Legend:  BTD – Born Today     OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
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 Sep11,1962Beatles#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 Sep11,1963Beatles#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 Sep11,1965Beatles#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 Sep11,1967Beatles#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 Sep11,1968Beatles#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 Sep11,1971Funky 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 Sep11,1971Jackson 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 Sep11,1991September 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.