Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
BTD Apr6,1937 Billy Dee Williams#BTD Apr6,1937 #BillyDeeWilliams (William December Williams Jr) actor credits such as Lando Calrissian in "Star Wars" & as Gale Sayers TV movie "Brian's Song" Music 1961 jazz LP "Let's Misbehave" he sang several swing standards. The album was a commercial success #HBday @realbdw
BTD Apr6,1937 Merle Haggard#BTD Apr6,1937 #MerleHaggard RIP country singer, songwriter scored 74 US Country Top40 singles with 38 US country #1s including my Uncle Herb's favorite "Okie From Muskogee"
BTD Apr6,1947 John Ratzenberger#BTD Apr6,1947 #JohnRatzenberger actor, voice actor. Film such as 1977 A Bridge Too Far as Lt. James Megellas, Toy Story series as Hamm & TV 1982 Cheers as Cliff Clavin, 1990 Captain Planet & the Planeteers as Rigger, 1995 The Pinocchio Shop as Arthur Howell #HBday @Dratzenberger
BTD Apr6,1947 Tony Connor#BTD Apr6,1947 #TonyConnor drummer for #HotChocolate 1974 UK #3 & US #8 "Emma", 1975 UK #2 & US #3 "You Sexy Thing" & 1977 UK #1 "So You Win Again", +25 UK and 3 US Top40 singles
BTD Apr6,1951 Ralph Cooper#BTD Apr6,1951 #RalphCooper drummer #AirSupply 1981 US #1 "The One That You Love", 1983 US #2 "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", +9 other US Top40 singles @AirSupplyMusic
BTD Apr6,1952 Marilu Henner#BTD Apr6,1952 #MariluHenner (Mary Lucy Denise Henner) actress film/TV such as 1978-83 "Taxi" as Elaine O'Connor Nardo; 1990-94 "Evening Shade" as Ava Evans Newton; 2014 "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" as Vivian Ludley #HBday @TheRealMarilu
OTD Apr6,1925 Eddie Cantor#OTD Apr6,1925 #EddieCantor records the song "If You Knew Susie" originally written for #AlJolson. Lyrics==> ... Oh! Oh! Oh! What a girl There's none so classy As this fair lassie, Oh! Oh! Holy Moses, what a chassis ...
OTD Apr6,1955 Bill Hayes#OTD Apr6,1955 #BillHayes is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" for the 4th week of a 5wk run at #1. The song becomes the most popular song in the US
OTD Apr6,1956 Capitol Tower#OTD Apr6,1956 #CapitolTower home of #Capitol Records in Hollywood, CA, is dedicated. 13 stories 92ft in diameter @CapitolRecords
OTD Apr6,1956 Paramount Pictures, Elvis Presley#OTD Apr6,1956 #Paramount Pictures signs a seven year movie contract with #ElvisPresley @ParamountPics
OTD Apr6,1956Dream Weavers#OTD Apr6,1956 The #DreamWeavers a Miami based studio band are back at #1 on UK singles chart with "Its Almost Tomorrow" written by #GeneAdkinson with lyrics by #WadeBuff; the Dream Weavers were at #1 on Mar16 for 2wks and now for 1wk for a total of 3wks at #1
OTD Apr6,1957 Andy Williams#OTD Apr6,1957 #AndyWilliams is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Butterfly" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1
OTD Apr6,1959 Frankie Avalon#OTD Apr6,1959 #FrankieAvalon is still at #1 for the week ending Apr6 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Venus" for the 4th week of a 5wk run at #1
OTD Apr6,1960Everly Brothers#OTD Apr6,1960 The #EverlyBrothers open their first British tour in London at London's New Victoria Theatre
OTD Apr6,1963 Boots Randolph#OTD Apr6,1963 #BootsRandolph peaks at #35 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Yakety Sax" an instrumental written by #JamesQRich & Boots Randolph. #BennyHill used it as the closing theme for "The Benny Hill Show" Soundtrack in many TV & film comic situations
OTD Apr6,1963 Billy Fury#OTD Apr6,1963 A write in contest to win #BillyFury's Panda. Not more than 50 words as to why you should win this Panda. The name of the winner will be announced in the issue on sale Apr18
OTD Apr6,1963Chiffons#OTD Apr6,1963 The #Chiffons are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "He’s So Fine" for the 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1
