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