Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Oct7,1927 | Al Martino | #BTD Oct7,1927 #AlMartino (Jasper Cini) RIP actor, singer 1952 US & UK #1 "Here In My Heart", 1963 US #3 "I Love You Because", +13 US; 7 UK & 39 US Adult Contemporary Top 40 singles with 4 US AC #1s. 1972 portrayed Johnny Fontane in "The Godfather" & 1990 The Godfather Part III | |
| BTD Oct7,1939 | Colin Cooper | #BTD Oct7,1939 #ColinCooper RIP vocals, saxophone, harmonica, guitarist #ClimaxBlues Band (originally known as The Climax Chicago Blues Band) 1977 US #3 & 1976 UK #10 "Couldn't Get It Right", 1980 US #12 "I Love You" | |
| BTD Oct7,1941 | Martin Murray | #BTD Oct7,1941 #MartinMurray guitarist The #Honeycombs 1964 UK #1 & US #5 "Have I the Right?", 1965 UK #12 "That's the Way", +2 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct7,1941 | Tony Silvester | #BTD Oct7,1941 #TonySilvester RIP singer, founding member #MainIngredient (originally the #Poets) 1972 US #2 "Everybody Plays the Fool", 1974 US #10 "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely", +14 Top40 R&B singles | |
| BTD Oct7,1945 | Kevin Godley | #BTD Oct7,1945 #KevinGodley drummer, singer, songwriter #10cc @10ccWorld 1973 UK #1 "Rubber Bullets", 1975 UK #1 & US #2 "I'm Not In Love", +12 other UK Top40 singles and created Godley & Creme as musicians and film directors #HBday @kevingodley9 | |
| BTD Oct7,1949 | David Hope | #BTD Oct7,1949 #DavidHope bass guitarist #Kansas @KansasBand 1976 US #11 & UK #59 "Carry On Wayward Son", 1978 US #6 single "Dust In The Wind", +4 other Top40 singles | |
| BTD Oct7,1951 | John Mellencamp | #BTD Oct7,1951 #JohnMellencamp (previously #JohnnyCougar) singer, songwriter 1982 US #2 "Hurts So Good"; US #1 "Jack & Diane" and US #1 LP "American Fool", 1986 US #2 "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to '60s Rock)" +22 Top40 singles and 6 US Main #1s #HBday @johnmellencamp | |
| BTD Oct7,1953 | Tico Torres | #BTD Oct7,1953 #TicoTorres (Hector Torres) drummer #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, +13 US Top40 singles and 6 US #1 LPs. 2018 inducted into @rockhall of Fame as a member of #BonJovi | |
| BTD Oct7,1959 | David Taylor | #BTD Oct7,1959 #DavidTaylor bass guitarist #EdisonLighthouse 1970 #1 single "Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes" | |
| BTD Oct7,1959 | Simon Cowell | #BTD Oct7,1959 #SimonCowell record executive, producer, judge on TV shows Popstars, Pop Idol and American Idol #HBday @SimonCowell | |
| BTD Oct7,1964 | Sam Brown | #BTD Oct7,1964 #SamBrown (Samantha Brown) accomplished ukulele player, singer, songwriter 1989 UK #4 single "Stop!" and UK #15 "Can I Get a Witness", 1990 UK #23 "Kissing Gate" | |
| OTD Oct7,1938 | Judy Garland | #OTD Oct7,1938 #JudyGarland 1st records "Over The Rainbow" on the MGM soundstages. Composed by #HaroldArlen with lyrics by #YipHarburg for the movie "The Wizard of Oz" & sung by Garland as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song 1939 movie #WizardofOz | |
| OTD Oct7,1944 | Mills Brothers | #OTD Oct7,1944 The #MillsBrothers are at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "You Always Hurt The One You Love" written by #DorisFisher with words by #AllanRoberts. Mills Brothers, four boys and a guitar Listen==> youtu.be/mS9U75YC-jA | |
| OTD Oct7,1950 | Frank Sinatra | #OTD Oct7,1950 The #FrankSinatra Show (also known as Bulova Watch Time) airs on the @CBS network. A musical variety series hosted by Frank Sinatra from 1950 to 1952 and broadcasted live. | |
| OTD Oct7,1963 | Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, John Lennon | #OTD Oct7,1963 The #RollingStones record the single "Wanna Be Your Man" written by #PaulMcCartney & #JohnLennon in corner while #MickJagger #KeithRichards of the @RollingStones were talking | |
| OTD Oct7,1966 | Johnny Kidd | #OTD Oct7,1966 #JohnnyKidd (Frederick Heath) RIP dies at the age of 30. Lead singer Johnny Kidd & The Pirates. Kidd a passenger in a car near Radcliffe hit head-on with a car driven by #PeterMetcalfe, his girlfriend #HelenRead died. Pirates bassist #NickSimper broke his arm | |
| OTD Oct7,1967 | Cass Elliot | #OTD Oct7,1967 #CassElliot of The Mamas and the Papas #MamasandthePapas spent the night in a London jail after a dispute over her hotel bill and accused of stealing from a hotel. The charges would be dropped the next day, but a TV and concert appearance had to be cancelled | |
| OTD Oct7,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Oct7,1967 The #Beatles reject a $1M offer from promoter #SidBernstein to appear at New York's Shea Stadium | |
| OTD Oct7,1967 | Box Tops | #OTD Oct7,1967 The #BoxTops are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "The Letter" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct7,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Oct7,1968 The #Beatles have a recording session from 2:30pm to 7am recording "Long Long Long" #JohnLennon is not in, #PaulMcCartney on organ, #RingoStarr drums and #GeorgeHarrison on guitar & vocals | |
| OTD Oct7,1972 | Mac Davis | #OTD Oct7,1972 #MacDavis is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct7,1976 | John Lennon | #OTD Oct7,1976 #JohnLennon is awarded a Green Card and permanent residency status in NY. Overturned efforts by US Gov to deport @johnlennon | |
| OTD Oct7,1978 | Exile | #OTD Oct7,1978 #Exile is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Kiss You All Over" for the 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct7,1981 | Stevie Nicks | #OTD Oct7,1981 #StevieNicks album "Bella Donna" reaches platinum @RIAA. The @StevieNicks debut studio LP was at #1 on the US album chart on Sep5,1981 | |
| OTD Oct7,1989 | Janet Jackson | #OTD Oct7,1989 #JanetJackson starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Miss You Much" written by @JanetJackson, #JamesHarris III & #TerryLewis | |
| OTD Oct7,1989 | Paula Abdul | #OTD Oct7,1989 #PaulaAbdul is at #1 on the US LP chart with "Forever Your Girl" @PaulaAbdul spent 64 consecutive weeks on the @billboard Album 200 chart until reaching #1 | |
| OTD Oct7,1990 | Bobby Vinton | #OTD Oct7,1990 #BobbyVinton peaks at #2 on the UK singles chart with "Blue Velvet" 27yrs after he reached #1 on Sep21,1963 in the US | |
| OTD Oct7,2018 | John Wicks | #OTD Oct7,2018 #JohnWicks dies at the age of 65 RIP. Singer-songwriter, record producer. He worked with numerous artists such as #DebbiPeterson of The #Bangles. Lead singer & songwriter for the UK rock and power pop band The #Records |