This Date In Music History- March 11

Birthdays:

Joel and Benji Madden - Good Charlotte (1979)

Lisa Loeb (1968)

Vocalist Bobby McFerrin (1950)

Harvey Mandel, guitarist for Canned Heat, John Mayall, the Rolling Stones, and Barry Goldberg, was born in 1945.

Bruce Watson- Big Country (1959)

Jimmy Fortune- The Statler Brothers (1955)

Mark Stein- Vanilla Fudge (1947)

George Kooymans- Golden Earring (1948)

Katie Kissoon of Mac & Katie Kissoon ("Chirpy, Chirpy Cheep Cheep") is 58.


They Are Missed:

Lawrence Welk was born in Strasburg, N.D. in 1903


History:

Sir Paul McCartney was knighted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace in 1997.

In 1996, the remaining Beatles turned down a $225 million offer to do a "reunion" tour.

Elvis Presley's 14th movie, "Kissin' Cousins," was released in 1964.

In 1967, Beatles music publisher Dick James announces that "Yesterday" was the most covered song of all time, with 446 versions.

The Jackson 5 signed with Motown in 1969.

In 1974, an insurance company payed out $112,000 on Janis Joplin's life insurance policy following her accidental overdose in 1970.

In 1992, Eric Clapton recorded an episode of MTV Unplugged. The subsequent record became one of the best-selling releases of his career.

1970, winners at this years Grammy awards included Joe South for song of the year with 'Games People Play', Crosby Stills and Nash won best new artist, The Fifth Dimension won Record of the year with 'Aquarius / Let The Sun Shine In.'

Neil Young’s fourth solo album “Harvest” tops both the U.S. and U.K. charts in 1972. Backing vocals on “Heart Of Gold” and “Old Man,” both major hits, were provided by Linda Ronstadt. The set also contains the inflammatory (at least to Lynyrd Skynyrd) “Southern Man.” Having sold more than 4 million copies, it remains his best-selling album.

Meat Loaf's 'Bat Out Of Hell', album began a 416-week run on the UK chart in 1978, going on to sell over 2 million copies.

In 2001, the Dave Matthews Band started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart with 'Everyday.

Madonna was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 at a star-studded ceremony in New York City, she received her honor at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel from singer Justin Timberlake. The 49-year-old thanked her detractors in an acceptance speech, including those who "said I couldn't sing, that I was a one hit wonder". Rock star John Mellencamp, Leonard Cohen, The Ventures and The Dave Clark Five were also among the inductees.

The Talking Heads landed on the U.S. singles chart for the first time in 1978– but just barely. "Psycho Killer" reaches #92.

Alf Bicknell, chauffeur to The Beatles at the height of their fame and inspiration for the song, “Drive My Car,” died in 2004. Bicknell started working for The Beatles in '65 during the filming of “Help” and continued with the group until they stopped touring.

'Deja Vu', by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young was released in 1970. It contains underground favorites like Stills' "Carry On," Young's "Helpless" and Crosby's "Almost Cut My Hair," while launching three Top Forty singles: "Woodstock" (#11), "Teach Your Children" (#16) and "Our House" (#30).