Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Aug20,1907 | Alan Reed | #BTD Aug20,1907 #AlanReed (Herbert Bergman) RIP actor, voice artist, original voice of Fred Flintstone of TV cartoon The #Flintstones | |
| BTD Aug20,1924 | Jim Reeves | #BTD Aug20,1924 #JimReeves RIP singer, songwriter 1953 US Country #1 & US #23 "Mexican Joe", 1954 US Country #1 & US #26 "Bimbo", +68 Country Top40s with 9 #1s and 6 US Top40 singles. Died in a plane he was flying Jul31,1964. 1967 elected posthumously to the @countrymusichof | |
| BTD Aug20,1931 | Paul Robi | #BTD Aug20,1931 #PaulRobi RIP singer, original member of The #Platters 1955 US #1 & UK #5 "The Great Pretender", 1956 US & UK #4 "My Prayer", 1958 US & UK #3 "Twilight Time", 1959 US & UK #1" Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", +18 US, 6 UK and 21 R&B Top40 singles. 1990 inducted @rockhall | |
| BTD Aug20,1934 | Sneaky Pete Kleinow | #BTD Aug20,1934 #SneakyPeteKleinow (Peter E. Kleinow) RIP guitaris, songwriter, movie special effects artist, part of #FlyingBurritoBrothers & a session musician for artist such as such artists as #NeilYoung, #JacksonBrowne, #Eagles, The #EverlyBrothers, #GeorgeHarrison | |
| BTD Aug20,1940 | John Lantree | #BTD Aug20,1940 #JohnLantree bass guitarist with The #Honeycombs 1964 UK #1 & US #5 "Have I the Right?", 1965 UK #12 "That's the Way", +2 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Aug20,1941 | Dave Brock | #BTD Aug20,1941 #DaveBrock singer, songwriter, one of the founders of #Hawkwind 1972 UK #3 single "Silver Machine" | |
| BTD Aug20,1942 | Isaac Hayes | #BTD Aug20,1942 #IsaacHayes (Isaac Lee Hayes Jr) RIP singer, songwriter, actor. 1971 US #1 "Theme from Shaft", +7 US & 17 R&B Top40s; Voice of Chef on @SouthPark and Gandolf "Gandy" Fitch in the TV series The #Rockford Files 1974–1980. 2002 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame | |
| BTD Aug20,1946 | Ralf Hutter | #BTD Aug20,1946 #RalfHutter lead singer, keyboard, founding member #Kraftwerk @kraftwerk 1974 UK #11 & US #25 "Autobahn", 1981 UK #1 single "The Model", +8 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Aug20,1947 | James Pankow | #BTD Aug20,1947 #JamesPankow trombone player, songwriter, founding member #Chicago 1976 US #1 'If You Leave Me Now' & 5 #1 LPs in 1970s. @chicagotheband created 23 gold, 18 platinum, 8 multi-platinum, 5 #1 albums & 21 Top10 singles. | |
| BTD Aug20,1948 | Robert Plant | #BTD Aug20,1948 #RobertPlant songwriter, lead singer & lyricist of rock band #LedZeppelin 1969 US #4 single "Whole Lotta Love" @ledzeppelin often refused to release popular songs as singles but had 6 US and 7 UK #1 albums. #HBday @RobertPlant | |
| BTD Aug20,1949 | Phil Lynott | #BTD Aug20,1949 #PhilLynott RIP singer, songwriter, bass guitarist #ThinLizzy 1973 UK #6 "Whisky In The Jar" 1976 UK #8 & US #12 single "The Boys Are Back in Town" +12 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Aug20,1952 | Doug Fieger | #BTD Aug20,1952 #DougFieger RIP rhythm guitarist, lead singer The #Knack 1979 hit singles US #1 & UK #6 "My Sharona" and US #11 "Good Girls Don't" and co-wrote "My Sharona" @Knackrophilia | |
| OTD Aug20,1920 | 8MK Detroit, WWJ, WWJ950 | #OTD Aug20,1920 1st US commercial radio station, call sign "8MK" Detroit (later WWJ @WWJ950). WWJ began daily broadcasts as the Detroit News Radiophone under an amateur radio license. The station claims the title of "America's Pioneer Broadcasting Station" | |
| OTD Aug20,1955 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Aug20,1955 #ElvisPresley releases his 1st #1 "I Forgot to Remember to Forget/Mystery Train" A #1 on the country charts for 5wks | |
| OTD Aug20,1961 | Bobby Lewis | #OTD Aug20,1961 #BobbyLewis is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Tossin' and Turnin'" for the 6th week of a 7wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug20,1964 | Shirley Bassey | #OTD Aug20,1964 #ShirleyBassey records “Goldfinger” in London for an upcoming #JamesBond movie of the same name | |
| OTD Aug20,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Aug20,1964 The #Beatles perform 2 shows @LVCVA Convention Center in #LasVegas Attendance at concerts 16k per show | |
| OTD Aug20,1965 | Davy Jones, David Bowie | #OTD Aug20,1965 #DavyJones & The #LowerThird release the song "You've Got a Habit of Leaving" the last song before he changes his name to #DavidBowie | |
