Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Apr24,1918 | Fred Gehrke | #BTD Apr24,1918 #FredGehrke football player, executive. Played in the #NFL for Cleveland, LA, San Francisco and Chicago from 1940-1950. To boost team morale, he designed and painted the Los Angeles Rams logo in 1948. The 1st painted on the helmets of a @NFL team @RamsNFL | |
| BTD Apr24,1922 | J D Cannon | #BTD Apr24,1922 #JDCannon (John Donovan Cannon) RIP actor movies such as his 1st 1966 "An American Dream" as Police Sgt. Walt Leznicki and 1967 "Cool Hand Luke" as Society Red; TV 1970-1977 "McCloud" as Chief Peter B. Clifford | |
| BTD Apr24,1942 | Barbra Streisand | #BTD Apr24,1942 #BarbraStreisand singer, actress 5 US #1 singles 1974 The Way We Were, 1977 Evergreen, 1978 You Don't Bring Me Flowers, 1979 No More Tears & 1980 Woman in Love, +15 US, 15 UK & 64 US AC Top40s with 8 #1s; movies such as 1969 Hello, Dolly! #HBday @BarbraStreisand | |
| BTD Apr24,1944 | St Clair Lee | #BTD Apr24,1944 #StClairLee (Bernard St. Clair Lee) RIP singer The #HuesCorporation (original name The Children of Howard Hughes, which their record label turned down) 1974 US #1 & UK #6 "Rock The Boat", 1974 US #18 "Rockin' Soul" | |
| BTD Apr24,1945 | Doug Clifford | #BTD Apr24,1945 #DougClifford drummer & founding member Creedence Clearwater Revival #CCR 1969 US #2 & UK #1 "Bad Moon Rising", +7 UK & 11 US Top40 singles with 5 reaching #2 on the US charts and 1970 US & UK #1 LP "Cosmo's Factory"; then with #StuCook created @CCRevisited | |
| BTD Apr24,1947 | Glenn Cornick | #BTD Apr24,1947 #GlennCornick RIP bass guitarist, founding member of #JethroTull 1969 UK #3 & US #11 "Living In The Past", 1974 US #12 "Bungle in the Jungle", +5 UK Top40 singles and a part of #WildTurkey | |
| BTD Apr24,1947 | Hubert Ann Kelly | #BTD Apr24,1947 #HubertAnnKelly singer The #HuesCorporation (original name The Children of Howard Hughes, which their record label turned down) 1974 US #1 & UK #6 "Rock The Boat", 1974 US #18 "Rockin' Soul" She left the group to become a minister | |
| BTD Apr24,1948 | Steve York | #BTD Apr24,1948 #SteveYork bass guitarist performed and/or recorded with many artists such as Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr, Pete Townshend, Robert Palmer, Manfred Mann, Chuck Berry ,Bo Diddley, Vinegar Joe | |
| BTD Apr24,1951 | Nigel Harrison | #BTD Apr24,1951 #NigelHarrison former bassist & songwriter for #Blondie 1977-82; Blondie 5 UK #1 singles such as 1979 UK & US #1 "Heart Of Glass" & 1978 world-wide #1 LP "Parallel Lines" & in the band #ChequeredPast. 2006 Harrison in @rockhall of fame part of @BlondieOfficial | |
| OTD Apr24,1953 | Frankie Laine | #OTD Apr24,1953 #FrankieLaine with #PaulWeston and His Orchestra start a 9wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "I Believe" falling to #2 Jun26 1wk, returning to #1 Jul3 6wks, dropping to #2 Aug14 1wk, then making another return to #1 Aug21 for 3wks. A total of 18wks at #1 | |
| OTD Apr24,1954 | Stargazers | #OTD Apr24,1954 The #Stargazers return to #1 on the UK singles chart with "I See The Moon" the group's last week at #1, previously spending 5wks at #1 from Mar12, this additional week at #1 brings them to a total of 6wks | |
| OTD Apr24,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr24,1956 #ElvisPresley finalizes the 7yr contract with Paramount Pictures allowing him 1 film/year with other studios @ParamountPics | |
| OTD Apr24,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Apr24,1957 #ElvisPresley is still at #1 for the week ending Apr17 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "All Shook Up" for the 3rd week of an 8wks run @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD Apr24,1959 | Buddy Holly | #OTD Apr24,1959 #BuddyHolly starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with the #PaulAnka written song "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" Buddy Holly's 1st posthumous #1 hit in UK | |
| OTD Apr24,1961 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Apr24,1961 #BobDylan plays harmonica on the #HarryBelafonte album. He plays on Belafonte's LP title track song "Midnight Special" Dylan is paid $50 for his 1st official recording @bobdylan @harrybelafonte | |
