March 2 Born –
Kurt Weil (1900) – composer (The Threepenny Opera).
Desi Arnaz (aka Desiderio Arnaz y de Acha III, 1917) – Cuban
bandleader/actor.
Alexander “Papa” Lightfoot (1924) – Blues singer/harmonica player.
Lawrence Payton (1938) – The Four Tops.
Lou Reed (1942) – The Velvet Underground.
Tony Meehan (1943) – drummer for The Shadows.
Larry Carlton (1948) – Jazz guitarist, The Crusaders.
Rory Gallagher (1948) – Blues guitarist/singer/songwriter.
Karen Carpenter (1950) – The Carpenters.
Dale Bozzio (aka Dale Consalvi, 1955) – vocalist for Missing Persons.
Jay Osmond (1955) – The Osmond Brothers.
John Cowsill (1956) – The Cowsills.
Mark Evans (1956) – original bassist for AC/DC.
Jon Bon Jovi (aka John Bongiovi, 1962)
Martin Gilks (1965) – drummer for The Wonder Stuff.
Method Man (aka Clifford Smith, 1971) – rapper for Wu-Tang Clan.
Chris Martin (1977) – Cold Play.
March 2 R.I.P. –
Shakey Jake Harris (1990) – Age 68. Blues musician ("Roll Your
Moneymaker").
Serge Gainsbourg (1991) – heart attack. Age 62. French singer/
songwriter.
Walter Kent (1994) – Age 82. Songwriter (“I’ll Be Home For
Christmas”).
Martin Smith (1997) – internal hemorrhage. Age 50. Drummer for Gentle
Giant.
Dusty Springfield (1999) – breast cancer. Age 59. – Singer/songwriter.
David Ackles (1999) – lung cancer. Age 62. Songwriter.
Hank Ballard (2003) – throat cancer. Age 75. R&B singer/songwriter.
Martin Denny (2005) – Age 93. Pianist/composer, the "Father of
Exotica."
Jeff Healey (2008) – cancer. Age 41. Blues guitarist/singer.
Ernest Ashworth (2009) – Age 80. Country music singer (“Talk Back
Trembling Lips”).
March 2 album releases –
The Beach Boys – Shut Down Volume 2 (1964)
The Doobie Brothers – The Captain And Me (1973)
Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic (1974)
Siouxsie and The Banshees – Through The Looking Glass (1987)
March 2 events –
1955 – Bo Diddley records two songs for his first single, "Bo Diddley"
and "I'm A Man," at Universal Recording Studios in Chicago.
1955 – Elvis Presley performs two shows in Newport, Arkansas - the
first is an early evening show at the Armory, after which Elvis,
Scotty Moore and Bill Black drive over to Porky’s Rooftop Club for a
10pm show.
1959 – Sam Cooke records “Wonderful World” at Rex Productions in
Hollywood.
1959 – The Everly Brothers record “Take A Message To Mary” and “Poor
Jenny” at RCA Studios in Nashville.
1960 – Having completed his stint with the U.S. Army's 1st Medium Tank
Battalion, Elvis Presley leaves Germany to return to American civilian
life. On the way, his plane refuels at Scotland's Prestwick Airport,
marking the first and only time Elvis will set foot in the UK.
1963 – Chubby Checker hosts his "Limbo Party" concert at the Cow
Palace in San Francisco. Performers include Marvin Gaye, The Four
Seasons, Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass, Paul and Paula, The
Crystals, Lou Christie, and Dick and Dee Dee.
1963 – The Four Seasons’ third single “Walk Like A Man” hits #1 on the
Billboard Hot 100, making the group the first ever to have its first
three singles reach #1 in the U.S. ("Sherry" and "Big Girls Don't Cry"
being the first two).
1964 – The Beatles begin filming their first movie - what will become
A Hard Day's Night - at Paddington railway station in London.
1964 – The Beatles release "Twist And Shout" b/w "There's A Place" in
the U.S. on the Vee Jay label.
1965 – Marty Robbins records “Ribbon Of Darkness” and five other songs
at Columbia in Nashville.
1965 – The movie Sound Of Music has its world premiere in New York
City.
1967 – The Supremes record “Reflections” at Hitsville U.S.A. The song
will become the first single for the newly-named Diana Ross & The
Supremes.
1968 – The Monkees release their single, “Valleri” b/w “Tapioca
Tundra.”
1968 – Blue Cheer releases their single, “Summertime Blues” b/w “Out
Of Focus.”
1968 – Cat Stevens is hospitalized in London with tuberculosis. He
will remain in the hospital for three months, which directly affects
his spirituality and songwriting.
1969 – Paul Anka sings “Goodnight My Love” and “It Only Takes A
Moment” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show are The Checkmates
Ltd., Gwen Verdon and Nancy Ames.
1974 – Terry Jacks’ single “Seasons In The Sun” hits #1 on the
Billboard Hot 100, where it will stay for three weeks.
1975 – Paul and Linda McCartney are pulled over for running a red
light in L.A., and the police find eight ounces of marijuana in
Linda's purse. Only she is arrested, but the charges are later
dropped.
1977 – Black Sabbath appears at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow,
Scotland, with opening act Nutz.
1977 – The Barry Manilow Special, the singer’s first television
special, airs on ABC.
1977 – The Jam begins a five-week Wednesday night residency at the Red
Cow in Hammersmith.
1977 – Iggy Pop, with David Bowie on keyboards, appears at the Rainbow
Theatre in London, with opening act The Vibrators.
1979 – The three-day Havana Jam begins in Cuba at the Karl Marx
Auditorium. The festival is invitation only for cultural personalities
and members of the Communist Party and their families, and features
primarily Cuban musical acts. Among the American artists performing at
the event are Billy Joel, Stephen Stills, Rita Coolidge, Kris
Kristofferson and Weather Report.
1981 – Diana Ross' third television special, diana, airs on CBS,
featuring guest Michael Jackson.
1983 – Sony/Philips introduces the CD player and compact discs, with
16 titles from CBS Records.
1984 – Mick Jagger and model Jerry Hall become the proud parents of
their first child, Elizabeth Scarlett Jagger.
1984 – Gold Star Studios in Hollywood closes its doors after 34 years.
1984 – The Whites join the Grand Ole Opry.
1994 – Gloria Estefan receives the first star on Miami’s new Latin
Walk of Fame.
1995 – The original Broadway production of Smokey Joe's Café,
featuring 39 songs by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, opens at the
Virginia Theater, and runs for 2,036 performances.
2006 – Glam rocker Gary Glitter goes on trial for the molestation of
two girls, ages 11 and 12, in his Vietnam home.
2007 – R&B singer Kelis is arrested in Miami Beach after the singer
starts screaming racial obscenities at two female police officers
working on an undercover operation on South Beach as prostitutes.
Kelis is charged with two charges of disorderly conduct and resisting
arrest.
2009 – Liverpool Hope University launches a Masters Degree program on
The Beatles, popular music and society, while focusing on the studio
sound and compositions of The Beatles.
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