Music Almanac: March 7, 2018

Birthdays

• 1943 - Chris White (Zombies) (74)
• 1944 - Townes Van Zandt (d. 1997)
• 1945 - Arthur Lee (Love) (d. 2006)
• 1946 - Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band) (71)
• 1946 - Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum) (71)
• 1951 - Rocco Prestia (Tower of Power) (66)
• 1952 - Ernie Isley (Isley Brothers) (65)
• 1953 - Leon Frank Sylvers (Sylvers) (64)
• 1954 - Matt Frenette (Loverboy) (63)
• 1962 - Taylor Dayne (55)
• 1966 - Paul Davis (Happy Mondays) (51)
• 1967 - Randy Guss (Toad the Wet Sprocket) (50)
• 1977 - Paul Cattermole (S Club 7) (40)
• 1982 - Kelli Young (Liberty X) (35)
• 1997 - Josh Dewhurst (Blossoms) (21)

Deaths

• 1966 - Mike Millward (Fourmost) - Leukemia (23)
• 1971 - Harold McNair (Jamaican saxophonist and flautist) - Lung cancer (39)
• 1988 - Gordon Huntley (Mathew's Southern Comfort) - Cancer
• 2000 - Pee Wee King - Heart attack (86)
• 2013 - Claude King (90)
• 2013 - Peter Banks (Yes, Flash) - Heart failure (65)

On This Day

• 1917 - The Dixie Jazz Band One Step by Nick LaRocca's Original Dixieland Jazz Band, credited with being the first jazz record, was released in the U.S.
• 1964 - Cilla Black tops the British singles chart with Anyone Who Had a Heart, capping off the first time all of the records in the top ten were by British artists.
• 1965 - During a Rolling Stones concert, a girl fell from the balcony but escaped serious injury when the crowd below broke her fall.
• 1971 - The country mecca, Gilley's Club, opened in Pasadena, TX.
• 1973 - During a show at New York's Max's Kansas City where Columbia Records was to announce the signing of Bruce Springsteen, the label boss, John Hammond, had a heart attack.
• 1976 - A figure of Elton John was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London, the first rock figure made since the Beatles.
• 1980 - Coal Miner's Daughter, the biopic of Loretta Lynn, opened. 
• 1983 - The Nashville Network (TNN) started broadcasting on cable.
• 1985 - We Are the World hit radio.
• 1986 - Randy Travis made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1987 - The first five Beatles albums are released for the first time on CD.
• 1987 - Janet Jackson's album Control becomes the first by a female vocalist to contain five top ten hits.
• 1994 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that parodies were considered “fair use” of a composition and did not require permission from the original artist or songwriter.
• 1998 - Sara Evans made her Grand Ole Opry debut. 
• 2000 - Doug Stone was injured when he crashed his ultra-light plane near Nashville.
• 2003 - Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers signed with Hyperion Books to write his memoirs.
• 2006 - 30 Seconds to Mars started their first headlining tour in Tulsa, OK.
• 2009 - Coolio was charged with drug possession after being arrested at LAX Airport in Los Angeles.
• 2017 - The coroner announced that George Michael had died of heart and liver disease. 

Divorces

• 1967 - Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee

Recorded

• 1951 - Webb Pierce had first recording session for Decca
• 1957 - Happy Happy Birthday Baby - Tuneweavers
• 1966 - River Deep Mountain High - Tina Turner (vocals)

Released

• 1966 - Caroline No - Brian Wilson (first solo single by any Beach Boy)

Awards

• 2010 - Academy Awards
• Best Song - The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart) - Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Broadcasts

• 1962 - Teenager's Turn: Here We Go! (BBC Radio) - Beatles (radio debut)
• 1964 - Saturday Club (BBC Radio) - Dave Clark Five (radio debut, on tape)
• 1964 - Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) - Dave Clark Five (first appearance on show)
• 1983 - Living Proof (biopic of Hank Williams, Jr.)

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• None

Number Ones – U.S. Albums 

• 1970 - Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon & Garfunkel (10 weeks)
• 1987 - License to Ill - Beastie Boys (7 weeks)
• 2015 - Smoke + Mirrors - Imagine Dragons (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1953 - (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown (5 weeks)
• 1987 - Slow Down - Loose Ends (1 week)
• 1992 - Remember the Time - Michael Jackson (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1964 - Saginaw, Michigan - Lefty Frizell (4 weeks)
• 1981 - Do You Love As Good As You Look - Bellamy Brothers (1 week)
• 1987 - Mornin' Ride - Lee Greenwood (1 week)
• 1998 - Round About Way - George Strait (2 weeks)
• 2009 - God Love Her - Toby Keith (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1987 - You Got It All - The Jets (2 weeks)
• 1992 - Missing You Now - Michael Bolton (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1970 - Wandrin' Star - Lee Marvin (3 weeks)
• 1998 - Frozen - Madonna (1 week)
• 2009 - My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums 

• 2009 - Invaders Must Die - Prodigy (1 week)
• 2015 - In the Lonely Hour - Sam Smith (1 week (2 previous weeks)