Keech Rainwater- Lonestar (1963)
Jools Holland- Squeeze (1955)
Aaron Neville- The Neville Brothers (1941)
Neil Diamond (1941)
Ray Stevens (1941)
They Are Missed:
Born in 1933, Zeke Carey, The Flamingos (died December 24, 1999).
Born in 1949, John Belushi, actor, singer who played Joliet 'Jake' Blues in The Blues Brothers, died of a drug overdose on March 5, 1982.
In 1963, US songwriter Otto Harbach died at age 90. He co-wrote, “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” US & UK #1 for The Platters in 1958.
Born in 1947, Warren Zevon (died on September 7, 2003).
Born on this day in 1945, Tammi Terrell, singer, who died of a brain tumour on March 16, 1970 after collapsing into Marvin Gaye's arms on stage during a duet of “That’s All You Need To Get By.”
James "Shep" Sheppard of Shep & the Limelites ("Daddy's Home") and the Heartbeats ("A Thousand Miles Away") was found murdered in his car on a New York expressway in 1970.
History:
In 1998, Oasis went to #1 on the UK singles chart with “All Around The World.” It is the longest running-time for a #1 song, clocking in at 9 minutes 38 seconds.
The Clash released their first single in the US in 1979, “I Fought The Law” (written by Sonny Curtis of Buddy Holly's Crickets).
Bob Dylan started a five-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1976 with “Desire,” his third US #1 LP.
Diana Ross went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1976 with “Theme From Mahogany,” the singers third US #1 hit.
Brian Epstein signed a management deal with The Beatles in 1962. Epstein was to receive 25% of the bands gross earnings, the normal management deal was 10%.
Elvis Presley was at #1 on the UK singles chart in 1958 with “Jailhouse Rock.” It became the first ever single to enter the chart at #1 and was Presley's second UK #1.
Elvis Presley recorded "Teddy Bear" in 1957.
Chubby Checker had four albums in the Top Ten of the Billboard LP chart in 1962. They were "For Twisters Only,” "Your Twist Party,” "Bobby Rydell / Chubby Checker" and "Let's Twist Again.”
After receiving at $25,000 signing bonus, Aretha Franklin recorded her first tracks for Atlantic Records in 1967.
In 1969, New Jersey state prosecutors issued a warning to record dealers that they will be charged with distributing pornography if they were caught selling the John Lennon / Yoko Ono LP "Two Virgins.” The front cover of the album showed the pair frontally nude, while the back cover showed them from behind. The rather unflattering photo would later be described by Lennon as a picture of "two slightly overweight ex-junkies.”
In 1970, the mini-moog synthesizer was introduced by Dr. Robert Moog. Artists could now have the sound of strings and horns on stage without having a full orchestra with them. The American Federation of Musicians considered banning the $2,000 keyboard, fearing that its ability to simulate acoustic instruments could put musicians out of work.
In 2008, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry reported that although music downloads rose by 40% in 2007, global music sales fell by an estimated 10%.
Randy Newman had a lot of people upset when his song "Short People" hit the top of the Cash Box best sellers list in 1978. The song was meant to poke fun at all prejudice and did just that with the line "short people got no reason to live.” Before "Short People,” Newman was most noted for writing Three Dog Night's 1970 chart topper, "Mama Told Me Not To Come.”
Jethro Tull played in America for the first time in 1969, opening for Led Zeppelin in New York City.
It’s ‘50’s night at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame in 1986. The inductees were: Chuck Berry, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Elvis Presley and the man who hyped it all, DJ/promoter Alan Freed.
In 1978, workers at EMI's record pressing plant refused to press copies of The Buzzcocks forthcoming release “What Do I Get” because of the title on the B-side “Oh Shit.”
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