Legend:  BTD – Born Today     OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
BTD Jul11,1892Thomas Mitchell#BTD Jul11,1892 #ThomasMitchell RIP actor. Appeared in many famous films such as Stagecoach, Only Angels Have Wings, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Gone with the Wind, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Uncle Billy in "It's a Wonderful Life"
BTD Jul11,1920Yul Brynner#BTD Jul11,1920 #YulBrynner RIP actor. Many movies, the most famous for starring in "The King and I" on #Broadway & on the silver screen
BTD Jul11,1931Tab Hunter#BTD Jul11,1931 #TabHunter (Arthur Gelien) RIP actor, singer, film producer, author 1957 US & UK #1 "Young Love", 1957 US #11 & UK #5 "Ninety-Nine Ways", US #31 "(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time" Over 70 film and TV credits, his 1st 1950 as Frank O'Brien in The Lawless
BTD Jul11,1933Bob McGrath#BTD Jul11,1933 #BobMcGrath singer, actor, original human character Bob on the kids' TV show #SesameStreet since 1969
BTD Jul11,1947John Holt#BTD Jul11,1947 #JohnHolt RIP reggae singer, songwriter, a member of #Paragons. Penned "The Tide Is High" made famous by #Blondie
BTD Jul11,1949Jay Johnson#BTD Jul11,1949 #JayJohnson actor, ventriloquist played Chuck on TV series #Soap accompanied by his dummy Bob
BTD Jul11,1949Jeff Hanna#BTD Jul11,1949 #JeffHanna singer, songwriter founder, longest member of the #NittyGrittyDirt Band 1971 US #9 single "Mr Bojangles" Career spanned 6 decades
BTD Jul11,1951Bonnie Pointer#BTD Jul11,1951 #BonniePointer (Patricia Eva Pointer) RIP R&B, Soul singer. Member of The #GRAMMY Award group The #PointerSisters from 1973 and 1977; 1974 US #13 "Fairytale" & solo hits such as R&B #9 "Heaven Must Have Sent You"
BTD Jul11,1954Benny DeFranco#BTD Jul11,1954 #BennyDeFranco guitarist with the #Canadian group The #DeFranco Family 1973 US #3 single "Heartbeat-It's A Lovebeat" & the 1973 US biggest selling single, 1973 US #32 "Abra-ca-dabra" and 1974 US #18 "Save the Last Dance for Me"
BTD Jul11,1957Peter Murphy#BTD Jul11,1957 #PeterMurphy singer #Bauhaus 1982 UK #5 single "Ziggy Stardust" and went on to release solo albums. #HBday @petermurphyinfo
BTD Jul11,1959Richie Sambora#BTD Jul11,1959 #RichieSambora singer, songwriter, lead guitarist #BonJovi @BonJovi 4 US #1s 1986 You Give Love a Bad Name & Livin' On A Prayer, 1988 Bad Medicine, 1989 I'll Be There for You, +6 US #1 LPs and 3 solo LPs #HBday @TheRealSambora
BTD Jul11,1966Melanie Appleby#BTD Jul11,1966 #MelanieAppleby RIP singer, songwriter part of Mel and Kim 1987 UK #1 "Respectable" died from cancer Jan18,1990 at the age of 23
OTD Jul11,1918EnricoCaruso#OTD Jul11,1918 #EnricoCaruso records "Over There" in Camden, NJ. The song was written by #GeorgeMCohan
OTD Jul11,1941Sammy Kaye#OTD Jul11,1941 #SammyKaye and his orchestra is back at #1, this time for a 7wk run on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Daddy" Vocal refrain by by The Kaye Choir. The 1st time at #1 was on Jun21 for 1wk
OTD Jul11,1946Dean Martin#OTD Jul11,1946 #DeanMartin records his 1st 4 songs at #Diamond Records; Which Way Did My Heat Go?, All Of Me, I Got The Sun in the Morning & The Sweetheart of Sigman Chi. Eventually he would record over 100 LPs & 600 songs, have 28 Top40 singles with 2 #1s. My favorite singer.
