Legend:  BTD – Born Today     OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
BTD Feb5,1919 Red Buttons#BTD Feb5,1919 #RedButtons RIP actor, host "The Red Buttons Show" TV 1952-55, many movies. Won an #Oscar for Best Supporting Actor 1957 in the movie "Sayonara"
BTD Feb5,1929 Hal Blaine#BTD Feb5,1929 #HalBlaine (Harold Belsky) RIP drummer, session musician. Worked with the #WreckingCrew. Played with groups such as Jan and Dean, Elvis Presley, Simon & Garfunkel, the Carpenters, Beach Boys, Monkees, the Partridge Family & with 50 #1 hits & over 150 Top10 hits
BTD Feb5,1935 Alex Harvey#BTD Feb5,1935 #AlexHarvey RIP vocals, guitarist, frontman for the Sensational Alex Harvey Band #SAHB 1975 UK #7 single "Delilah" 1975 album "Next"
BTD Feb5,1941 Barrett Strong#BTD Feb5,1941 #BarrettStrong singer, songwriter 1st artist to record a hit at #Motown records. Wrote many #Motown hits with #NormanWhitfield such as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "War" @motown
BTD Feb5,1942 Cory Wells#BTD Feb5,1942 #CoryWells RIP singer #ThreeDogNight one of the most successful bands in the 1970s. Three Dog Night 3 US #1 singles 1970 "Mama Told Me Not To Come", 1971 "Joy to the World", 1972 "Black and White", +18 US Top40 singles @threedognight
BTD Feb5,1943 Chuck Winfield#BTD Feb5,1943 #ChuckWinfield trumpet, flugelhorn #BloodSweatTears; Blood Sweat & Tears from 1968-1973. 1969 US #2 & UK #35 single "You've Made Me So Very Happy"
BTD Feb5,1944 Al Kooper#BTD Feb5,1944 #AlKooper (Alan Kuperschmidt) songwriter, producer, guitar, keyboards The #RoyalTeens 1958 US #3 "Shorts Shorts" & known for organizing Blood, Sweat and Tears. Played with artists such as Bob Dylan, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Bo Diddley, Ringo Starr, Roy Orbison
BTD Feb5,1944 J R Cobb#BTD Feb5,1944 #JRCobb (James Barney Cobb Jr) RIP guitarist, songwriter #ClassicsIV, The #Candymen from 1965-1972, #AtlantaRhythmSection from 1972-1986. 1979 UK #48 single "Spooky" Cobb co-wrote "Spooky" & "Stormy"
BTD Feb5,1948 David Denny#BTD Feb5,1948 #DavidDenny guitarist, founder #FrumiousBandersnatch a psychedelic rock band from 1960s in #SanFrancisco & guitarist #SteveMiller Band playing on 1977's Book of Dreams, Greatest Hits 1974-1978
BTD Feb5,1964 Duff McKagan#BTD Feb5,1964 #DuffMcKagan (Michael McKagan) singer, songwriter, author, bassist with #GunsNRoses 1988 #1 single "Sweet Child O' Mine" @gunsnroses #HBday @DuffMcKagan
OTD Feb5,1940 Glenn Miller#OTD Feb5,1940 #GlennMiller and his orchestra records “Tuxedo Junction” written by #ErskineHawkins, #BillJohnson, #JulianDash with lyrics by #BuddyFeyne and vocal refrain by #JohnnyBest and #BobbyHackett. A billboard #1 song
OTD Feb5,1953 Perry Como#OTD Feb5,1953 #PerryComo with the Ramblers start a 5wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" written by #SlimWillet (Winston L. Moore). The song was first recorded by Slim Willet and the Brush Cutters
OTD Feb5,1955 Fontane Sisters#OTD Feb5,1955 #The #FontaneSisters with the #BillyVaughn orchestra are at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Hearts Of Stone" written by #EddieRay and #RudyJackson. The Fontane Sisters were a trio Bea, Geri and Marge Rosse
OTD Feb5,1957 Bill Haley#OTD Feb5,1957 #BillHaley and his Comets arrive in London for their 1st British tour. Eventually they with have 9 singles in Top 20 in the mid 1950s
OTD Feb5,1961Shirelles#OTD Feb5,1961 The #Shirelles start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” written by #GerryGoffin and #CaroleKing. The 1st girl group to have a #1 single on the #billboard charts
OTD Feb5,1962Beatles#OTD Feb5,1962 The #Beatles have two gigs, one at the #CavernClub & one at the #Kingsway Club. This is the 1st time #RingoStarr plays live with The Beatles because #PeteBest is ill @cavernliverpool @ringostarrmusic @BeatlesPeteBest
