Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr15,1894 | Bessie Smith | #BTD Apr15,1894 #BessieSmith RIP singer 1923 US #1 "Downhearted Blues", +14 Top20 US singles. She is called the 'Empress Of The Blues' most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s | |
| BTD Apr15,1932 | Roy Clark | #BTD Apr15,1932 #RoyClark RIP guitarist, banjo 1969 US #19 & #9 US Country "Yesterday, When I Was Young", 1973 US Country #1 "Come Live with Me", +22 US Country Top40 singles and hosted the country variety show "Hee Haw" from 1969-1992 | |
| BTD Apr15,1936 | Reshad Feild | #BTD Apr15,1936 #ReshadFeild (Richard Timothy Feild) RIP author, singer, founder member of the #Springfields 1962 US #20 "Silver Threads, Golden Needles" Feild left the group in 1962 and was replaced by #MikeHurst | |
| BTD Apr15,1939 | Adolph Jacobs | #BTD Apr15,1939 #AdolphJacobs (changed his name to Al Jacobs) RIP guitar, original member The #Coasters from 1956–1959; 1958 US #1 "Yakety Yak", 1959 US #2 & UK #6 "Charlie Brown", +6 US Top40 singles while part of the Coasters | |
| BTD Apr15,1939 | Marty Wilde | #BTD Apr15,1939 #MartyWilde (Reginald Smith) MBE recipient, singer, songwriter part of the 1st generation of UK pop stars. 1959 UK #2 "A Teenager In Love", +10 UK Top40s, father of musicians Ricky Wilde & Kim Wilde @kimwilde MBE | |
| BTD Apr15,1940 | Clarence Satchell | #BTD Apr15,1940 #ClarenceSatchell nicknamed 'Satch' RIP saxophone, guitarist The #OhioPlayers from 1959–1980; 1974 US & R&B #1 "Fire", 1975 US & R&B #1 "Love Rollercoaster", +6 US and 17 R&B Top40 singles with 3 more R&B #1s | |
| BTD Apr15,1944 | Dave Edmunds | #BTD Apr15,1944 #DaveEdmunds guitarist, singer, songwriters #LoveSculpture 1968 UK #5 "Sabre Dance" and solo 1970 UK #1 & US #4 "I Hear You Knocking", +8 Top40 singles | |
| OTD Apr15,1912 | Titanic | #OTD Apr15,1912 At 2:20 am The RMS #Titanic a British passenger liner, breaks apart and sank with well over 1,000 people still aboard. Just under 2 hours after Titanic sank, the Cunard liner RMS #Carpathia arrived and brought aboard an estimated 705 survivors. | |
| OTD Apr15,1950 | Eileen Barton | #OTD Apr15,1950 #EileenBarton with the New Yorkers starts a 2wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake" written by #AlHoffman, #BobMerrill and #ClemWatts | |
| OTD Apr15,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Apr15,1963 The #Beatles perform at the Riverside Dancing Club, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire | |
| OTD Apr15,1964 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Apr15,1964 #PaulMcCartney sits down with #DavidFrost for an interview. The show is taped. The telecast will broadcast on May18 as part of the BBC TV program "A Degree Of Frost" | |
| OTD Apr15,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr15,1964 The #Beatles film outside shots at Scala Theatre in Tottenham Street London for the movie "A Hard Day's Night" | |
| OTD Apr15,1965 | Cliff Richard | #OTD Apr15,1965 #CliffRichard is at #1 on the UK singles chart with "The Minute You're Gone" written by #JimmyGateley a Nashville, Tennessee based fiddle player and singer for Sonny James in 1963. Richard's 8th UK #1 single | |
| OTD Apr15,1965 | Who | #OTD Apr15,1965 The #Who peak at #8 on the UK singles chart with "I Can't Explain" written by Pete Townshend. #JimmyPage plays 12 string guitar & the #IvyLeague are on back vocals and hand claps @JimmyPage @TheWho | |
| OTD Apr15,1967 | Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra | #OTD Apr15,1967 #FrankSinatra & #NancySinatra start a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Somethin' Stupid" written by C. Carson Parks. The 1st father-daughter #1 single and simultaneously a #1 in the UK. I always think of @resporose during this song | |
| OTD Apr15,1967 | Odeon, Blackpool | #OTD Apr15,1967 The #WalkerBrothers with #JimiHendrix, #CatStevens & Special Guest star #EngelbertHumperdinck at The Odeon, Blackpool @ehumperdinck | |
| OTD Apr15,1971 | Beatles | #OTD Apr15,1971 At The Academy Awards, The #Beatles are awarded an #Oscar for 1970 Best Film Music Original Film Score for "Let It Be" #QuincyJones accepts the award on behalf of The Beatles @TheAcademy @QuincyDJones | |
| OTD Apr15,1972 | Roberta Flack | #OTD Apr15,1972 #RobertaFlack starts a 6wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" written by #EwanMacColl. Flack's version was used by #ClintEastwood in his 1971 directorial film debut "Play Misty for Me" @Roberta_Flack | |
| OTD Apr15,1978 | Bee Gees | #OTD Apr15,1978 The #BeeGees are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Night Fever" for the 5th week of an 8wk run at #1 @BeeGees | |
| OTD Apr15,1985 | Bruce Springsteen | #OTD Apr15,1985 #BruceSpringsteen & the E Street Band play their 4th of 5 sold out nights at Yoyogi Olympic Pool Tokyo @springsteen | |
| OTD Apr15,1987 | Queen | #OTD Apr15,1987 #Queen is presented with the Outstanding Contribution to British Music at the 32nd Ivor Novello Awards @TheIvors @QueenWillRock | |
| OTD Apr15,1989 | Deacon Blue | #OTD Apr15,1989 #DeaconBlue jumps straight to the top of the album charts and start a 2wk run at #1 on the UK album chart with their 2nd album "When The World Knows Your Name" | |
| OTD Apr15,1989 | FYC, Fine Young Cannibals | #OTD Apr15,1989 #FYC The Fine Young Cannibals went to #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "She Drives Me Crazy" written by #RolandGift and #DavidSteele | |
| OTD Apr15,2001 | Joey Ramone | #OTD Apr15,2001 #JoeyRamone (Jeffrey Hyman) RIP dies of cancer at the age of 49. Punk pioneer, songwriter, lead singer the #Ramones 1977 UK #22 & US #81 "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker", 1980 UK #8 "Baby, I Love You", +2 UK Top40 singles @RamonesOfficial | |
| OTD Apr15,2017 | Allan Holdsworth | #OTD Apr15,2017 #AllanHoldsworth dies at the age of 70; guitarist & composer released 12 studio albums as solo artist, played a variety of musical styles. He influenced many rock, metal and jazz guitarists such as #EddieVanHalen, #FrankZappa |