Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Sep20,1959 | Browns | #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 Sep20,1959 | The Great Pop Prom | #OTD Sep20,1959 The Great Pop Prom held at The Royal Albert Hall @RoyalAlbertHall | |
| OTD Sep20,1964 | Beatles | #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 Sep20,1969 | John Lennon, Beatles | #OTD Sep20,1969 During a meeting in London #JohnLennon tells #PaulMcCartney & #RingoStarr that he is leaving The #Beatles | |
| OTD Sep20,1969 | Archies | #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 Sep20,1974 | Rockford 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 Sep20,1975 | Bay City Rollers | #OTD Sep20,1975 The #BayCityRollers with @LesMcKeownUK make their US debut on #SaturdayNightLive with #HowardCosell on the @ABCNetwork | |
| OTD Sep20,1976 | Captain 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 Sep20,1984 | The 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 |