Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Oct27,1933 | Floyd Cramer | #BTD Oct27,1933 #FloydCramer RIP piano 1961 UK #1 & US #4 "On The Rebound", +3 US Top40 singles. 1 of the architects of the Nashville sound, known for slip note piano style | |
| BTD Oct27,1949 | Byron Allred | #BTD Oct27,1949 #ByronAllred keyboards, synthesizers from 1976-1987, 1990 for the #SteveMiller Band 1976 US #1 & UK #11 "Rock'n Me", 1982 US #1 & UK #2 "Abracadabra" | |
| BTD Oct27,1949 | Garry Tallent | #BTD Oct27,1949 #GarryTallent bass guitarist, founding member of the E Street Band with #BruceSpringsteen 1984 US #2 & UK #4 "Dancing In The Dark", +18 US & 28 US Rock Top40s with 4 #1s. 2014 inducted @rockhall of fame with E Street Band for Musical Excellence #HBday @gwtallent | |
| BTD Oct27,1951 | K K Downing | #BTD Oct27,1951 #KKDowning (Kenneth Downing Jr.) #Grammy Award winning guitarist, songwriter, founding member of the band #JudasPriest 1980 UK #12 single "Living After Midnight", 1980 UK #4 album "British Steel" Downing officially left Judas Priest on Apr20,2011 @judaspriest | |
| BTD Oct27,1958 | Hazell Dean | #BTD Oct27,1958 #HazellDean (Hazel Dean Poole) singer 1988 UK #4 "Who's Leaving Who", +4 UK Top40 singles. Achieved her biggest success in the 1980s | |
| BTD Oct27,1958 | Simon LeBon | #BTD Oct27,1958 #SimonLeBon lead singer, lyricist of the band #DuranDuran 1983 UK #1 "Is There Something I Should Know", 1984 US #1 "The Reflex", +25 UK Top40 singles #HBday @SimonJCLeBON | |
| OTD Oct27,1962 | Boris Pickett | #OTD Oct27,1962 Bobby #BorisPickett and the Crypt-Kickers are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Monster Mash" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct27,1964 | Sonny and Cher | #OTD Oct27,1964 31yo Salvatore Philip Bono marries 18yo Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere. Better known as #Sonny and #Cher @cher | |
| OTD Oct27,1966 | Four Tops | #OTD Oct27,1966 The #FourTops start a 3wk run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "Reach Out I'll Be There" written and produced by #Motown's main production team of Holland–Dozier–Holland | |
| OTD Oct27,1968 | San Francisco International Pop Festival | #OTD Oct27,1968 2nd day the #SanFrancisco International Pop Festival @AlamedaCounty Fairgrounds with #CannedHeat, #GrassRoots & more | |
| OTD Oct27,1969 | Ringo Starr | #OTD Oct27,1969 #RingoStarr recording the LP "Sentimental Journey" with #GeorgeMartin as the producer. @ringostarrmusic is the 3rd #Beatles with a solo LP. Backed by an orchestra he records "Night and Day" at Abbey Road Studios. Next session will be Nov6 at Wessex Sound Studios | |
| OTD Oct27,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Oct27,1969 The #Beatles receive a US gold certification for "Abbey Road" the #Beatles 11th album. The album cover is one of the most famous & imitated | |
| OTD Oct27,1973 | Paul McCartney and Wings | #OTD Oct27,1973 "Red Rose Speedway" the 2nd album by #PaulMcCartney and #Wings is at #1 on the #GoSet @Australia album chart | |
| OTD Oct27,1973 | Gladys Knight & the Pips | #OTD Oct27,1973 #GladysKnight & the Pips start a 2wk run at #1 @billboard Hot100 with "Midnight Train To Georgia" written by #JimWeatherly and included on the Pips 1973 LP "Imagination" @MsGladysKnight | |
| OTD Oct27,1973 | Suzi Quatro | #OTD Oct27,1973 The song "Can the Can" is at #1 on the #GoSet @Australia Singles Chart by #SuziQuatro (played Leather Tuscadero on Happy Days) | |
| OTD Oct27,1975 | Bruce Springsteen | #OTD Oct27,1975 #BruceSpringsteen had the rare honor of simultaneous being on the cover of two magazines @TIME & @Newsweek magazines @springsteen | |
| OTD Oct27,1979 | Herb Albert | #OTD Oct27,1979 #HerbAlbert starts a 2wk run at #1 @billboard Hot100 with "Rise" an instrumental written by #AndyArmer and #RandyAlpert 'Badazz'; 1st recorded by trumpeter @HerbAlpert. The track was included on Herb Alpert's solo album "Rise" and released as a single Video==> youtu.be/q7O3eYJptTc | |
| OTD Oct27,1980 | John Bonham | #OTD Oct27,1980 The inquest into the death of #JohnBonham drummer with #LedZeppelin is released. He was found dead at guitarists #JimmyPage's house. He consumed over 1 litre of 40% vodka, after which he vomited and choked. The finding is considered an accidental death | |
| OTD Oct27,1984 | Stevie Wonder | #OTD Oct27,1984 #StevieWonder is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Just Called To Say I Love You" for the last week of a 3wk run #1. Really nice song. @StevieWonder | |
| OTD Oct27,1990 | Janet Jackson | #OTD Oct27,1990 #JanetJackson is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Black Cat" @JanetJackson The song was written by Jackson, who also produced it with #JellybeanJohnson |