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Music Almanac: March 17, 2018
Birthdays
- 1919 - Nat King Cole (d. 1965)
- 1932 - Dick Curless (d. 1995)
- 1935 - Adam Wade (83)
- 1938 - Zola Taylor (Platters) (d. 2007)
- 1941 - Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship) (d. 2016)
- 1941 - Clarence Collins (Little Anthony & the Imperials) (77)
- 1943 - Jim Weatherly (75)
- 1944 - John Sebastian (Lovin' Spoonful) (74)
- 1944 - Pat McAuley (Them) (d. 1984)
- 1946 - Harold Ray Brown (War) (72)
- 1948 - Fran Byrne (Ace) (70)
- 1948 - Pat Lloyd (Equals) (70)
- 1951 - Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy) (67)
- 1952 - Susie Allanson (66)
- 1955 - Paul Overstreet (63)
- 1956 - Will Rigby (dB's) (62)
- 1959 - Mike Lindup (Level 42) (59)
- 1959 - Paul Black (L.A. Guns) (59)
- 1962 - Clare Grogan (Altered Images) (56)
- 1962 - Roxy Petrucci (Vixen) (56)
- 1963 - Michael Ivins (Flaming Lips) (55)
- 1963 - Janet Gardner (Vixen) (55)
- 1967 - Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) (51)
- 1967 - Van Conner (Screaming Trees) (51)
- 1970 - Gene Ween (Ween) (born Aaron Freeman) (48)
- 1972 - Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole, Smashing Pumpkins) (46)
- 1973 - Caroline Corr (Corrs) (45)
- 1973 - Keifer Thompson (Thompson Square) (45)
- 1975 - Justin Hawkins (Darkness) (43)
- 1976 - Stephen Gately (Boyzone) (d. 2009)
- 1977 - Tamar Braxton (41)
- 1986 - Miles Kane (Last Shadow Puppets) (32)
- 1988 - Grimes (born Claier Boucher) (30)
- 1990 - Hozier (born Andrew Hozier-Byrne) (28)
Deaths
- 1982 - Samuel George Jr. (Capitols) - Stabbed during family argument (39)
- 1989 - Bobby Mitchell (53)
- 1990 - Rick Grech (Family, Blind Faith) - Kidney & liver failure (43)
- 1996 - Terry Stafford - Liver failure (54)
- 1997 - Jermaine Stewart - Liver cancer (39)
- 2003 - Bill Carlisle (94)
- 2006 - Professor X the Overseer (born Lumumba Carson) - Spinal meningitis (49)
- 2010 - Alex Chilton (Box Tops, Big Star) - Heart attack (59)
- 2010 - Charlie Gillett (DJ, musicologist) (68)
- 2011 - Ferlin Husky - Congestive heart failure (85)
On This Day
- 1962 - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated started a residency at London's Ealing Jazz Club.
- 1968 - Mick Jagger participated in a London protest of the Vietnam War which would become the basis for Street Fighting Man.
- 1975 - Cher was on the cover of Time magazine.
- 1978 - U2 won $850 in a Dublin talent contest. The winner also was able to audition for CBS Ireland.
- 1978 - American Hot Wax, about Alan Freed, debuted.
- 1981 - The Blues Project, with Al Kooper, Steve Katz and Roy Blumenfield reunite for a single show in New York.
- 2000 - Paul McCartney made it publicly known that he was dating Heather Mills.
- 2002 - Lou Reed performed the album Metal Machine Music for the first time in Berlin.
- 2003 - Marie Fredriksson of Roxette sued a Swedish newspaper who had falsely reported she was suffering from another brain tumor.
- 2003 - Mark Knopfler broke his collarbone and six ribs in a motorcycle accident.
- 2003 - Cliff: The Musical on the life of Cliff Richard opens on London's West End.
- 2004 - Ray Davies received his CBE from the Queen.
- 2006 - The Smiths turned down $5 million to reform for the Coachella Festival.
- 2008 - Heather Mills was awarded $47 million in her divorce from Paul McCartney.
- 2006 - Kid Rock strikes an agreement to stop the publishing of a sex tape.
- 2012 - The A$AP Mob started a brawl at SXSW after having trash thrown at them during a performance.
Marriages
- 1966 - Keith Moon (Who) and Kim Kerrigan
- 1971 - Peter Gabriel and Jill Moore
- 1995 - Suzanne Vega and Mitchell Froom
Divorces
- 2008 - Paul McCartney and Heather Mills
Recorded
- 1958 - Yakety Yak - Coasters
- 1967 - Come Back When You Grow Up - Bobby Vee
- 1999 - Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) - Sinead O'Connor (first song recorded via the Internet)
Released
- 1962 - Soldier Boy - Shirelles (single)
- 1967 - The Grateful Dead - Grateful Dead (debut album)
- 1969 - Galveston - Glen Campbell
- 1992 - No Doubt - No Doubt (debut album)
- 1998 - Van Halen III - Van Halen
Broadcasting
- 1956 - Ozark Jubilee - Carl Perkins (television debut)
- 1956 - Stage Show (CBS) - Elvis Presley
- 1968 - Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) - Bee Gees (U.S. television debut)
- 1979 - American Bandstand - Talking Heads (first major TV appearance)
- 2003 - Punk'd (MTV) - Justin Timberlake (debut show)
- 2007 - CMT Crossroads (CMT) - John Anderson and Big & Rich
Number Ones – U.S. Singles
- 1951 - If - Perry Como (5 weeks (1 previous week at number 1))
- 1958 - Tequila - Champs (5 weeks)
- 2012 - We Are Young - Fun Featuring Janelle Monae (6 weeks)
Number Ones – U.S. Albums
- 1951 - Guys and Dolls - Original Cast (1 week)
- 1958 - The Music Man - Original Cast (3 weeks)
- 1973 - Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell (3 weeks)
- 2001 - Everyday - Dave Matthews Band (2 weeks)
- 2007 - Daughtry - Daughtry (1 week (1 previous week))
Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles
- 1956 - Why Do Fools Fall in Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers (5 weeks)
- 1973 - Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & the Pips (4 weeks)
- 1979 - I've Got My Mind Made Up (You Can't Get It Girl) - Instant Funk (2 weeks)
- 1990 - The Secred Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite) - Quincy Jones With Al B. Sure, James Ingram, El DeBarge and Barry White
- 2001 - It's Over Now - 112 (2 weeks)
Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles
- 1945 - There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder - Jimmie Davis (1 week)
- 1956 - Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley (17 weeks)
- 1962 - That's My Pa - Sheb Wooley (1 week)
- 1973 - Teddy Bear Song - Barbara Fairchild (2 weeks)
- 1984 - Elizabeth - Statler Brothers (1 week)
- 1990 - Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart - Randy Travis (4 weeks)
- 2001 - You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like That - Toby Keith (2 weeks)
- 2012 - Reality - Kenny Chesney (1 week)
Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles
- 1973 - Danny's Song - Anne Murray (2 weeks)
Number Ones – U.K. Singles
- 1960 - Running Bear - Johnny Preston (2 weeks)
- 1966 - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore - Walker Brothers (4 weeks)
- 1979 - I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor (4 weeks)
- 2001 - Uptown Girl - Westlife (1 week)
- 2016 - I Took a Pill in Ibiza - Mike Posner (4 weeks)
Number Ones – U.K. Albums
- 1979 - Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees (2 weeks)
- 1984 - Human's Lib - Howard Jones (2 weeks)
- 2012 - Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen (1 week)
- 2016 - 25 - Adele (3 weeks)
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