This Date In Music History-March 7

Birthdays:

Songwriter Townes Van Zandt was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1944. Artists like Willie Nelson and the Tindersticks have covered his songs.

Peter Wolf- J. Geils Band (1945)

Songwriter Jules Shear was born in 1952. He's written "All Through the Night" for Cyndi Lauper and "If She Knew What She Wants" for the Bangles.

Chris White- Zombies (1945)

Little Peggy March (1948)

Ernie Isley- Isley Brothers (1952)

Procol Harum’s Matthew Fisher was born in 1946. His Hammond organ dominates the group’s ’67 international hit, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale.”

Taylor Dayne (1962)


They Are Missed:

Sixties rocker Adam Faith died of a heart attack in 2003 (age 62). In 1965, he scored a Top 40 hit with "It's Alright," and later produced Roger Daltrey's first solo album.

Born on this day in 1945, Arthur Lee, guitar, vocals, Love. Lee died on Aug 3, 2006 in Memphis at the age of 61 following a battle with acute myeloid leukaemia.


History:

The first jazz record was released in the US in 1917. Nick LaRocca's Original Dixieland Jazz Band calls it "The Dixie Jazz Band One Step.”

In 1962, the Beatles cut their first-ever session for the BBC in Manchester, England, performing "Teenager's Turn (Here We Go)," "Hello Little Girl," "Memphis Tennessee," "Dream Baby," and "Please Mr. Postman." It's also their first appearance in their trademark Beno Dorn suits.

The Dave Clark Five bring their Tottenham sound to The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time tonight in 1964, two weeks after the Beatles made their third appearance on the show. The DC5 went on to appear 18 more times on Sullivan's program.

Carl Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes” entered the Rhythm & Blues charts in 1955. It’s the first time a Country & Western artist lands on the R & B charts.

The Who’s “Pinball Wizard” was released in the UK in 1969. It’s the first song from the Rock opera “Tommy.”

While working on their next album in 1967, the Beatles recorded additional overdubs for “Lovely Rita,” including harmony vocals, effects, and the percussive sound of a piece of toilet paper being blown through a haircomb.

Foreigner’s self-titled debut was released in 1977. “Feels Like The First Time” and “Cold As Ice” make an immediate impact.

Re-mastered and expanded editions of five mid-'70s Grateful Dead studio albums, "Wake of the Flood," "From the Mars Hotel," "Blues for Allah," "Terrapin Station" and "Shakedown Street" hit stores in 2006. All have added demos, live cuts and studio outtakes. Meanwhile, Cheap Trick's ‘79 "Dream Police" and ‘80 "All Shook Up" re-mastered albums arrive with live cuts and outtakes.

In 1994, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that parodies that poke fun at an original work can be considered "fair use" that does not require permission from the copyright holder.

The Tune Weavers record "Happy Happy Birthday Baby" in 1957.

In 2007, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" topped the National Association of Recording Merchandisers Definitive 200, a list of "great, classic albums." Rock artists with discs landing in the Top 10 include Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, U2, the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan.