March 16 Born –
Oby “Buddy” Starcher (1906) – Country singer (“History Repeats
Itself”).
Beryl Davis (1924) – British big band singer.
Betty Johnson (1931) – American singer.
Fred Neil (1936) – singer/songwriter ("Everybody's Talkin'").
Jerry Jeff Walker (1942) – singer/songwriter.
Michael Bruce (1948) – guitarist for Alice Cooper.
Nancy Wilson (1954) – guitarist for Heart.
Flavor Flav (aka William Drayton, Jr., 1959) – Public Enemy.
Stuart Kerr (1963) – drummer for Gun, and Texas.
Andy Dunlop (1972) – guitarist for Travis.
Blu Cantrell (aka Tiffany Cobb, 1976) – R&B singer/songwriter.
Leena Peisa (1979) – former keyboardist for Lordi.
Wolfgang Van Halen (1991) – bassist for Van Halen.March 16 R.I.P. – Tammi Terrell (1970) – brain cancer. Age 24. Aaron "T-Bone" Walker (1975) – bronchial pneumonia. Age 64. Blues guitarist. Arthur Godfrey (1983) – emphysema. Age 79. Talent scout/radio personality. Johnny Cymbal (1993) – heart attack. Age 48. Scottish singer/ songwriter/producer. Joseph Pope (1996) – Age 62. The Tams. Jakson Spires (2005) – brain aneurysm. Age 53. Drummer for Blackfoot. Tupper Saussy (2007) – heart attack. Age 70. Songwriter/keyboardist, The Neon Philharmonic. Ola Brunkert (2008) – bled to death from an accidental cut. Age 61. Drummer for ABBA. Jack Lawrence (2009) – fall. Age 96. Songwriter (“Beyond The Sea”). March 16 album releases – The Kingston Trio – Stereo Concert (1959) Otis Redding and Carla Thomas – King & Queen (1967) T. Rex – Tanx (1973) Marvin Gaye – I Want You (1976) Deep Purple – Last Concert In Japan (1977) REO Speedwagon – You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish (1978) The Who – Face Dances (1981) The Smithereens – Green Thoughts (1988) Kid Rock – The Polyfuze Method (1993) Jeff Beck – Who Else! (1999) March 16 events – 1950 – Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters, along with the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, records “Hoop-De-Doo” at RCA Studios in New York City. 1951 – Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys record “I Can't Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You),” Hey Good Lookin',” “My Heart Would Know” and “Howlin’ At The Moon” at Castle Studio in Nashville. 1955 – Roy Hamilton releases his single, “Unchained Melody” b/w “From Here To Eternity” on Epic Records. 1958 – Pat Boone records “Sugar Moon” at RCA Studios in New York City for Dot Records. 1959 – The first American rock and roll package tour to visit the UK is announced, featuring performers Bobby Darin, Duane Eddy, Conway Twitty, Dale Hawkins, and The Poni Tails. 1962 – Bobby Vinton records “Roses Are Red (My Love).” 1963 – Peter, Paul and Mary’s "Puff The Magic Dragon" debuts on the Billboard Hot 100. 1964 – Alan Freed is indicted for tax evasion: the final crushing blow of the Payola investigation. Freed will be dead in less than a year. 1964 – The Beatles release their single "Can't Buy Me Love" b/w "You Can't Do That" in the U.S. 1965 – The Beatles continue filming their second movie on the ski slopes in Obertauern, Austria. 1967 – Pink Floyd re-records “Interstellar Overdrive” and “Flaming” at Abbey Road studios during sessions for their first album. 1967 – Frankie Laine releases his single, “Making Memories” b/w “The Moment Of Truth.” 1969 – Fleetwood Mac, The Move, Amen Corner, Peter Sarstedt, The Tymes, Harmony Grass, and Geno Washington all appear at the Pop World 69 supershow at Wembley’s Empire Pool in London. 1969 – Janis Joplin performs “Raise Your Hand” and “Maybe” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show are Ed Ames, Honey Ltd., Boots Randolph, Floyd Cramer and Chet Atkins. 1971 – The Jackson 5 releases their single, “Never Can Say Goodbye” b/ w “She’s Good.” 1971 – Bob Dylan begins recording "Watching The River Flow" at Blue Rock Studios in New York City. 1971 – Simon and Garfunkel and their album Bridge Over Troubled Water clean up at the Grammy Awards, taking six awards including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Contemporary Song, Best Engineered Album (Roy Halee, engineer), and Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist, which also goes to Larry Knechtel. 1972 – John Lennon lodges an appeal at a brief hearing at the Immigration office in New York City after receiving deportation papers. 1972 – Neil Diamond performs at the Royal Albert Hall in London. 1973 – David Cassidy plays the first of six sold-out concerts at Wembley. 1974 – Elvis Presley performs his first concert in Memphis since 1961, playing the first of four shows at the Mid-South Coliseum. 1974 – President Nixon attends opening night of the new Grand Ole Opry. Nixon speaks to the crowd, then sings "Happy Birthday" and "My Wild Irish Rose" to his wife, Pat. 1975 – London's Rainbow Theatre closes its doors. 1977 – After only six days, A&M Records bows to pressure and terminates their contract with The Sex Pistols. 1979 – CBS airs the Paul McCartney concert tour documentary, Wings Over The World. 1979 – In the early morning hours of the day, a very drunk Elvis Costello gets into a heated argument with Stephen Stills and Bonnie Bramlett and members of Stills' touring entourage at a Holiday Inn in Columbus, Ohio. After Costello makes disparaging remarks about America, calls James Brown a “jive-ass nigger,” and Ray Charles a “blind, ignorant nigger,” he is punched out and floored by Bramlett. 1989 – MTV America launches a contest to give away Jon Bon Jovi's childhood home. 1989 – Happy Mondays’ Bez is arrested at Manchester Airport moments before boarding a flight to Belfast for a gig, and is charged with trying to leave the country, thus breaking bail from a previous arrest. 1991 – Reba McEntire's road manager and entire band are killed when their plane crashes into Otay Mountain in southern California, following a concert in San Diego. 1992 – Fans dangle an usher by his ankles from the balcony at Metallica’s show at the Orlando Arena in Florida after trouble breaks out at the concert. The band is charged $38,000 for repairs and cleaning after the audience trashes the building. 1996 – The Ramones appear at the Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires, at what is billed as their final show. It isn’t. 1999 – The RIAA gives the first Diamond Award certification, honoring ten million records sold, to The Eagles' Greatest Hits 1971-1975 album. 2005 – Billy Joel checks into an alcohol rehab center… again. 2010 – Sony Music Entertainment signs a $250 million deal with the estate of Michael Jackson. -- 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.
