Music Almanac: March 30

Eric Clapton

Birthdays:

• 1913 - Frankie Laine (d. 2007)
• 1914 - Sonny Boy Williamson (born John Williamson) (d. 1948)
• 1930 - Rolf Harris (82)
• 1939 - Don Edwards (73)
• 1941 - Graeme Edge (Moody Blues) (71)
• 1943 - Ken Forssi (Love) (d. 1998)
• 1945 - Eric Clapton (67)
• 1948 - James "Jim Dandy" Mangrum (Black Oak Arkansas) (64)
• 1949 - Lene Lovich (63)
• 1950 - Dave Ball (Procol Harum) (62)
• 1950 - Shirley Marie MacLeod (aka Re Styles) (Tubes) (62)
• 1950 - Rupert Greenall (Fixx) (62)
• 1955 - Randy VanWarmer (d. 2004)
• 1959 - David Ball (Soft Cell) (53)
• 1962 - MC Hammer (born Stanley Burrell) (50)
• 1964 - Tracy Chapman (48)
• 1965 - Tim Dorney (Republica) (47)
• 1966 - Joey Castillo (Queens of the Stone Age) (46)
• 1968 - Celine Dion (44)
• 1976 - Mark McClelland (Snow Patrol) (36)
• 1973 - Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein (d. 2009)
• 1979 - Norah Jones (33)
• 1979 - Simon Webbe (Blue) (33)
• 1984 - Anna Nalick (28)

Deaths:

• 2004 - Timi Yuro - Throat cancer (63)
• 2005 - Derrick Plourde (Ataris) - Suicide (33)

On This Day:

• 1957 - Buddy Knox hit number 1 in the U.S. with Party Doll, the first chart topper in the rock era written by the artist.
• 1957 - Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper joined the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1966 - 85 people were arrested after a riot breaks out at a Rolling Stones show in Paris.
• 1967 - The photo session was held for the cover of the Paul Wall' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
• 1968 - David Bowie made his debut with the Lindsay Kemp mime troupe in Pierrot in Turquoise.
• 1970 - Led Zeppelin stoped a show in Pittsburgh, saying they won't continue until the police stop harassing the audience.
• 1974 - Ramones play their first show.
• 1976 - The Sex Pistols play their first show at London's 100 Club.
• 1978 - Paul Simonon and Nicky Headon of the Clash are arrested and fined $1,360 for shooting racing pigeons with an air gun.
• 1984 - Greg Lake left Asia and is replaced by the original bassist and singer John Wetton.
• 1989 - Gladys Knight performed for the first time without the Pips since they were in grammar school.
• 1989 - Gilley's nightclub in Pasadena, TX, closed down.
• 1999 - Kiss cancels three shows in Russia due to growing anti-American sentiments due to the bombing of Yugoslavia.
• 2000 - Mick Jagger returned to his alma matter, Dartford Grammer, to dedicate an arts center named for him.
• 2000 - Ray Dorset of Mungo Jerry was ordered to pay a former employee $1,054 after harassing her after she left his employment.
• 2001 - LeAnn Rimes settled a lawsuit against her father and a former manager for an undisclosed sum. She had claimed the pair had stolen $12 million from her.
• 2003 - Mike Smith takes over as guitarist of Limp Bizkit after Wes Borland leaves the group.
• 2004 - Guns N' Roses were forced to cancel their appearance at the Rock in Rio festival after guitarist Buckethead suddenly quits.
• 2004 - Marilyn Manson fired guitarist John5.
• 2004 - Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down is acquitted of assault.
• 2007 - A man is arrested after trying to break into Paul McCartney's mansion.

Marriages:

• 2007 - Phillip Sweet (Little Big Town) and Rebbeca Arthur

Recorded:

• 1955 - Blue Monday - Fats Domino
• 1956 - I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
• 1963 - It's My Party - Lesley Gore (produced by Quincy Jones)
• 1968 - Live Yardbirds - Yardbirds
• 1992 - Automatic For the People - R.E.M. (recording started)

Released:

• 1970 - Bitches Brew - Miles Davis
• 1975 - Blow by Blow - Jeff Beck
• 1984 - The Making of Thriller - Michael Jackson (videotape)
• 1994 - The Division Bell - Pink Floyd

Broadcasts:

• 1963 - American Bandstand (ABC) - Lesley Gore (first appearance)
• 1966 - Color Me Barbra (CBS) - Barbra Streisand
• 1967 - Top of the Pops (BBC) - Jimi Hendrix
• 1984 - The Tube (U.K.) - David Gilmour

Number Ones - U.S. Singles:

• 1957 - Party Doll - Buddy Knox (1 week)
• 1963 - He's So Fine - Chiffons (1 week)
• 1974 - Sunshine on My Shoulder - John Denver (1 week)
• 1985 - One More Night - Phil Collins (2 weeks)
• 1991 - Coming Out of the Dark - Gloria Estefan (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles:

• 1956 - Rock and Roll Waltz - Kay Starr (1 week)
• 1968 - Lady Madonna - Beatles (2 weeks)

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Music Almanac: March 29

Perry Farrell

Birthdays:

• 1918 - Pearl Bailey (d. 1990)
• 1930 - Donny Conn (born Donny Claps) (Playmates) (82)
• 1940 - Astrud Gilberto (72)
• 1940 - Ray Davis (Parliament-Funkadelic) (d. 2005)
• 1941 - Eden Kane (born Richard Sarstead) (71)
• 1943 - Chad Allan (born Allan Kowbel) (Guess Who) (69)
• 1943 - Vangelis (born Evangelos Papathanassiou) (69)
• 1943 - Randy Barlow (69)
• 1944 - Terry Jacks (68)
• 1945 - Speedy Keen (born John Keen) (Thunderclap Newman) (d. 2002)
• 1946 - Billy Thorpe (d. 2007)
• 1947 - Bobby Kimball (Toto) (65)
• 1947 - Robert Gordon (65)
• 1949 - Dave Greenfield (Stranglers) (63)
• 1949 - Michael Brecker (d. 2007)
• 1951 - Barry Goudreau (Boston) (61)
• 1956 - Patty Donahue (Waitresses) (d. 1996)
• 1959 - Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction, Porno For Pyros) (53)
• 1967 - John Popper (Blues Traveler) (45)
• 1968 - Sue Foley (44)

Deaths:

• 1980 - Mantovani (74)
• 1985 - Jeanine Deckers (aka The Singing Nun) - Suicide (51)
• 1999 - Joe Williams - Respiratory ailment (80)
• 2001 - John Lewis (Modern Jazz Quartet) (80)

On This Day:

