March 1 Born – Glenn Miller (1904) – musician/composer/arranger/bandleader. Ralph Gleason (1917) – Jazz/pop music critic, founding editor of Rolling Stone. Cliffie Stone (aka Clifford Snyder, 1917) – Country singer/songwriter/ producer/publisher. Harry Belafonte (1927) – singer. Willie Mitchell (1928) – producer, arranger, owner of Hi Records. Benny Powell (1930) – Jazz trombonist, session musician. Warren Davis (1939) – The Monotones. Jerry Fisher (1943) – singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears (1972-1974) Mike D'Abo (1944) – vocalist for Manfred Mann. Roger Daltrey (1944) – The Who. Burning Spear (aka Winston Rodney, 1945) – Jamaican singer/songwriter. Tony Ashton (1946) – session keyboardist, Ashton, Gardner & Dyke. Dave Marsh (1950) – music writer and critic. Jon Carroll (1957) – keyboardist for Starland Vocal Band. Nik Kershaw (1958) – British singer/songwriter. Bill Leen (1962) – bassist for Gin Blossoms. Peter Stephenson (1962) – keyboardist for The Shamen. Rob Affuso (1963) – drummer for Skid Row. Christina Bergmark (1963) – keyboardist for The Wannadies. Dafydd Ieuan (1969) – drummer for Super Furry Animals. Ryan Peake (1973) – guitarist for Nickelback. Justin Bieber (1994)
March 1 R.I.P. – Dave Kapp (1976) – Age 71. Songwriter/publisher, founder of Kapp Records. Freddie Green (1987) – Age 75. Jazz guitarist with Count Basie. Frank Esler-Smith (1991) – pneumonia/AIDS. Age 42. Keyboardist for Air Supply. Johnny Jackson (2006) – murdered. Age 54. Drummer for The Jackson 5 (no relation). March 1 album releases – Sam Cooke – Ain't That Good News (1964) Elvis Presley – Girl Happy (1965) Elvis Presley – Frankie And Johnnie (1966) The Association – Birthday (1968) The Rascals – Search And Nearness (1971) Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) Aerosmith – Get Your Wings (1974) Camel – Mirage (1974) Rush – Rush (1974) Max Webster – High Class In Borrowed Shoes (1977) Roxy Music – Manifesto (1979) Robert Hunter – Liberty (1988) Toto – The Seventh One (1988) Ocean Colour Scene – Ocean Colour Scene (1992) The Cranberries – Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (1993) Beck – Mellow Gold (1994) Tonic – Live And Enhanced (1999) Jack Johnson – In Between Dreams (2005) March 1 events – 1928 – Paul Robeson, along with Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, records “Ol’ Man River.” 1941 – The first commercial FM radio station, Nashville's W47NV, begins broadcasting. 1941 – Downbeat magazine reports that Glenn Miller's recent radio contract with sponsor Chesterfield Cigarettes is worth nearly $5,000 per week. 1949 – Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters record “’A’ - You’re Adorable” at RCA Studios in New York. 1952 – Sun Records holds their first official session with 16-year-old sax player Johnny London recording “Drivin’ Slow.” 1954 – Frank Sinatra and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra record “Three Coins In The Fountain.” 1956 – Little Willie John records "Fever." 1956 – The Four Lads record “Standing On The Corner.” 1956 – Ray Price records “Crazy Arms” at Owen Bradley’s Quonset Hut studio in Nashville. 1957 – The Everly Brothers record “Bye Bye Love” in Nashville. 1957 – Chuck Berry releases his single, “School Days” b/w “Deep Feeling” on Chess Records. 1958 – Buddy Holly and The Crickets play two shows at the Trocadero Club at the Elephant and Castle in London, on the first night of their 25 date, two shows a night, only British tour. 1958 – New Orleans mayor DeLesseps "Chep" Morrison celebrates Elvis Presley's arrival in town to begin filming his movie King Creole by declaring it "Elvis Presley Day" in the city. 1961 – Elvis Presley signs a five movie deal with producer Hal Wallis. 1963 – Elvis Presley begins filming his 13th movie, Fun In Acapulco, in Hollywood. 1966 – Gene Clark quits The Byrds because of the decision to use Roger McGuinn as vocalist on their singles, and also due to his fear of flying. 