March 13 Born – Sammy Kaye (1910) – big band leader. Bobby Haggart (1914) – Jazz bassist. William "Red" Garland (1923) – hard bop jazz pianist. Dick Katz (1924) – Jazz pianist/arranger/producer. Jan Howard (aka Lula Johnson, 1930) – Country music singer. Mike Stoller (1933) – songwriter. Erma Franklin (1938) – Gospel/R&B singer (“Piece Of My Heart”). Neil Sedaka (1939) – singer/songwriter. Daniel Bennie (1940) – The Reflections. Donny York (1949) – Sha Na Na. Greg Norton (1959) – bassist for Hüsker Dü. Ronnie Rogers (1959) – guitarist for T'Pau. Adam Clayton (1960) – bassist for U2. David Draiman (1973) – vocalist for Disturbed.
March 13 R.I.P. – Arlester "Dyke" Christian (1971) – murdered. Age 27. Dyke and The Blazers. Jimmy McPartland (1991) – lung cancer. Age 83. Jazz cornetist with Gene Krupa and Benny Goodman. Judge Dread (1998) – heart attack on stage. Age 52. British reggae/ska musician. March 13 album releases – Elvis Presley – Elvis Presley (1956) Tyrannosaurus Rex – A Beard Of Stars (1970) Hot Tuna – Double Dose (1978) The Cars – Heartbeat City (1984) Depeche Mode – 101 (1989) Carly Simon – My Romance (1990) Bad Religion – Generator (1992) The Hives – A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T (1998) Eric Clapton – Reptile (2001) Neil Young – Live At Massey Hall 1971 (2007) March 13 events – 1942 – Bing Crosby and Mary Martin record “Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie.” 1956 – RCA Records releases Elvis Presley's first album. 1959 – On Friday the 13th, a private plane carrying The Kingston Trio makes an emergency landing and nearly crashes into a turkey farm in Indiana. There are no injuries. 1962 – Pop idol James Darren guest stars as Omir in “The Mechanical Man" episode of ABC's Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea. 1962 – Rick Nelson records “Travelin’ Man” at United in Hollywood. 1964 – Mary Wells releases her single, “My Guy” b/w “Oh Little Boy (Look What You’ve Done To Me)” on Motown. 1964 – Billboard Magazine reports that sales of Beatles 45s make up 60% of the entire singles market. 1965 – Eric Clapton quits The Yardbirds, citing musical differences. 1965 – The Kinks' "Tired Of Waiting For You" and Freddie and The Dreamers’ “I’m Telling You Now” both debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while The Beatles’ “Eight Days A Week” hits #1, where it will stay for two weeks. 1965 – The Statler Brothers record "Flowers On The Wall" at Columbia Studios in Nashville. 1966 – The Pink Floyd plays the Marquee Club for the first time. 1966 – Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass make their UK concert debut at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. 1966 – Rod Stewart quits Steampacket for a solo career. 1967 – Spanky and Our Gang record "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" at Bell Sound Studios in New York City. 1967 – Six members of Sounds Incorporated record the brass overdubs on The Beatles' "Good Morning, Good Morning." 1968 – Elvis Presley begins filming his 28th movie, Live A Little, Love A Little, based on the book, Kiss My Firm But Pliant Lips. 1971 – Brewer and Shipley’s “One Toke Over The Line” hits the American singles chart. 1973 – David Cassidy plays the first of 10 sold out shows in the UK at the Belle Vue Kings Hall in Manchester. 1975 – George Jones and Tammy Wynette divorce after six years of marriage and one child. 1976 – The Jackson 5 leave Motown and sign with Epic Records, and change their name to The Jacksons. 1976 – The Four Seasons’ “December 1963 (Oh What A Night)” hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it will stay for three weeks, while Johnny Taylor’s “Disco Lady” hits #1 on Billboard’s R&B chart, and stays there for six weeks. 1977 – Iggy Pop and David Bowie kick off a North American tour at Le Plateau Theatre in Montreal, Canada, with Blondie as the opening act. 1987 – Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1987 – Bryan Adams' "Heat Of The Night" b/w "Another Day" becomes the first commercially released cassette single in the U.S. 1999 – Trisha Yearwood becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry. 2004 – Luciano Pavarotti gives his final concert performance at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. 2006 – The Sex Pistols refuse to attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, instead posting a note on their website, calling the institution "urine in wine," and adding, "We're not your monkeys, we're not coming. You're not paying attention." 2007 – Starbucks coffee company launches its own record label. 2008 – Michael Jackson refinances Neverland Ranch for $25 million to save it from the auction block. -- 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.