• 1966 - Mick Jagger was injured when a fan threw a chair on the stage during a show in Marseilles.
• 1966 - Two members of the Walker Brothers were given concussions when fans mobbed them in Cheshire, U.K.
• 1970 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono announced that Yoko is pregnant.
• 1973 - Dr. Hook got its wish and appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
• 1975 - Led Zeppelin had all six of their albums in the U.S. Top 100.
• 1978 - David Bowie started his Low/Heroes World Tour in San Diego.
• 1980 - Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon had its 303rd week on the Billboard Albums, pushing it past Carole King's Tapestry for the longest run on the chart.
• 1980 - The BeeGees were sued for allegedly plagiarizing the song How Deep is Your Love. They eventually win the case.
• 1986 - The Beatles albums become officially available for the first time in Russia.
• 1988 - Madonna opened on Broadway in Speed the Plow.
• 1996 - Carol Connors and Marshall Lieb, former members of the Teddy Bears, sued third member Phil Spector and a number of labels saying they had not received royalties for the record To Know Him Is to Love Him.
• 1998 - Shania Twain opened her first headlining tour in Sudbury, Ontario.
• 2000 - Phil Collins sued two members of Earth, Wind & Fire saying that they were overpaid $85,000 in royalties on the tracks Sussudio and Easy Lover.
• 2001 - Brian Wilson was honored at New York's Radio City Music Hall by Billy Joe, Paul Simon, The Go-Gos, Carly Simon, David Crosby, Jimmy Webb, Ann and Nancy Wilson, Elton John and Aimee Mann.
• 2004 - Prince opened his Musicology tour in Los Angeles. 
• 2005 - Neil Young entered a New York hospital when his eyesight became blurry following the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction. It was discovered he had a brain aneurysm.
• 2007 - Bono received an honorary knighthood. He was not eligible to receive the full honor as he was not a British citizen.

Recorded:

• 1951 - You Foolish Thing - Ravens
• 1967 - With a Little Help From My Friends - Beatles (started)

Released:

• 1968 - Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac (U.K. single release)

Awards

• 1993 - Academy Awards
• Best Song - A Whole New World - Aladdin

Number One - U.S. Singles:

• 1941 - Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy) - Jimmy Dorsey (10 weeks)
• 1975 - Lady Marmalade - Labelle (1 weeks)
• 1986 - Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (3 weeks)

Number One - U.K. Singles:

• 1969 - I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (3 weeks)
• 1986 - Living Doll - Cliff Richard & the Young Ones (3 weeks)

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Music Almanac: March 28

Reba McEntire

Birthdays

• 1937 - Dean Webb (Dillards) (75)
• 1941 - Charlie McCoy (71)
• 1945 - Chuck Portz (Turtles) (67)
• 1945 - Sally Carr (Middle of the Road) (67)
• 1948 - John Evan (Jethro Tull) (64)
• 1948 - Milan Williams (Commodores) (d. 2006)
• 1955 - Reba McEntire (57)
• 1962 - Ged Grimes (Danny Wilson, Simple Minds) (50)
• 1965 - Steve Turner (Mudhoney) (47)
• 1966 - Cheryl James (Salt of Salt 'n' Pepa) (46)
• 1968 - Jon Lee (Feeder) (d. 2002)
• 1969 - James Atkin (EMF) (43)
• 1969 - Rodney Atkins (43)
• 1976 - David Keuning (Killers) (36)
• 1986 - Lady Gaga (born Stefani Germanotta) (26)

Deaths

• 1958 - William C. Handy - Pneumonia (84)
• 1974 - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Stroke (69)
• 1987 - Maria Augusta Trapp - Heart failure(Trapp Family Singers) (82)
• 1995 - Jimmy McShane (Baltimora) - AIDS (37)
• 1999 - Freaky Tah (born Raymond Rogers) (Lost Boyz) - Murdered (27)
• 2001 - Moe Koffman (Swining Shepherd Blues) - Cancer (73)
• 2003 - Rusty Draper - Pneumonia (80)

On This Day

• 1958 - Buddy Holly started a 43 date tour in Brooklyn, NY at the Alan Freed Big Beat Show. Also on the bill were Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon, The Diamonds, Billy Ford, Danny & The Juniors, The Chantels, Larry Williams, Screaming Jay Hawkins, The Pastels, Jo-Ann Campbell and Ed Townsend.
• 1964 - The Beatles became the first pop stars to have figures in Madame Tussauds in London.
• 1964 - Radio Caroline, the first of the pirate radio stations, began broadcasting from a Danish Ferry in the North Sea off of England.
• 1969 - Joe Cocker played his first U.S. concert.
• 1974 - The Raspberries broke up.
• 1976 - Status Quo's Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt and Alan Lancaster were arrested in the Vienna Airport.
• 1976 - Genesis began their first North American Tour without Peter Gabriel.
• 1980 - Tom T. Hall rejoined the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1982 - David Crosby was in an auto accident on the San Diego Highway and, during the investigation, police found cocaine and a pistol in the car.
• 1992 - Ozzy Osbourne caused over $100,000 in damage to the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in California when he invited the first two rows on stage and many more join them.
• 1996 - Phil Collins announced he was leaving Genesis for his solo career.
• 1998 - Paul Simon's The Campman closed on Broadway.
• 2000 - Jimmy Page won a libel case against Ministry magazine after they stated that the guitarist had contributed to the death of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham.
• 2001 - Sean Combs/Puffy/Puff Daddy announced he was changing his name to P. Diddy.
• 2005 - U2 kicked off their Vertigo tour.
• 2006 - Whitney Houston's sister-in-law, Tina Brown, sold photos to the National Enquirer of Houston's bathroom that reportedly showed drugs and drug paraphanalia.
• 2006 - The Pixies documentary loudQuietloud premiered at SXSW.

Divorces

• 1995 - Lyle Lovett & Julia Roberts (separated)

Recorded

• 1950 - I'm Movin' On - Hank Snow
• 1958 - Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
• 1966 - Green Grass - Gary Lewis & the Playboys
• 1967 - Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

Released

• 1956 - In the Still of the Night - Five Satins (single, on original Standard Label)
• 1970 - Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (single)
• 1981 - I Saw Her Standing There - Elton John (single, tribute to John Lennon)

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1981 - Rapture - Blondie (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1963 - Foot Tapper - Shadows (1 week)
• 1970 - Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon & Garfunkel (3 weeks)
• 1981 - This Ole' House - Shakin' Stevens (3 weeks)

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Music Almanac: March 27

Mariah Carey

Birthdays

• 1917 - Rufus Thomas (d. 2001)
• 1920 - Richard Hayman (92)
• 1924 - Sarah Vaughan (d. 1990)
• 1927 - Mo Ostin (executive) (85)
• 1937 - Johnny Copeland (d. 1997)
• 1940 - Janis Martin (d. 2007)
• 1941 - Brenda Knight (Gladys Knight & the Pips) (71)
• 1950 - Tony Banks (Genesis) (62)
• 1953 - Walter Stocker (Babys, Air Supply) (59)
• 1957 - Billy MacKenzie (Associates) (d. 1997)
• 1959 - Andrew Farriss (INXS) (53)
• 1962 - Derrick McKenzie (Jamiroquai) (50)
• 1964 - Clark Datchler (Johnny Hates Jazz) (48)
• 1965 - Johnny April (Staind) (47)
• 1970 - Mariah Carey (42)
• 1970 - Brendan Hill (Blues Traveler) (42)
• 1975 - Fergie (born Stacy Ferguson) (Black Eyed Peas) (37)
• 1988 - Jessie J (born Jessica Cornish) (24)

Deaths

• 2000 - Ian Dury - Colorectal cncer (57)
• 2006 - Pete Wells (Rose Tattoo) - Prostate cancer (59)

