Legend:  BTD – Born Today     OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
BTD Jul24,1916 Bob Eberly#BTD Jul24,1916 #BobEberly (Robert Eberle) RIP singer, vocalist #bigband era with #JimmyDorsey 1941 US #1s "My Sister and I", "Maria Elena", "Blue Champagne" and 3 #1 duets with #HelenOConnell such as 1941 "Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)" Older brother of singer #RayEberle
BTD Jul24,1941 Barbara Love#BTD Jul24,1941 #BarbaraLove singer, member of The Friends Of Distinction. The #FriendsOfDistinction (discovered by @JimBrownNFL32) 1969 US #3 single "Grazing In The Grass"
BTD Jul24,1942 Heinz Burt#BTD Jul24,1942 #HeinzBurt RIP bass guitarist The #Tornadoes 1962 UK & US #1 single "Telstar" 1st UK act with hit on US charts also The #Tornadoes were the backing band for UK icon #BillyFury
BTD Jul24,1944 Jim Armstrong#BTD Jul24,1944 #JimArmstrong guitarist with #VanMorrison & #Them. Of the 51 tracks recorded by Morrison and Them from 1964–66, Armstrong played on over half. He also played with The #Doors, #CaptainBeefheart, #FrankZappa
BTD Jul24,1947 Alan Whitehead#BTD Jul24,1947 #AlanWhitehead drummer #Marmalade 1969 UK #1 "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da", +10 other UK Top40 singles
BTD Jul24,1949 Michael Richards#BTD Jul24,1949 #MichaelRichards actor, writer, TV producer, retired comedian, played Cosmo Kramer on the sitcom "Seinfeld"
BTD Jul24,1951 Lynda Carter#BTD Jul24,1951 #LyndaCarter actress, singer, songwriter 1973 "It Might As Well Stay Monday" it did not chart and the album, "Portrait" Miss World 1972 & in the TV series #WonderWoman 1975-1979 #HBday @RealLyndaCarter
BTD Jul24,1958 Mick Karn#BTD Jul24,1958 #MickKarn (Andonis Michaelides) RIP bass, sax, songwriter for the art rock/new wave band #Japan from 1974 to 1982. 1982 UK #5 single "Ghosts"
OTD Jul24,1938 Artie Shaw#OTD Jul24,1938 #ArtieShaw records "Begin the Beguine" His 1st for @RCARecords #SwingEra Great tune.
OTD Jul24,1943 Dick Haymes#OTD Jul24,1943 #DickHaymes and the Song Spinners start a 4wk run at #1 on the Top40 Singles chart with "You'll Never Know"
OTD Jul24,1960 Brenda Lee#OTD Jul24,1960 #BrendaLee starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I'm Sorry"
OTD Jul24,1963 Beatles#OTD Jul24,1963 The #Beatles are in London, attending a recording session for The #Fourmost as they record "Hello Little Girl" which would become a 1963 UK #9 singles chart hit
OTD Jul24,1965 Bob Dylan#OTD Jul24,1965 #BobDylan enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #91 with "Like a Rolling Stone” and peaks at #2 for 2wks on Sep4. The single reaches #1 on #Cashbox charts
OTD Jul24,1965 Beach Boys#OTD Jul24,1965 The #BeachBoys enter the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #72 with "California Girls" The song will peak at #3 for 2wks on Aug28 @TheBeachBoys
OTD Jul24,1965 Kinks#OTD Jul24,1965 The #Kinks peak at #23 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Set Me Free" The @TheKinks song peaked at #9 for 2wks on Jun24 in the UK
OTD Jul24,1965 Rolling Stones#OTD Jul24,1965 The #RollingStones are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" @RollingStones 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1
OTD Jul24,1966 Rolling Stones#OTD Jul24,1966 The #RollingStones play at the Swing Auditorium Orange Grounds San Bernardino, Ca
OTD Jul24,1967 legalize marijuana#OTD Jul24,1967 An advert in @thetimes newspaper London is signed by The #Beatles & #BrianEpstein urging the UK government to legalize marijuana
OTD Jul24,1967 Beatles#OTD Jul24,1967 The #Beatles appear on the front cover of @LIFE magazine with the headline: "The New Far-Out Beatles"
OTD Jul24,1968 Beatles#OTD Jul24,1968 The #Beatles are recording the song "Sexy Sadie" They work on 23 takes. Written by #JohnLennon
OTD Jul24,1969 Paul McCartney, Badfinger#OTD Jul24,1969 #PaulMcCartney records the song "Come and Get It" which he gives to The #Iveys (later changed to #Badfinger), opening song & the theme to the film "The Magic Christian" Starring #RingoStarr and #PeterSellers
OTD Jul24,1969 Beatles#OTD Jul24,1969 The #Beatles record "Sun King / Mean Mr. Mustard" The two songs are recorded as one continuous work
OTD Jul24,1971 Paul Revere & The Raiders#OTD Jul24,1971 #PaulRevere & The #Raiders are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Indian Reservation" The song also spent 6wks at #2.
OTD Jul24,1971 UK Lincoln Folk Festival#OTD Jul24,1971 The #Byrds, #JamesTaylor, #SteeleyeSpan, #SandyDenny, #TomPaxton and more at the UK Lincoln Folk Festival, tickets £2.00
OTD Jul24,1976 Elton John and Kiki Dee#OTD Jul24,1976 #EltonJohn and #KikiDee (Pauline Matthews) duet starts a 6wk run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" This is @eltonofficial 1st UK #1 single. Written under the pseudonyms Ann Orson (#EltonJohn) and
Carte Blanche (#BernieTaupin)
OTD Jul24,1976 Manhattans#OTD Jul24,1976 The #Manhattans start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Kiss And Say Goodbye" their only US #1
OTD Jul24,1982 Survivor#OTD Jul24,1982 #Survivor starts a 6wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Eye Of The Tiger" from the film 'Rocky III
OTD Jul24,1987La Bamba#OTD Jul24,1987 The movie "La Bamba" is released. It follows the life and career of rock 'n' roll star #RitchieValens Starring #LouDiamondPhillips as Valens
OTD Jul24,1993 U2#OTD Jul24,1993 #U2 starts a 2wk run at #1 on the US album chart with 'Zooropa" the Irish band @U2's fourth US #1
OTD Jul24,1993 UB40#OTD Jul24,1993 #UB40 starts a 7wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Can't Help Falling In Love" @UB40OFFICIAL A #1 for #Elvis in 1962