OTD Feb5,1962Andy Griffith Show#OTD Feb5,1962 The 50th episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" airs. Season 2 Episode 18 "Jailbreak" Barney clumsily lets a prisoner escape, so Andy and Barney have to recapture him. starring #DonKnotts @RealRonHoward #AndyGriffith #FrancesBavier
OTD Feb5,1966 Barry Sadler#OTD Feb5,1966 Sgt. #BarrySadler's single “Ballad of the Green Berets” enters the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart at #87 on its way to #1 on Mar5 and 1966 #1 song of the year on the US charts
OTD Feb5,1966Rolling Stones#OTD Feb5,1966 The #RollingStones release the single "19th Nervous Breakdown" in the UK. The US release would be on Feb12,1966. The Rolling Stones will peak at #2 on Feb17 on the UK singles chart and peak at #2 on the US Top40 Singles chart Mar19 @RollingStones
OTD Feb5,1967Beatles#OTD Feb5,1967 The #Beatles film part of their promo clip for "Penny Lane" around the Royal Theatre, Stratford
OTD Feb5,1968Monkees#OTD Feb5,1968 The #Monkees TV series S2 E20 "The Devil and Peter Tork" At an eerie pawn shop, #PeterTork unwittingly sells his soul to Mr. Zero in order to purchase a golden harp. Final episode in which #MichaelNesmith wears his wool hat @TheMonkees
OTD Feb5,1969Move#OTD Feb5,1969 The #Move at #1 on UK singles chart with "Blackberry Way" written by #RoyWood and the group's only UK #1. The Move: #CarlWayne vocals, rhythm guitar; Roy Wood lead guitar, sitar; #TrevorBurton bass; #BevBevan drums. With session musician #RichardTandy harpsichord
OTD Feb5,1972 Badfinger#OTD Feb5,1972 #Badfinger peaks at #4 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Day After Day" written by #PeteHam and produced by #GeorgeHarrison
OTD Feb5,1972 Don Mclean#OTD Feb5,1972 #DonMclean is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "American Pie" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1 @donmclean
OTD Feb5,1972 Paul Simon#OTD Feb5,1972 #PaulSimon releases his 1st solo single following the breakup with #ArtGarfunkel The single “Mother and Child Reunion" also enters the chart today at #87 and will reach #4 on the US @billboard Hot100 singles chart on Apr1 @PaulSimonMusic
OTD Feb5,1972 T Rex#OTD Feb5,1972 #TRex starts a 2wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with "Telegram Sam" written by #MarcBolan and the group's third of 4 UK #1 singles
OTD Feb5,1977 Mary MacGregor#OTD Feb5,1977 #MaryMacGregor starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Torn Between Two Lovers" written by #PeterYarrow and #PhillipJarrell
OTD Feb5,1983 Toto#OTD Feb5,1983 #Toto is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Africa" written by #DavidPaich, #JeffPorcaro and produced by the band @toto99com
OTD Feb5,1983Def Leppard#OTD Feb5,1983 The #DefLeppard album "Pyromania" starts a 92wk run on the US album charts. The @DefLeppard LP never reaches #1 but sells over 6M copies
OTD Feb5,1995 Married With Children#OTD Feb5,1995 200th episode of "Married With Children" airs "Special: Best of Bundy" The show is notable for being 1st prime-time TV series on @FOXTV
OTD Feb5,2008 Maharishi#OTD Feb5,2008 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (Mahesh Prasad Varma) dies at the age of 90. Developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and for being its leader. In the late 1960s the #Maharishi was the guru to the Beatles, the Beach Boys and other celebrities
OTD Feb5,2021Christopher Plummer#OTD Feb5,2021 #ChristopherPlummer (Arthur Christopher Plummer) actor RIP dies at the age of 91. #Canadian #Toronto, film debut in 1958 Stage Struck as Joe Sheridan. Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music & other films. 2012 won an @Academy Award for "Beginners"