On This Day

• 1952 - Sun Records began issuing records.
• 1958 - CBS Records announced the development of stereophonic records.
• 1964 - The Beatles held the top six positions on the singles chart in Australia.
• 1966 - Roy Orbison broke his foot in a motorcycle accident. He was forced to do the rest of his British tour sitting on a stool.
• 1967 - Fats Domino played his first date in the U.K.
• 1971 - WNBC in New York banned the song One Toke Over the Line by Brewer and Shipley.
• 1971 - Jan Howard joined the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1972 - Grand Funk Railroad fired their producer and manager Terry Knight.
• 1973 - Jerry Garcia was arrested for possession of cocaine and LSD after being stopped for speeding.
• 1976 - Paul McCartney and Wings pushed their U.S. tour out three weeks after Jimmy McCulloch broke his finger.
• 1982 - Ronnie Lane of the Small Faces and Faces entered the hospital for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
• 1984 - Metallica performed for the first time in the U.K.
• 1986 - Van Halen began their first tour with Sammy Hagar as the lead singer in Shreveport, LA.
• 1987 - U2 shot the video for Where the Streets Have No Name on the top of a Los Angeles store. The police eventually stopped the shoot.
• 1991 - Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block is arrested for setting fire to the carpets in his hotel room.
• 1999 - The Bee Gees end their One Night Only tour by playing the first concert at Sydney's new Olympic Stadium.
• 2001 - Christina Aguilera signed a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola.
• 2002 - Lyle Lovett suffers a compound fracture of the leg after being trampled by a bull.
• 2003 - John Lennon's childhood home in Liverpool is opened to the public.
• 2006 - Victor Willis, formerly of the Village People, was arrested for skipping out on a gun and drug trial.
• 2007 - Scott Weiland's (Velvet Revolver) wife was arrested for allegedly burning $10,000 of Weiland's possessions.
• 2007 - Eminem and wife Kim came to an agreement to stop sniping at each other in public.
• 2008 - Rapper Remy Ma was convicted of assault for firing a gun at a woman who she thought had stolen money from her.
• 2008 - The autopsy of the husband of Corinne Bailey Rae showed he had died from an overdose.

Marriages

• 1979 - Eric Clapton and Patti Harrison

Recorded

• 1947 - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! That Cigarette - Tex Williams (would go on to be Capitol's first million seller)
• 1967 - Groovin' - Young Rascals
• 1972 - Burning Love - Elvis Presley

Released

• 1954 - Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight - Spaniels (single)
• 1954 - Always - Tempo Toppers (single, lead by newcomer Little Richard)
• 1970 - Sentimental Journey - Ringo Starr
• 1984 - Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper (single)

Awards

• 1967 - Ivor Novello Awards
• Most Performed Song in the U.K. for 1966 - Michelle - John Lennon & Paul McCartney
• 1995 - Academy Awards
• Best Song - Can You Feel the Love - The Lion King - Elton John and Tim Rice

Broadcasts

• 1978 - All You Need Is Cash (BBC) - Ruttles
• 2000 - Farmclub.com (USA Network) - N.W.A. (reunion)

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1954 - Make Love to Me - Jo Stafford (2 weeks)
• 1965 - Stop! In the Name of Love - Supremes (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1959 - Side Saddle - Russ Conway (4 weeks)
• 1976 - Save Your Kisses For Me - Brotherhood of Man (6 weeks)
• 1982 - Seven Tears - Goombay Dance Band (3 weeks)
• 1987 - Respectable - Mel & Kim (1 week)

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Music Almanac: March 26

Diana Ross

Birthdays

• 1936 - Fred Parris (Five Satins) (76)
• 1942 - Larry Butler (producer) (d. 2012)
• 1944 - Diana Ross (68)
• 1948 - Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) (64)
• 1948 - Richard Tandy (Electric Light Orchestra) (64)
• 1949 - Fran Sheehan (Boston) (63)
• 1950 - Teddy Pendergrass (d. 2010)
• 1953 - Billy Lyall (Pilot, Bay City Rollers) (d. 1989)
• 1955 - Martin Price (808 State) (57)
• 1956 - Charly McClain (56)
• 1957 - Paul Morley (Art of Noise) (55)
• 1962 - Richard Coles (Communards) (50)
• 1968 - Kenny Chesney (44)
• 1968 - James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins) (44)
• 1971 - John Hendy (East 17) (41)
• 1981 - Jay Sean (born Kamaljit Jahooti) (31)

Deaths

• 1976 - Duster Bennett - Car Accident (29)
• 1980 - John Poulos (Buckinghams) - Drug related heart failure (32)
• 1995 - Eazy-E (born Eric Wright) (N.W.A.) - Complications of AIDS (31)
• 2002 - Randy Castillo (Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue) - Cancer (51)
• 2004 - Jan Berry (Jan & Dean) - Ongoing poor health from 1966 car crash (62)
• 2005 - Paul Hester (Split Enz, Crowded House) - Suicide (46)

On This Day

• 1964 - Barbra Streisand opened on Broadway in Funny Girl.
• 1965 - It was announced that Eric Clapton would be replaced by Jeff Beck in the Yardbirds.
• 1965 - Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman all received shocks from their microphones during a Rolling Stones concert in Denmark. Wyman was knocked out for a number of minutes.
• 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono started their bed-in in Amsterdam.
• 1970 - Peter Yarrow was sentenced to three months in jail on charges of taking immoral liberties with a 14-year-old girl.
• 1975 - The film version of The Who's Tommy opened in London.
• 1980 - The Police played in Bombay, India, the first western group to do so in ten years.
• 1985 - South African radio stations banned Stevie Wonder after he dedicated his Oscar to Nelson Mandella.
• 1986 - Guns N' Roses signed with Geffen Records.
• 1998 - Chuck Negron filed suit against his former band, Three Dog Night, saying that they did not live up to a 1990 agreement and were interfering with his career.
• 2011 - Yes brought in Trevor Horn to work on their new album Fly From Here.

Recorded

• 1957 - Ricky Nelson entered the recording studio for the first time.
• 1959 - Along Came Jones - Coasters

Released

• 1977 - Less Than Zero - Elvis Costello (debut single)
• 1980 - Women and Children First - Van Halen
• 1986 - 5150 - Van Halen

Awards

• 2000 - Academy Awards
• Best Song - You'll Be in My Heart - Tarzan - Phil Collins

Broadcasts

• 1952 - Kate Smith Show - Hank Williams, Carter Sisters, Roy Acuff
• 1964 - I've Got a Secret - Pete Best
• 1965 - Ready Steady Go (U.K.) - Walker Brothers (TV debut)

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1949 - Crusing Down the River - Russ Morgan (7 weeks)
• 1955 - The Ballad of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes (5 weeks)
• 1977 - Rich Girl - Hall & Oates (2 weeks)
• 1988 - Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 1983 - Is There Something I Should Know? - Duran Duran (2 weeks)

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Music Almanac: March 23

Chaka Khan

Birthdays

• 1932 - Louisiana Red (born Iverson Minter) (d. 2012)
• 1944 - Tony McPhee (Groundhogs) (68)
• 1945 - David Grisman (67)
• 1948 - David Olney (64)
• 1949 - Ric Ocasek (Cars) (63)
• 1952 - Dave Bartram (Showaddywaddy) (60)
• 1953 - Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens) (59)
• 1965 - Marti Pellow (born Mark McLoughlin) (Wet Wet Wet) (47)
• 1967 - John Stohm (Lemonheads) (45)
• 1968 - Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) (44)

