Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD May13,1941 | Joe Brown | #BTD May13,1941 #JoeBrown singer, actor 1962 UK #2 "A Picture Of You", 1963 UK #3 "That's What Love Will Do", +8 UK Top40 singles; Brown has worked as a rock and roll singer, guitarist for 5 decades and has made six films | |
| BTD May13,1941 | Ritchie Valens | #BTD May13,1941 #RitchieValens (Richard Valenzuela) RIP singer, guitarist 1958 US #2 & UK #29 "Donna", 1958 US #22 "La Bamba" Valens' recording career lasted 8 months, abruptly ended when he died in a plane crash with #BuddyHolly on Feb3,1959. 2001 inducted in @rockhall of fame | |
| BTD May13,1943 | Mary Wells | #BTD May13,1943 #MaryWells RIP singer 1962 US #9 & R&B #1 "You Beat Me to the Punch", 1962 US #7 & R&B #1 "Two Lovers", 1964 US #1, R&B #1 & UK #5 "My Guy", +9 US and 16 R&B Top40 singles. Wells was one of Motown Records first singing superstars @motown | |
| BTD May13,1945 | Magic Dick | #BTD May13,1945 #MagicDick (Richard Salwitz) harmonica, trumpet, sax in The #JGeils Band. The J Geils Band 1982 US #1 & UK #3 single "Centerfold" from the 1981 #1 LP "Centerfold" and 1982 US #4 & UK #27 "Freeze-Frame", +7 other US Top40 singles | |
| BTD May13,1947 | Pete Overend Watts | #BTD May13,1947 #PeteOverendWatts RIP bassist, founding member of the 1970s rock band #MottTheHoople 1972 UK #3 & US #37 "All The Young Dudes", +4 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD May13,1950 | Danny Kirwan | #BTD May13,1950 #DannyKirwan RIP guitarist, singer, songwriter #FleetwoodMac 1969 UK #1 single "Albatross", left Fleetwood Mac in 1972. Kirwan released 3 albums as a solo artist from 1975 to 1979. 1998 inducted in @rockhall of fame with Fleetwood Mac @fleetwoodmac | |
| BTD May13,1950 | Johnny Logan | #BTD May13,1950 #JohnnyLogan (Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard) singer 1980 UK #1 "What's Another Year", 1987 UK #2 "Hold Me Now" singles & won Eurovision Song Contest twice 1980 and 1987 | |
| BTD May13,1950 | Stevie Wonder | #BTD May13,1950 #StevieWonder (Stevland Judkins) singer, songwriter signed with Motown records at 11. 1st US #1 1963 "Fingertips Part 1", +47 US Top40s with 9 #1s and 65 US R&B Top40s with 19 #1s and 25 #Grammys; 1989 inducted in @rockhall of fame #HBday @StevieWonder | |
| BTD May13,1951 | Paul Thompson | #BTD May13,1951 #PaulThompson drummer #RoxyMusic 1972 UK #4 "Virginia Plain", 1975 UK #2 "Love Is The Drug", +15 UK Top40 singles. 2019 inducted in @rockhall of fame with Roxy Music | |
| OTD May13,1938 | Louis Armstrong | #OTD May13,1938 #LouisArmstrong & Orchestra records "When the Saints Go Marching In" originated as a Christian hymn and often referred to as simply "The Saints" Armstrong helped make The Saints into a jazz standard | |
| OTD May13,1955 | Elvis Presley | #OTD May13,1955 #ElvisPresley performs in Jacksonville, FL, during the 1st show, girls from the crowd shred Elvis shirt & coat @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD May13,1955 | Tony Bennett | #OTD May13,1955 #TonyBennett starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Stranger In Paradise" written by Alexander Borodin, Robert Wright, George Forrest from the 1953 musical "Kismet" Tony Bennett's only UK #1 single @itstonybennett | |
| OTD May13,1966 | Rolling Stones | #OTD May13,1966 #RollingStones release the single "Paint It, Black" in the UK on the #Decca Label. The song now has the title "Paint It Black" The Rolling Stones will be a UK #1 on May26,1966 @RollingStones | |
| OTD May13,1966 | Kinks | #OTD May13,1966 The #Kinks record the song "Sunny Afternoon" at Pye Studios No.2, London written by #RayDavies. The Kinks song is in the motion picture "The Boat That Rocked" (renamed "Pirate Radio" in North America). The Kinks will begin a 2wk run at #1 on Jul7,1966 @TheKinks | |
