Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Dec6,1900 | Agnes Moorehead | #BTD Dec6,1900 #AgnesMoorehead RIP actress. Samantha's meddling mother, Endora, on the TV series "Bewitched" & in many films such as "Citizen Kane" | |
| BTD Dec6,1912 | Johnny Standley | #BTD Dec6,1912 #JohnnyStandley RIP musician, actor, comedian 1952 US #1 "It's In The Book (parts 1 & 2)" The comedy recording sold over 2M copies and received a gold record | |
| BTD Dec6,1916 | Hugo Peretti | #BTD Dec6,1916 #HugoPeretti RIP songwriter, producer, 1950s partnered with his cousin #LuigiCreatore to form the Hugo & Luigi songwriting team. Produced Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke & hits such as Twistin' the Night Away, Another Saturday Night, The Lion Sleeps Tonight | |
| BTD Dec6,1920 | Dave Brubeck | #BTD Dec6,1920 #DaveBrubeck RIP jazz pianist 1962 UK #12 LP "Time Further Out" In 1954 he was featured on the cover of @TIME magazine, the 2nd jazz musician on cover | |
| BTD Dec6,1924 | Wally Cox | #BTD Dec6,1924 #WallyCox RIP actor, comedian 1952-1955 in TV series "Mr. Peepers" He was the voice of #Underdog & a longtime panelist on the game show "Hollywood Squares" | |
| BTD Dec6,1941 | Wende Wagner | #BTD Dec6,1941 #WendeWagner RIP actress. Played Secretary Casey in the TV series The "Green Hornet" with #BruceLee #VanWilliams & in movies such as "Rio Conchos" | |
| BTD Dec6,1943 | Keith West | #BTD Dec6,1943 #KeithWest (Keith Hopkins) singer 1967 UK #2 single "Excerpt From A Teenage Opera" & lead singer of various groups such as #Tomorrow | |
| BTD Dec6,1943 | Mike Smith | #BTD Dec6,1943 #MikeSmith RIP songwriter, producer, keyboard, lead singer for 1960s British Invasion group The #DaveClarkFive #DC5 1963 UK #1 & 1964 US #6 "Glad All Over", 1964 UK #2 & US #4 "Bits and Pieces", 1965 US #1 "Over and Over", +19 UK Top40 and 14 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Dec6,1944 | Jonathan King | #BTD Dec6,1944 #JonathanKing singer, producer, TV presenter 1965 UK #4 single "Everyone's Gone To The Moon", +12 other UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Dec6,1947 | Fritz Fryer | #BTD Dec6,1947 #FritzFryer RIP lead guitarist The #FourPennies 1964 UK #1 "Juliet", +4 UK Top40 sngles. Probably most successful UK group that failed to chart in the US | |
| BTD Dec6,1947 | Miroslav Vitous | #BTD Dec6,1947 #MiroslavVitous jazz bassist, songwriter, founding member #WeatherReport 1976 single "Birdland" 1977 album "Heavy Weather" | |
| BTD Dec6,1955 | Edward Tudor Pole | #BTD Dec6,1955 #EdwardTudorPole (Edward Tenpole) musician, TV presenter, actor. Gained fame in the UK as lead singer of #TenpoleTudor 1981 UK #6 single "Swords Of A Thousand Men" and presenter of the game show "Crystal Maze" | |
| BTD Dec6,1955 | Rick Buckler | #BTD Dec6,1955 #RickBuckler drummer with The #Jam 1980 UK #1 "Going Underground", +17 other UK Top40 singles with 3 more #1s. 18 consecutive Top40 singles in the UK from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in Dec1982 | |
| BTD Dec6,1956 | Randy Rhoads | #BTD Dec6,1956 #RandyRhoads RIP guitarist, member of #QuietRiot and later lead guitarist for #OzzyOsbourne. Died at the age of 25, in a plane crash while the plane was attempting to buzz the tour bus of #OzzyOsbourne | |
| OTD Dec6,1908 | University of Pittsburgh | #OTD Dec6,1908 At the University of Pittsburgh @Pitt_FB college football players numbers were used for the first time | |
| OTD Dec6,1959 | Bobby Darin | #OTD Dec6,1959 #BobbyDarin is still #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Mack the Knife" for the 2nd week of this 3wk run at #1; the single spent 6wks at #1 from Oct11; for a eventual total of 9wks on top of the charts | |
| OTD Dec6,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Dec6,1961 The #Beatles with drummer #PeteBest sign a management contract with #BrianEpstein. #JohnLennon accepts on the groups behalf | |