Deaths

• 1978 - Bill Kenny (Ink Spots) - Respiratory illness (64)
• 1995 - Alan Barton (Black Lace) - Bus Crash (41)
• 2004 - Roy "Pop" Lewis (Lewis Family) (98)
• 2006 - Cindy Walker (87)

On This Day

• 1964 - In His Own Write by John Lennon was published in the U.K.
• 1967 - The Beatles won the Ivor Novello Award for 1966 for Best Selling Single (Yellow Submarine), Most Performed Song (Michelle) and Second Most Performed Song (Yesterday).
• 1970 - Allen Klein asks Phil Spector to work on the tracks from the Beatles aborted Let It Be sessions.
• 1972 - The film The Concert For Bangladesh premiered.
• 1973 - John Lennon is given 60 days to leave the U.S. by the immigration department. At the same time, Yoko Ono is granted permanent residency.
• 1977 - Elvis Presley played the first show of what would become his final tour.
• 1985 - Julian Lennon did his first concert.
• 1988 - Mick Jagger made did his first solo concert in Japan.
• 1990 - Fleetwood Mac started their Behind the Mask tour.
• 1992 - Janet Jackson signed with Virgin Records for $16 million.
• 1992 - The U.S. Supreme Court upholds a ruling awarding Bette Midler $400,000 from an ad agency that used a sound-alike on a commercial.
• 2000 - Tina Turner played the first date of the U.S. leg of her farewell tour in Minneapolis, MN.

Marriages

• 1963 - Dion DiMucci and Sue Butterfield
• 1985 - Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley
• 2002 - Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) and Charleen Chuck McCrory

Recorded

• 1961 - Can't Help Falling in Love With You - Elvis Presley

Released

• 1963 - Surfin' U.S.A. - Beach Boys (single)
• 1979 - Van Halen II - Van Halen
• 2004 - The Paul Simon Songbook - Paul Simon (recorded 1965, first U.S. release)
• 2004 - Confessions - Usher

Broadcasts

• 2003 - Academy Awards - U2

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1963 - Our Day Will Come - Ruby & the Romantics (1 week)
• 1974 - Dark Lady - Cher (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1961 - Wooden Heart - Elvis Presley (6 weeks)
• 1968 - The Legend of Xanadu - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (1 week)
• 1985 - Easy Lover - Philip Bailey (Duet With Phil Collins) (4 weeks)

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Music Almanac: March 22

George Benson

Birthdays

• 1892 - Charlie Poole (d. 1931)
• 1932 - Juke Boy Bonner (d. 1978)
• 1936 - Roger Whittaker (76)
• 1941 - Jeremy Clyde (Chad & Jeremy) (71)
• 1943 - George Benson (69)
• 1943 - Keith Reif (Yardbirds) (d. 1976)
• 1946 - Harry Vanda (songwriter (Friday on My Mind, Love is in the Air), producer) (66)
• 1947 - Patrick Olive (Hot Chocolate) (65)
• 1948 - Andrew Lloyd Webber (64)
• 1948 - Randy Jo Hobbs (McCoys) (d. 1993)
• 1951 - Howard Reitzes (Iron Butterfly) (51)
• 1952 - Jay Dee Daugherty (Patti Smith Group) (60)
• 1957 - Stephanie Mills (55)
• 1958 - Pete Wylie (54)
• 1962 - Perry Baggs (Jason & the Scorchers) (50)
• 1963 - Susan Ann Sulley (Human League) (49)
• 1968 - Mickey Dale (Embrace) (44)
• 1970 - Andreas Johnson (42)
• 1973 - Beverley Knight (39)
• 1979 - Aaron North (Nine Inch Nails) (33)
• 1980 - Shannon Bex (Danity Kane) (32)
• 1981 - Mims (born Shawn Mims) (31)
• 1986 - Amy Studt (26)

Deaths

• 1952 - Uncle Dave Macon (81)
• 1977 - Stoney Cooper (58)
• 1986 - Mark Dinning - Heart attack (52)
• 1991 - Dave Guard (Kingston Trio) - Lymphoma (56)
• 1994 - Dan Hartman - AIDS related brain tumor (43)
• 1996 - Don Murray (Turtles) - Complications from ulcer surgery (50)
• 2001 - Earl Beal (Silhouettes) (76)
• 2005 - Rod Price (Foghat) - Heart attack & injuries sustained falling down stairs (57)

On This Day

• 1956 - Carl Perkins was injured in a car accident. His manager and his brother are killed. During his three-month recuperation, Elvis Presley had a hit with Blue Suede Shoes.
• 1958 - Hank Williams, Jr. made his stage debut at the age of 8 in Swainsboro, GA.
• 1962 - Barbra Streisand opened in I Can Get it For You Wholesale.
• 1967 - The Who play their first American show at the Paramount Theater in New York.
• 1971 - The Allman Brothers were arrested for possession of heroin and marijuana.
• 1974 - Ten Years After played their final show in London.
• 1978 - The Police signed with A&M records.
• 1992 - It was announced that Tears for Fears had broken up.
• 1997 - Marilyn Manson was forced to cut a show short after falling on stage and cutting an artery in his hand.
• 1999 - Ol' Dirty Bastard is stopped for driving without license plates in Brooklyn and police find three envelopes of rock cocaine.
• 2000 - A concert goer falls 90 feet to his death at a KISS concert in Oakland, CA.
• 2003 - Axl Rose sends the Offspring a cease and desist letter to stop them from calling their album Chinese Democrazy (You Snooze You Lose).
• 2004 - Marilyn Manson proposed to Dita Van Teese.
• 2006 - Aerosmith canceled an upcoming tour after Steven Tyler was hospitalized for throat surgery.

Recorded

• 1975 - Black & Blue - Rolling Stones (first day of recording)

Released

• 1963 - Please Please Me - Beatles (U.K. release)
• 1974 - On the Border - Eagles

Awards

• 2003 - Razzies
• Worst Film - Swept Away
• Worst Actress - Madonna - Swept Away, Britney Spears - Crossroads
• Worst Supporting Actress - Madonna - Die Another Day

Broadcasts

• 1977 - Thank God I'm a Country Boy (ABC) - John Denver
• 1978 - All You Need is Cash - Ruttles

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Music Almanac: March 21

Eddie Money 

Birthdays

• 1902 - Son House (d. 1988)
• 1940 - Solomon Burke (d. 2010)
• 1943 - Vivian Stanshall (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) (d. 1995)
• 1941 - John Boylan (71)
• 1945 - Rose Stone (Sly & the Family Stone) (67)
• 1946 - Ray Dorset (Mungo Jerry) (66)
• 1949 - Eddie Money (63)
• 1950 - Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) (62)
• 1951 - Russell Tompkins, Jr. (Stylistics) (61)
• 1951 - Conrad Lozano (Los Lobos) (61)
• 1953 - Robert Johnson (K.C. & the Sunshine Band) (59)
• 1956 - Guy Chadwick (House of Love) (56)
• 1957 - John Reddington (King Kurt) (55)
• 1959 - Sarah Jane Morris (53)
• 1960 - Robert Sweet (Stryper) (52)
• 1967 - Maxim Reality (born Keith Palmer) (Prodigy) (45)
• 1967 - Jonas Berggren (Ace of Base) (45)
• 1967 - Sean Dickson (Soup Dragons) (45)
• 1968 - Andrew Copeland (Sister Hazel) (44)
• 1977 - Mark Hamilton (Ash) (35)
• 1980 - Deryck Whibley (Sum 41) (32)

