Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Sep11,1940 | Bernie Dwyer | #BTD Sep11,1940 #BernieDwyer RIP drummer Freddie and the Dreamers from 1963-2000. Freddie & The #Dreamers 1963 UK #3 "You Were Made For Me", 1965 US #1 & UK #2 "I'm Telling You Now", +8 US & UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Sep11,1943 | Jack Ely | #BTD Sep11,1943 #JackEly RIP guitarist, singer co-founded the #Kingsmen sang their version of "Louie Louie" also in bands Jack E. Lee and the Squires & Jack Ely and the Courtmen | |
| BTD Sep11,1943 | Mickey Hart | #BTD Sep11,1943 #MickeyHart (Michael Hartman) one of the two drummers (the rhythm devils) of the #GratefulDead. @GratefulDead from 1967-71 & 1974-95 #HBday @mickeyhart | |
| BTD Sep11,1946 | Dennis Tufano | #BTD Sep11,1946 #DennisTufano original lead singer of The #Buckinghams 1966 US #1 single "Kind Of A Drag", 1967 US #5 "Don't You Care" and 1967 US #5 "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" #HBday @DennisTufano | |
| BTD Sep11,1948 | John Martyn | #BTD Sep11,1948 #JohnMartyn (Iain David McGeachy) singer, songwriter, guitarist 1973 album "Solid Air" and released 21 studio albums | |
| BTD Sep11,1953 | Tommy Shaw | #BTD Sep11,1953 #TommyShaw guitarist, singer, songwriter #Styx @STYXtheBand 1979 US #1 & 1980 UK #6 single "Babe", +15 US Top40 singles #HBday @tsgreatdivide | |
| BTD Sep11,1957 | Jon Moss | #BTD Sep11,1957 #JonMoss drummer the #CultureClub @RealCultureClub 1982 UK #1 & US #2 "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", 1983 US & UK #1 Karma Chameleon", +10 UK & 8 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Sep11,1966 | Gregory Kane | #BTD Sep11,1966 #GregoryKane pianist, producer, half of music duo #HueandCry 1987 UK #6 "Labour Of Love", +3 Top40 singles #HBday @Gregory_Kane | |
| BTD Sep11,1967 | Harry Connick Jr | #BTD Sep11,1967 #HarryConnick Jr (Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr) singer, actor 1991 hit single "It Had To Be You, Recipe For Love", +15 US #Jazz Top10 Albums with 11 #1s and has sold over 28 million LPs #HBday @HarryConnickJR | |
| OTD Sep11,1943 | Bing Crosby | #OTD Sep11,1943 #BingCrosby starts a 7wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Sunday, Monday Or Always" vocals with The #KenDarby Singers Listen==> youtu.be/B5KZfKWheTg | |
| OTD Sep11,1953 | Guy Mitchell | #OTD Sep11,1953 #GuyMitchell starts a 6wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with 'Look At That Girl' his 2nd #1 Sold over 5M singles Listen==> youtu.be/D14gGFIhVsw | |
| OTD Sep11,1959 | Craig Douglas | #OTD Sep11,1959 #CraigDouglas starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with his version of the #SamCooke's hit "Only Sixteen" | |
| OTD Sep11,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Sep11,1962 The #Beatles return to #EMI Studios @emimusic & record the single "Love Me Do" for the 3rd time. The single is released with #RingoStarr playing drums, but the album "Please Please Me" has the version of "Love Me Do" with #AndyWhite playing drums | |
| OTD Sep11,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Sep11,1963 The #Beatles record in 9 takes of the song "Not A Second Time" at #EMI Studios. The single will be released on Nov22,1963. 1st #Beatles song without #GeorgeHarrison on lead guitar. The only instrumentation are acoustic rhythm guitar, bass, drums and piano. | |
| OTD Sep11,1964 | Mick Jagger, Chris Jagger | #OTD Sep11,1964 A 16yo wins the #MickJagger impersonation contest at Town Hall, Greenwich. Winner turns out to be @MickJagger's brother Chris Jagger | |
| OTD Sep11,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Sep11,1965 #Beatles start a 9wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Help!" The group's 6th US #1 album | |
| OTD Sep11,1965 | Dean Martin | #OTD Sep11,1965 #DeanMartin peaks at #21 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with “Houston" Dino @kingofcool | |
| OTD Sep11,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Sep11,1965 The #Beatles are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Help" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1. The title of their 2nd film and the groups 9th US #1. The album "Help!" is also at #1 in the US | |
| OTD Sep11,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Sep11,1967 @TheMonkees TV series S2 E1 "It's a Nice Place to Visit..." (aka "The Monkees in Mexico") The #Monkees are in El Monotono, Mexico, #DavyJones is captured by a bandito and his minions for being captivated with El Diablo's girlfriend | |
