Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr18,1882 | Leopold Stokowski | #BTD Apr18,1882 #LeopoldStokowski RIP. Conductor, known for showmanship, one of the leading conductors of the early to mid-20th Century, best known for his long association with the #Philadelphia Orchestra and directed the music @Disney film "Fantasia" | |
| BTD Apr18,1919 | Virginia O'Brien | #BTD Apr18,1919 #VirginiaOBrien actress, singer, comedienne appeared in the many movies such as her 1st 1940 "Hullabaloo" as Virginia Ferris and 1946 "The Harvey Girls" as Alma from Ohio with #CydCharisse as Deborah Andrews & #JudyGarland as Susan Bradley | |
| BTD Apr18,1935 | Paul A Rothchild | #BTD Apr18,1935 #PaulARothchild (Paul Allen Rothchild) RIP record producer, known for his historic work with The #Doors and producing #JanisJoplin's final album "Pearl" Also produced albums and singles for other artists such as #JoniMitchell, #NeilYoung, The Lovin' Spoonful | |
| BTD Apr18,1939 | Glen Hardin | #BTD Apr18,1939 #GlenHardin piano, arranger. Performed & recorded with such artists as #ElvisPresley, #EmmylouHarris, #JohnDenver, and #RickyNelson | |
| BTD Apr18,1942 | Mike Vickers | #BTD Apr18,1942 #MikeVickers (Michael Graham Vickers) guitarist, flautist, saxophonist #ManfredMann 1962-1965. 1964 UK & US #1 single "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" Vickers composer and arranger for TV shows and films such as opening music for the sports series This Week in Baseball #TWIB | |
| BTD Apr18,1944 | Skip Spence | #BTD Apr18,1944 #SkipSpence (Alexander Lee Spence) RIP #Canadian singer, songwriter, co-founder of #MobyGrape; also played as a drummer on #JeffersonAirplane's debut album "Jefferson Airplane Takes Off" He released one solo album 1969 "Oar" | |
| BTD Apr18,1958 | Andy Kyriacou | #BTD Apr18,1958 #AndyKyriacou drummer, singer #ModernRomance 1981 UK #12 "Everybody Salsa", 1982 UK #4 "Best Years of Our Lives", +5 UK Top40 singles #HBday @AndyMR_VOX | |
| BTD Apr18,1958 | Les Pattinson | #BTD Apr18,1958 #LesPattinson (Leslie Thomas Pattinson) bass guitarist and co-writer with the Liverpool-based band #Echo & the #Bunnymen 1983 UK #8 "The Cutter", +12 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr18,1962 | Shirlie Kemp | #BTD Apr18,1962 #ShirlieKemp (Shirlie Holliman) singer, backup for #Wham! on 1982 UK #3 "Young Guns" & member of Pepsi & Shirlie 1986 UK #2 & US Dance #2 "Heartache", 1987 UK #9 "Goodbye Stranger" #HBday @Shirliekemp | |
| OTD Apr18,1939 | Gene Autry | #OTD Apr18,1939 #GeneAutry records the song "Back in the Saddle Again" written by Gene Autry and Ray Whitley. The song will be associated with Autry throughout his career and would be the title of his 1976 autobiography video movie "Back in the Saddle" | |
| OTD Apr18,1956 | Les Baxter | #OTD Apr18,1956 #LesBaxter, His Chorus And Orchestra are still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "The Poor People Of Paris" for the last week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr18,1960 | Percy Faith | #OTD Apr18,1960 #PercyFaith is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with The Theme From "A Summer Place" for the last week of a 9wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr18,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Apr18,1963 The #Beatles are scheduled to perform at the Royal Albert Hall for the 1st time at the BBC’s Swinging Sound ’63 @RoyalAlbertHall | |
| OTD Apr18,1963 | Billy Fury | #OTD Apr18,1963 Winner of the contest to win #BillyFury's Panda is Miss J. Bailey of Sunningdale Avenue, Radcliffe, Lancs. She cut out the photo from Apr6 of Fury & the Panda put it onto a postcard and turned it into a wanted poster "Wanted By A Billy Fury Fan Because Of Love" | |
| OTD Apr18,1964 | Billy J Kramer | #OTD Apr18,1964 #BillyJKramer with the #Dakotas enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #87 with "Little Children" written by J. Leslie McFarland and Mort Shuman. Kramer will reach #1 on the UK Singles Chart on Mar19,1964 & peaks at #7 in the US on Jun13 | |
