Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jan23,1910 | Django Reinhardt | #BTD Jan23,1910 #DjangoReinhardt (Jean Reinhardt) RIP #Jazz guitarist, songwriter many recordings. Badly burned his 3rd & 4th fingers of his left hand in a house fire at the age of 18. Doctors suggested he play the guitar to keep his fingers flexible. Live Video==> youtu.be/aZ308aOOX04 | |
| BTD Jan23,1919 | Ernie Kovacs | #BTD Jan23,1919 #ErnieKovacs (Ernest Kovacs) RIP comedian, actor, writer. His comedic style influence numerous individuals and shows such as Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, Saturday Night Live, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Captain Kangaroo and more | |
| BTD Jan23,1948 | Anita Pointer | #BTD Jan23,1948 #AnitaPointer singer, songwriter The #PointerSisters 1981 US #2 single "Slow Hand" & 1984 UK #2 "Automatic" #HBday @AnitaPointer | |
| BTD Jan23,1950 | Bill Cunningham | #BTD Jan23,1950 #BillCunningham original bass guitarist, keyboardist for The #BoxTops 1967 US #1 & UK #5 "The Letter", 1968 US #2 & UK #15 "Cry Like a Baby", +5 US and 3 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Jan23,1950 | Danny Federici | #BTD Jan23,1950 #DannyFederici RIP organ, keyboards #BruceSpringsteen's E Street Band. Played with @springsteen for over 40yrs including the bands #SteelMill and #Child | |
| BTD Jan23,1953 | Robin Zander | #BTD Jan23,1953 #RobinZander lead singer, songwriter, guitarist #CheapTrick 1979 UK #29 & US #7 "I Want You To Want Me", 1988 US #1 "The Flame", +6 US Top40 singles @cheaptrick | |
| BTD Jan23,1954 | Richard Finch | #BTD Jan23,1954 #RichardFinch co-founder, former bass guitar K.C. and the Sunshine Band; 5 #1s 1975 Get Down Tonight & That's the Way (I Like It), 1976 (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty, 1977 I'm Your Boogie Man, 1979 Please Don't Go, +6 US, 10 UK 1 #1 & 16 R&B 4 #1s Top40s | |
| BTD Jan23,1959 | Earl Falconer | #BTD Jan23,1959 #EarlFalconer bass guitarist, singer #UB40 (stood for Unemployment Benefit, Form 40); 1983 UK & 1988 US #1 "Red Red Wine", +30 Top40 singles @UB40OFFICIAL sold over 70M records #HBday @EarlFalconer | |
| OTD Jan23,1950 | NFL | #OTD Jan23,1950 #NFL rule change; the free substitution rule restored permanently opens way for specialization units for offensive, defensive and special teams. And a backwards pass or fumble goes out of bounds team that had control of the ball last maintains possession @NFL | |
| OTD Jan23,1953 | Kay Starr | #OTD Jan23,1953 Jazz singer #KayStarr (Katherine Starks) with Orchestra conducted by #HaroldMooney is at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Comes A-Long A-Love" written by the former #TinPanAlley songwriter #AlSherman | |
| OTD Jan23,1956 | Cleveland | #OTD Jan23,1956 Rock 'n' Roll fans in #Cleveland under the age of 18 are banned from dancing in public. #Ohio government using a law from 1931 | |
| OTD Jan23,1957 | Guy Mitchell | #OTD Jan23,1957 #GuyMitchell is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Singing The Blues" for the last week of a 9wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan23,1959 | Winter Dance Party tour | #OTD Jan23,1959 The Winter Dance Party tour begins at George Devine's Ballroom, Milwaukee Wisconsin; a twenty-four day tour of the mid-western US with #BuddyHolly and the Crickets, #Dion and the Belmonts, #RitchieValens, the #BigBopper and #FrankieSardo | |
| OTD Jan23,1965 | Petula Clark | #OTD Jan23,1965 #PetulaClark starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Downtown" written and produced by by #TonyHatch. @Petula_Clark is the 1st UK female #1 artist in the US since #VeraLynn in 1952 | |
| OTD Jan23,1966 | Stevie Wonder | #OTD Jan23,1966 #StevieWonder at the time Little Stevie Wonder appears at The #CavernClub, Liverpool, England @cavernliverpool @StevieWonder | |
| OTD Jan23,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Jan23,1967 The #Monkees TV series S1 E19 "Find the Monkees" (aka "The Audition") When TV producer Hubbell Bensen hears a tape of the Monkees, he frantically stages auditions hoping to find them for his new TV show, unaware they are trying to audition for him @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Jan23,1969 | Beatles, Billy Preston | #OTD Jan23,1969 Working at #AppleStudios The #Beatles, with #BillyPreston on keyboards, record 10 takes of the single "Get Back" | |
| OTD Jan23,1971 | Dawn | #OTD Jan23,1971 #Dawn starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Knock Three Times" @TonyOrlando not named on the record with actual singers being Tony Orlando, #ToniWine & #LindaNovember prior to creating Dawn with #TelmaHopkins & #JoyceVincentWilson | |
| OTD Jan23,1971 | Elton John | #OTD Jan23,1971 #EltonJohn starts a 4wk run at #8 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Your Song" written by John and #BernieTaupin | |
| OTD Jan23,1976 | Donny And Marie | #OTD Jan23,1976 The #DonnyAndMarie Show premieres on the #ABC Network with @donnyosmond & @marieosmond as co-hosts. 1st brother/sister team to host a TV series | |
| OTD Jan23,1982 | Olivia Newton John | #OTD Jan23,1982 #OliviaNewtonJohn is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Physical" @olivianj's last week of a 10 week run at #1 | |
| OTD Jan23,1983 | Men At Work | #OTD Jan23,1983 #MenAtWork starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK Singles chart with "Down Under" written by #ColinHay and #RonStrykert. The band is also at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart since Jan15,1983 | |
| OTD Jan23,1986 | NYC | #OTD Jan23,1986 The debut of the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria's Grand Ballroom #NYC @rockhall | |
| OTD Jan23,1988 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Jan23,1988 #MichaelJackson is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "The Way You Make Me Feel" written by Michael Jackson from @michaeljackson's album "Bad" | |
| OTD Jan23,2018 | Hugh Masekela | #OTD Jan23,2018 #HughMasekela RIP South African #Jazz legend dies at the age of 78. Trumpeter, cornetist, composer and singer. Had the Jul20,1968 US #1 "Grazing In The Grass" |