March 10 Born –
Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke (1903) – cornetist and composer.
Marion Hutton (aka Marion Thornburg, 1919) – singer with Glenn Miller
and his orchestra.
Jethro (aka Ken Burns, 1920) – Homer and Jethro.
Huey P. Meaux (1929) – studio owner, record producer ("She's About A
Mover").
Dexter Tisby (1935) – The Penguins.
Dean Torrence (1940) – Jan and Dean.
Ritchie Cordell (1943) – songwriter ("I Think We're Alone Now").
Ed Guzman (1944) – percussionist for Rare Earth.
Pete Nelson (1945) – The Flowerpot Men.
Tom Scholz (1947) – guitarist, inventor, Boston.
Ted McKenna (1950) – drummer for Rory Gallagher.
Tina Charles (1954) – British disco singer.
Gail Greenwood (1960) – guitarist for Belly and L7.
Gary Clark (1962) – Scottish musician/singer/songwriter for Danny
Wilson.
Rick Rubin (1963) – producer.
Jeff Ament (1963) – bassist for Pearl Jam.
Neneh Cherry (aka Neneh Karlsson, 1964) – hip-hop singer.
Dave Krusen (1966) – drummer for Pearl Jam.
Edie Brickell (1966) – Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians.
Doug Ardito (1971) – bassist for Puddle Of Mudd.
Timbaland (aka Timothy Mosley, 1972) – rapper.
John LeCompt (1973) – guitarist for Evanescence.
Jerry Horton (1975) – guitarist for Papa Roach.
Carrie Underwood (1983) – Country music singer.March 10 R.I.P. – Andy Gibb (1988) – myocarditis. Age 30. Doc Green (1989) – cancer. Age 54. The Drifters. LaVern Baker (1997) – coronary complications. Age 67. R&B singer. Shirley Scott (2002) – heart failure from the diet drug Fen-Phen. Age 68. Jazz/soul organist. Danny Joe Brown (2005) – renal failure. Age 53. Singer for Molly Hatchet. Eddie Snyder (2011) – Age 92. Songwriter (“Strangers In The Night”). March 10 album releases – Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967) Cat Stevens – Matthew & Son (1967) Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (1972) UK Thin Lizzy – Shades Of A Blue Orphanage (1972) Deep Purple – Machine Head (1972) The Temptations – Wings Of Love (1976) The Buzzcocks – Another Music In A Different Kitchen (1978) Joe Walsh – There Goes The Neighborhood (1981) Buffalo Tom – Let Me Come Over (1992) The Bee Gees – Still Waters (1997) UK Bad Manners – The Collection (1998) Robbie Robertson – Contact From The Underworld Of Redboy (1998) March 10 events – 1922 – Variety magazine runs the headline cover story: "Radio Sweeping Country 1,000,000 Sets in Use!" 1937 – Benny Goodman is unofficially crowned the "King of Swing" during a show at New York's Paramount Theater that has the packed house of 2,100 jitterbugging in the aisles. 1955 – RCA places a half page ad in Billboard magazine claiming Elvis is "the new singing rage." 1956 – Bobby Darin makes his television debut on The Dorsey Brothers Show, singing "Rock Island Line." 1957 – Charlie Gracie performs his current hit, "Butterfly," on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1958 – Tom and Jerry releases their single, “Our Song” b/w “Two Teenagers” on Big Records. The duo will begin performing under their real names, Simon and Garfunkel, in 1963. 1959 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I” b/w “I Need Your Love Tonight.” 1961 – Songwriter Jeff Barry signs with Trinity Music. 1963 – Patsy Cline is buried at Shenandoah Memorial Park in Winchester, West Virginia. 1964 – Roy Orbison records “It’s Over” at Fred Foster’s Sound Studio in Nashville. 1964 – Simon and Garfunkel record "The Sound Of Silence." 1965 – Davie Jones and The Mannish Boys appear at the Bromel Club inside the Bromley Court Hotel in Bromley Hill. 1965 – Aretha Franklin, Ray Johnson, The Beau Brummels, Dobie Gray, The Drifters, Tony Bennett, The Righteous Brothers, Donna Loren, The Everly Brothers, Bobby Sherman and Mickey Rooney, Jr. all appear on Shindig! 1966 – Brian Wilson begins recording “God Only Knows” at Western, laying down the backing track with the Wrecking Crew in 20 takes. 1966 – Bob Dylan records "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)," "Temporary Like Achilles," "Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35," "Obviously 5 Believers," "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" and "I Want You" at Columbia Studios in Nashville. 1967 – Sonny and Cher appear as Jerry and Ramona in "The Hot Number Affair" episode on NBC’s The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 1968 – The 5th Dimension, Liza Minnelli and The McGuire Sisters appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, broadcast from Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. 1970 – Grand Funk Railroad begins recording "Closer To Home." 1971 – As part of Paul McCartney’s lawsuit to dissolve The Beatles, Allen Klein is forbidden to manage the group’s affairs. John, George and Ringo reportedly go to Paul’s house in the evening and throw a brick through one of his windows. 1975 – John Lennon releases his single, “Stand By Me” b/w “Move Over Ms. L.” in the U.S. 1977 – The Sex Pistols sign with A&M Records outside Buckingham Palace. The contract lasts for six days. 1979 – Invited by Porter Wagoner, James Brown appears at the Grand Ole Opry. Brown performs traditional renditions of “Tennessee Waltz” and “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” but turns up the funk with “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag.” Reactions and reviews are mixed. 1981 – Jimmy Page makes his first live appearance following the break- up of Led Zeppelin when he joins Jeff Beck on stage at the Hammersmith Odeon. 1995 – Former Stone Roses manager Gareth Evans' £10 million lawsuit against the band for his “wrongful dismissal” is settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. 2000 – The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde is arrested in an animal rights protest at a Gap store in Manhattan. 2000 – Country singer Vince Gill marries Christian music artist Amy Grant. 2000 – The Daily Mail publishes pictures of Paul McCartney dancing on the bar at the Hogs And Heifers in New York City with a scantily-clad cowgirl waitress. 2003 – Johnny Cash is admitted to Baptist Hospital in Nashville with pneumonia. 2003 – On tour in England, Dixie Chicks vocalist Natalie Maines tells the London audience, “We're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas.” The backlash in the U.S. will be huge. 2005 – Michael Jackson arrives to court an hour late, wearing pajamas, during his child molestation trial. The judge is not amused and threatens the singer with jail time. 2008 – “Ventures Day” is proclaimed in the state of Washington to coincide with the group’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 2009 – A one-off concert by Paul McCartney at the 4,000-seat venue New Joint, inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, sells out in seven seconds, with tickets going for $750 a piece. 2010 – Pink Floyd wins a court battle against EMI over song and ringtone downloads of their music. 2010 – An anti-abortion activist is arrested for making threats on Elton John's life when he responds to Elton’s comment in Parade magazine that Jesus Christ was gay by writing an angry online response entitled, "Why Elton John Must Die." -- 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]. 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