OTD Apr6,1963Kingsmen#OTD Apr6,1963 The #Kingsmen record their version of the song "Louie Louie" written by #RichardBerry at Northwestern, Inc., Motion Pictures and Recording in Portland. The session cost $50
OTD Apr6,1965Beach Boys#OTD Apr6,1965 The #BeachBoys record the music for "California Girls" written by #BrianWilson and #MikeLove at United Western Recorders. 44 takes before producer Brian Wilson would deem it a satisfactory performance @BrianWilsonLive @TheBeachBoys
OTD Apr6,1966 Paul McCartney, Beatles#OTD Apr6,1966 #PaulMcCartney during The #Beatles "Revolver" recording session
OTD Apr6,1966Beatles#OTD Apr6,1966 1st session of what would become The #Beatles LP "Revolver" at Abbey Road, basic track of #JohnLennon song "Tomorrow Never Knows"
OTD Apr6,1967Beatles#OTD Apr6,1967 1st master tape of The #Beatles new LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is made. There are no gaps between songs, a unique idea at the time
OTD Apr6,1968 Apple Corps, Beatles#OTD Apr6,1968 #Apple Corps Ltd the #Beatles record company, management and publishing firm, opens their offices. Intended to be a small group of companies (Apple Retail, Apple Publishing, Apple Electronics, Apple Films). Headquarters is at the upper floors of 94 Baker Street
OTD Apr6,1968 Cliff Richard#OTD Apr6,1968 #CliffRichard sings the song "Congratulations" at the Eurovision Song Contest at the Royal Albert Hall winning 2nd place behind the Spanish entry @RoyalAlbertHall
OTD Apr6,1968 Otis Redding#OTD Apr6,1968 #OtisRedding is still at #1 posthumously on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1
OTD Apr6,1968 Pink Floyd#OTD Apr6,1968 #PinkFloyd announces founder #SydBarrett has officially left group @pinkfloyd
OTD Apr6,1968 Simon and Garfunkel#OTD Apr6,1968 #SimonandGarfunkel #PaulSimon and #ArtGarfunkel is at #1 on US album chart with the soundtrack of #MikeNichols movie "The Graduate"
OTD Apr6,1971Rolling Stones#OTD Apr6,1971 The #RollingStones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman) launch their own record label "Rolling Stones Records" @RollingStones with @AtlanticRecords
OTD Apr6,1973Smothers Brothers#OTD Apr6,1973 After a 4yr fight, The #SmothersBrothers win a breach of contract law suit against the #CBS network for canceling the brothers show Apr4,1969. @CBS is ordered to pay #TomSmothers and #DickSmothers $776,300 (about $4.6M today)
OTD Apr6,1974 California Jam#OTD Apr6,1974 #CaliforniaJam 1 festival in Ontario, California begins with #DeepPurple, #BlackSabbath, The #Eagles, Seals & Croft and more
OTD Apr6,1974Blue Swede#OTD Apr6,1974 Swedish group #BlueSwede is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hooked On A Feeling" written by #MarkJames; originally a 1969 B. J. Thomas song. The Blue Swede track also topped charts in Canada, Australia & the Netherlands - Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga
OTD Apr6,1983James Watt, Beach Boys#OTD Apr6,1983 US Interior Secretary #JamesWatt bans The #BeachBoys from the July4th celebrations saying Rock bands attract the wrong element. President #RonaldReagan rescinds the order @TheBeachBoys
OTD Apr6,1985 Phil Collins#OTD Apr6,1985 #PhilCollins is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "One More Night" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 @PhilCollinsFeed
OTD Apr6,2014 Mickey Rooney#OTD Apr6,2014 Actor #MickeyRooney dies at the age of 93. Birth name Joseph Yule Jr. Career spanning 9 decades, 340 acting credits, a kid star in the 1920s
OTD Apr6,2016 Merle Haggard#OTD Apr6,2016 #MerleHaggard singer, songwriter, guitarist, fiddler dies on his 79th birthday. Haggard scored over 10 US Country #1 albums and 38 #1 singles during his career
OTD Apr6,2017 Don Rickles#OTD Apr6,2017 #DonRickles stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor dies at the age of 90. Saw him twice live (20 years apart) both times he was hilarious