| OTD Sep11,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Sep11,1967 Filming began for The #Beatles "Magical Mystery Tour" film. There was no script, nor a very clear idea of what to convey in the movie | |
| OTD Sep11,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Sep11,1968 The #Beatles start a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Hey Jude" their 15th UK #1 & longest playing #1 song at 7 minutes 10 seconds | |
| OTD Sep11,1970 | Keith Allston | #OTD Sep11,1970 #KeithAllston interviews #JimiHendrix his last; Jimi talks about his future plans Listen==> youtu.be/7P0cJhQ1200 | |
| OTD Sep11,1971 | Donny Osmond | #OTD Sep11,1971 #DonnyOsmond starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Go Away Little Girl" The song was a US #1 for #SteveLawrence for 2wks on Jan12,1963 @donnyosmond | |
| OTD Sep11,1971 | George Harrison | #OTD Sep11,1971 #GeorgeHarrison peaks at #23 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Bangla-Desh / Deep Blue" on #Apple Records | |
| OTD Sep11,1971 | Funky Phantom | #OTD Sep11,1971 The #FunkyPhantom Saturday morning animated series debuts on the #ABC Network with teh episode "Don't Fool With a Phantom" @TheMickyDolenz1 voiced the character Skip Gilroy | |
| OTD Sep11,1971 | Jackson 5ive, Jacksons | #OTD Sep11,1971 The animated series "The Jackson 5ive" premieres. A @motown Productions on #ABC. Pilot episode "It All Started With..." introducing the 5 brothers, their pets, their producer #BerryGordy & the origin story of the @Jacksons depicting #DianaRoss as their mentor Video==> youtu.be/2j4fJSbnWto | |
| OTD Sep11,1976 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Sep11,1976 #BobDylan appears on the cover of #TVGuide @bobdylan TV concert special "Hard Rain" airs this week. | |
| OTD Sep11,1976 | K.C. and the Sunshine Band | #OTD Sep11,1976 K.C. and the Sunshine Band are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "(Shake Shake Shake), Shake Your Booty" Their 3rd US #1 @kcandsunshineb | |
| OTD Sep11,1977 | David Bowie, David Bowie | #OTD Sep11,1977 #DavidBowie records with #BingCrosby for the "Merrie Olde Christmas" TV show a duet "Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy" | |
| OTD Sep11,1982 | Chicago | #OTD Sep11,1982 #Chicago starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" From film "Summer Lovers" @chicagotheband | |
| OTD Sep11,1982 | John Cougar, John Mellencamp | #OTD Sep11,1982 #JohnCougar (later John Mellencamp) became the only male artist with 2 singles in the US Top10 and the #1 LP; #4 "Jack & Diane", #8 "Hurt So Good" & the #1 album "American Fool" @johnmellencamp | |
| OTD Sep11,1983 | Paul Young | #OTD Sep11,1983 #PaulYoung scores his 1st UK #1 album with his debut release "No Parlez" The LP will return to #1 spot four other times; Sep25 for 2wks; Dec4 for 1wk and Jan8,1984 for 1wk @PaulYoungParlez album will stay on the UK Album Charts for 119 weeks | |
| OTD Sep11,1987 | Level 42 | #OTD Sep11,1987 #Level42's "It's Over" became the 1st CD video single to go on sale in the UK. 20minutes of music & 5 minutes of video | |
| OTD Sep11,1987 | Peter Gabriel | #OTD Sep11,1987 #PeterGabriel at the @MTV Awards wins best video, male video, concept video & special effects, @itspetergabriel receives 5 awards for the track "Sledgehammer" | |
| OTD Sep11,1988 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Sep11,1988 #MichaelJackson plays at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England on his Bad World Tour to a crowd of 125,000 fans | |
| OTD Sep11,1991 | September 11 attacks, 9/11 | #OTD Sep11,1991 September 11 attacks. 4 coordinated terrorist strike by Islamic terrorist al-Qaeda hitting World Trade Center, Pentagon & UA Flight 93 killing 2,977 citizens, 343 firefighters & 72 police with over 25K hurt, $10B in damages. 9/11 deadliest terrorist attack ever | |
| OTD Sep11,2014 | Bob Crewe | #OTD Sep11,2014 #BobCrewe dies at the age of 83. Produced, co-wrote with #BobGaudio many Top10 hits for the #FourSeasons with @frankievalli | |
| OTD Sep11,2014 | Johnny Rotella | #OTD Sep11,2014 #JohnnyRotella dies at the age of 93. Songwriter over 60yrs, wrote over 200 songs for singers such as #DeanMartin, #DorisDay, #TonyBennett & many films. He helped establish the Musician’s Guild in the 1960s, which evolved into the Musicians Secondary Markets Fund | |
| OTD Sep11,2019 | Mark Lewisohn, Beatles | #OTD Sep11,2019 #MarkLewisohn releases a tape from Sep8,1969 where The #Beatles (Ringo sick) discuss a new formula for their next LP. 4 songs apiece Paul, George & John, two from Ringo “If he wants them” and songs to be individually credited. So, here is my 14th #Beatles Album. |