| OTD Apr24,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Apr24,1963 The #Beatles play at the Majestic Ballroom, Finsbury Park. About 2,000 attend the "Mersey Beat Showcase" | |
| OTD Apr24,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr24,1964 Last day of filming for the #Beatles movie "A Hard Day's Night" #RingoStarr's solo sequence @ringostarrmusic | |
| OTD Apr24,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Apr24,1964 The #Beatles celebrate completing filming of the movie "A Hard Days Night" with an end-of-movie party in a private hall behind The Turks Head pub | |
| OTD Apr24,1965 | Wayne Fontana | #OTD Apr24,1965 #WayneFontana & The #Mindbenders are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Game of Love" written by #CBallard Jr (Clint Ballard Jr) | |
| OTD Apr24,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Apr24,1965 The #Beatles manager #BrianEpstein won the 'star prize' of an album in the UK music weekly Melody Maker; Epstein had his letter published informing readers that #PaulMcCartney played lead guitar on the song "Ticket To Ride" | |
| OTD Apr24,1966 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Apr24,1966 The #RollingStones start an 8wk run at #1 on the UK album chart with their fourth LP "Aftermath" The Rolling Stones 3rd UK #1 album. Stones: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman & Charlie Watts @RollingStones | |
| OTD Apr24,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Apr24,1967 The #Monkees TV series S1 E32 "Monkees on Tour" A mini-documentary chronicling a live Monkees concert/gig on location in Phoenix, Arizona during their first public appearance tour. First episode with no laugh track @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Apr24,1968 | Apple Records | #OTD Apr24,1968 #Apple Records label rejects signing the new artist #DavidBowie | |
| OTD Apr24,1968 | Louis Armstrong | #OTD Apr24,1968 #LouisArmstrong starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "What A Wonderful World / Cabaret" At 69 years old, Armstrong becomes the oldest act to score a UK #1 | |
| OTD Apr24,1971 | Crosby Stills Nash Young | #OTD Apr24,1971 #CrosbyStillsNashYoung went to #1 on the US album chart with "4 Way Street" Their first live album, the 1970 recordings are from shows at the Fillmore East NY Jun2 thru Jun7; The LA Forum Jun26 thru Jun28 and the Auditorium Theatre Chicago on Jul5 | |
| OTD Apr24,1971 | Three Dog Night | #OTD Apr24,1971 #ThreeDogNight is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Joy To The World" for the 2nd week of a 6wk run at #1 @threedognight | |
| OTD Apr24,1976 | Johnnie Taylor | #OTD Apr24,1976 #JohnnieTaylor is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Disco Lady" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Apr24,1976 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Apr24,1976 #PaulMcCartney & #LindaMcCartney with #JohnLennon at his New York Dakota apartment watching Saturday Night Live #SNL #LorneMichaels makes an offer asking The #Beatles to come & play 3 songs, they thought about taking a cab, but decided they're too tired @nbcsnl | |
| OTD Apr24,1976 | Wings, Paul McCartney | #OTD Apr24,1976 The #Wings LP "Wings At The Speed Of Sound" is at #1 on the US LP chart featured hits are "Let 'Em In" & "Silly Love Songs" LP produced by #PaulMcCartney. Wings on the Album: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, Joe English | |
| OTD Apr24,1982 | Joan Jett | #OTD Apr24,1982 #JoanJett And The Blackhearts are still at #1 @billboard Hot100 with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" for the 6th week of a 7wk run @joanjett | |
| OTD Apr24,1983 | Spandau Ballet | #OTD Apr24,1983 #SpandauBallet starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "True" written by band member #GaryKemp. Spandau Ballet's only UK #1 @SpandauBallet | |
| OTD Apr24,1989 | Tom Petty | #OTD Apr24,1989 #TomPetty releases his first solo album "Full Moon Fever" most tracks written by Petty & #JeffLynne; with contributions from Mike Campbell, Roy Orbison (who died prior to its release) and George Harrison. Petty will peak at #3 on the US Billboard200 album chart |