name after bassist #ChrisDreja issued a cease & desist letter @ledzeppelin took 36hrs to complete the LP
OTD Sep20,1969 Blind Faith#OTD Sep20,1969 #BlindFaith starts a 2wk run at #1 on UK chart with the self-titled debut album "Blind Faith" Their first and only LP.
OTD Sep20,1969 Melody Maker Magazine#OTD Sep20,1969 #MelodyMaker magazine poll #EricClapton best musician, #BobDylan best male singer, best group The #Beatles and #JanisJoplin as the Best female singer. @EricClapton @JanisJoplin @bobdylan
OTD Sep20,1969John Lennon, Beatles#OTD Sep20,1969 During a meeting in London #JohnLennon tells #PaulMcCartney & #RingoStarr that he is leaving The #Beatles
OTD Sep20,1969Archies#OTD Sep20,1969 The #Archies start a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Sugar, Sugar" Lead vocals by #RonDante. Longest #OneHitWonder staying at #1 in the UK for 8wks starting on Oct19,1969 and 1969 US song of the year.
OTD Sep20,1973 Jim Croce#OTD Sep20,1973 #JimCroce singer, songwriter dies at the age of 30. 5 others died; Pilot Robert N. Elliott, Maury Muehleisen, comedian George Stevens, managers Kenneth D. Cortese & Dennis Rast. The Beechcraft E18S hit a tree during takeoff from the Natchitoches Regional Airport
OTD Sep20,1974Rockford Files#OTD Sep20,1974 S1 E2 The #RockfordFiles "The Dark and Bloody Ground" with #JamesGarner. 1st appearance of Beth, as the Public Defender
OTD Sep20,1975 David Bowie#OTD Sep20,1975 #DavidBowie is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Fame" the song will fall to #2 next week and return to #1 on Oct4 for 1 more week. #DavidBowie's first #1 in the US, the song was co-written with #JohnLennon and #CarlosAlomar
OTD Sep20,1975Bay City Rollers#OTD Sep20,1975 The #BayCityRollers with @LesMcKeownUK make their US debut on #SaturdayNightLive with #HowardCosell on the @ABCNetwork
OTD Sep20,1976Captain And Tennille#OTD Sep20,1976 The #CaptainAndTennille variety show premiers on the @ABCNetwork It lasted 1 season with 20 episodes
OTD Sep20,1980 Diana Ross#OTD Sep20,1980 #DianaRoss is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Upside Down" @DianaRoss 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1
OTD Sep20,1980 Queen#OTD Sep20,1980 #Queen starts a 5wk run at #1 on the US album charts with "The Game" @QueenWillRock's only US #1 album
OTD Sep20,1984The Cosby Show, Whos the Boss #OTD Sep20,1984 The "Cosby Show" on the @nbc network & "Whos the Boss" on the @ABCNetwork shows have their first episodes airings
OTD Sep20,1986 Huey Lewis and the News#OTD Sep20,1986 #HueyLewis and the News start a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Stuck With You" the bands 2nd #1 in the US @Huey_Lewis_News