| OTD Aug20,1965 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Aug20,1965 #RollingStones manager #AndrewLoogOldham & #TonyCalder launch the #Immediate Records Label. It ceased to exist in 1970 | |
| OTD Aug20,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Aug20,1965 The #Beatles play 2 shows at @whitesox Park, Chicago, Illinois. Total attendance is 62k & they are paid $155k. About $1.3 Million today | |
| OTD Aug20,1965 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Aug20,1965 The #RollingStones release "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in the UK - The single became their 1st US #1 hit single on Jul10,1965 & 4th UK #1 on Sep9,1965 | |
| OTD Aug20,1966 | Dean Martin | #OTD Aug20,1966 #DeanMartin peaks at #41 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with “A Million And One" Dino @kingofcool | |
| OTD Aug20,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Aug20,1966 The #Beatles are scheduled to play at Cincinnati Crosley Field. Their is heavy rain and a risk of electrocution, so the show is cancelled and moved to Aug21 | |
| OTD Aug20,1966 | Lovin' Spoonful | #OTD Aug20,1966 The #LovinSpoonful are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Summer In The City" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug20,1966 | Temptations | #OTD Aug20,1966 The #Temptations enter the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #80 with "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" The song will peak at #3 on Oct1 | |
| OTD Aug20,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Aug20,1969 The #Beatles work on the running order of the album "Abbey Road". This is the last time all four #Beatles are together in the #AbbeyRoad studios | |
| OTD Aug20,1973 | Bruce Springsteen | #OTD Aug20,1973 #BruceSpringsteen plays the 1st of 7 nights at Oliver's (now Sidewinders) in Boston, MA playing two 60-minute sets each night | |
| OTD Aug20,1973 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Aug20,1973 The #RollingStones release the song "Angie" because of singles length some stations make edits to shorten the single to 3 minutes, omitting the longer coda and the second instrumental section. The song will reach #1 in the | |
| OTD Aug20,1975 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Aug20,1975 #BobDylan releases the album "Slow Train Coming" an LP of religious songs. With the single "Gotta Serve Somebody" | |
| OTD Aug20,1977 | Andy Gibb | #OTD Aug20,1977 #AndyGibb falls to #2 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Just Want to Be Your Everything", after spending 3wks at #1 from Jul30. The song will fall to #3 Sep10 before returning to #1 Sep17 for a total of 4wks at #1 on the #Billboard charts | |
| OTD Aug20,1977 | Brotherhood Of Man | #OTD Aug20,1977 The #BrotherhoodOfMan are at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Angelo" their 2nd UK #1 | |
| OTD Aug20,1977 | Emotions | #OTD Aug20,1977 The #Emotions start a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Best of My Love" Composed by #MauriceWhite and #AlMcKay of Earth, Wind & Fire and produced by White and #ClarenceMcDonald | |
| OTD Aug20,1983 | Police | #OTD Aug20,1983 The #Police are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Every Breath You Take" for the 7th week of a 8wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug20,1988 | Steve Winwood | #OTD Aug20,1988 #SteveWinwood is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Roll With It" @SteveWinwood's last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Aug20,1989 | Saved By The Bell | #OTD Aug20,1989 #SavedByTheBell airs for the first time on the #NBC network. "Saved By The Bell" Season 1 Episode "Dancing to the Max" A dance contest at The Max hosted by #CaseyKasem is set to be televised on NBC. Meanwhile, Jessie is self-conscious of her height. | |
| OTD Aug20,2014 | Italian | #OTD Aug20,2014 Perfect #Italian nap. #Nanuzu resting on deck with the beautiful scenery & a basil plant @resporose @EspositoII @KristinaEspo1 | |
| OTD Aug20,2017 | Jerry Lewis | #OTD Aug20,2017 #JerryLewis (Joseph Levitch) dies at the age of 91. Actor, singer, director of film, TV, radio; half of the Martin & Lewis comedy team that made 16 movies & then he had 33 solo movies |