Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr19,1903 | Eliot Ness | #BTD Apr19,1903 #EliotNess RIP Prohibition agent, considered incorruptible (1931 refusing $2000/w to turn a blind eye to Al Capone's bootlegging activities), leader of The #Untouchables in Chicago, brought down #AlCapone. Ness died of a heart attack on May16,1957 at the age of 54 | |
| BTD Apr19,1928 | Alexis Korner | #BTD Apr19,1928 #AlexisKorner RIP singer, lead guitar of Collective Consciousness Society #CCS 1971 UK #5 single "Tap Turns On The Water", +4 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr19,1935 | Dudley Moore | #BTD Apr19,1935 #DudleyMoore RIP actor, comedian, jazz pianist, composer. Rose to fame as part of a comedy duo with #PeterCook in the UK. They had the 1965 UK #18 "Goodbye-ee" He later became a Hollywood star in box office hits such as "10" and "Arthur" | |
| BTD Apr19,1942 | Alan Price | #BTD Apr19,1942 #AlanPrice keyboards The #Animals 1964 UK & US #1 "House Of The Rising Sun" & solo 1967 UK #4 "Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear" and UK #4 "The House That Jack Built" | |
| BTD Apr19,1943 | Eve Graham | #BTD Apr19,1943 #EveGraham (Evelyn Beatson) singer for The #NewSeekers She left the group in 1978. 1972 UK #1 & US #7 single "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", 1973 UK #1 & US #5 "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me", +10 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Apr19,1944 | Bernie Worrell | #BTD Apr19,1944 #BernieWorrell RIP keyboards Parliament-Funkadelic #PFunk 1978 US #16 album 'One Nation Under A Groove' Member of the @rockhall of Fame, inducted 1997 with 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic | |
| BTD Apr19,1947 | Mark Volman | #BTD Apr19,1947 #MarkVolman guitarist, singer, songwriter, founding member of The #Turtles, worked with #FrankZappa and the Mothers of Invention. Creating the stage name "Flo and Eddie" (Flo - Phlorescent Leech) working with #HowardKaylan | |
| BTD Apr19,1995 | Mike Caruso | #BTD Apr19,1995 #MikeCaruso Best known for creating the phenomena of SIX!!!!!! #HBday @mikecaruso6 son of @LouCaruso1 & @Mimi_Caru | |
| OTD Apr19,1958 | Chuck Berry | #OTD Apr19,1958 #ChuckBerry enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #67 with "Johnny B. Goode" written by Chuck Berry. The single will peak at #8 May31,1958 | |
| OTD Apr19,1958 | David Seville | #OTD Apr19,1958 #DavidSeville starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Witch Doctor" written and performed by #RossBagdasarian, under the stage name David Seville. The song and Ross Bagdasarian rescues #Liberty Records from near-bankruptcy | |
| OTD Apr19,1959 | Fleetwoods | #OTD Apr19,1959 The #Fleetwoods start a 4wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Come Softly to Me" written by #GretchenChristopher, #BarbaraEllis and #GaryTroxel | |
| OTD Apr19,1961 | Ricky Nelson | #OTD Apr19,1961 #RickyNelson releases the single "Travelin' Man" #JerryFuller wrote it for #SamCooke but Cooke's manager didn't like it. The single enters the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #71 on Apr30 and will reach #1 on Jun4 | |
| OTD Apr19,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Apr19,1961 The #Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany | |
| OTD Apr19,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Apr19,1962 The #Beatles perform at the Star Club during their second tour in Hamburg, West Germany. With #RoyYoung on piano, #PeteBest on drums, #JohnLennon, #PaulMcCartney and #GeorgeHarrison | |
| OTD Apr19,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Apr19,1963 The #Beatles perform at the King's Hall in Stoke-on-Trent, for a #BrianEpstein "Mersey Beat Showcase" | |
| OTD Apr19,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr19,1964 The #Beatles record songs in preparation for the Associated-Rediffusion TV special "Around the Beatles" The special will be filmed at Rediffusion’s Studio 5 in Wembley on Apr27 & 28th and broadcasted on May6 in the UK. Then on #ABC TV in the US on Nov15 | |
| OTD Apr19,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Apr19,1965 The #Beatles single "Ticket To Ride" written by #JohnLennon; credited to Lennon–McCartney and is released in the US by #Capitol Records; they indicate the song is from the United Artists movie "Eight Arms to Hold You" (later known as #Help!) @CapitolRecords | |
| OTD Apr19,1965 | T.A.M.I., Teen-Age Music International | #OTD Apr19,1965 The film T.A.M.I. (Teen-Age Music International) Show opens in London under the title Teenage Command Performance | |
| OTD Apr19,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Apr19,1966 The #Beatles finish recording the song “Doctor Robert” at #EMI Studios in London with vocals overdubbed. The song will be released on their album "Revolver" on Aug5,1966 | |
| OTD Apr19,1968 | John Lennon, George Harrison | #OTD Apr19,1968 #JohnLennon and #GeorgeHarrison with their wives left Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in India 2 weeks early | |
| OTD Apr19,1969 | Smile, Queen | #OTD Apr19,1969 #Smile (later to be known as #Queen) appear at the Revolution Club in London, England. They are approached by #LouReizner a talent scout for #Mercury Records. They will sign a record contract within weeks @QueenWillRock | |
| OTD Apr19,1969 | 5th Dimension | #OTD Apr19,1969 The #5thDimension (#FifthDimension) are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" for the 2nd week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr19,1970 | Dana | #OTD Apr19,1970 #Dana is still at #1 on the UK singles chart with "All Kinds Of Everything" the Irish singers last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr19,1974 | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | #OTD Apr19,1974 #BruceSpringsteen and the E Street Band play at the State Theatre NJ. The gig is unadvertised, they bank on word-of-mouth to spread the news about the concert only 250 attend @springsteen | |
| OTD Apr19,1975 | Elton John | #OTD Apr19,1975 #EltonJohn is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Philadelphia Freedom" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 @eltonofficial | |
| OTD Apr19,1980 | Blondie | #OTD Apr19,1980 #Blondie starts a 6wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Call Me" written by #DebbieHarry and #GiorgioMoroder; produced by Giorgio Moroder. Theme from the Paramount movie "American Gigolo" @BlondieOfficial | |
| OTD Apr19,1980 | Country charts | #OTD Apr19,1980 1st time Top5 US Country chart are all female: #1 It's Like We Never Said Goodbye #CrystalGayle; #2 A Lesson in Leavin' #DottieWest; #3 Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again #DebbyBoone; #4 Beneath Still Waters #EmmylouHarris; #5 Two Story House #TammyWynette | |
| OTD Apr19,1986 | Prince | #OTD Apr19,1986 #Prince and the Revolution start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Kiss" written and produced by Prince |