Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Sep25,1943 | John Locke | #BTD Sep25,1943 #JohnLocke RIP keyboardist #Spirit 1969 US #25 single "I Got A Line On You" and #Nazareth in the early 1980s | |
| BTD Sep25,1943 | Jules Alexander | #BTD Sep25,1943 #JulesAlexander (Jules Gary Alexander) lead guitarist, vocals, founding member of The #Association 1966 US #1 "Cherish", 1967 US #1 single "Windy" | |
| BTD Sep25,1946 | Bryan MacLean | #BTD Sep25,1946 #BryanMacLean RIP guitarist, vocals #Love 1966 US #33 "7 and 7 Is", 1968 UK #24 album "Forever Changes" and 1969 UK #29 LP "Out Here" | |
| BTD Sep25,1946 | Jerry Penrod | #BTD Sep25,1946 #JerryPenrod "The Bear" bass guitarist, backing vocals #IronButterfly (1966-1967) contributed one of the lead vocals on their song "Look for the Sun" and #Rhinoceros (1967-1969) | |
| BTD Sep25,1947 | John Fiddler | #BTD Sep25,1947 #JohnFiddler guitarist #MedicineHead 1973 UK #3 "One And One Is One", 1973 #11 "Rising Sun", +2 UK Top40 singles #HBday @MedicineHeadz | |
| BTD Sep25,1961 | Heather Locklear | #BTD Sep25,1961 #HeatherLocklear actress, Amanda Woodward #MelrosePlace, Sammy Jo Carrington #Dynasty, Officer Stacy Sheridan #TJHooker | |
| OTD Sep25,1953 | Liberace | #OTD Sep25,1953 #Liberace made his debut at Carnegie Hall @carnegiehall to a sellout crowd | |
| OTD Sep25,1954 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Sep25,1954 #ElvisPresley appears live at the "Grand Ole Opry" @opry and performs "Blue Moon of Kentucky" @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD Sep25,1954 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Sep25,1954 #ElvisPresley releases his 2nd single on Sun Records "Good Rockin' Tonight" a song made popular in 1948 by #WynonieHarris | |
| OTD Sep25,1954 | Rosemary Clooney | #OTD Sep25,1954 #RosemaryClooney with #BuddyCole and His Orchestra starts a 6wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Hey There" | |
| OTD Sep25,1960 | Chubby Checker | #OTD Sep25,1960 #ChubbyChecker is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "The Twist" Checker will appear on the #Billboard charts again on Jan13,1962 for 2 additional weeks. The only song at #1 on two separate occasions. | |
| OTD Sep25,1964 | Brian Epstein | #OTD Sep25,1964 #BrianEpstein reveals, while he was in the US, that a group of businessmen offered him $3.5M for his interests in The #Beatles | |
| OTD Sep25,1965 | Barry McGuire | #OTD Sep25,1965 #BarryMcGuire is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Eve Of Destruction" written by #PFSloan | |
| OTD Sep25,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Sep25,1965 The #Beatles TV cartoon series debuts; John, Ringo, George, & Paul as animated characters on #ABC Saturday; new episodes ended on Oct21,1967. 39 episodes produced with titles from Beatles songs with the story based on lyrics. Voices by #PaulFrees & #LancePercival Clip==> youtu.be/VypochrEnKw | |
| OTD Sep25,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Sep25,1967 The #Beatles began recording the #PaulMcCartney song "The Fool on the Hill" at Abbey Road Studio's London. | |
| OTD Sep25,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Sep25,1967 The #Monkees TV series S2 E3 "Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik" It is a "harem-scare 'em" scene as @TheMonkees #DavyJones faces the prospect of marriage to a lovely Nehudian princess | |
| OTD Sep25,1968 | Mary Hopkin | #OTD Sep25,1968 #MaryHopkin starts a 6wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Those Were The Days" @themaryhopkin The song originally composed by #BorisFomin with words by the poet #KonstantinPodrevsky; #GeneRaskin put the new English lyrics. Produced by #PaulMcCartney Video==> youtu.be/y3KEhWTnWvE | |
| OTD Sep25,1970 | Partridge Family | #OTD Sep25,1970 1st episode "What? And Get Out of Show Business?" of The #PartridgeFamily on the @ABCNetwork When their mother fills in for a sick singer, Danny persuades Reuben Kincaid to manage them and they play their 1st performance. Cameo appearance by: #JohnnyCash | |
| OTD Sep25,1971 | Donny Osmond | #OTD Sep25,1971 #DonnyOsmond is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Go Away Little Girl" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 @donnyosmond | |
| OTD Sep25,1976 | Wild Cherry | #OTD Sep25,1976 #WildCherry is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Play That Funky Music" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Sep25,1980 | John Bonham | #OTD Sep25,1980 #JohnBonham drummer with #LedZeppelin dies at the age of 32 after a heavy drinking session. He was found dead at guitarists #JimmyPage's house. Oct27 inquest; he consumed >1 litre of 40% vodka, after which he vomited and choked. The finding was accidental death | |
| OTD Sep25,1982 | Queen | #OTD Sep25,1982 #Queen is on #SaturdayNightLive @nbcsnl and performs "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" @QueenWillRock Video==> vimeo.com/42364454 | |
| OTD Sep25,1982 | Steve Miller | #OTD Sep25,1982 The #SteveMiller Band is back at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with “Abracadabra” @SMBofficial spent 1 wk at #1 on Sep4, for a total of 2wks at #1 | |
| OTD Sep25,1983 | Paul Young | #OTD Sep25,1983 #PaulYoung returns to #1 for 2wks on the UK album chart with "No Parlez" The LP started at #1 on Sep11 and will return on Dec4 for 1wk & again on Jan8,1984 for 1wk @PaulYoungParlez album will stay on the UK Album Charts for 119 weeks | |
| OTD Sep25,1988 | Bon Jovi | #OTD Sep25,1988 #BonJovi scores their 1st UK #1 LP, jumping straight to #1 and starting a 2wk run at #1 on the UK album charts with "New Jersey" @BonJovi fourth album release. | |
| OTD Sep25,2012 | Andy Williams | #OTD Sep25,2012 #AndyWilliams singer, TV host dies in Branson, Missouri at the age of 84. 27 Top40 singles with one #1, 44 LPs of which 15 were gold-certified. From 1962-1971 hosted The Andy Williams Show which introduced The #Osmonds to the US | |
| OTD Sep25,2016 | Dawn Hampton | #OTD Sep25,2016 #DawnHampton RIP dies at the age of 88. Part of The #HamptonSisters then solo cabaret & jazz singer, saxophonist, dancer, songwriter in clubs in #NYC she was called the Queen of Cabaret. Look up the "Unforgettable Hampton Family" a documentary about her family |