Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jan10,1904 | Ray Bolger | #BTD Jan10,1904 #RayBolger RIP. Singer, dancer, best known for playing the Scarecrow in the film The "Wizard of Oz" and many TV shows such as a recurring role as Fred Renfrew, the father of Shirley Partridge (#ShirleyJones) on The "Partridge Family" | |
| BTD Jan10,1927 | Gisèle MacKenzie | #BTD Jan10,1927 #GisèleMacKenzie RIP #Canadian singer, most famous for performing on "Your Hit Parade", 1955 US #4 "Hard to Get", +3 US Top40 singles and 1957 CHUM radio Toronto #26 "Oh Pain! Oh Agony! (Know What I Mean Jellybean)" | |
| BTD Jan10,1927 | Johnnie Ray | #BTD Jan10,1927 #JohnnieRay RIP singer, songwriter, pianist 1951 US #1 "Cry" with the #FourLads, 1954 UK #1 & US #19 Such a Night, 1956 UK #1 & US #2 Just Walking In The Rain, 1957 UK #1 & US #12 Yes Tonight Josephine, +24 US and 18 UK Top40s, considered the Father of Rock | |
| BTD Jan10,1935 | Ronnie Hawkins | #BTD Jan10,1935 #RonnieHawkins musician, singer 1965 CAN #8 "Bluebirds over the Mountain" His career began in Arkansas but considered influential in the establishment and evolution of rock music in #Canada #Rockabilly | |
| BTD Jan10,1939 | Scott McKenzie | #BTD Jan10,1939 #ScottMcKenzie (Philip Wallach Blondheim III) RIP singer, songwriter 1967 UK #1 & US #4 single "San Francisco, Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair" and 1967 US #24 "Like an Old Time Movie" 1988 he co-wrote "Kokomo" a #1 single for The #BeachBoys | |
| BTD Jan10,1943 | Jim Croce | #BTD Jan10,1943 #JimCroce RIP singer, songwriter 1973 US #1 "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and "Time in a Bottle", +6 US Top40 singles. Killed in a plane crash on the way to a concert on Sep20,1973 | |
| BTD Jan10,1944 | Frank Sinatra Jr | #BTD Jan10,1944 #FrankSinatra Jr RIP Singer, bandleader and sometime actor. He appeared on many TV shows and is the son of @franksinatra | |
| BTD Jan10,1945 | Rod Stewart | #BTD Jan10,1945 #RodStewart singer, songwriter. 6 consecutive #1 LPs in the UK, 62 UK singles, 31 Top10s with 6 #1s & 16 Top10s in the US, with 4 #1s. One of the best-selling artists over 100M records; also part of The #Faces 4 UK & 2 US Top40 singles #HBday @rodstewart | |
| BTD Jan10,1948 | Fayette Pinkney | #BTD Jan10,1948 #FayettePinkney singer, one of the original members of musical group The #ThreeDegrees 1974 US and R&B #1 "TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" with #MFSB (Mother Father Sister Brother), 1974 US #2 and R&B #4 "When Will I See You Again", +7 R&B Top40 singles | |
| BTD Jan10,1953 | Pat Benatar | #BTD Jan10,1953 #PatBenatar (Patricia Mae Giraldo née Andrzejewski) singer, four-time #Grammys winner, 1985 US #5 & UK #17 single "Love Is A Battlefield" +10 US Top40 singles. 1st female artist on #MTV #HBday @patbenatar | |
| OTD Jan10,1953 | Perry Como | #OTD Jan10,1953 #PerryComo with the #Ramblers start a 5wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" written by #SlimWillet (Winston L. Moore) | |
| OTD Jan10,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Jan10,1956 #ElvisPresley has his 1st recording at @RCARecords in Methodist Studios Nashville Elvis is recording "Heartbreak Hotel" written by #TommyDurden, #MaeBorenAxton and Elvis Presley | |
| OTD Jan10,1958 | Jerry Lee Lewis | #OTD Jan10,1958 #JerryLeeLewis and His Pumping Piano starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Great Balls Of Fire" written by #OtisBlackwell & #JackHammer; produced by #SamPhillips @jerryleelewis the only rocker at the time that is playing a piano instead of a guitar | |
| OTD Jan10,1958 | QuarryMen | #OTD Jan10,1958 The #QuarryMen play at the New Clubmoor Hall, Norris Green, Liverpool | |
| OTD Jan10,1960 | Marty Robbins | #OTD Jan10,1960 #MartyRobbins starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "El Paso" written by Marty Robbins. 1st time a song longer than 4 minutes hit #1 (also a #1 country hit) At 4:37 run time its a minute longer than any other #1 on the Hot100 that year | |
| OTD Jan10,1962 | NFL | #OTD Jan10,1962 The #NFL signs a single-network agreement with the @CBS network for all regular-season games for $4.65M annually. ALL GAMES. UPDATE: A 30 second advertising spot for the @SuperBowl this year is about $5.25 million @NFL | |
| OTD Jan10,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Jan10,1963 The #Beatles set an attendance record at the Grafton Rooms, Liverpool. They head a five-act line-up. Billed as the 1st 1963 appearance on #Merseyside of The Beatles | |
| OTD Jan10,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jan10,1964 1st US #Beatles album "Introducing The Beatles" is released on Vee-Jay records | |
| OTD Jan10,1969 | George Harrison | #OTD Jan10,1969 #GeorgeHarrison temporarily quits The #Beatles over excessive arguing. George is not the first though; #RingoStarr quit 1st Aug22,1968, followed by Harrison, #JohnLennon quit in Sep1969 and Apr10,1970 #PaulMcCartney which finally splits the band | |
| OTD Jan10,1970 | B J Thomas | #OTD Jan10,1970 #BJThomas is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" @TheBJThomas for the 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan10,1971 | Clive Dunn | #OTD Jan10,1971 TV's Dads Army star #CliveDunn is still at #1 on the UK singles chart for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 with "Grandad" a day after his 51st birthday | |
| OTD Jan10,1973 | Cliff Richard, Cilla Black | #OTD Jan10,1973 #CliffRichard is on the #CillaBlack Show singing entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. Viewers pick "Power To All Our Friends" | |
| OTD Jan10,1976 | C W McCall | #OTD Jan10,1976 #CWMcCall (William Fries Jr) is at #1 @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Convoy" written by Bill Fries and #ChipDavis. The song was the inspiration for the 1978 #SamPeckinpah film "Convoy" | |
| OTD Jan10,1980 | Rockford Files | #OTD Jan10,1980 The final episode of "The Rockford Files" #123 "Deadlock in Parma" with #JameGarner airs on the @nbc network. The show ran from Sept13,1974. One of the best shows on TV | |
| OTD Jan10,1981 | John Lennon | #OTD Jan10,1981 #JohnLennon is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "(Just Like) Starting Over" The @johnlennon posthumous #1 single is in the 3rd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan10,1984 | Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue | #OTD Jan10,1984 #MotleyCrue is the opening show on the 1st leg of the #OzzyOsbourne "Bark At The Moon" tour in Portland, Maine @MotleyCrue @OzzyOsbourne | |
| OTD Jan10,1987 | Bangles | #OTD Jan10,1987 The #Bangles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Walk Like An Egyptian" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan10,2016 | David Bowie | #OTD Jan10,2016 #DavidBowie (David Jones) dies at the age of 69. Singer, songwriter, actor for over 50yrs and +60 UK Top40 singles with 6 #1s & 25 US Top40 singles with 2 #1s |