March 15 Born –
Jimmy McPartland (1907) – cornetist with Jack Teagarden and Tommy
Dorsey.
Lightnin' Hopkins (aka Sam John Hopkins, 1912) – Blues singer/
songwriter.
Henry "Harry" James (1916) – trumpeter/big band leader.
Les Cooper (1921) – The Empires and The Whirlers.
Eddie Calvert (1922) – trumpeter.
Carl Smith (1927) – Country music singer, “Mr. Country.”
D. J. Fontana (1931) – drummer for Elvis Presley.
Arif Mardin (1932) – producer.
Howard Greenfield (1936) – American songwriter ("Calendar Girl").
Phil Lesh (1940) – The Grateful Dead and Further.
Mike Love (1941) – The Beach Boys.
Hughie Flint (1941) – drummer for John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
Sly Stone (aka Sylvester Stewart, 1943) – keyboardist/singer/
songwriter for The Family Stone.
Ralph McDonald (1944) – percussionist/songwriter ("Just The Two Of
Us").
David Costell (1944) – guitarist for Gary Lewis and The Playboys.
Howard Scott (1946) – guitarist for War.
Ry Cooder (1947) – guitarist/songwriter/singer.
Hernandez Lugo (1947) – bassist for ? and The Mysterians.
Steve Nisbett (1948) – drummer for Steel Pulse.
Preston Hubbard (1953) – bassist for The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
Etterlene “Bunny” DeBarge (1955) – DeBarge.
Daniel "Dee" Snider (1955) – Twisted Sister.
Terence Trent D'Arby (1962) – singer/songwriter.
Steve Coy (1962) – drummer for Dead Or Alive.
Bret Michaels (aka Bret Sychak, 1963) – singer for Poison.
Rockwell (aka Kennedy Gordy, 1964) – singer, one hit wonder
(“Somebody’s Watching Me”).
Mark McGrath (1968) – singer for Sugar Ray.
Jon Schaffer (1968) – guitarist for Iced Earth.
will.i.am (aka William Adams, Jr., 1975) – Black Eyed Peas.March 15 R.I.P. – Clarence "Pinetop" Smith (1929) – murdered. Age 24. Boogie-woogie pianist. Lester Young (1959) – Age 49. Jazz saxophonist with Count Basie and Nat “King” Cole. Don Gant (1987) – boating accident. Age 44. Singer/songwriter/ producer. Bud Freeman (1991) – Age 84. Jazz saxophonist with Benny Goodman. Marshall Leib (2002) – heart attack. Age 63. The Teddy Bears. March 15 album releases – Bobby Darin – Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles (1962) Jay & The Americans – Sands Of Time (1969) Smokey Robinson – Pure Smokey (1974) Earth, Wind & Fire – That’s The Way Of The World (1975) KISS – Destroyer (1976) The Band – Islands (1977) Marvin Gaye – Live At The London Palladium (1977) Asia – Asia (1982) David Coverdale and Jimmy Page – Coverdale And Page (1993) Mötley Crüe – Mötley Crüe (1994) Sammy Hagar – Unboxed (1994) Blur – 13 (1999) Buju Banton – Rudeboys Inna Ghetto (2000) Los Lobos – Live At The Fillmore (2005) March 15 events – 1945 – Billboard publishes its first album chart, with the #1 honor going to the album, The Nat King Cole Trio. 1951 – Country music artist Ray Price signs with Columbia Records and holds his first recording session at Jim Beck’s studio in Dallas, Texas. 1954 – The Chords record "Sh-Boom." 1955 – Colonel Tom Parker becomes Elvis Presley's manager. 1955 – Fats Domino records “Ain’t It A Shame” in Hollywood. 1956 – The musical My Fair Lady opens on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. 1958 – Elvis Presley performs his last concert before entering the Army at Memphis' Russwood Park. 1964 – The Rolling Stones kick off a 58-date UK tour at the Invicta Ballroom in Chatham, Kent. 1965 – Elvis begins filming his 19th movie, Harum Scarum. 1966 – Sandy Posey records “Born A Woman” in Nashville, with Chips Moman producing. 1967 – At Abbey Road studios, George Harrison begins recording "Within You, Without You" with musicians from the Asian Music Circle, located in Finchley, north London. 1968 – The Beatles release their single, “Lady Madonna” b/w “The Inner Light” in the UK. 1968 – Rock journalist Alfred Aronowitz, writing in Life magazine, describes Jimi Hendrix as "the most spectacular electric guitarist in the world." 