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Browsing Archive: March, 2010
Wednesday March 31 Herb Alpert ("Whipped Cream") is 75 Shirley Jones of the Partridge Family ("Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted") is 76 Richard Chamberlain ("Three Stars Will Shine Tonight") is 75 The late Jon Jon Poulos of the Buckinghams ("Kind Of A Drag") is born in 1948 O'Kelly Isley of the Isley Brothers ("Twist And Shout") dies of a cerebral hemmorhage in 1986 The Singing Nun, Sister Luc-Gabrielle ("Dominique") commits suicide, 1985 The Doobie Brothers announce their (temporary) breaku... Continue reading ...
Monday March 29 Terry Jacks ("Seasons In The Sun") is 64 The Beatles hold down the top five position on Billboard's Hot 100 chart (with seven more records in the bottom 70), 1964 Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show get their wish and appear on the cover of Rolling Stone, 1973 The Bee Gees are sued by a Chicago man for Plagiarism over the tune "How Deep Is Your Love" (they win on appeal), 1980 Elton John, David Crosby and Paul Simon are among those who perform at a tribute to the Beach Boys' Brian Wil... Continue reading ...
Sunday March 28 Rusty Draper ("Freight Train") dies of pneumonia in 2003 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (writer of Elvis Presley's "That's All Right Mama") dies from a stroke, 1974 David Crosby of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash is arrested for possession of drugs and a gun in San Diego (he had a seizure from toxic saturation while driving 65 MPH on a freeway there), 1982 Ral Donner first sees Elvis Presley onstage, at Chicago's International Ampitheatre, 1957 Van Morrison records "Brown Eyed Gir... Continue reading ...
Saturday March 27 The late Sarah Vaughan ("Broken-Hearted Melody") is born in 1924 Eric Clapton marries George Harrison's ex-wife, Pattie "Layla" Boyd (yes, he wrote the song for her) in Tucson, Arizona (it lasts nine years), 1979 Jeff Beck joins the Yardbirds as a replacement for Eric Clapton, 1965 Grand Funk fire their manager, Terry Knight, who promptly sues them, 1972 John Lennon's boyhood home in Liverpool is opened to the public, 2003 Diana Ross (in "Lady Sings The Blues") loses the Best... Continue reading ...
Friday March 26 Diana Ross ("Touch Me In The Morning") is 66 Johnny Crawford ("Cindy's Birthday") is 64 Alan Arkin of the Tarriers ("Banana Boat Song" and later an Academy Award winning actor) is 74 The late Rufus Thomas ("Walking The Dog") is born in 1917 Fred Parris of the Five Satins ("In The Still Of The Night") is 74 Vicki Lawrence ("The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia") is 61 The late Teddy Pendergrass of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes ("The Love I Lost") is born in 1950 Steven Tyle... Continue reading ...
Thursday March 25 Elton John ("Your Song") is 63 Aretha Franklin ("Chain Of Fools") is 68 The late Johnny Burnette ("Dreamin'") is born in 1934 Bonnie Guitar ("Dark Moon") is 86 Anita Bryant ("In My Little Corner Of The World") is 70 The late songwriter Hoyt Axton ("Joy To The World", "No No Song", "Greenback Dollar" and others) is born in 1938 Buck Owens ("Act Naturally") dies of an apparent heart attack, 2006 Dion DiMucci marries his wife, Sue, 1963 Roy Orbison marries his second wife, Barba... Continue reading ...
Wednesday March 24 The late Billy Stewart ("Summertime") is born in 1937 Nick Lowe ("Cruel To Be Kind") is 61 Dave Appell of the Applejacks ("Mexican Hat Rock") is 88 The late Nervous Norvus ("Transfusion"-- real name is Jimmy Drake) is born in 1912 Harold Melvin ("If You Don't Know Me By Now") dies after suffering a stroke, 1997 Henson Cargill ("Skip A Rope") dies following complications from surgery, 2007 Bill Wyman, bass player with the Rolling Stones is knocked unconscious by an electrical... Continue reading ...
Tuesday March 23 Chaka Khan ("I Feel For You" and lead singer of Rufus) is 57 Billy Joel marries model Christie Brinkley (it lasts ten years), 1985 Carole King gives birth to daughter Louise, 1960 Eleven teens are arrested at the "Rock & Roll Stage Show" featuring Frankie Lymon in Hartford, Connecticut, 1956 Anita Bryant and the Lettermen appear before 30,000 people at a "Rally For Decency" in Miami, after Jim Morrison's indecent exposure onstage there, 1969 John Lennon's book, "In His Own Wri... Continue reading ...
