March 5 Born –
Ben Selvin (1898) – bandleader/producer, "The Dean of Recorded Music."
Lou Levy (1928) – Jazz pianist for Ella Fitzgerald and Peggy Lee.
Tommy Tucker (aka Robert Higginbotham, 1933) – Blues singer/
songwriter.
Paul Evans (1938) – American singer/songwriter ("Roses Are Red (My
Love)").
Murray Head (1946) – British singer/actor (Jesus Christ Superstar).
Eddie Hodges (1947) – American singer/actor ("I'm Gonna Knock On Your
Door").
Eddy Grant (1948) – Guyana singer/songwriter (“Electric Avenue”).
Elaine Paige (1948) – British singer/actress.
Alan Clark (1952) – keyboardist for Dire Straits.
Teena Marie (aka Mary Brockert, 1956) – American singer/songwriter.
Mark E. Smith (1957) – vocalist for The Fall.
Andy Gibb (1958) – singer.
Charlie Reid (1962) – The Proclaimers.
Craig Reid (1962) – The Proclaimers.
John Fruscianti (1970) – guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers.
March 5 R.I.P. –
Patsy Cline (1963) – plane crash. Age 30. Country music singer.
Cowboy Copas (1963) – plane crash. Age 49. Country music singer.
Hawkshaw Hawkins (1963) – plane crash. Age 41. Country music singer.
Syd Nathan (1968) – Age 63. Producer and founder of King Records.
Edgar “Yip” Harburg (1981) – heart attack. Age 84. Lyricist (“Over The
Rainbow”).
John Belushi (1982) – speedball overdose. Age 33. The Blues Brothers.
Harry Salter (1984) – Age 85. Orchestra leader on Stop The Music and
Name That Tune.
Vivian Stanshall (1995) – fire. Age 51. Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.
John McGeoch (2004) – died in his sleep. Age 48. Guitarist for
Siouxsie and The Banshees.
Priscilla Paris (2004) – fell in her home. Age 59. The Paris Sisters
(“I Love How You Love Me”).
Robert Sherman (2012) – Age 86. Disney songwriter ("The Monkey's
Uncle").
March 5 album releases –
The Kinks – Kinda Kinks (1965) UK
Paul Revere & The Raiders – Hard ‘N’ Heavy (With Marshmallow) (1969)
The Byrds – Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (1969)
The Charlie Daniels Band – Windows (1982)
Yngwie Malmsteen – Rising Force (1984)
Steve Earle – Guitar Town (1986)
Amy Grant – Heart In Motion (1991)
Gravity Kills – Gravity Kills (1996) U.S.
Humble Pie – Live At The Whiskey A Go-Go ’69 (2002)
March 5 events –
1951 – Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm, recording as Jackie Brenston and
His Delta Cats, records "Rocket 88" at Sam Phillips’ Recording Service
studio in Memphis. Brenston, Turner’s sax player, also performs the
vocals.
1955 – Elvis Presley makes his television debut on the television
version of The Louisiana Hayride, airing on KSLA-TV in Shreveport.
This is Presley’s second appearance on Hayride.
1957 – DJ and rock music promoter Alan Freed tries to stump the panel
on the television game show To Tell The Truth.
1959 – Bobby Darin records "Dream Lover" at Atlantic Studios in New
York. Songwriter Neil Sedaka is featured on piano.
1960 – Elvis Presley is honorably discharged from the Army.
1962 – The Marvelettes appear on American Bandstand.
1963 – The Beatles record two songs for their next single, "From Me To
You" and “Thank You Girl.”
1965 – The Mannish Boys, featuring David Jones - soon to become Bowie
- release their single, “I Pity The Fool” b/w “Take My Tip” on
Parlophone. Session guitarist Jimmy Page also appears on the
recordings.
1965 – The Miracles release their single, “Ooo Baby Baby” b/w “All
That’s Good” on the Tamla label.
1965 – The Rolling Stones begin their fifth UK tour at the Regal
Theatre in Edmonton: a 14-date package tour, performing two shows a
night, with The Hollies, The Konrads, and Dave Berry and The Cruisers.
1965 – Neil Sedaka is the mystery guest on CBS’ game show I’ve Got A
Secret.
1967 – Lee Dorsey, The Ryan Brothers, Jeff Beck and Pink Floyd all
appear at the Savile Theatre in London.
1968 – Jerry Lee Lewis opens in the rock musical adaptation of Othello
at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles.
1969 – Creem magazine publishes its first issue.
1971 – Led Zeppelin plays the first date of their 12-city UK Thank You
tour at Ulster Hall in Belfast, playing only small clubs and theaters
and charging 1968 admission prices.
1971 – Badfinger begins their first U.S. tour as headliners with two
shows at the Field House on the University of Toledo campus in Ohio,
with opening act Dada.
1973 – Former manager of The Animals and Jimi Hendrix, Michael
Jeffrey, is killed in a mid-air plane collision over France.
1974 – Smokey Robinson appears as Hawkins in the “Wyatt Earp Syndrome”
episode of NBC’s Police Story.
1975 – Rod Stewart meets model Britt Ekland at a party in L.A. thrown
by mutual friend Joni Mitchell.
1979 – MCA Records discontinues its recently acquired ABC Records
division.
1980 – The Loretta Lynn bio-pic, Coal Miner’s Daughter, premieres in
Nashville.
1983 – Wham! makes their U.S. television debut on American Bandstand.
1994 – Grace Slick is arrested at her home in Tiburon, California when
she points a shotgun at police officers who arrived at her home on a
domestic dispute call.
1999 – Elton John wins his lawsuit against The Daily Star tabloid for
publishing long-lens photographs of Spice Girl Victoria Adams and
footballer David Beckham while they were staying at Elton's home.
2000 – Former rap artist MC Hammer becomes a preacher at the Jubilee
Christian Centre in San Jose, California.
2002 – The Osbournes premieres on MTV.
2006 – Lionel Richie’s estranged wife Diane goes to court seeking
child and spousal support of no less than $300,000 per month. Lionel
will eventually pay her $20 million in alimony.
2008 – Lou Pearlman, the man behind boy bands 'N Sync and The
Backstreet Boys, pleads guilty to a $300 million fraud scheme and for
running scams that defrauded investors and major banks for more than
20 years.
2009 – Country singer Taylor Swift appears as Haley in the “Turn,
Turn, Turn” episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on CBS.
2012 – Sony admits that 50,000 music files were stolen from its
website in a hacking job that took place in April 2011 which also
included Sony’s PlayStation Network. Michael Jackson’s entire back
catalog, as well as many unreleased songs, was stolen. Recordings by
Jimi Hendrix, Paul Simon, Foo Fighters and Avril Lavigne were also
stolen, along with the personal information of 77 million PlayStation
users.
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