Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Feb5,1961 | Shirelles | #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 Feb5,1962 | Beatles | #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 Feb5,1962 | Andy 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 Feb5,1966 | Rolling 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 Feb5,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Feb5,1967 The #Beatles film part of their promo clip for "Penny Lane" around the Royal Theatre, Stratford | |
| OTD Feb5,1968 | Monkees | #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 Feb5,1969 | Move | #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 Feb5,1983 | Def 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 Feb5,2021 | Christopher 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" |