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 & Tears are nominated for a then-record eleven Grammy Awards (but only win three), 1970
The remaining Beatles turn down a $225 million offer to do a "reunion" tour, 1996
The Supremes receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1994
Connie Francis sues her record label for over $10 million for unpaid royalties and "inappropriate" licensing of her recordings, 2002
Manfred Mann hold their first concert (as the Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers) at the Marquee Theatre in London, 1963