Rocking50s Blog

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) breakup, 1982
Mr. Acker Bilk receives an MBE (Member of the British Empire) medal from Queen Elizabeth for services to the music industry, 2001
Elvis Presley's concert in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is postponed during intermission when the King is too ill to go onstage, 1977
Elvis Presley's "Frankie & Johnnie" movie premieres in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1966
The "Jimmie Rodgers Show" (with Connie Francis as a regular) debuts on NBC-TV, 1959
Brenda Lee makes her first network television appearance, on ABC's "Ozark Jamboree", 1956
A short John Lennon film entitled "Rape" appears on Australian TV, 1969
Hank Ballard records "Finger Poppin' Time", 1960

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) breakup, 1982
Mr. Acker Bilk receives an MBE (Member of the British Empire) medal from Queen Elizabeth for services to the music industry, 2001
Elvis Presley's concert in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is postponed during intermission when the King is too ill to go onstage, 1977
Elvis Presley's "Frankie & Johnnie" movie premieres in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1966
The "Jimmie Rodgers Show" (with Connie Francis as a regular) debuts on NBC-TV, 1959
Brenda Lee makes her first network television appearance, on ABC's "Ozark Jamboree", 1956
A short John Lennon film entitled "Rape" appears on Australian TV, 1969
Hank Ballard records "Finger Poppin' Time", 1960