Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Dec1,1930 | Matt Monro | #BTD Dec1,1930 #MattMonro (Terence Edward Parsons) RIP singer, known as The Man with the Golden Voice 1964 UK #4 & US #23 "Walk Away", +10 other UK Top40 singles. His recordings were produced by #GeorgeMartin | |
| BTD Dec1,1934 | Billy Paul | #BTD Dec1,1934 #BillyPaul (Paul Williams) singer RIP 1972 US & R&B #1, UK #12 "Me and Mrs. Jones", 1973 US #37, R&B #9 & UK #33 "Thanks for Saving My Life", +4 US R&B and 4 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Dec1,1936 | Lou Rawls | #BTD Dec1,1936 #LouRawls RIP singer, songwriter, actor 1966 US R&B #1 & US #13 "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing", 1976 US R&B #1, US #2 & UK #10 "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine", +4 US and 15s US R&B Top40 singles. Also he released over 60 albums and sold over 40M records | |
| BTD Dec1,1938 | Sandy Nelson | #BTD Dec1,1938 #SandyNelson drummer 1962 UK #3 & US #7 "Let There Be Drums" and several solo instrumental Top40s. 1963 lost right foot & part of leg in motorcycle accident, continued to record into the early 1970s | |
| BTD Dec1,1944 | Bette Midler | #BTD Dec1,1944 #BetteMidler singer, songwriter, actress 1989 US #1 "Wind Beneath my Wings", + 7 US Top40 singles. Starred in the movie "The Rose" based on #JanisJoplin's life and many other movies #HBday @BetteMidler | |
| BTD Dec1,1944 | Eric Bloom | #BTD Dec1,1944 #EricBloom singer, songwriter, guitarist #BlueOysterCult 1976 US #12 & UK #16 single "Don't Fear The Reaper" and 1981 US #40 & US Rock #1 "Burnin' for You" #HBday @eric_bloom | |
| BTD Dec1,1944 | John Densmore | #BTD Dec1,1944 #JohnDensmore drummer The #Doors 1967 US #1 & UK #9 "Light My Fire", 1968 US #1 "Hello, I Love You", 1971 US #14 "Riders On The Storm", + 5 US Top40 singles. He defends Doors legacy against commercialization; the only drummer in Doors history #HBday @JohnDensmore | |
| BTD Dec1,1946 | Gilbert O'Sullivan | #BTD Dec1,1946 #GilbertOSullivan (Raymond Edward O'Sullivan) singer, songwriter 1972 US #1 & UK #3 "Alone Again (Naturally)", US #2 & UK #1 "Clair", 1973 US #7 & UK #1 "Get Down", +12 UK & 3 US Top40 singles #HBday @GilbertOSull_ | |
| BTD Dec1,2016 | Grayson Peter George | #BTD Dec1,2016 Little #Taz #HBday Grayson Peter George @TazFM96 | |
| OTD Dec1,1957 | Buddy Holly | #OTD Dec1,1957 #BuddyHolly & the #Crickets are on The #EdSullivan Show performing "That'll Be The Day" and "Peggy Sue" | |
| OTD Dec1,1961 | Big Beat Sessions | #OTD Dec1,1961 #Beatles headlining #BigBeat Sessions at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton. Another Great Six Band Line Up. On the bill #RoryStorm and the #Huricanes, #DaleRoberts and the #Jaywalkers, Derry and the Seniors, Kingsize Taylor & the Dominoes, Steve Day & the Drifters | |
| OTD Dec1,1962 | Four Seasons | #OTD Dec1,1962 The #FourSeasons with @frankievalli still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Big Girls Don't Cry" for the 3rd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec1,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Dec1,1963 The #Beatles Plus A Big All Star Show on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at De Montfort Hall, Leicester | |
| OTD Dec1,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Dec1,1964 The #Beatles drummer #RingoStarr books into University College Hospital to have his tonsils removed @ringostarrmusic will be okay, but miss part of their tour dates | |
| OTD Dec1,1965 | Disney News | #OTD Dec1,1965 The 1st issue of "Disney News" is published. Later called #Disney Magazine. 16 pages long & free to Magic Kingdom Club members @Disney | |
| OTD Dec1,1966 | Tom Jones | #OTD Dec1,1966 #TomJones starts a 7wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Green Green Grass Of Home" released on @DeccaRecords @RealSirTomJones The song was written by Claude "Curly" Putman Jr. and 1st recorded by singer #JohnnyDarrell in 1965 | |
| OTD Dec1,1967 | Jimi Hendrix | #OTD Dec1,1967 #JimiHendrix releases his 2nd studio album “Axis: Bold As Love” in the UK. #Reprise Records chose not to release in US until 1968 thought it may interfere with sales of 1st LP. @RollingStone magazine “The finest voodoo album that any rock group has ever produced” | |
| OTD Dec1,1967 | Jimi Hendrix Show | #OTD Dec1,1967 #JimiHendrix show at the Central Hall, Chatham with #PinkFloyd, The #Move, The #Nice, #AmenCorner, The #OuterLimits and The #EireApparent with compere #PeteDrummond | |
| OTD Dec1,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Dec1,1968 #Beatles album "The Beatles" (also known as The #WhiteAlbum) starts an 8wk run #1 on the UK album charts. The album jumped straight to the top of the charts during the 1st week on the chart | |
| OTD Dec1,1969 | Magic Sam | #OTD Dec1,1969 #MagicSam (Samuel Maghett) blues musician dies of a heart attack at the age of 32. 1963 single "Feelin' Good (We're Gonna Boogie)" | |
| OTD Dec1,1973 | Carpenters | #OTD Dec1,1973 The #Carpenters start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Top Of The World" written and composed by #RichardCarpenter and #JohnBettis; The Carpenters second US #1 hit single | |
| OTD Dec1,1976 | Sex Pistols, Queen | #OTD Dec1,1976 The #SexPistols are on the @ITV's 'Today' show in place of #Queen because #FreddieMercury was at the dentist. @pistolsofficial @QueenWillRock | |
| OTD Dec1,1978 | Rockford Files, James Garner | #OTD Dec1,1978 The 100th episode of “The Rockford Files” airs on the @nbc network. Episode title "A Fast Count" starring #JamesGarner. Jim puts up his dukes and steps forward to help a boxing coach who has been framed with bribery and murder | |
| OTD Dec1,1979 | Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer | #OTD Dec1,1979 #BarbraStreisand & #DonnaSummer still at #1 n the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec1,1984 | Wham! | #OTD Dec1,1984 #Wham! still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec1,1985 | Wham! | #OTD Dec1,1985 #Wham! still at #1 on UK singles chart with "I'm Your Man", the duo's 3rd UK #1 reached #3 on US charts | |
| OTD Dec1,1990 | Whitney Houston | #OTD Dec1,1990 #WhitneyHouston is at #1 n the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "I’m Your Baby Tonight" |