Deaths

• 1987 - Dean Martin, Jr. (Dino, Desi & Billy) - Plane Crash (36)
• 1991 - Leo Fender - Parkinson's Disease (92)
• 2005 - Bobby Short (80)
• 2011 - Loleatta Holloway - Heart failure (64)
• 2011 - Pinetop Perkins (97)

On This Day

• 1952 - The Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock 'n' roll stage show, was held at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, OH. 20,000 tried to attend and authorities shut it down after the first song.
• 1961 - The Beatles played their first show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
• 1964 - Judy Collins made her debut at Carnegie Hall.
• 1969 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono started their "bed-in."
• 1973 - The BBC banned all acts that appealed to teens on Top of the Pops after a riot broke out during a David Cassidy performance.
• 1976 - David Bowie and Iggy Pop were part of a drug bust in Rochester, NY.
• 1976 - Claudine Longet shot and killed her boyfriend Spider Sabich in Aspen, CO.
• 1980 - Hugh Cornwall of the Stranglers went to prison on a drug conviction.
• 1982 - Donny Osmond opened on Broadway in Little Johnny Johnson.
• 1984 - Central Park's Strawberry Fields was opened by Yoko Ono.
• 1987 - ZZ Top finished their Afterburner world tour in Honolulu, HI.
• 1989 - Dick Clark announced he would end his run as host of American Bandstand after 33 years.
• 1993 - Anne Murray was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
• 1996 - The Stone Roses guitarist John Squire quit the band.
• 1997 - Snoop Dogg was sentenced to three years probation and fined $1,000 on a firearms possession charge.
• 2000 - Soul Coughing broke up.
• 2003 - Matchbox Twenty postponed a European tour over fears of the U.S./Iraq war.
• 2003 - Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack was cleared of internet child porn charges.
• 2006 - Three daughters of South African songwriter Solomon Linda won a court case awarding them 25% of the royalties for the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
• 2008 - A settlement was reached between Mike Love and Al Jardine over the use of the Beach Boys' name which was owned by Love.

Marriages

• 1963 - Barbra Streisand and Elliott Gould

Divorces

• 2003 - Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music) and Lucy Helmore

Recorded

• 1939 - God Bless America - Kate Smith
• 1955 - Whole Lotta Shakin' - Big Maybelle

Released

• 1970 - First Step - Faces
• 1970 - ABC - Jackson Five (single)
• 1983 - The Final Cut - Pink Floyd
• 1987 - With or Without You - U2 (single)
• 1989 - Like a Prayer - Madonna

Awards

• 1994 - Academy Awards
• Best Song From a Motion Picture - Streets of Philadelphia from Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen

Broadcasts

• 2005 - The Osbournes (MTV) - Final episode

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1953 - The Doggie In the Window - Patti Page (8 weeks)
• 1964 - She Loves You - Beatles (2 weeks)
• 1981 - Keep On Loving You - R.E.O. Speedwagon (1 week)

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Music Almanac: March 20

Carl Palmer

Birthdays

• 1915 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe (d. 1973)
• 1917 - Vera Lynn (95)
• 1936 - Lee “Scratch” Perry (76)
• 1937 - Tommy Hunter (75)
• 1937 - Jerry Reed (d. 2008)
• 1937 - Joe Rivers (Johnny &Joe) (75)
• 1946 - Douglas Green (Riders in the Sky) (66)
• 1949 - Marcia Ball (63)
• 1950 - Carl Palmer (Atomic Rooster, Emerson Lake &Palmer, Asia) (62)
• 1951 - Guy Perry (Motels) (61)
• 1951 - Jimmy Vaughan (61)
• 1954 - Jim Seales (Shenandoah) (58)
• 1956 - Alphonso Martin (Steel Pulse) (56)
• 1959 - Richard Drummie (Go West) (53)
• 1959 - Ian Frederick Rossiter (Stereo MCs) (53)
• 1961 - Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) (51)
• 1967 - David Shuttleworth (Terrorvision) (45)
• 1972 - Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand) (40)
• 1976 - Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) (36)
• 1982 - Nick Wheeler (All American Rejects) (40)

Deaths

• 1987 - Norman Harris (O'Jays) - Heart Failure (39)
• 1991 - Eric Clapton's son, Conor - Fall from 53rd story apartment (4)
• 2009 - Mel Brown - Complications from emphysema (69)

Gloria Estefan's Tour Bus

On This Day

• 1954 - Tommy Evans became the bass singer for the Ravens.
• 1964 - The Beatles were given a special award by Billboard magazine in recognition of their holding the top three positions on the charts.
• 1965 - The first Motown tour of the U.K. opens with Martha & the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, the Supremes and the Temptations.
• 1968 - Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Richie Furay and Jim Messina were arrested for suspicion of marijuana use. Clapton was found innocent. The rest paid a small fine.
• 1971 - The Rolling Stones took out a full page ad in the U.K.'s music papers denouncing the release of the album Stone Age.
• 1977 - Lou Reed was banned from playing The London Palladium.
• 1977 - T Rex played their final show.
• 1980 - A 28-year-old man held up the Asylum Records office demanding to talk to Jackson Browne or the Eagles. Neither was there and he gave himself up.
• 1990 - Gloria Estefan's tour bus was hit by a tractor-trailer. Her husband and son were injured and she required back surgery two days later.
• 1991 - Michael Jackson signed a $1 billion contract with Sony.
• 1999 - The Radiohead documentary, Meeting People is Easy, premiered at SXSW.
• 2000 - Madonna announced she was pregnant with her second child.
• 2001 - Loretta Lynn was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.
• 2001 - Three members of the British Group S Club 7 were arrested while openly smoking marijuana in Covent Garden, London.
• 2002 - EMI announced they would be ridding their roster of 400 acts in an attempt to save $140 million.
• 2003 - On the day war breaks out in Iraq, Bruce Springsteen opens his Australian concert with Born in the U.S.A. and War.
• 2003 - The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a resolution asking the Dixie Chicks to apologize for statements made about then president Bush and put on a concert for returning troops.

