Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jul23,1935 | Cleveland Duncan | #BTD Jul23,1935 #ClevelandDuncan RIP lead singer The #Penguins 1954 US #8 single "Earth Angel, Will You Be Mine" | |
| BTD Jul23,1942 | Madeline Bell | #BTD Jul23,1942 #MadelineBell soul singer famous in 1960s then joined #BlueMink 1970 UK hit single "Melting Pot" | |
| BTD Jul23,1944 | Dino Danelli | #BTD Jul23,1944 #DinoDanelli original member, drummer The #YoungRascals (changed to The #Rascals in 1968); 1966 US #1 "Good Lovin'", 1967 US #1 & UK #8 "Groovin", 1968 US #1 "People Got To Be Free", +10 US & 10 CAN Top40 singles with 6 #1s | |
| BTD Jul23,1946 | Andy Mackay | #BTD Jul23,1946 #AndyMackay saxophone, oboe founding member #RoxyMusic 1972 UK #4 single "Virginia Plain", 1975 UK #2 "Love Is The Drug", +15 UK Top40 singles. Taught music & wrote scores for TV | |
| BTD Jul23,1947 | Tony Joe White | #BTD Jul23,1947 #TonyJoeWhite singer, songwriter, guitarist 1969 US #8 "Polk Salad Annie", he wrote the song "Rainy Night in Georgia" made popular by vocalist #BrookBenton | |
| BTD Jul23,1950 | Blair Thorton | #BTD Jul23,1950 #Canadian #BlairThorton guitarist Bachman–Turner Overdrive #BTO 1974 US #1, CAN #1 & UK #2 single "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet", +5 US and 11 CAN Top40 singles | |
| BTD Jul23,1952 | Janis Siegel | #BTD Jul23,1952 #JanisSiegel singer #ManhattanTransfer @mantran 1977 UK #1 "Chanson D'amour", 1981 US #7 single "Boy From New York City" | |
| BTD Jul23,1955 | Marisa DeFranco | #BTD Jul23,1955 #MarisaDeFranco keyboards 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" | |
| OTD Jul23,1950 | GeneAutry | #OTD Jul23,1950 The #GeneAutry Show premieres on the @CBS network. Aurtry is the only person with 5 stars on the #Hollywood Walk of Fame film, TV, music, radio, and live | |
| OTD Jul23,1958 | Jerry Lewis | #OTD Jul23,1958 #JerryLewis and Paramount pictures releases the movie "Rock-A-Bye Baby" in New York; last week the film was released in Los Angeles. Lewis does his Rock-N-Roll Scene during the movie. Video==> https://youtu.be/DFpQbHrmqTA | |
| OTD Jul23,1961 | Bobby Lewis | #OTD Jul23,1961 #BobbyLewis is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Tossin' and Turnin'" for the 2nd week of a 7wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jul23,1963 | Neil Young | #OTD Jul23,1963 #NeilYoung went through his 1st recording session at radio station #CKRC Winnipeg, Manitoba, #Canada @Neilyoung | |
| OTD Jul23,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jul23,1964 The #Beatles start a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "A Hard Day's Night" their 5th UK #1 | |
| OTD Jul23,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Jul23,1965 The #Beatles song "Help!" is released as a single in the UK. | |
| OTD Jul23,1966 | Cavern Club | #OTD Jul23,1966 PM #HaroldWilson officially reopens the refurbished #CavernClub, retaining its original basement vaults and atmosphere. Top of the bill is #RufusThomas & #SolomanBurke with #BillyButler compere. @cavernliverpool previously closed because of debts on Feb28,1966 | |
| OTD Jul23,1966 | Dean Martin | #OTD Jul23,1966 #DeanMartin enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #100 with “A Million And One" Dino will peak at #41 for 2wks on Aug20,1966 | |
| OTD Jul23,1966 | Frank Sinatra | #OTD Jul23,1966 #FrankSinatra moves to #1 on the US album chart with “Strangers In The Night” This is @franksinatra’s most successful LP | |
| OTD Jul23,1966 | Tommy James | #OTD Jul23,1966 #TommyJames and the #Shondells are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hanky Panky" @TJShondells last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jul23,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Jul23,1968 The #Beatles record “Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey” for The #WhiteAlbum. The song was written by #JohnLennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney | |
| OTD Jul23,1969 | Three Dog Night | #OTD Jul23,1969 #ThreeDogNight receives a gold record for the single "One" Their 1st of seven gold records, the song was written by #HarryNilsson | |
| OTD Jul23,1969 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Jul23,1969 The #RollingStones start a 5wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Honky Tonk Women" @RollingStones 8th and final UK #1 | |
| OTD Jul23,1977 | Barry Manilow | #OTD Jul23,1977 #BarryManilow is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Looks Like We Made It" @barrymanilow’s third US #1. Composed by #RichardKerr with lyrics by #WillJennings | |
| OTD Jul23,1977 | Foreigner | #OTD Jul23,1977 #Foreigner releases “Cold As Ice” and enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #81. The song will peak at #6 on Oct22. Track 2 on their debut album @ForeignerMusic | |
| OTD Jul23,1982 | Vic Morrow | #OTD Jul23,1982 #VicMorrow (Victor Morozoff) RIP actor TV/Film dies at the age of 54 while on the set of "Twilight Zone: The Movie" Morrow, 2 child actors 7yo Myca Dinh Le & 6yo Renee Shin-Yi Chen are killed when a helicopter hovering above crashed from SFX pyrotechnic explosions | |
| OTD Jul23,1983 | Police | #OTD Jul23,1983 The #Police are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Every Breath You Take" for the 3rd week of a 8wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jul23,1988 | Def Leppard | #OTD Jul23,1988 #DefLeppard went to the #1 position on the US Album Charts with “Hysteria”. Spent forty-nine weeks on the US album chart. | |
| OTD Jul23,1988 | Richard Marx | #OTD Jul23,1988 #RichardMarx is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hold On To The Nights" @richardmarx first US #1 single. Written by Richard Marx and producered Richard Marx and #DavidCole | |
| OTD Jul23,1989 | Ringo Starr | #OTD Jul23,1989 #RingoStarr & His All-Starr Bands kicks off his 1st tour since the break-up of the #Beatles with a show in #Dallas Texas. @ringostarrmusic With Joe Walsh, Nils Lofgren, Dr. John, Billy Preston, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Clarence Clemons, Jim Keltner | |
| OTD Jul23,2011 | Amy Winehouse | #OTD Jul23,2011 #AmyWinehouse singer dies at the age of 27. Winehouse is found dead in her London home. The coroner’s inquest reached a verdict of misadventure, noting her blood alcohol content was more than five times the legal drink-drive limit | |
| OTD Jul23,2012 | Gatsby | #OTD Jul23,2012 #Gatsby living the good life. Remembering our good friend @resporose @EspositoII @KristinaEspo1 | |
| OTD Jul23,2017 | Michael Esposito II | #OTD Jul23,2017 #MichaelEspositoII listening to The Best of #Blondie on @KristinaEspo1's turntable @EspositoII @BlondieOfficial |