| OTD May13,1967 | Supremes | #OTD May13,1967 The #Supremes score their 10th #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "The Happening" written by #EddieHolland, #LamontDozier, #BrianHolland, #FrankDeVol. The Supremes song serves as the theme song for 1967 #Columbia Pictures film "The Happening" | |
| OTD May13,1968 | John Lennon | #OTD May13,1968 #JohnLennon and #PaulMcCartney give a series of interviews to help launch #Apple Corps Ltd in the US | |
| OTD May13,1969 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD May13,1969 #LedZeppelin is the 1st major British rock group to appear in #Hawaii at The Civic Auditorium, Honolulu @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD May13,1970 | Beatles | #OTD May13,1970 The #Beatles film "Let it Be" has its world premiere in NYC. Then 1wk later in the UK in Liverpool at Gaumont Cinema. A documentary directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg showing The Beatles rehearsing and recording songs for their 12th studio LP "Let It Be" | |
| OTD May13,1971 | Stevie Wonder | #OTD May13,1971 On his 21st birthday #StevieWonder gets his childhood earnings. Wonder earned approximately $30M (about $197M today) to date; but only receives $1M (about $7M today) @StevieWonder | |
| OTD May13,1972 | Ringo Starr | #OTD May13,1972 #RingoStarr peaks at #9 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Back Off Boogaloo" written by Richard Starkey and produced by #GeorgeHarrison. Starr peaked at #2 for 2wks in the UK on Apr23,1972 @ringostarrmusic | |
| OTD May13,1972 | Roberta Flack | #OTD May13,1972 #RobertaFlack is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" for the 5th week of a 6wk run at #1 @Roberta_Flack | |
| OTD May13,1973 | Wizzard | #OTD May13,1973 #Wizzard starts a 4wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with "See My Baby Jive" written and produced by #RoyWood | |
| OTD May13,1978 | Paul Anka | #OTD May13,1978 #PaulAnka opens a $3M 1,000-sqft restaurant disco club in Las Vegas on Harmon Av. called #Jubilation. 1987 Jubilation is redone as a rock club, renamed The #Shark Club after UNVL Running Rebels basketball coach #JerryTarkanian @Vegas @unlv @paulanka | |
| OTD May13,1978 | Yvonne Elliman | #OTD May13,1978 #YvonneElliman is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "If I Can't Have You" written by The Bee Gees (Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb) @BeeGees @EllimanYvonne | |
| OTD May13,1978 | Yvonne Elliman, Bee Gees | #OTD May13,1978 #YvonneElliman knocks the #BeeGees from the #1 spot with "If I Can't Have You" written by #BeeGees (Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb). This is the 15th week in a row (since Feb4) that the Brothers Gibb have sat at #1 with a single they performed or wrote @BeeGees | |
| OTD May13,1979 | ABBA | #OTD May13,1979 #ABBA starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK album chart with "Voulez-Vous" The LP enters the chart at #1 and it is the Abba's fourth #1 album | |
| OTD May13,1989 | Bon Jovi | #OTD May13,1989 #BonJovi is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I'll Be There For You" written by #JonBonJovi and #RichieSambora @BonJovi | |
| OTD May13,1993 | Simpsons | #OTD May13,1993 The season finale (Season 4; Episode 22) of The #Simpsons "Krusty Gets Kancelled" airs. Johnny Carson, Hugh Hefner, Bette Midler, Luke Perry, the Red Hot Chili Peppers all guest star on Krusty's special. Elizabeth Taylor & Barry White made cameos @TheSimpsons | |
| OTD May13,2008 | USPS, United States Postal Service | #OTD May13,2008 #USPS United States Postal Service issues a 42-cent stamp in honor of #FrankSinatra based on a 1950s Frank Sinatra photo @USPS |