Marriages

• 1969 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
• 1970 - David Bowie & Angela Barnett
• 1976 - Alice Cooper & Sheryl Goddard
• 1984 - Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) & Britt Eckland

Recorded

• 1960 - Stuck on You - Elvis Presley
• 1961 - Hello Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson
• 1963 - Abilene - George Hamilton IV

Released

• 1964 - Can't Buy Me Love - Beatles (U.K. single release)
• 1971 - The Yes Album - Yes (U.K. release)
• 1972 - Back Off Boogaloo - Ringo Starr (single)
• 1976 - Youngblood - Bad Company (single)

Broadcasts

• 1959 - American Bandstand (ABC) - Bobby Rydell (debut performance)
• 1964 - Ready, Steady, Go (U.K.) - Beatles
• 1982 - American Bandstand - Buckner & Garcia

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1943 - I've Heard That Song Before - Harry James (12 weeks)
• 1954 - Secret Love - Doris Day (1 week (2 previous weeks))
• 1961 - Surrender - Elvis Presley (2 weeks)
• 1971 - Me & Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (2 weeks)
• 1982 - I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Joan Jett &the Blackhearts (7 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1959 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Platters (1 week)
• 1971 - Hot Love - T.Rex (6 weeks)
• 2005 - Is This the Way to Amarillo - Tony Christie Featuring Peter Kay (7 weeks)

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Music Almanac: March 19

Clarence "Frogman" Henry

Birthdays

• 1894 - Moms Mabley (d. 1975)
• 1937 - Clarence "Frogman" Henry (75)
• 1942 - Jeff Neighbour (Joy of Cooking) (70)
• 1942 - Robin Luke (70)
• 1946 - Ruth Pointer (Pointer Sisters) (66)
• 1946 - Paul Atkinson (Zombies) (d. 2004)
• 1950 - Derek Longmuir (Bay City Rollers) (61)
• 1953 - Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big) (59)
• 1953 - Ricky Wilson (B-52's) (d. 1985)
• 1955 - Bruce Willis (57)
• 1959 - Terry Hall (Specials, Fun Boy Three) (53)
• 1969 - Gary Jules (51)
• 1971 - Jack Bessant (Reef) (41)
• 1975 - Brann Dailor (Mastodon) (37)
• 1976 - Zach Lind (Jimmy Eat World) (36)

Deaths

• 1976 - Paul Kossof (Free) - Drug related heart failure (25)
• 1982 - Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne) - Plane crash (25)
• 1990 - Andrew Wood (Malfunkshun, Mother Loves Bone) - Heroin overdose (24)
• 1993 - Jeff Ward (Nine Inch Nails, Ministry) (30)
• 2007 - Luther Ingram - Heart attack (69)

Graceland

On This Day

• 1957 - Elvis Presley bought Graceland.
• 1960 - Tootsie's Orchid Lounge opened in Nashville, TN.
• 1964 - The Beatles received the award for Show Business Personality of the Year from British Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
• 1968 - Donovan went to India to study transcendental meditation.
• 1974 - Jefferson Airplane renamed themselves Jefferson Starship.
• 1978 - Billy Joel made his British live debut in London.
• 1985 - Spin Magazine began publication.
• 1988 - Michael Jackson started construction on his Neverland ranch and amusement park.
• 1992 - Jet Harris of the Shadows lost his drivers license for three years for drunk driving.
• 1999 - George Jones is released from the hospital 13 days after being in a near-fatal car accident.
• 2001 - Geri Hallwell of the Spice Girls had her home broken into.
• 2002 - Julian Casablanca of the Strokes hit an RCA employee who was trying to force the group to do a TV show at a time when the group was exhausted from touring.
• 2007 - Crystal Gayle's tour bus was stolen by a fugitive and used to evade arrest.

Marriages

• 1970 - David Bowie and Angie Barnett

Released

• 1958 - Our Song - Tom & Jerry (aka Simon & Garfunkel) (debut single)
• 1962 - Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan (debut album)
• 1975 - Dressed to Kill - Kiss
• 2002 - Rude Awakening - Megadeth
• 2010 - My World 2.0 - Justin Bieber

Broadcasts

• 2002 - Anderson Cooper (CNN) - Ozzy Osbourne and family

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Music Almanac: March 13

Neil Sedaka

Birthdays

• 1930 - Jan Howard (born Lula Grace Johnson) (81)
• 1930 - Liz Anderson (d. 2011)
• 1933 - Mike Stoller (Lieber & Stoller) (79)
• 1938 - Erma Franklin (d. 2002)
• 1939 - Neil Sedaka (73)
• 1940 - Dan Bennie (Reflections) (d. 2008)
• 1949 - Donald York (Sha Na Na) (63)
• 1950 - Danny Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac) (62)
• 1959 - Greg Norton (Hüsker Dü) (53)
• 1959 - Ronnie Rogers (T'Pau) (53)
• 1960 - Adam Clayton (U2) (52)
• 1973 - David Draiman (Disturbed) (39)
• 1976 - James Dewees (New Found Glory, My Chemical Romance) (36)
• 1977 - Ed Sloan (Crossfade) (35)
• 1979 - Toni Lundow (Liberty X) (33)
• 1979 - Spanky G (Bloodhound Gang) (33)

Deaths

• 1998 - Judge Dread (born Alexander Hughes) - Heart attack (53)
• 2002 - Marc Moreland (Wall of Voodoo) - Kidney failure (44)
• 2005 - Lyn Collins (56)

On This Day

• 1949 - Imperial Records was formed by Lew Chudd.
• 1958 - The RIAA introduced their gold record certifications.
• 1964 - According to Billboard, the sale of Beatles singles accounted for 60% of the 45 market.
• 1965 - Eric Clapton quit the Yardbirds to join John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
• 1966 - Rod Stewart went solo, leaving the band Steampacket.
• 1971 - Brewer & Shipley entered the U.S. charts with One Toke Over the Line, a song that many radio stations banned even though the duo said Toke was short for Token.
• 1976 - The Jackson 5 became the Jacksons as they moved from Motown to Epic Records.
• 1977 - Iggy Pop, David Bowie and Blondie started a North American tour in Montreal.
• 1987 - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1987 - Bryan Adams' Heat of the Night becomes the first cassingle released.
• 1996 - Glen Ballard had a commendation that had been given to him by the state of Mississippi as they objected to his participation in the album Jagged Little Pill by Alannis Morissette.
• 2000 - Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong refused to participate in a Supremes reunion tour with Diana Ross due to money differences.
• 2000 - Blink-182 end their European tour early when both Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker come down with strep throat.
• 2002 - Sebastian Bach was arrested after he threatened the life of a bartender in Middletown, NJ. He also was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphanalia.
• 2003 - A jury ruled that Michael Jackson must pay an Australian promoter $5.3 million for backing out of two 1999 concerts.
• 2006 - Black Sabbath, Blondie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Sex Pistols, Miles Davis and Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Sex Pistols refused to attend. Blondie's performance was interrupted when former members rushed the stage.
• 2007 - Starbucks announced their Hear Music label which would become the home of artists like Paul McCartney, James Taylor and Elvis Costello.
• 2008 - Michael Jackson refinanced Neverland Ranch so that it wouldn't be sold off to pay for back taxes.

