Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug12,1927 | Porter Wagoner | #BTD Aug12,1927 #PorterWagoner RIP Country singer known as Mr. Grand Ole Opry @opry; charted 81 singles from 1954–1983. 1955 US Country #1 "A Satisfied Mind", 1962 US Country #1 "Misery Loves Company", +41 Top40 US Country singles. 1967 introduced #DollyParton on his TV show | |
| BTD Aug12,1929 | Buck Owens | #BTD Aug12,1929 #BuckOwens Jr (Alvis Owens Jr) RIP. Singer, guitarist, his first US Country #1 1963 "Act Naturally", +55 Top40 US Country Singles with 21 #1 hits playing with his band The #Buckaroos | |
| BTD Aug12,1941 | Craig Douglas | #BTD Aug12,1941 #CraigDouglas singer big in 1950s & 1960s. 1959 UK #1 single "Only Sixteen", +9 UK Top40 hit singles | |
| BTD Aug12,1945 | Ron Mael | #BTD Aug12,1945 #RonMael keyboard, songwriter #Sparks @sparksofficial 1974 UK #2 "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us" | |
| BTD Aug12,1949 | Mark Knopfler | #BTD Aug12,1949 #MarkKnopfler lead guitarist, lead singer, songwriter #DireStraits 1979 UK #8 "Sultans Of Swing", 1985 US #1 "Money For Nothing", 1986 UK #2 "Walk Of Life", 1985 world wide #1 LP "Brothers In Arms" #HBday @MarkKnopfler | |
| BTD Aug12,1951 | August Darnell | #BTD Aug12,1951 #AugustDarnell (Thomas August Darnell Browder) singer, leader of #KidCreole And The #Coconuts 1982 UK #2 "Annie I'm Not Your Daddy" | |
| BTD Aug12,1953 | Jerry Speiser | #BTD Aug12,1953 #JerrySpeiser drummer and founding member of #MenAtWork 1981 US #1 "Who Can It Be Now?", 1981 UK and US #1 "Down Under", +3 US & 3 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Aug12,1954 | Pat Metheny | #BTD Aug12,1954 #PatMetheny jazz guitarist & leader of The #PatMetheny Group also worked with #DavidBowie and #GaryBurton #HBday @PatMetheny | |
| BTD Aug12,1958 | Jurgen Dehmel | #BTD Aug12,1958 #JurgenDehmel bass guitarist, songwriter with #Nena gaining international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons" then re-recorded in English 1984 UK #1 & US #2 single "99 Red Balloons" | |
| BTD Aug12,1961 | Roy Hay | #BTD Aug12,1961 #RoyHay guitarist, keyboard the #CultureClub 1982 UK #1 & US #2 "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", 1983 US/UK #1 "Karma Chameleon", +10 UK & 8 US Top40 singles @RealCultureClub | |
| OTD Aug12,1877 | Thomas Edison | #OTD Aug12,1877 The 1st sound recording is made. #ThomasEdison records "Mary Had a Little Lamb" Thank you Mr. Edison Listen==> youtu.be/YBXyuY2J20o | |
| OTD Aug12,1928 | Team Canada | #OTD Aug12,1928 IX @Olympics games, @TeamCanada receives 4 Gold medals. #PercyWilliams 100 & 200 M, #EthelCatherwood high jump and #MyrtleCook, #EthelSmith, #BobbieRosenfeld and #JaneBell won the Women's 4x100 M with a WR 48.4 seconds | |
| OTD Aug12,1940 | Will Bradley | #OTD Aug12,1940 #WillBradley and his Trio record "Down the Road A Piece" vocal chorus by #RayMcKinley and #WillBradley | |
| OTD Aug12,1950 | Ottawa Roughriders, New York Giants | #OTD Aug12,1950 New York @Giants of the @NFL beat the @CFL #OttawaRoughriders (now the @REDBLACKS) 27-6 in an exhibition game, 1st international game by @NFL team in #Ottawa | |
| OTD Aug12,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Aug12,1956 #ElvisPresley is presented with a key to the city & a scroll prior to his performance in New Orleans, LA | |
| OTD Aug12,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Aug12,1956 Opening for #ElvisPresley in New Orleans are singers #FrankieConnors, #NancyFord, The #Jordanaires & comic magician #PhilMaraquin | |
| OTD Aug12,1960 | Pete Best, Beatles | #OTD Aug12,1960 After seeing #PeteBest play with The #Blackjacks on Aug6; The #SilverBeatles (soon The #Beatles) are still searching for a drummer so they audition #PeteBest for the open position. After the audition @BeatlesPeteBest is asked to travel to Hamburg for their gigs | |