| OTD Apr18,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr18,1964 The #Beatles are on the UK TV comedy show The Morecambe & Wise They play the songs "This Boy", "All My Loving", "I Want to Hold Your Hand" & do a few comedy sketches | |
| OTD Apr18,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr18,1964 The #Beatles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Can't Buy Me Love" for the 3rd week of a 5wk run at #1. The 3rd of 3 consecutive #1s for the #Beatles who just finished a 2wk run at #1 with "She Loves You" | |
| OTD Apr18,1965 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Apr18,1965 #RollingStones album "Rolling Stones No.2" is back at #1 on the UK LP charts. The first time the album was at #1 on Jan28 for 3wks than Feb28 for 6wks and now 1 additional wk for a total of 10 weeks at #1 @RollingStones | |
| OTD Apr18,1966 | Academy | #OTD Apr18,1966 The 38th #Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1965 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in #SantaMonica, California. Hosted by #BobHope. The "Sound Of Music" including Best Picture and "Doctor Zhivago" won 5 #Oscars each @TheAcademy | |
| OTD Apr18,1968 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Apr18,1968 During a European tour, #PinkFloyd play two shows at the Piper Club, in Rome, Italy @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Apr18,1969 | Badfinger | #OTD Apr18,1969 #Badfinger peaks at #7 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Come and Get It" written and produced by #PaulMcCartney produces the song @Badfinger_Offcl | |
| OTD Apr18,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Apr18,1969 The #Beatles recording the song "Old Brown Shoe" (1st was session on Apr16) #GeorgeHarrison vocal, electric guitars, Hammond organ, bass guitar; #RingoStarr drums; #JohnLennon backing vocal; #PaulMcCartney backing vocal, tack piano | |
| OTD Apr18,1970 | Beatles | #OTD Apr18,1970 The #Beatles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Let It Be" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1. This is The #Beatles 19th #1 single in 6 years | |
| OTD Apr18,1975 | Alice Cooper | #OTD Apr18,1975 #AliceCooper's 1st TV special "Welcome To My Nightmare: The Making Of A Record Album" airs on the #ABC network @alicecooper | |
| OTD Apr18,1981 | Hall and Oates | #OTD Apr18,1981 #DarylHall and #JohnOates #HallandOates are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Kiss On My List" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 @halloates | |
| OTD Apr18,1982 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Apr18,1982 #PaulMcCartney & #StevieWonder start a 3wk run at #1 UK singles chart with "Ebony And Ivory" written by Paul McCartney and McCartney's 24th #1 single as songwriter @PaulMcCartney @StevieWonder | |
| OTD Apr18,1984 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Apr18,1984 #MichaelJackson underwent surgery to repair damage done after his hair caught fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial @pepsi @michaeljackson | |
| OTD Apr18,1985 | Liberace | #OTD Apr18,1985 #Liberace grosses more than $2M for his engagement at New York City's Radio City Music Hall @RadioCity | |
| OTD Apr18,1985 | Wham | #OTD Apr18,1985 #Wham! became the first Western act to release a pop album in China. The LP is "Make It Big" | |
| OTD Apr18,1987 | Aretha Franklin | #OTD Apr18,1987 #ArethaFranklin and #GeorgeMichael start a 2wk run at #1 on th @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)" written by Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan | |
| OTD Apr18,2015 | Ringo Starr | #OTD Apr18,2015 Ringo Starr Quote: "Finally, the four of us are at the Rock N Roll of Fame even though we were the biggest pop group in the land" @ringostarrmusic @rockhall |