1969 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono, attempting to get married in Paris, find themselves stuck and are literally caught "standing in the dock at Southampton, trying to get to Holland or France" with nowhere to go. 1969 – Janis Joplin is featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. 1969 – Led Zeppelin plays two shows in Denmark - the first is an afternoon show at Teens Club Box 45 in Gladsaxe, where the band is filmed performing five songs in front of a small television studio audience who sit on the floor. The second is a concert at the Brondby Pop Club in Norregard, with opening acts The Keef Hartley Band, Ham, and Made In Sweden. 1969 – The Warlock Of Love, a book of poetry by T. Rex's Marc Bolan, is published. 1970 – Judy Collins and Al Martino are guests on The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour. 1971 – CBS cancels The Ed Sullivan Show after 23 years. 1971 – Elvis Presley records "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Amazing Grace," "Early Morning Rain" and "That's What You Get For Loving Me" at RCA Studios in Nashville. 1972 – Worried callers summon police to Los Angeles radio station KHJ when Donny Osmond's new single, "Puppy Love," is played continuously for a couple hours. It turns out to be a publicity stunt. 1975 – Mick Jagger settles his paternity suit with Marsha Hunt out of court. 1977 – Pink Floyd plays the first of six sold-out nights at Empire Pool in Wembley. 1978 – The Alan Freed biopic, American Hot Wax, premieres in theaters. 1979 – Stephen Stills appears at the Veteran’s Memorial Hall, and Elvis Costello performs at The Argo, both in Columbus, Ohio. Afterward, they will meet up at the Holiday Inn. 1982 – Bob Dylan is inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. 1988 – Mick Jagger opens his first ever solo tour, with his first ever performances in Japan and his first full concerts since 1982, with three shows at Osaka's Castle Hall. The show is mostly made up of Rolling Stones songs. 1989 – The Rolling Stones sign a $70 million contract for 50 shows in the U.S. for their Steel Wheels tour. 1995 – Madonna signs on to star as Eva Peron in the film version of the musical, Evita. 1999 – The relatives and estate of Buddy Holly sue MCA Records for back royalties, forging contracts and issuing albums without the family’s consent. 2000 – Mick Jagger is ordered to increase his child support payments to Brazilian model Luciana Morad from $5,500 a month to $10,000, who claims she has monthly expenses of $3,500 for a nanny, $2,500 for food and $3,350 to rent her place on New York's Upper West Side. The court also asks Jagger to confirm that he is the father of her child, since Ms. Morad is seeking a $10 million settlement. 2000 – Paul McCartney confirms to the press that he and former model Heather Mills have become “an item.” 2002 – A rare autographed copy of The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sells at an auction for £34,000. 2002 – Yoko Ono unveils a seven foot statue of John Lennon at the Liverpool airport. 2005 – Stone Roses singer Ian Brown is arrested after a fight during a concert at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, when a fan jumps on stage and attacks the singer, who then becomes involved in a fracas with a security guard. Brown was arrested at his hotel after the show, but was released without charge. 2006 – The remnants of Fats Domino's three pianos are discovered and saved by the Louisiana State Museum after attempting to salvage his Ninth Ward home after Hurricane Katrina. 2008 – Six people are arrested and charged with conspiracy to defraud the Isle of Wight Festival by trying to sell fake tickets and wristbands. 2008 – The musical, I Am Who I Am: The Teddy Pendergrass Story, opens at the Black Ensemble Theater in Chicago. 2011 – Disney Studios scrap plans for a 3-D remake of The Beatles' 1968 film Yellow Submarine, citing budget issues and cancelled meetings with surviving Beatles members. -- 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.
