Music Almanac - March 11

Birthdays

• 1903 - Lawrence Welk (d. 1992)
• 1942 - Fred Johnson (Marcels)
• 1944 - Rick Rothwell (Mindbenders)
• 1945 - Harvey Mandel
• 1947 - Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge)
• 1948 - George Kooymans (Golden Earring)
• 1950 - Bobby McFerrin
• 1951 - Katie Kissoon (Mac & Katie Kissoon)
• 1955 - Nina Hagen
• 1955 - Jimmy Fortune
• 1957 - Cheryl Lynn (born Lynda Smith)
• 1961 - Bruce Watson (Big Country)
• 1961 - Mike Percy (Dead or Alive)
• 1962 - Mary Gauthier
• 1964 - Vinnie Paul (born Vincent Abbott) (Pentera)
• 1967 - John Barrowman
• 1968 - Lisa Loeb
• 1969 - Rami Jaffee (Wallflowers)
• 1979 - Benji Madden (Good Charlotte)
• 1979 - Joel Madden (Good Charlotte)
• 1981 - LeToya Luckett (Destiny's Child)
• 1981 - Russell Lissack (Bloc Party)
• 1981 - Paul Wall (born Paul Slayton)
• 1981 - Luke Johnson (Lostprophets)
• 1987 - Timothy Furse (The Horrors)

Deaths

• 1986 - Sonny Terry (born Saunders Terrell) (74)
• 1998 - Stacey Guess (Squirrel Nut Zippers) - Heroin overdose
• 2004 - Edmund Sylvers (Sylvers) - Lung cancer (47)
• 2015 - Jimmy Greenspoon (Three Dog Night) - Cancer (67)
• 2016 - Keith Emerson - Suicide (71)

On This Day

• 1927 - Seeburg introduced the first jukebox.
• 1969 - Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs split up.
• 1969 - Motown Records bought out the contract of the Jackson 5 from Steeltown.
• 1970 - One Plus One, later to be renamed Sympathy For the Devil, starring the Rolling Stones, opens in the U.S.
• 1977 - The Slits made their live debut in London in support of The Clash.
• 1982 - Jimmy Sohns of Shadows of Knight was arrested for distributing cocaine.
• 1991 - Janet Jackson switched from A&M to Virgin for a reported $40 million.
• 1995 - Van Halen opened their Balance World Tour in Pensacola, FL.
• 1997 - Paul McCartney was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
• 2000 - KISS opened their Farewell Tour.
• 2002 - Country singer Pat Green was hospitalized with facial fractures after being attacked by two men on South Padre Island, FL.
• 2004 - Time Warner sold the Warner Music Group to an investment firm.
• 2004 - Scott Walker signed a deal to release his first album since 1995.
• 2006 - Don Williams did his final concert in Nashville.
• 2008 - The Dave Clark Five, Leonard Cohen, Madonna, John Mellencamp and The Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
• 2008 - Van Halen postponed all upcoming dates so that Eddie Van Halen can be treated for an unspecified condition.
• 2010 - Pete Doherty lost his driving privileges for a year after letting his manager drive an uninsured car that he owned.
• 2011 - Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno was given a nine month prison sentence for fraudulently claiming benefits.
• 2015 - A jury found that the song Blurred Lines was, in part, copied from Marvin Gaye's Got to Give It Up.

Marriages

• 2000 - Joe Diffie and Theresa Crump
• 2009 - Ryan Adams and Mandy Moore

Recorded

• 1992 - MTV Unplugged - Eric Clapton
• 1993 - Oasis recorded their first demos

Released

• 1970 - Deja Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Awards

• 1970 - Grammy Awards
• Record of the Year - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In - Fifth Dimension
• Album of the Year - Blood, Sweat and Tears - Blood, Sweat and Tears
• Song of the Year - Games People Play - Joe South
• New Artist - Crosby, Stills and Nash
• Pop Female - Is That All There Is? - Peggy Lee
• Pop Male - Everybody's Talking - Harry Nilsson
• Pop Group - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In - Fifth Dimension
• Pop Song - Games People Play - Joe South
• R&B Female - Share Your Love With Me - Aretha Franklin
• R&B Male - The Chokin' Kind - Joe Simon
• R&B Duo or Group - It's Your Thing - Isley Brothers
• R&B Song - Color Him Father - Richard Spencer
• Country Female - Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
• Country Male - A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
• Country Duo or Group - MacArthur Park - Waylon Jennings & the Kimberlys
• Country Song - A Boy Named Sue - Shel Silverstein
• Folk Performance - Clouds - Joni Mitchell

Broadcasts

• 2012 - 60 Minutes (CBS) - Aerosmith

Number Ones - U.S. Singles

• 1967 - Love is Here and Now You're Gone - Supremes (1 week)
• 2006 - You're Beautiful - James Blunt (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. Albums

• 1972 - Harvest - Neil Young (2 weeks)
• 1989 - Electric Youth - Debbie Gibson (5 weeks)
• 1995 - II - Boyz II Men (1 week)
• 2006 - High School Musical - Soundtrack (1 week)
• 2017 - Future - Future (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles

• 1944 - Solo Flight - Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1 week)
• 1959 - Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison (7 weeks)
• 1967 - Love is Here and Now You're Gone - Supremes (2 weeks)
• 1972 - Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing (Part 1) - James Brown (1 week)
• 1989 - Just Coolin' - LeVert Featuring Heavy D (1 week)
• 1995 - Candy Rain - Soul for Real (3 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles

• 1944 - Pistol Packin' Mama - Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters (1 week (7 previous weeks)
• 1967 - Where Does the Good Times Go - Buck Owens (2 weeks)
• 1972 - My Hang-Up is You - Freddie Hart (6 weeks)
• 1989 - Don't You Ever Get Tired (of Hurting Me) - Ronnie Milsap (1 week)
• 1995 - You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody - George Strait (1 week)
• 2000 - Smile - Lonestar (1 week)
• 2006 - Your Man - Josh Turner (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• None

Number Ones - U.K. Singles

• 1955 - Give Me Your Word - Tennessee Ernie Ford (7 weeks)
• 1965 - It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones (1 week)
• 1972 - Without You - Nilsson (5 weeks)
• 1978 - Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush (4 weeks)
• 1989 - Too Many Broken Hearts - Jason Donovan (2 weeks)
• 2000 - American Pie - Madonna (1 week)
• 2006 - It's Chico Time - Chico (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums

• 1961 - G.I. Blues - Elvis Presley (3 weeks (7 previous weeks))
• 1972 - Harvest - Neil Young (1 week)
• 1995 - Greatest Hits - Bruce Springsteen (1 week)
• 2000 - Standing on the Shoulder of Giants - Oasis (1 week)
• 2006 - Corinne Bailey Rae - Corinne Bailey Rae (1 week)