1966 – The Rolling Stones and The Searchers play two shows at the Civic Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand, on the final night of their Australian tour. 1967 – Eric Burdon and The Animals cancel their show at the Ottawa Coliseum in Ontario at the last minute over a fee dispute, causing the ticket-holding fans and concert-goers to riot. 1968 – Johnny Cash marries his second wife, June Carter. 1968 – Ringo and Maureen Starr leave Rishikesh, India after less than two weeks. 1968 – Elton John releases his debut single, “I’ve Been Loving You” b/ w “Here’s To The Next Time.” 1969 – Jim Morrison allegedly pulls out his penis on stage in Miami, Florida. The incident, which never happened, will follow Morrison to his death, and it will take the State of Florida 41 years to pardon the singer and clear it from their books. 1970 – The Ed Sullivan Show hosts the “Beatles Songbook” tribute to the group, with performers Dionne Warwick, Peggy Lee, Duke Ellington, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, and The Muppets all singing Beatles songs. The Beatles also appear on the show, via film, for the last time, performing “Let It Be” and “Two Of Us” in clips from their up- coming Let It Be movie. 1970 – Mott The Hoople, with opening act Genesis, appears at the Northcote Arms in Middlesex. 1973 – "Colonel" Tom Parker sells Elvis' back catalog for $5.4 million to generate some quick cash for his client. He also renegotiates Elvis’ RCA contract, landing another seven-year, fourteen album deal for $3.5 million. 1973 – Twyla Tharp and the Robert Joffrey Dance Company premiere Deuce Coupe Ballet at the City Center for Music and Drama in New York, based on the music of The Beach Boys. 1974 – Queen begins their first tour as headliners at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. 1974 – Chris Difford places a want ad in a shop window, which says, “Lyricist seeks musician for co-writing.” Glen Tillbrook answers the ad. The pair will go on to form Squeeze. 1976 – French singer Claudine Longet, ex-wife of Andy Williams, is arrested for shooting her live-in lover, skier Vladimir "Spider" Sabich, when he attempts to kick her and her children out of his home in Aspen, Colorado. She will serve less than 30 days in jail. 1977 – Bob Dylan's wife, Sara Lowndes, files for divorce and custody of their five children. 1977 – Iggy Pop appears at Friars at the Vale Hall in Aylesbury, with opening act The Vibrators. 1979 – Joy Division appears at the Hope & Anchor in Islington. 1980 – Patti Smith marries MC5's Fred "Sonic" Smith. 1981 – The made-for-TV movie Elvis And The Beauty Queen, the story of his final years and his relationship with girlfriend Linda Thompson, airs on NBC, with Don Johnson portraying Elvis. 1984 – Singer Cyndi Lauper makes her U.S. television debut on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, performing “Girls Just Want To Have Fun.” 1985 – The Ford Motor Company licenses The Beatles' "Help!" for $100,000 for a new car commercial: the very first use of the group's songs in a TV ad. 1986 – Gary Glitter is hospitalized after overdosing on sleeping pills. 1989 – R.E.M. kicks off the U.S. leg of their Green World Tour in Louisville, Kentucky. 1989 – Bruce Springsteen’s divorce from actress Julianne Phillips becomes finalized. 1990 – Janet Jackson begins her 120-date Rhythm Nation 1814 World Tour in Miami, Florida. 1991 – Oliver Stone’s movie The Doors opens in theaters to mixed reviews. 1994 – Nirvana plays their last concert together at the Terminal Einz in Munich, Germany. 1994 – Aretha Franklin receives the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Frank Sinatra is given the Living Legend Award at the Grammys. 2001 – Sean "Puffy" Combs takes the stand in his own defense in his weapons possession and bribery trial, testifying that he wasn't carrying a gun and never offered a $50,000 bribe to driver Wardel Fenderson to take the fall for the weapon found inside his Lincoln Navigator. Instead, Combs tells the jury that he thought the bullets were intended for him. 2011 – Keith Richards’ 25-year old daughter, Theodora, is arrested in New York for defacing public property with graffiti and possession of drugs. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