Monday March 22 Jeremy Clyde of Chad & Jeremy ("Summer Song") is 66 George Benson ("This Masquerade") is 67 Mark Dinning ("Teen Angel") dies of a heart attack in 1986 Dave Guard of the Kingston Trio ("Tom Dooly") dies of lymphoma, 1991 Chaka Khan gives birth to her son, Damien, 1979 Carl Perkins is injured in a Dover, Delaware car accident on his way to perform on NBC-TV's "Perry Como Show", 1956 John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their "bed-in for peace" in Amsterdam, 1969 Sammy Davis, Jr. opens ... Continue reading ...
Sunday March 21 Solomon Burke ("Just Out Of Reach") is 74 The late Billy Joe Hunter (actually record label owner Lew Bidell-- "Percolator") is born in 1919 The late Johann Sebastian Bach (wrote "Whiter Shade Of Pale" by Procol Harum, "A Lover's Concerto" by the Toys and Apollo 100's "Joy") is born in 1685 Dean Martin's son, Dean Paul Martin (Dino of Dino, Desi & Billy-- "I'm A Fool") dies in a plane crash while serving in the Air National Guard, 1987 Johnny Bristol ("Hang On In There, Baby") d... Continue reading ...
Saturday March 20
- The late Jerry Reed ("Amos Moses") is born in 1937
- Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer ("Lucky Man") is 60
- Joe Rivers of Johnnie & Joe ("Over The Mountain, Across The Sea") is 73
- John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar, 1969
- David Bowie marries his wife, Angela (subject of the Rolling Stones' song, "Angie" four years later), 1970
- Eric Clapton's four year-old son falls to his death from the window of a 53rd-story New York City apartment, 1991
- Quincy Jones i...
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Friday March 19 Clarence "Frogman" Henry ("But I Do") is 73 Robin Luke ("Susie Darlin'") is 68 Ruth Pointer of the Pointer Sisters ("Yes We Can Can") is 64 Luther Ingram ("If Loving You Is Wrong") dies of heart failure, 2007 Jefferson Airplane becomes Jefferson Starship, 1974 Elvis Presley buys Graceland mansion for $102,500 ($37,000 of which is mortgaged), 1957 Aretha Franklin is admitted to a hospital after an allergic reaction to antibiotics (she stays there five days), 2004 Gary Leeds of t... Continue reading ...
The 25th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on March 15, 2010 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City and will air live on Fuse, Madison Square Garden’s national music television network. “We are very happy to present this year’s inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as they represent a great cross-section of artists that define the broad spectrum and history of rock and roll and people that have contributed immeasurably to our business,” say... Continue reading ...
Sunday March 14 Phil Phillips ("Sea Of Love") is 79 Michael Murphey ("Wildfire") is 65 Producer Quincy Jones (produced records by Michael Jackson and Lesley Gore, as well as "We Are The World") is 77 Rick Dees ("Disco Duck") is 60 Mary Ann Ganser of the Shangri-Las ("Leader Of The Pack") dies of a barbiturate overdose, 1970 Songwriter Doc Pomus ("Save The Last Dance For Me", "Suspicion", "Hushabye" and many others) dies of lung cancer in 1991 Eric Clapton is hospitalized in St. Paul, Minnesota... Continue reading ...
Saturday March 13 Neil Sedaka ("Breaking Up Is Hard To Do") is 71 Songwriter Mike Stoller (wrote "Hound Dog", "Kansas City" and most of the Coasters songs, with partner Jerry Leiber) is 76 Joni Mitchell meets the daughter she gave up for adoption 32 years earlier, 1997 Eric Clapton leaves the Yardbirds, 1965 An emergency plane landing in a South Bend, Indiana field nearly kills the Kingston Trio, 1959 Bob Seger receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1988 Elvis Presley's "Charro!" movie... Continue reading ...
Thursday March 11 Cheryl Lynn ("Got To Be Real") is 53 Katie Kissoon of Mac & Katie Kissoon ("Chirpy, Chirpy Cheep Cheep") is 59 The late Little Johnny Taylor ("Part Time Love") is born in 1943 The late Lawrence Welk ("Calcutta") is born in 1903 The late Art Todd ("Chanson D'Amour" with wife Dotty) is born in 1914 Sir Paul McCartney is knighted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace, 1997 Jimmy Sohns of the Shadows of Knight is arrested for distributing cocaine, 1982 Blood, Sweat & ... Continue reading ...
