Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Oct8,1934 | Dock Green | #BTD Oct8,1934 #DockGreen RIP singer, baritone, member of the #Drifters from 1958–1962. 1959 US #2 & R&B #1 "There Goes My Baby", 1960 US #16 & R&B #4 "This Magic Moment", 1960 US, R&B & UK #1 "Save The Last Dance For Me" & solo artist 1961 US #4, R&B #1 & UK #27 "Stand By Me" | |
| BTD Oct8,1940 | Fred Cash | #BTD Oct8,1940 #FredCash singer, longest-serving member of The #Impressions 1958 US Pop #11 & R&B #3 "For Your Precious Love", 1963 US Pop #4 & R&B #1 "It's All Right", +15 US Pop and 36 R&B Top40 singles with 4 #1s. 1991 inductee in @rockhall of Fame with The #Impressions | |
| BTD Oct8,1940 | George Bellamy | #BTD Oct8,1940 #GeorgeBellamy guitarist, The #Tornados (also known as The #Tornadoes) and the backing band for UK icon #BillyFury. 1962 UK & US #1 single "Telstar", +3 UK Top40 singles. He is the father of @MattBellamy frontman of rock band @muse | |
| BTD Oct8,1945 | Butch Rillera | #BTD Oct8,1945 #ButchRillera drummer #Redbone from 1973–1977. #Redbone 1971 UK #2 & US #21 single "The Witch Queen Of New Orleans", 1974 US #5 "Come and Get Your Love" | |
| BTD Oct8,1945 | Ray Royer | #BTD Oct8,1945 #RayRoyer guitarist #ProcolHarum (briefly in 1967 when they first formed) 1967 UK #1 & US #5 "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" then part of forming of #Freedom. He played on one album with Freedom. | |
| BTD Oct8,1947 | Tony Wilson | #BTD Oct8,1947 #TonyWilson bass guitarist, lead vocals #HotChocolate 1968–1975. 1974 UK #3 & US #8 "Emma", 1975 UK #2 & US #3 "You Sexy Thing" | |
| BTD Oct8,1948 | Johnny Ramone | #BTD Oct8,1948 #JohnnyRamone (John Cummings) RIP guitarist, songwriter, founding member of the punk rock band the #Ramones @RamonesOfficial 1977 UK #22 & US #81 "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker", 1980 UK #8 "Baby, I Love You", +2 UK Top40 singles. | |
| BTD Oct8,1949 | Hamish Stuart | #BTD Oct8,1949 #HamishStuart bass guitarist #AWB Average White Band (1972-82) @AverageWhiteBnd 1975 US #1, UK #6 and R&B #5 single "Pick Up The Pieces", +11 R&B Top40 singles, and he was a member in #PaulMcCartney's band in the 1990s & toured with @ringostarrmusic | |
| OTD Oct8,1942 | Abbott and Costello | #OTD Oct8,1942 #Abbott & #Costello (#BudAbbott and #LouCostello) launchs their own weekly radio show, sponsored by #Camel cigarettes, the show is mixed comedy with musical interludes | |
| OTD Oct8,1954 | Don Cornell | #OTD Oct8,1954 #DonCornell starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Hold My Hand" The single will return to #1 on Nov19 for 1 additional week and a total of 5wks at #1. Song is banned by @BBC for 'kingdom of heaven' lyric | |
| OTD Oct8,1960 | Idols On Parade! | #OTD Oct8,1960 IN ONE BIG SHOW - Fifteen British recording "Idols On Parade!" acts such as #JoeBrown, #BillyFury, #TommyBruce, #DaveSampson, #VinceEager and more | |
| OTD Oct8,1964 | Roy Orbison and the Candy Men | #OTD Oct8,1964 #RoyOrbison and the #CandyMen start a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Oh, Pretty Woman" Orbison's 3rd UK #1. The single will fall to #2 for 3wks then return to #1 on Nov12 for 1 additional week. @ROYORBISON | |
| OTD Oct8,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Oct8,1964 The #Beatles record the song "She's a Woman" 7 takes plus overdubs, recording from start to finish in 5 hours | |
| OTD Oct8,1965 | Flourescents | #OTD Oct8,1965 The #Flourescents supported by The #Castiles with singer #BruceSpringsteen play at I.B. Club in Howell, NJ | |
