Have you ever wondered what song was #1 the day you were born? Or maybe you were curious what other events in music history occurred on your birthday. Well by doing a little googling I came across a neat little site that has all kinds of historical news from "this day in music history" if you will.
Well the site is called: This Day in Music and once on it you can search any date and find out throughout the years what has happened in music. For instance my birthday happens to be August 18 so I did the search. What I found out is that on my birthday in 1962 (which happens to be the exact day I was born) Ringo Starr debuted with the Beatles at the horticultural society Dance in Birkenhead, England!
I then found out reading down to the next entry that in 1964 on the 18th of August that The Beatles arrived in San Francisco before 9,000 fans with whom which they were nearly trampled upon. The fans knocked down the fenced barriers that were set up for photographers so that they could take pictures of the group. The fans pressed against the fences and knocked them down with the Beatles barely getting away in time.
There is a search box on the right hand side in which you can search for any artist you wish to find out historical info on. And there are 2 "date" boxes for you to put in your birthday and birth year. The dates show in a drop-down (or up) list where you scroll to your desired date.
Another link called "Birthday #1" will show you what song was #1 the day you were born in England, Australia and the United States.
There are alot of neat facts and photos you can check out on the site and not just from the 50's and 60's. There is stuff on there that spans over a century so take a look at This Day in Music and find out what song was #1 on the day you were born in 3 different countries.
Something else I just found out is that Johnny Preston was born on my birthday in 1930. So to commemorate that here is my favorite Johnny Preston song, Cradle of Love:
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