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)