| OTD Oct8,1965 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Oct8,1965 The #RollingStones play at The ABC, Stockton on Tees. Also on the bill The #SpencerDavis Group, Unit Four & more | |
| OTD Oct8,1966 | Cream | #OTD Oct8,1966 #Cream drummer #GingerBaker collapses at gig in Sussex University, UK after a 20 minute drum solo | |
| OTD Oct8,1966 | Dean Martin | #OTD Oct8,1966 #DeanMartin enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #88 with “Nobody’s Baby Again" Dino @kingofcool will stall at this spot on the charts | |
| OTD Oct8,1966 | Association | #OTD Oct8,1966 The #Association are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Cherish" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct8,1967 | Jimi Hendrix | #OTD Oct8,1967 #JimiHendrix #ArthurBrown and #JohnsChildren all appear at the Saville Theatre in London, England | |
| OTD Oct8,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Oct8,1968 The #Beatles in the recording studio for 16hrs; working on 1 song "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" The song is recorded in its entirety. Basic track in 3 takes | |
| OTD Oct8,1971 | John Lennon | #OTD Oct8,1971 #JohnLennon releases the LP "Imagine" in the UK. Others on the LP George Harrison, Nicky Hopkins, Klaus Voormann, Alan White, Jim Keltner, Jim Gordon, King Curtis, John Barham, Joey Molland, Tom Evans, John Tout, Mike Pinder, Phil Spector | |
| OTD Oct8,1971 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Oct8,1971 #LedZeppelin II 100th week on the UK album charts. It was the band's first album to hit #1 in the US @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Oct8,1972 | Lieutenant Pigeon | #OTD Oct8,1972 #LieutenantPigeon starts a 4wk run at #1 UK chart with "Mouldy Old Dough" Frontman #RobWoodward's mom (Hilda) plays piano, the only mother/son act with a UK #1 single | |
| OTD Oct8,1977 | George Benson | #OTD Oct8,1977 #GeorgeBenson peaks at #24 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Greatest Love Of All" On May17,1986 #WhitneyHouston starts a 3wk run at #1 with the same song. | |
| OTD Oct8,1977 | Meco | #OTD Oct8,1977 #Meco is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with a disco version of the “Star Wars” Theme / Cantina Band (Medley) for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Oct8,1987 | Chuck Berry | #OTD Oct8,1987 #ChuckBerry is awarded a star on the #Hollywood Walk of Fame | |
| OTD Oct8,1987 | ZZ Top | #OTD Oct8,1987 #ZZTop makes a booking for seats on the 1st passenger flight to the Moon. Still waiting for confirmation @ZZTop | |
| OTD Oct8,1988 | De fLeppard | #OTD Oct8,1988 #DefLeppard is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with “Love Bites” @DefLeppard | |
| OTD Oct8,1988 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Oct8,1988 The #PinkFloyd LP "The Dark Side of The Moon" left the @billboard Hot200 Album Chart after a record 741 weeks @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Oct8,1990 | B. J. Wilson | #OTD Oct8,1990 #BJWilson (Barrie James Wilson) dies at the age of 43 RIP drummer for #ProcolHarum from 1967 to 1977. Died after 3yrs in a coma from a 1987 intentional drug overdose and was hospitalized. Wilson remained in a vegetative state | |
| OTD Oct8,2018 | kids don’t get enough physical activity | #OTD Oct8,2018 Now I’m sounding like a curmudgeon. As a HS football coach, I think this is valid; kids lack skills like throwing a ball and perform low in aerobic tests, don’t get enough physical activity and they don’t want to. @LeslieYoung Article==> https://globalnews.ca/news/4521994/physical-activity-children-play-canada/ |