Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Feb10,1906 | Lon Chaney | #BTD Feb10,1906 #LonChaney Jr (Creighton Chaney) RIP actor, roles in numerous horror films produced by Universal Studios and a Horror icon in films such as The #WolfMan, The #Mummy #Frankenstein & #CountAlucard (son of Dracula) | |
| BTD Feb10,1930 | Robert Wagner | #BTD Feb10,1930 #RobertWagner Jr. actor stage, screen, TV in shows such as "It Takes a Thief" as Alexander Mundy 1968-70; "Switch" as Peterson T. "Pete" Ryan; 1975–78, "Hart to Hart" as Jonathan Hart 1979–84 & "Two and a Half Men" as Nathan Krunk (alias "Teddy Leopold") | |
| BTD Feb10,1937 | Don Wilson | #BTD Feb10,1937 #DonWilson guitarist, founding member with The #Ventures 1960 UK #4 "Perfidia", 1966 US #8 "Walk Don't Run '64", 1968 US #4 "Hawaii Five-O", +3 US Top40 singles. 2008 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame as a member of The Ventures | |
| BTD Feb10,1939 | Roberta Flack | #BTD Feb10,1939 #RobertaFlack singer, 3 #1s, 1971 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, 1973 Killing Me Softly & 1974 Feel Like Makin' Love, +8 US, 6 UK & 20 R&B with 4 #1s Top40 singles. 1st solo artist to win #GRAMMY Record of the Year 2yrs in a row 1973-74 #HBday @Roberta_Flack | |
| BTD Feb10,1940 | Jimmy Merchant | #BTD Feb10,1940 #JimmyMerchant singer with #FrankieLymon And The #Teenagers 1956 UK & US R&B #1 and US #6 "Why Do Fools Fall In Love", 1956 UK #3 & US #13 "I Want You to Be My Girl", +3 R&B Top40 singles | |
| BTD Feb10,1943 | Ral Donner | #BTD Feb10,1943 #RalDonner (Ralph Donner) RIP singer 1961 US #4 & UK #25 "You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)", +3 US Top40 singles. He sounded similar (just like in my opinion) to #ElvisPresley | |
| BTD Feb10,1946 | Clifford T Ward | #BTD Feb10,1946 #CliffordTWard (Clifford Thomas Ward) RIP singer, songwriter 1973 UK #8 "Gaye" and 1974 UK #37 "Scullery" Ward's 2nd LP 1973 "Home Thoughts" reached #40 on the UK Albums Chart | |
| OTD Feb10,1942 | Glenn Miller | #OTD Feb10,1942 "Chattanooga Choo Choo" by #GlennMiller and his Orchestra is the 1st single with a #GoldRecord (a disc sprayed with gold by #RCA). Today's #GoldRecord was trademarked by @RIAA 1st single 1958 #PerryComo "Catch A Falling Star" & 1st LP #GordonMcRae "Oklahoma" | |
| OTD Feb10,1956 | Little Richard | #OTD Feb10,1956 #LittleRichard records "Long Tall Sally" written by #EnotrisJohnson, #RobertBlackwell and Little Richard at J&M Studio New Orleans with Richard vocals, piano; #LeeAllen tenor sax; #RedTyler baritone sax; #FrankFields bass; #EarlPalmer drums; #EdgarBlanchard guitar | |
| OTD Feb10,1958 | Annette Funicello, Disney | #OTD Feb10,1958 #Disney's "Annette" began, a TV serial that ran on The #MickeyMouse Club during the show's 3rd season (1957–1958) on the #ABC Network starring #AnnetteFunicello as Annette McCleod @Disney | |
| OTD Feb10,1958 | Frank Sinatra | #OTD Feb10,1958 #FrankSinatra starts a 5wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Come Fly With Me" with #FrankSinatra vocals and #BillyMay arranger and conductor. Sinatra's first collaboration with Billy May | |
| OTD Feb10,1962 | Henry Mancini | #OTD Feb10,1962 #HenryMancini went to #1 on the US album chart with the soundtrack to the movie "Breakfast At Tiffany's" called "Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture" The LP stayed on the #Billboard album charts for over 19wks | |