Marriages

• 1926 - Mother Maybelle & Ezra Carter

Divorces

• 1975 - George Jones and Tammy Wynette

Recorded

• 1961 - Travelin' Man - Rick Nelson

Released

• 1965 - Tired of Waiting For You - Kinks (single)
• 2001 - Reptile - Eric Clapton

Broadcasts

• 1965 - Billy Cotton Band Show (BBC) - Tom Jones (first major TV appearance)

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Music Almanac: March 12

James Taylor

Birthdays

• 1896 - Jesse Fuller (d. 1976)
• 1917 - Leonard Chess (d. 1969)
• 1940 - Al Jarreau (72)
• 1942 - Brian O'Hara (Fourmost) (d. 1999)
• 1946 - Liza Minnelli (66)
• 1948 - James Taylor (64)
• 1948 - Les Holroyd (Barclay James Harvest) (64)
• 1949 - Bill Payne (Little Feat) (63)
• 1949 - Mike Gibbins (Badfinger) (d. 2005)
• 1951 - Jack Green (Pretty Things) (61)
• 1953 - Richard “La Bamba” Rosenberg (Asbury Jukes) (59)
• 1956 - Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) (55)
• 1957 - Marlon Jackson (Jackson 5) (55)
• 1964 - Tony Terry (48)
• 1965 - Coleen Nolan (Nolans) (47)
• 1969 - Graham Coxon (Blur) (43)
• 1975 - Kelle Bryan (Eternal) (37)
• 1977 - Ben Kenney (Incubus) (35)
• 1978 - Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria) (34)
• 1979 - Pete Doherty (Libertines, Babyshambles) (33)
• 1986 - Danny Jones (McFly) (26)

Deaths

• 1955 - Charlie Parker - Heart attack (34)
• 1993 - June Valli (64)
• 2010 - Lesley Duncan - Cerebrovascular disease (66)

On This Day

• 1955 - The Dave Brubeck Quartet made their first appearance at Carnegie Hall.
• 1958 - Billie Holiday was sentenced to one year's probation for narcotics possession.
• 1969 - George and Patti Harrison were arrested after police found 120 joints at their house.
• 1971 - A London judge rules in favor of Paul McCartney in his move to dissolve the Beatles.
• 1974 - John Lennon and Harry Nilsson were evicted from the Troubadour in L.A. after yelling insults at Tommy Smothers. Lennon also allegedly hit a photographer in the eye.
• 1977 - The Sex Pistols get into a fight with personnel from the BBC's Old Gray Whistle Test, leading to them being dropped by their label, A&M Records.
• 1981 - Bow Wow Wow cancelled the first date of their U.K. tour when the London Greater Council said that their lead singer, Annabella Lewin (15), would be charged with truancy.
• 1999 - A private funeral was held for Dusty Springfield.
• 2000 - Michele Williams and Farrah Franklin made their live debuts in Destiny's Child.
• 2003 - Elvis Costello filled in on David Letterman's show after the host underwent heart surgery.
• 2003 - The Chinese government told the Rolling Stones that they couldn't play Brown Sugar, Honky Tonk Woman, Beast of Burdon or Let's Spend the Night Together when they tour the country.
• 2004 - Travis Barker of Blink-182 broke his foot forcing the cancellation of the group's Australian tour.
• 2009 - Tickets went on sale for Michael Jackson's comeback shows at London's O2 Arena.
• 2010 - Pink Floyd won a court case against EMI, preventing the company from selling single tracks from their albums via digital download.
• 2010 - Eight people were hurt and 130 arrested for trying to gatecrash a Metallica show in Columbia.

Marriages

• 1969 - Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman were married.

Recorded

• 1957 - Maybe Baby - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
• 1968 - Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones (began recording)
• 1971 - At the Fillmore East - Allman Brothers

Released

• 1971 - Aqualung - Jethro Tull
• 1971 - Power to the People - John Lennon (single)
• 1991 - Out of Time - R.E.M.
• 1996 - Unplugged - Kiss

Awards

• 1969 - Grammy Awards
• Record of the Year, Pop Performance Duo or Group - Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
• Album of the Year - By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Glen Campbell
• Song of the Year - Little Green Apples - Bobby Russell
• New Artist - Jose Feliciano
• Female Pop Vocal - Do You Know the Way to San Jose? - Dionne Warwick
• Male Pop Vocal - Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano
• Female R&B Vocal - Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
• Male R&B Vocal - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
• R&B Performance Duo or Group - Cloud Nine - Temptations
• Female Country Vocal - Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley
• Male Country Vocal - Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
• Duo or Group Country Performance - Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Flatt & Scruggs

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Music Almanac: March 7

Birthdays

Peter Wolf

• 1943 - Chris White (Zombies) (69)
• 1944 - Townes Van Zandt (d. 1997)
• 1945 - Arthur Lee (Love) (d. 2006)
• 1946 - Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band) (66)
• 1946 - Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum) (66)
• 1948 - Peggy March (64)
• 1951 - Rocco Prestia (Tower of Power) (61)
• 1952 - Ernie Isley (Isley Brothers) (60)
• 1953 - Leon Frank Sylvers (Sylvers) (59)
• 1954 - Matt Frenette (Loverboy) (58)
• 1962 - Taylor Dayne (50)
• 1966 - Paul Davis (Happy Mondays) (46)
• 1967 - Randy Guss (Toad the Wet Sprocket) (45)
• 1977 - Paul Cattermole (S Club 7) (35)
• 1982 - Kelli Young (Liberty X) (30)

Deaths

• 1966 - Mike Millward (Fourmost) - Leukemia (23)
• 1971 - Harold McNair (Jamaican saxophonist and flautist) - Lung cancer (39)
• 1988 - Gordon Huntley (Mathew's Southern Comfort) - Cancer
• 2000 - Pee Wee King - Heart attack (86)

On This Day

• 1917 - The Dixie Jazz Band One Step by Nick LaRocca's Original Dixieland Jazz Band, credited with being the first jazz record, was released in the U.S.
• 1964 - Cilla Black tops the British singles chart with Anyone Who Had a Heart, capping off the first time all of the records in the top ten were by British artists.
• 1965 - During a Rolling Stones concert, a girl fell from the balcony but escaped serious injury when the crowd below broke her fall.
• 1971 - The country mecca, Gilley's Club, opened in Pasadena, TX.
• 1973 - During a show at New York's Max's Kansas City where Columbia Records was to announce the signing of Bruce Springsteen, the label boss, John Hammond, had a heart attack.
• 1976 - A figure of Elton John was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London, the first rock figure made since the Beatles.
• 1983 - The Nashville Network (TNN) started broadcasting on cable.
• 1985 - We Are the World hit radio.
• 1985 - Randy Travis made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1987 - The first five Beatles albums are released for the first time on CD.
• 1987 - Janet Jackson's album Control becomes the first by a female vocalist to contain five top ten hits.
• 1994 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that parodies were considered “fair use” of a composition and did not require permission from the original artist or songwriter.
• 2000 - Doug Stone was injured when he crashed his ultra-light plane near Nashville.
• 2003 - Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers signed with Hyperion Books to write his memoirs.
• 2006 - 30 Seconds to Mars started their first headlining tour in Tulsa, OK.
• 2009 - Coolio was charged with drug possession after being arrested at LAX Airport in Los Angeles.

Divorces

• 1967 - Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee

Recorded

• 1951 - Webb Pierce had first recording session for Decca
• 1957 - Happy Happy Birthday Baby - Tuneweavers
• 1966 - River Deep Mountain High - Tina Turner (vocals)

Released

• 1966 - Caroline No - Brian Wilson (first solo single by any Beach Boy)

Broadcasts

• 1962 - Teenager's Turn: Here We Go! (BBC Radio) - Beatles (radio debut)
• 1964 - Saturday Club (BBC Radio) - Dave Clark Five (radio debut, on tape)
• 1964 - Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) - Dave Clark Five (first appearance on show)
• 1983 - Living Proof (biopic of Hank Williams, Jr.)