OTD Jul11,1946Dean Martin#OTD Jul11,1946 #DeanMartin records his 1st song "Which Way Did My Heart Go" with #NatBrandwynne and his Orchestra for #Diamond Records
OTD Jul11,1952Vera Lynn#OTD Jul11,1952 #VeraLynn starts a 9wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" with Soldiers and Airmen of Her Majesty's Forces Accompaniment directed by #RolandShaw @VeraLynnDecca
OTD Jul11,1959Gogi Grant#OTD Jul11,1959 #GogiGrant is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "The Wayward Wind" Her Orchestra is under the direction of #DuddyBregman. This is the 5th week of a 6wk run at #1
OTD Jul11,1960Hollywood Argyles#OTD Jul11,1960 The #HollywoodArgyles are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Alley-Oop" song written and composed by #DallasFrazier in 1957, inspired by #VTHamlin (Vincent Trout Hamlin) comic strip Alley-Oop
OTD Jul11,1962Rolling Stones#OTD Jul11,1962 Tomorrow Jul12 The #RollingStones debut at the Marquee Jazz Club, @MickJagger of the @RollingStones "I hope they don't think we're a rock 'n' roll outfit"
OTD Jul11,1964George Harrison#OTD Jul11,1964 #GeorgeHarrison photographed by “#Beatles Book” photographer #LeslieBryce showing his new @Jaguar
OTD Jul11,1964Beach Boys#OTD Jul11,1964 The #BeachBoys are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Get Around" @TheBeachBoys last week of a 2wk run at #1; Their 1st US #1
OTD Jul11,1964Beatles#OTD Jul11,1964 The #Beatles make a live appearance on the summer version of Thank Your Lucky Stars called Summer Spin filmed at Teddington Studio Centre in Middlesex. To avoid the crowd they travel to #ABC TV's Teddington Studios by boat on the Thames.
OTD Jul11,1965Beatles#OTD Jul11,1965 In the US, the #Beatles' @CapitolRecords album "Beatles VI" is at #1 on the album charts.
OTD Jul11,1968Beatles#OTD Jul11,1968 The #Beatles recording overdubbing electric piano played by #NickyHopkins and bass onto the single "Revolution"
OTD Jul11,1969David Bowie#OTD Jul11,1969 "Space Oddity" by #DavidBowie is released as a 7-inch single in UK for the 1st time. To coincide with Apollo 11 moon landing. #Apollo11 mission would launch 5 days later. Original music
OTD Jul11,1969Beatles#OTD Jul11,1969 The #Beatles recording overdubs for "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" & "You Never Give Me Your Money"
OTD Jul11,1970Three Dog Night#OTD Jul11,1970 #ThreeDogNight starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)" @threedognight. This was the 1st #1 song on American Top40 by #CaseyKasem
OTD Jul11,1971Humble Pie#OTD Jul11,1971 #BruceSpringsteen Band opens for #HumblePie at Sunshine In, Asbury Park. #PeterFrampton wants them for a national tour. @peterframpton would set up an audition with A&M Records. @springsteen's manager #TinkerWest declines both
OTD Jul11,1977Vortex Club#OTD Jul11,1977 Opening night at The #Vortex Club, on Wardour Street, London. A new punk rock venue with Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Slits, The Ants (later Adam and the Ants) and DJ #NiceLee
OTD Jul11,1981Kim Carnes#OTD Jul11,1981 #KimCarnes is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Bette Davis Eyes" This is the 3rd week of the present 4wk run at #1. She had a 5wk run starting on May16. Eventually sitting at #1 for a total of 9wks.
OTD Jul11,1987Heart#OTD Jul11,1987 #Heart starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Alone" @officialheart
OTD Jul11,2011Rob Grill#OTD Jul11,2011 #RobGrill lead singer #GrassRoots dies. Mid-1960s to 1970s, the #GrassRoots were a regular act on #AmericanBandstand
OTD Jul11,2014Tommy Ramone#OTD Jul11,2014 #TommyRamone (Tamás Erdélyi) dies at the age of 62; drummer and was the last living original member of the #Ramones @RamonesOfficial