Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Feb24,1942 | Paul Jones | #BTD Feb24,1942 #PaulJones (Paul Pond) harmonica, actor, radio, singer #ManfredMann 1964 UK & US #1 "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", 1966 UK #1 & US #29 "Pretty Flamingo", 1968 UK #1 & US #10 "Mighty Quinn", +14 UK Top40s; then a solo career 1966 UK #4 "High Time", +2 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Feb24,1944 | Nicky Hopkins | #BTD Feb24,1944 #NickyHopkins RIP piano, keyboards, session musician worked with The #RollingStones, #JeffBeck, #Beatles, The #Who & more. Released 1st solo LP 1973 "The Tin Man Was a Dreamer" with #GeorgeHarrison as "George O'Hara", #MickTaylor and #PrairiePrince | |
| BTD Feb24,1947 | Lonnie Turner | #BTD Feb24,1947 #LonnieTurner RIP bass guitarist, founding member the #SteveMiller Band 1976 US #1 & UK #11 "Rock'n Me" Miller & Turner 1st rehearsals for what would be the band in an vacant school basement at University of California campus, 1966 Thanksgiving break @SMBofficial | |
| BTD Feb24,1947 | Rupert Holmes | #BTD Feb24,1947 #RupertHolmes (David Goldstein) composer, singer, songwriter 1978 US #1 & UK #23 "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)", 1980 US #6 & UK #31 "Him", +1 US and 7 US AC (Adult Contemporary) | |
| BTD Feb24,1948 | Dennis Waterman | #BTD Feb24,1948 #DennisWaterman singer, actor 1980 UK #3 I Could Be So Good For You the theme from the UK TV show "Minder"; 1983 UK #23 What Are We Gonna Get 'Er Indoors? As an actor he is known for his tough-guy roles in TV series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks | |
| BTD Feb24,1959 | Colin Farley | #BTD Feb24,1959 #ColinFarley bassist #CuttingCrew 1986 US #1 & UK #4 "I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight" and 1986 US #9 & UK #24 "I've Been in Love Before", +4 US AC (Adult Contemporary) @The_CuttingCrew | |
| OTD Feb24,1956 | Cleveland | #OTD Feb24,1956 #Cleveland the home of the future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame invokes a 1931 law barring people less than 18 year old from dancing publicly without an adult guardian @rockhall | |
| OTD Feb24,1962 | Gene Chandler | #OTD Feb24,1962 #GeneChandler is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Duke Of Earl" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb24,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Feb24,1962 The #Beatles play at the YMCA Hoylake, Wirral, Cheshire. Long intros between songs causes the crowd to boo them off stage | |
| OTD Feb24,1962 | Juke Box Jury | #OTD Feb24,1962 The BBC TV show "Juke Box Jury" airs with Host #DavidJacobs and panelists #PaulAnka, #TonyOrlando, #SheilaTracy and #CaroleCarr | |
| OTD Feb24,1963 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Feb24,1963 The #RollingStones start a Sunday night residency at The Station Hotel. The Rolling Stones are paid $40. The 1st night 66 people see the show @RollingStones | |
| OTD Feb24,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Feb24,1965 The #Beatles are on the 1st full day of filming the movie "Help!" Riding bicycles on location near London Airport, England | |
| OTD Feb24,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Feb24,1967 The #Beatles are at #EMI studios. More work on "Lovely Rita" #PaulMcCartney overdubs his lead vocal @emimusic @PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Feb24,1968 | Paul Mauriat | #OTD Feb24,1968 #PaulMauriat and His Orchestra are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Love is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)" for the 3rd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Feb24,1969 | Jimi Hendrix | #OTD Feb24,1969 #JimiHendrix Experience playing their last British performance when they appear at the Royal Albert Hall @RoyalAlbertHall | |
| OTD Feb24,1973 | Roberta Flack | #OTD Feb24,1973 #RobertaFlack starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Killing Me Softly With His Song" music by #CharlesFox with lyrics by #NormanGimbel & #LoriLieberman. 1971 @LoriLieberman1 inspired by #DonMaclean's "Empty Chairs" song @Roberta_Flack | |
| OTD Feb24,1973 | Byrds | #OTD Feb24,1973 The #Byrds playing their final live appearance at The Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey | |
| OTD Feb24,1975 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Feb24,1975 #LedZeppelin releases the album "Physical Graffiti" in the UK. The double LP feature songs left over from Led Zeppelin's previous LPs @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Feb24,1976 | Eagles | #OTD Feb24,1976 The #Eagles LP "Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975" became the 1st Album certified platinum by @RIAA New certification sales of 1M records sold | |
| OTD Feb24,1979 | Rod Stewart | #OTD Feb24,1979 #RodStewart is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 @rodstewart | |
| OTD Feb24,1980 | Blondie | #OTD Feb24,1980 #Blondie starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Atomic" written by #DebbieHarry & #JimmyDestri and produced by #MikeChapman. Blondie's 3rd UK #1 from the LP "Eat To The Beat" @BlondieOfficial | |
| OTD Feb24,1990 | Johnnie Ray | #OTD Feb24,1990 #JohnnieRay dies at the age of 63 RIP. Singer, songwriter, pianist Johnnie Ray scored 27 US and 22 UK Top40 singles with 4 #1s, considered the Father of Rock | |
| OTD Feb24,1990 | Paula Abdul | #OTD Feb24,1990 #PaulaAbdul with The Wild Pair are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Opposites Attract" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 @PaulaAbdul | |
| OTD Feb24,1994 | Prince | #OTD Feb24,1994 #Prince releases "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" written by Prince, #BrunoBergonzi, #MicheleVicin it will enter @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #60 Mar5 & peak at #3 for 3wks Apr30. The song 1st premiered on the 1994 Miss USA Pageant, but not in full | |
| OTD Feb24,2014 | Harold Ramis | #OTD Feb24,2014 #HaroldRamis dies at the age of 69. Actor, comedian, director, writer; in roles such as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters and director of many films such as 1983 National Lampoon's Vacation & director-writer in 1980 Caddyshack, 1993 Groundhog Day, 2000 Bedazzled |