| OTD Dec6,1964 | Ferry Cross The Mersey | #OTD Dec6,1964 The film "Ferry Cross The Mersey" premieres in London. With Gerry & The Pacemakers, #CillaBlack, The #Fourmost & other acts. The film, directed by #JeremySummers, was the 1st to be shot on location in #Liverpool after the city's emergence into the mainstream music | |
| OTD Dec6,1965 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Dec6,1965 The #RollingStones record the singles "19th Nervous Breakdown" & "Mother's Little Helper" The @RollingStones were at @RCARecords Hollywood Studios | |
| OTD Dec6,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Dec6,1966 The #Beatles record Christmas & New Year greetings for the pirate radio stations Radio Caroline & Radio London | |
| OTD Dec6,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Dec6,1967 The #Beatles start a 7wk run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "Hello Goodbye/I Am The Walrus"; Hello Goodbye written by #PaulMcCartney & I Am The Walrus on the B-side written by #JohnLennon both songs credited to Lennon–McCartney | |
| OTD Dec6,1969 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Dec6,1969 #LedZeppelin moves to #28 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with their debut single "Whole Lotta Love" the song will peak at #4 Jan31,1970. @ledzeppelin never released any singles in the UK | |
| OTD Dec6,1969 | Steam | #OTD Dec6,1969 #Steam starts a 2wk run at #1 @billboard Hot100 with "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" written by #PaulLeka, #GaryDeCarlo and #DaleFrashuer Steam is considered to be a #OneHitWonder | |
| OTD Dec6,1974 | George Harrrison | #OTD Dec6,1974 #GeorgeHarrrison plays at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto Canada. Part of the George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's 1974 North American 45-show (Dark Horse) tour. Guest spots by #BillyPreston, #TomScott. Serving as a launch for Harrison's record label #DarkHorse Records | |
| OTD Dec6,1975 | Paul Simon | #OTD Dec6,1975 #PaulSimon at #1 on US album chart with "Still Crazy After All These Years" his 1st US #1 solo album | |
| OTD Dec6,1975 | Silver Convention | #OTD Dec6,1975 #SilverConvention still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Fly, Robin, Fly" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec6,1980 | John Lennon | #OTD Dec6,1980 #JohnLennon and #YokoOno record Lennon’s final BBC radio interview in New York City, with Radio 1 DJ #AndyPeeblesb at the Record Plant Recording Studios. Listen==> youtu.be/aaTy3kSxyoo | |
| OTD Dec6,1980 | Kenny Rogers | #OTD Dec6,1980 #KennyRogers is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Lady" The song was written & produced by @LionelRichie. #KennyRogers is on his 4th week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec6,1981 | Human League | #OTD Dec6,1981 #HumanLeague starts a 5wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Don't You Want Me" The biggest selling single in 1981 & @virginrecords 1st UK #1 | |
| OTD Dec6,1986 | Peter Cetera | #OTD Dec6,1986 #PeterCetera with #AmyGrant are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "The Next Time I Fall" written by #BobbyCaldwell and #PaulGordon. @tweetercetera and @amygrant | |
| OTD Dec6,1988 | Roy Orbison | #OTD Dec6,1988 #RoyOrbison dies at the age of 52. 1964 UK & US #1 single "Pretty Woman", +20 US & 30 UK Top40 singles. @ROYORBISON was also part of the #TravelingWilburys. He spent the day flying model airplanes with his sons and ate dinner at his mother's home in Hendersonville | |
| OTD Dec6,1994 | Beatles | #OTD Dec6,1994 Tower Records releases The #Beatles "Live At The BBC" 69 track double LP of a set of songs recorded at #BBC radio shows | |
| OTD Dec6,2017 | Paste Magazine | #OTD Dec6,2017 From #Paste Magazine @PasteMagazine 10 Best Singing Drummers in Rock by #LeeZimmerman 1 Levon Helm 2 Phil Collins 3 Don Henley 4 Grant Hart 5 Buddy Miles 6 Shelia E 7 Roger Taylor 8 Peter Criss 9 Karen Carpenter 10 Micky Dolenz @TheMickyDolenz1 |