Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Feb16,1909 | Hugh Beaumont | #BTD Feb16,1909 #HughBeaumont RIP actor, TV director, best known for his role of Ward Cleaver on the TV series "Leave It to Beaver" originally broadcast from 1957 to 1963. 1940 played the role of the private detective Michael Shayne in a series of films | |
| BTD Feb16,1918 | Patty Andrews | #BTD Feb16,1918 #PattyAndrews singer RIP. One of the #AndrewsSisters of the swing, era. The Andrew Sisters had 113 Top40 singles, 46 reaching Top10 and 8 Topping the charts at #1. Their 1st #1 in 1938 "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Means That You're Grand)" | |
| BTD Feb16,1921 | Vera Ellen | #BTD Feb16,1921 #VeraEllen (Vera-Ellen Westmeier Rohe) RIP actress, dancer, in many musicals such as 1949 "On the Town" as Ivy Smith; 1954 "White Christmas" as Judy Haynes. She also danced with Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Danny Kaye. Retired after Feb14,1959 The Dinah Shore Show | |
| BTD Feb16,1931 | Otis Blackwell | #BTD Feb16,1931 #OtisBlackwell RIP songwriter, singer, pianist. Prolific composer many hits such as "All Shook Up" & "Don't Be Cruel" performed by #ElvisPresley, "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis, Hey Little Girl by Dee Clark | |
| BTD Feb16,1935 | Sonny Bono | #BTD Feb16,1935 #SonnyBono singer, producer, actor, congressman RIP solo 1965 US #10 "Laugh at Me", many songwriting hits ie “Needles and Pins” for The #Searchers. Host on the variety show The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour. Sonny & Cher 1965 US & UK #1 "I Got You Babe", +10 Top40s | |
| BTD Feb16,1939 | Harold Kalin, Herbie Kalin | #BTD Feb16,1939 #HaroldKalin & #HerbieKalin both have passed RIP. The #KalinTwins 1958 UK #1 & US #5 single "When" 1st twins to score a #1 record and 1958 US #12 "Forget Me Not" | |
| BTD Feb16,1949 | Lyn Paul | #BTD Feb16,1949 #LynPaul (Lynda Belcher) singer with The #NewSeekers 1972 UK #1 & US #7 single "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", 1973 UK #1 & US #5 "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me", +10 UK Top40 singles and solo artist | |
| BTD Feb16,1951 | William Katt | #BTD Feb16,1951 #WilliamKatt film & TV actor, voice artist & musician best known as star of "The Greatest American Hero" TV series | |
| BTD Feb16,1958 | Lisa Loring | #BTD Feb16,1958 #LisaLoring (Lisa Ann DeCinces) actress, best known as Wednesday Addams on the TV series "The Addams Family" from 1964–1966. Also Cricket Montgomery on the soap opera "As the World Turns" from 1980-1983 #HBday @RealLisa_Loring | |
| OTD Feb16,1955 | Mcguire Sisters | #OTD Feb16,1955 The #McguireSisters are still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Sincerely" for the 3rd week of a 6wk run | |
| OTD Feb16,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Feb16,1961 #Beatles play at Litherland Town Hall #PaulMcCartney sang "Wooden Heart" and wears a wooden heart pinned to his coat covered with satin, embroidered with the names John, Paul, George & Pete. The heart is raffled off, winner won a kiss from @PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Feb16,1962 | Bobby Vinton | #OTD Feb16,1962 #BobbyVinton records his first hit single "Roses are Red (My Love)" written by by #AlByron, #PaulEvans and backed by #RobertMersey and his Orchestra. The song will be a US #1 for 4wks on Jul14. The single is also the 1st #1 hit for #Epic Records @Epic_Records | |
| OTD Feb16,1962 | Billy Fury | #OTD Feb16,1962 A #BillyFury article in The New Musical Express #NME @NME "Billy Fury Reveals His Film Set Secrets" | |
| OTD Feb16,1963 | Paul and Paula | #OTD Feb16,1963 #PaulandPaula #RayHildebrand & #JillJackson are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hey Paula" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb16,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Feb16,1964 The #Beatles 2nd time on The #EdSullivan Show, live at Napoleon Ballroom of Deauville Hotel Miami Beach Florida | |
| OTD Feb16,1967 | Petula Clark | #OTD Feb16,1967 #PetulaClark starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "This Is My Song" written by #CharlieChaplin. The recording session featured the backing of the Wrecking Crew. Clark attempted to block the English version release because she didn't like it | |
| OTD Feb16,1968 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Feb16,1968 #ElvisPresley receives a gold record for the song "How Great Thou Art" @ElvisPresley could sing anything | |
| OTD Feb16,1968 | John Lennon | #OTD Feb16,1968 #JohnLennon #GeorgeHarrison & their wives go to India to study transcendental meditation with #Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | |
| OTD Feb16,1972 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Feb16,1972 #LedZeppelin makes their #Australian live debut, kicking off a six-date tour at the Subiaco Oval, Perth @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Feb16,1973 | Beatles | #OTD Feb16,1973 The #Beatles manager #AllenKlein files a lawsuit on behalf of #GeorgeHarrison, #Capitol Records and #Apple Records against Audio Tapes, Inc. a company in New Jersey that released the LP The "Beatles Alpha Omega" flaunting copyright laws @CapitolRecords | |
| OTD Feb16,1974 | Barbra Streisand | #OTD Feb16,1974 #BarbraStreisand returns to #1 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "The Way We Were" Streisand spent 1 other week at #1 on Feb2 for a total of 3wks @BarbraStreisand | |
| OTD Feb16,1974 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Feb16,1974 #BobDylan starts 4wk run at #1 on US album chart with "Planet Waves" Dylan's first US #1 LP @bobdylan | |
| OTD Feb16,1975 | Cher | #OTD Feb16,1975 #Cher starts her own weekly hour of a music and comedy show "Cher" on #CBS TV featured a female guest each week. By the end of the season, Sonny and Cher had set aside their differences and agreed to reunite. Cher was replaced by a revived The Sonny & Cher Show | |
| OTD Feb16,1977 | Blondie | #OTD Feb16,1977 #Blondie with the #Ramones starts a 5 day gig at the Whisky a Go Go in Las Angeles @BlondieOfficial @RamonesOfficial | |
| OTD Feb16,1980 | Daryl Dragon | #OTD Feb16,1980 Captain & Tennille #DarylDragon & #ToniTennille are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Do That to Me One More Time" written by Toni Tennille and produced Daryl Dragon | |
| OTD Feb16,1985 | Wham! featuring George Michael | #OTD Feb16,1985 #Wham! featuring #GeorgeMichael starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Careless Whisper" written by George Michael and #AndrewRidgeley | |
| OTD Feb16,2013 | Tony Sheridan | #OTD Feb16,2013 #TonySheridan (Anthony McGinnity) RIP dies at the age of 72. Songwriter, guitarist 1962 "My Bonnie" which peaked at #62 in US charts in 1964 with The Beat Brothers (later The #Beatles). The only non-Beatle to appear as lead singer on a Beatles recording | |
| OTD Feb16,2015 | Lesley Gore | #OTD Feb16,2015 #LesleyGore dies at the age of 68. in 1964, at the age of 16 she recorded the pop hit "It's My Party" which was a 1963 US #1 & UK #9, Gore had 10 other US Top40 singles & played the villainess Pussycat on the TV series #Batman | |
| OTD Feb6,1957 | Tab Hunter | #OTD Feb6,1957 The Charts issue date when #TabHunter starts a 6wk run at #1 for the week ending Feb6 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Young Love" |