| OTD Feb10,1962 | Joey Dee | #OTD Feb10,1962 #JoeyDee & the #Starlighters are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Peppermint Twist, part 1" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb10,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Feb10,1967 The #Beatles #PaulMcCartney & #GeorgeMartin conduct a 40-piece orchestra for the song "A Day in the Life" | |
| OTD Feb10,1968 | Paul Mauriat | #OTD Feb10,1968 #PaulMauriat and His Orchestra starts a 5wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Love is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)" an instrumental. A song composed #AndréPopp & 1st performed by #Vicky (Vicky Leandros) at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 | |
| OTD Feb10,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Feb10,1968 The #Beatles close Beatles USA Ltd, US fan club & their business offices. They fire the US press agents severing all US business connections | |
| OTD Feb10,1972 | David Bowie | #OTD Feb10,1972 #DavidBowie at Tolworth Toby Jug opening date for the #ZiggyStardust tour. #DavidBowie's Ziggy Stardust was inspired by #VinceTaylor frontman for the Playboys | |
| OTD Feb10,1973 | Elton John | #OTD Feb10,1973 #EltonJohn is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Crocodile Rock" @eltonofficial 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb10,1974 | Deep Purple | #OTD Feb10,1974 #DeepPurple kick off a 28 date North American tour at the Los Angeles Forum, California @_DeepPurple | |
| OTD Feb10,1976 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Feb10,1976 #ElvisPresley is made Captain in the Memphis police reserves | |
| OTD Feb10,1977 | Clash | #OTD Feb10,1977 The #Clash starts recording their debut album "The Clash" The album is recorded over three weekend sessions at CBS Studio 3. The Clash LP cost £4000 to produce @TheClash members #JoeStrummer, #MickJones, #PaulSimonon, #TerryChimes, #TopperHeadon | |
| OTD Feb10,1979 | Rod Stewart | #OTD Feb10,1979 #RodStewart starts a 3wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Blondes Have More Fun" @rodstewart Band: Rod Stewart vocals; #GaryGrainger & #BillyPeek guitar; #JimCregan guitar, backing vocals; #PhilChen bass, backing vocals; #CarmineAppice drums, backing vocals | |
| OTD Feb10,1979 | Rod Stewart | #OTD Feb10,1979 #RodStewart starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" written by Rod Stewart, #CarmineAppice and #DuaneHitchings. Stewart's 3rd US #1 @rodstewart | |
| OTD Feb10,1985 | Bruce Springsteen | #OTD Feb10,1985 #BruceSpringsteen went to #1 on the UK album chart with "Born In The USA" his 1st UK #1 LP, it will spend 1wk at #1 then fall from the top stop and return Jun30 for an additional 4wks, for a total of 5wks at #1. The album spent 72wks in the Top40 @springsteen | |
| OTD Feb10,1991 | Simpsons | #OTD Feb10,1991 The #Simpsons start a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Do The Bartman" @TheSimpsons single was written by #MichaelJackson & #BryanLorenand | |
| OTD Feb10,1997 | Brian Connolly | #OTD Feb10,1997 #BrianConnolly RIP dies at the age of 51 from complications from severe alcoholism; lead singer #Sweet 1973 UK #1 "Blockbuster" & 1975 UK #2 "Fox On The Run", +14 UK and 5 US Top40 singles | |
| OTD Feb10,2014 | Shirley Temple Black | #OTD Feb10,2014 #ShirleyTemple (Shirley Temple Black) RIP dies at the age of 86. Actress, singer, dancer, diplomat. Hollywood's #1 box-office draw from 1934-1938. Many films such as her 1st 1932 "The Red-Haired Alibi" As an adult named US ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia |