Legend:  BTD – Born Today     OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
BTD Dec14,1899 DeFord Bailey#BTD Dec14,1899 #DeFordBailey RIP harmonica, country music and blues star from the 1920s until 1941. 1st performer to be introduced on the Grand Ole Opry @opry, played several instruments but is best known for his harmonica tunes
BTD Dec14,1902 Frances Bavier#BTD Dec14,1902 #FrancesBavier stage, film, TV actress RIP. Many TV and film roles such as 1951 "The Stooge"; TV roles such as Mrs. Amy Morgan in "It's a Great Life", but best known for playing Aunt Bea on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. from 1960-1970
BTD Dec14,1908 Morey Amsterdam#BTD Dec14,1908 #MoreyAmsterdam (Moritz Amsterdam) actor, comedian, screenwriter, songwriter RIP. 1930 on The Al Pearce Show radio show; 1945 lyricist #AndrewsSisters "Rum and Coca-Cola"; Best known as Maurice "Buddy" Sorrell on the TV series "The Dick Van Dyke Show" 1961-1966
BTD Dec14,1911 Spike Jones#BTD Dec14,1911 #SpikeJones (Lindley Armstrong) RIP band leader with The City Slickers known for comedy songs 1945 US #4 "Cocktails for Two", 1948 US #1 "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth", +17 Top40 singles
BTD Dec14,1932 Charlie Rich#BTD Dec14,1932 #CharlieRich RIP singer, rockabilly, jazz, blues, country. 1973 US Country #1, US #15 & UK #16 "Behind Closed Doors" and US Country #1, US #1 & UK #2 "The Most Beautiful Girl", +19 Top40 Country Singles with 3 more #1s
BTD Dec14,1938 Gary Usher#BTD Dec14,1938 #GaryUsher RIP producer, songwriter. Worked with The #Byrds. Usher co-wrote with @BrianWilsonLive of The #BeachBoys single such as 1962 "409", "In My Room" One of my favorite songs
BTD Dec14,1943 Frank Allen#BTD Dec14,1943 #FrankAllen (Francis McNeice) bass guitarist The #Searchers 1964 UK #1 & US #13 single "Needles And Pins", +9 UK and 8 US Top40 singles
BTD Dec14,1944 Linda Jones#BTD Dec14,1944 #LindaJones RIP soul singer 1967 US #21 & R&B #4 single "Hypnotized" Died Mar14,1972 at her mother's home at the age of 27 while resting between matinee and evening shows at New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem
BTD Dec14,1946 Jackie McAuley#BTD Dec14,1946 #JackieMcAuley guitar, keyboards, mandolin, songwriter, producer in many bands such as #Them 1965 UK #2 single "Here Comes The Night"
BTD Dec14,1946 Jane Birkin#BTD Dec14,1946 #JaneBirkin actress, singer 1969 UK #1 single with #SergeGainsbourg "Je t'aime… moi non plus" (French for "I love you… me neither")" Only French language UK #1
BTD Dec14,1946 Joyce Vincent Wilson#BTD Dec14,1946 #JoyceVincentWilson singer #Dawn and #TonyOrlando & #Dawn 1970 US #3 & UK #9 "Candida", 1971 US & UK #1 "Knock Three Times", 1973 US & UK #1 "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree", +11 US Top40 singles
BTD Dec14,1946 Patty Duke#BTD Dec14,1946 #PattyDuke RIP actress stage, film, TV and singer 1965 US #8 single "Don't Just Stand There" & TV series #PattyDuke Show. 1962 @TheAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 16 for her role as Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker"
BTD Dec14,1949 Cliff Williams#BTD Dec14,1949 #CliffWilliams bass guitarist #ACDC from 1977-2016. #ACDC @acdc 4 US Main #1s 1993 "Big Gun", 1995 "Hard as a Rock", 2001 "Stiff Upper Lip", 2008 "Rock 'n' Roll Train", +23 Top40s & 1980 UK #1 & US #14 album "Back In Black"; sold over 50M copies of the LP
BTD Dec14,1958 Spider Stacy#BTD Dec14,1958 #SpiderStacy (Peter Stacy) singer, songwriter, actor. Played tin whistle & sang with The #Pogues @poguesofficial 1987 UK #8 single "The Irish Rover", 1987 UK #2 single with #KirstyMaCcoll "Fairytale Of New York"
OTD Dec14,1946 Kay Kyser#OTD Dec14,1946 #KayKyser and His Orchestra starts a 2wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Ole Buttermilk Sky" Vocal chorus by #MichaelDouglas and The Campus Kids; composed by #HoagyCarmichael and lyricist by #JackBrooks
OTD Dec14,1957 Sam Cooke#OTD Dec14,1957 #SamCooke is still at #1 on the US singles chart with "You Send Me" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1
OTD Dec14,1957 Tom and Jerry#OTD Dec14,1957 #TomandJerry; Tommy Graph & Jerry Landis (later known as #PaulSimon & #ArtGarfunkel) enter the US Top40 Singles chart at #79 with "Hey, Schoolgirl" the single will peak at #54 on Dec28
OTD Dec14,1958Teddy Bears#OTD Dec14,1958 The #TeddyBears still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "To Know Him, Is To Love Him" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1
OTD Dec14,1962Beatles#OTD Dec14,1962 The #Beatles perform at Music Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Also on the bill #GaryBGoode and the Rocking Hotrods and The Deltas
OTD Dec14,1963Beatles#OTD Dec14,1963 The #Beatles play a show for their fans at the Southern Area Fan Club at Wimbledon Palais, London
OTD Dec14,1963Singing Nun#OTD Dec14,1963 The #SingingNun is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Dominique" for the 2nd week of a 4wk run
OTD Dec14,1966 Batman, Chad and Jeremy #OTD Dec14,1966 #Batman Episode "The Cats Meow" #Catwoman steals the voices of British singers Chad and Jeremy and demands $22.4M to return #ChadandJeremy voices Video==> youtu.be/biH_oM4v-D0
OTD Dec14,1968 Marvin Gaye#OTD Dec14,1968 #MarvinGaye starts a 7wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" written by #NormanWhitfield & #BarrettStrong 1st released by Gladys Knight & the Pips a #2 for 3wks Dec16,1967. The song is Gaye's 1st #1 in the US
OTD Dec14,1969 Rolf Harris#OTD Dec14,1969 #RolfHarris starts a 6wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Two Little Boys" originally composer Theodore F. Morse and lyricist Edward Madden in 1902; then revived by Rolf Harris with #AlanBraden co-writing and arranging the song
OTD Dec14,1969Jackson 5#OTD Dec14,1969 The #Jackson5 has their 1st network TV gig when they appear on the #EdSullivan Show @Jacksons
OTD Dec14,1973 Bruce Springsteen#OTD Dec14,1973 #BruceSpringsteen plays at the Pinecrest Country Club, Shelton, Connecticut. @springsteen sold only 200 tickets
OTD Dec14,1974 Carl Douglas#OTD Dec14,1974 #CarlDouglas is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Kung Fu Fighting" for the last week of a a 2wk run at #1
OTD Dec14,1977Saturday Night Fever#OTD Dec14,1977 The classic disco film "Saturday Night Fever" starring #JohnTravolta, premieres in New York City
OTD Dec14,1979Clash#OTD Dec14,1979 “London Calling” the 3rd studio album by The #Clash is released as a double LP in the UK by #CBS Records. @TheClash will release “London Calling” in the US Jan1980 on #Epic Record
OTD Dec14,1985 Mr Mister#OTD Dec14,1985 #MrMister still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Single Chart with "Broken Wings" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1
OTD Dec14,1985 Whitney Houston#OTD Dec14,1985 #WhitneyHouston is at #1 on the UK singles Chart with "Saving All My Love For You" written by #MichaelMasser and #GerryGoffin with arrangement by #GenePage. It was originally a minor hit for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr in 1978