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Music Almanac: March 6

David Gilmour

Birthdays

• 1893 - Furry Lewis (d. 1981)
• 1905 - Bob Wills (d. 1975)
• 1923 - Wes Montgomery (d. 1968)
• 1933 - Dolly Collins (d. 1995)
• 1934 - Red Simpson (78)
• 1936 - Sylvia Robinson (Mickey & Sylvia) (d. 2011)
• 1937 - Doug Dillard (Dillards, Dillard & Clark) (75)
• 1939 - Jerry Naylor (Crickets) (73)
• 1944 - Mary Wilson (Supremes) (68)
• 1945 - Hugh Grundy (Zombies) (67)
• 1946 - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (66)
• 1946 - Tony Klatka (Blood, Sweat & Tears) (66)
• 1947 - Kiki Dee (65)
• 1949 - Donald York (Sha Na Na) (63)
• 1953 - Phil Alvin (Blasters) (59)
• 1964 - Madonna Wayne Gacy (born Stephen Bier, Jr.) (Marilyn Manson) (48)
• 1964 - Skip Ewing (48)
• 1970 - Betty Boo (born Alison Clarkson) (42)
• 1974 - Beanie Sigel (born Dwight Grant) (38)
• 1974 - Guy Garvey (Elbow) (38)

Deaths

• 1951 - Ivor Novello - Coronary thrombosis (58)
• 1995 - Delroy George Wilson - Cirrhosis of the liver (46)
• 2006 - King Floyd - Stroke & diabetes (61)
• 2010 - Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse) - Suicide (47)

On This Day

• 1964 - Elvis Presley's movie Kissin' Cousins premiered.
• 1973 - John Lennon's visa extension, which was granted five days earlier, was canceled by the New York Immigration Office.
• 1976 - The Beatles re-released 22 singles in the U.K. including Yesterday which had never been out as a single in the past.
• 1982 - Dick Clark donated the podium from American Bandstand to the Smithsonian.
• 1983 - CMT (Country Music Television) debuted.
• 1989 - Smokey Robinson's autobiography, Inside My Life, is published.
• 1998 - Liam Gallagher of Oasis was arrested in Melbourne, Australia for allegedly head butting a fan during a show.
• 1998 - A special concert was held at Carnegie Hall featuring the children of rock greats including Jen Chapin (Harry Chapin), Marvin Gaye III (Marvin Gaye), Wendy and Carnie Wilson (Brian Wilson), Issac Hayes III and Heather Hayes (Isaac Hayes) and Rachid (Ronald Bell of Kool & the Gang).
• 1999 - George Jones was seriously hurt in a car accident.
• 2001 - A bad day for Napster. They are sued by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and a federal judge says that, as soon as he has a list of infringing titles, Napster will have 72 hours to remove them from their site.
• 2004 - David Crosby was arrested for possession of a weapon and marijuana after leaving a bag behind at a New York hotel.
• 2004 - Ray Charles was inducted into the NAACP Hall of Fame.
• 2010 - D'Angelo was arrested after soliciting an undercover New York City police officer looking for sex.

Marriages

• 1968 - Sandie Shaw and Jeff Banks

Recorded

• 1959 - There Goes My Baby - Drifters (first recording session with Ben E. King)
• 1962 - Frank Sinatra had his final recording session for Capitol Records.
• 1966 - Paint It Black - Rolling Stones

Released

• 1970 - Let It Be - Beatles (U.K. single)
• 1976 - Rihannon - Fleetwood Mac (single)

Broadcasts

• 1977 - An Evening With Diana Ross (ABC)

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Music Almanac: March 5

Eddy Grant

Birthdays

• 1933 - Tommy Tucker (d. 1982)
• 1938 - Paul Evans (74)
• 1946 - Murray Head (66)
• 1947 - Eddie Hodges (65)
• 1947 - Clodagh Rodgers (65)
• 1948 - Eddy Grant (64)
• 1948 - Elaine Page (64)
• 1952 - Alan Clark (Dire Straits) (60)
• 1956 - Teena Marie (d. 2010)
• 1957 - Mark E. Smith (Fall) (55)
• 1958 - Andy Gibb (d. 1988)
• 1962 - Charlie Reid (Proclaimers) (50)
• 1962 - Craig Reid (Proclaimers) (50)
• 1970 - John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (42)
• 1982 - Russell Leetch (Editors) (40)
• 1993 - Jessica Tarr (Girl Authority) (19)

Deaths

• 1963 - Patsy Cline - Plane crash (30)
• 1963 - Cowboy Copas - Plane crash (49)
• 1963 - Hawkshaw Hawkins - Plane crash (41)
• 1968 - Syd Nathan (started King Records) (63)
• 1973 - Michael Jeffrey (manager (Jimi Hendrix, Animals)) - Plane crash (39)
• 1982 - John Belushi (Blues Brothers) - Overdose of heroin and cocaine (33)
• 1995 - Viv Stanshall (Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band) - House fire (51)

On This Day

• 1960 - Elvis Presley was discharged from the Army.
• 1968 - Jerry Lee Lewis opened in the rock musical Othello in Los Angeles.
• 1969 - The magazine Creem put out its first issue.
• 1969 - Dusty Springfield collapsed while taping a TV show.
• 1971 - Badfinger started their first U.S. tour in Toledo, OH.
• 1971 - Led Zeppelin opened a 12-date U.K. tour and performed Stairway to Heaven, Going to California and Rock and Roll for the first time live.
• 1979 - MCA Records dissolved ABC Records which it had recently purchased.
• 1979 - The group Japan played in Japan for the first time.
• 1982 - A reformed Mamas & the Papas performed for the first time. MacKenzie Phillips and Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane were now the females of the group.
• 1994 - Grace Slick was arrested at her home for pointing a gun at police.
• 1999 - Elton John won a case against Britain's Daily Star for photographing his house guests from a distance and publishing the pictures.
• 1999 - Bush was sued for $40 million by Trauma Entertainment for not delivering a new album.
• 2000 - MC Hammer became a preacher at the Jubilee Christian Center in San Jose.
• 2003 - Massive Attack was forced to cancel an Australian tour after 3D was arrested for alleged internet child poronography.
• 2005 - Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys was arrested for DUI.
• 2008 - Lou Pearlman, manager for N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys, plead guilty to a $300 million fraud scheme over 20 years.

Divorces

• 2001 - Paul Stanley (Kiss) received divorce papers from his wife of nine years.

Recorded

• 1963 - From Me to You - Beatles

Released

• 1965 - I Pity the Fool - Mannish Boys (with David Bowie, debut single)
• 1984 - About Face - David Gilmour
• 2002 - Full Moon - Brandy

Awards

• 2006 - Academy Awards
• Best Song - It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp - Three 6 Mafia (from Hustle & Flow) (first rap song to win award)

Broadcasts

• 1955 - Louisiana Hayride - Elvis Presley (TV debut)
• 1983 - American Bandstand - Wham! (U.S. TV debut)
• 2002 - The Osbournes (MTV) (debut)

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