| OTD Aug12,1960 | Silver Beatles, Beatles | #OTD Aug12,1960 Before leaving for a series of gigs in Hamburg, West Germany The #SilverBeatles change their name to simply The #Beatles @thebeatles | |
| OTD Aug12,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Aug12,1961 The #Beatles begin performing at the Aintree Institute, Liverpool. YES! Paul, John, George and Pete Every Saturday starting today. | |
| OTD Aug12,1964 | Brian Epstein, Beatles | #OTD Aug12,1964 #BrianEpstein throws a party celebrating The #Beatles 1st major US tour, at the Whaddon House London. See image for guest list. | |
| OTD Aug12,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Aug12,1964 500 US cinemas start showing The #Beatles 1st film "A Hard Day’s Night" Trailer==> youtu.be/TWbiVqlSMgc | |
| OTD Aug12,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Aug12,1966 The #Beatles perform 2 shows 3pm and 7.30pm; each show has 13,000 fans at the International Amphitheater in Chicago. This is the 1st stop on The #Beatles final US tour. Support acts for the entire tour are The #Remains, #BobbyHebb, The #Cyrkle and The #Ronettes | |
| OTD Aug12,1967 | 7th National Jazz and Blues Festival Windsor | #OTD Aug12,1967 2nd day of the 7th National #Jazz and Blues Festival Windsor. #PaulJones, @pinkfloyd, The Crazy World of #AruthurBrown & more | |
| OTD Aug12,1967 | Doors | #OTD Aug12,1967 The #Doors are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Light My Fire" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug12,1972 | Gilbert O'Sullivan | #OTD Aug12,1972 #GilbertOSullivan is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Alone Again, (Naturally)" @GilbertOSull_ 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1; will fall to #2 Aug26 for 1wk, returning to #1 Sep2 for another 2wks; for a total of 6wks at the top of the chart | |
| OTD Aug12,1972 | Festival of Hope | #OTD Aug12,1972 1st day of the #FestivalofHope at Roosevelt Raceway Long Island. 1st festival to raise $ for charity. #ChuckBerry & more | |
| OTD Aug12,1978 | Commodores | #OTD Aug12,1978 The #Commodores start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Three Times A Lady" Then The #Commodores will spend 4wks at #2. The song will start a 5wk run at #1 in the UK tomorrow Aug13 | |
| OTD Aug12,1981 | Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr | #OTD Aug12,1981 US release of #BobDylan's album "Shot of Love" #RingoStarr @ringostarrmusic plays drums & tom tom on the single "Heart of Mine" | |
| OTD Aug12,1984 | George Michael | #OTD Aug12,1984 #GeorgeMichael starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK chart with his 1st solo single "Careless Whisper" He is the 1st artist to reach #1 solo & a member of band (#Wham! "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go") in same year | |
| OTD Aug12,1984 | Lionel Richie | #OTD Aug12,1984 At the @Olympics games closing in LA, #LionelRichie performs "All Night Long" @LionelRichie live to 2.6 Billion around world via TV | |
| OTD Aug12,1985 | Kyu Sakamoto | #OTD Aug12,1985 #KyuSakamoto dies at the age of 43 in a plane crash. He is aboard Japan Airlines Flight 123 departing from Tokyo crashing into two ridges of Mount Takamagahara in Ueno, Gunma. Sakamoto had the 1963 US #1 "Sukiyaki" 1st #Japanese artist at #1 | |
| OTD Aug12,1989 | Richard Marx | #OTD Aug12,1989 #RichardMarx starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Right Here Waiting" @richardmarx | |
| OTD Aug12,1997 | Ringo Starr and His Third All-Starr Band | #OTD Aug12,1997 The US release of #RingoStarr's album "Ringo Starr and His Third All-Starr Band" @ringostarrmusic and the All-Srarr band recorded the LP on Jun27,1995. With #RandyBachman, #MarkFarner, #BillyPreston, #FelixCavaliere, #JohnEntwistle, #MarkRivera and #ZakStarkey | |
| OTD Aug12,2014 | Lauren Bacall | #OTD Aug12,2014 #LaurenBacall (Betty Joan Perske) dies at the age of 89, actress and singer known for her distinctive voice and sultry looks. |