Wednesday March 10 Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean ("Drag City") is 70 LaVern Baker ("Jim Dandy") dies from heart failure in 1997 Andy Gibb ("I Just Want To Be Your Everything") dies from a viral infection of his heart, 1988 At the invitation of country star Porter Wagoner, James Brown performs at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, singing "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Tennessee Waltz" and "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", 1979 Sonny & Cher guest on an episode of NBC-TV's "Man From U.N.C.L.E.", 1967 Grand Fun... Continue reading ...
Monday March 8 Micky Dolenz of the Monkees ("I'm A Believer") is 65 "Little" Peggy March ("I Will Follow Him") is 62 Randy Meisner ("Hearts On Fire" and member of Poco and the Eagles) is 64 Songwriter Carole Bayer-Sager ("Groovy Kind Of Love", "Midnight Blue", "Nobody Does It Better" and many others) is 63 Diana Ross makes her first solo concert appearance, in Framingham, Massachusetts, 1970 The Fillmore East concert hall opens in New York City, 1968 Elvis Presley's "Stay Away Joe" movie debut... Continue reading ...
Saturday March 6 Mary Wilson of the Supremes ("Where Did Our Love Go") is 66 Kiki Dee ("I've Got The Music In Me") is 63 Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson ("Pillow Talk", and one-half of Mickey & Sylvia-- "Love Is Strange") is 74 King Floyd ("Groove Me") dies of complications from a stroke and diabetes, 2006 Richard Manuel of the Band ("Up On Cripple Creek") commits suicide, 1986 Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor divorce, 1964 David Crosby of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash is arrested on marijua... Continue reading ...
Friday March 5 Paul Evans ("Midnight Special") is 72 Eddie Hodges ("I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door") is 63 The late Andy Gibb ("Shadow Dancing") is born in 1958 The late Tommy Tucker ("Hi-Heel Sneakers") is born in 1939 Murray Head ("Superstar") is 64 John Belushi of the Blues Brothers ("Soul Man") dies of a drug overdose, 1982 Patsy Cline ("Crazy") dies in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee, along with country stars Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins, 1963 Michael "Smitty" Smith, drummer for P... Continue reading ...
1:04 AM 3/4/2010Thursday March 4 Chris Rea ("Fool If You Think It's Over") is 59 Bobby Womack ("Looking For A Love") is 66 Neil Sedaka's long-time lyricist, Howard Greenfield ("Stupid Cupid", "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do", "Love Will Keep Us Together" and many others) dies of AIDS, 1986 Chastity (now Chaz) Bono is born to Sonny & Cher, 1969 Glenn Hughes of the Village People ("Macho Man") dies of lung cancer annd is buried in his leather biker outfit, 2001 John Lennon's "The Beatles are more pop... Continue reading ...
Wednesday March 3 Norman "Hurricane" Smith ("Oh Babe, What Would You Say") dies of cancer, 2008 The Buffalo Springfield form (as "The Herd") in 1966 A stalker is arrested trying to break into Roberta Flack's New York apartment, 1995 Samuel Cardinal Stritch bans rock 'n' roll from Chicago Archdiocese Roman Catholic schools, 1957 Petula Clark performs before England's Princess Margaret at the London Palladium, 1967 Johnny Cash guests on NBC-TV's "Columbo", 1974 The documentary movie, "This Is El... Continue reading ...
Tuesday March 2 The late Karen Carpenter ("Close To You") is born in 1950 Lou Reed ("Walk On The Wild Side") is 66 Eddie Money ("Two Tickets To Paradise") is 61 John Cowsill of the Cowsills ("Hair") is 54 Dusty Springfield ("Wishin' And Hopin'") dies of breast cancer in 1999 Hank Ballard ("Finger Poppin' Time") dies of throat cancer, 2003 Elvis Presley's Army plane refuels in Scotland-- his only appearance in the U.K., 1960 Filming begins on the Beatles movie, "A Hard Day's Night", 1964 Michae... Continue reading ...
Monday March 1 Roger Daltrey of the Who ("Won't Get Fooled Again") is 66 Harry Belafonte ("Banana Boat Song") is 83 Johnny Cash marries June Carter, 1968 Bob Dylan's wife, Sara files for divorce, 1977 Shirley Jones of the Partridge Family files for divorce from her husband, actor Marty Ingalls (she later withdraws the petition), 2002 Jim Morrison is arrested for indecent exposure after a Miami Doors Concert, 1969 Fans at Ottawa, Ontario's Colliseum riot after waiting an hour for Eric Burdon & ... Continue reading ...
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