March 20 Born –
Oswald "Ozzie" Nelson (1906) – entertainer and bandleader.
Kenny Gardner (1913) – crooner with Guy Lombardo and His Royal
Canadians.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (aka Rosetta Nubin, 1915) – singer/songwriter
(“Strange Things Happening Every Day”).
Marian McPartland (1918) – British jazz pianist/composer.
Larry Elgart (1922) – Jazz bandleader ("Bandstand Boogie").
Jerry Reed (1937) – Country music singer/songwriter/actor.
Rod Lauren (aka Rod Strunk, 1940) – actor/singer, one hit wonder ("If
I Had A Girl").
Vito Picone (1941) – lead singer for The Elegants.
Robin Luke (1942) – Rockabilly singer (“Susie Darlin’”).
Carl Palmer (1950) – drummer for Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
Jimmie Vaughan (1951) – The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
Poison Ivy (aka Kristy Wallace, 1953) – The Cramps.
Alphonso Martin (1956) – percussionist for Steel Pulse.
Richard Drummie (1959) – guitarist/vocalist for Go West.
Slim Jim Phantom (aka James McDonnell, 1961) – drummer for Stray Cats.
David Shuttleworth (1967) – drummer for Terrorvision.
Alex Kapranos (1972) – vocalist/guitarist for Franz Ferdinand.
Chester Bennington (1976) – singer/songwriter for Linkin Park.March 20 R.I.P. – Norman Harris (1987) – cardiovascular disease. Age 39. Songwriter/ producer, MFSB. Gil Evans (1988) – Age 75. Jazz pianist/composer/arranger. Archie Bleyer (1989) – Parkinson's disease. Age 79. Founder of Cadence Records. Mel Brown (2009) – emphysema. Age 69. Blues guitarist. March 20 album releases – The Temptations – Meet The Temptations (1964) Elvis Presley – Good Times (1974) Wild Cherry – Wild Cherry (1976) Bell Biv DeVoe – Poison (1990) March 20 events – 1948 – The first two live symphony concerts air on television - the first is by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra which airs on CBS. The second one airs on NBC 90 minutes later with Arturo Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra. 1949 – Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys record “Wedding Bells” and “I Just Told Mama Goodbye” at Castle Studio in Nashville. 1955 – The movie The Blackboard Jungle premieres in theaters, featuring music by Bill Haley and His Comets. 1957 – Buddy Knox records "Hula Love" at Bell Sound Studio in New York City. 1959 – Dick Clark protégé and teen idol Bobby Rydell makes his television debut, naturally enough, on American Bandstand. 1960 – Elvis Presley has his first recording session since being discharged from the Army, recording “Stuck On You” with Scotty Moore and Bill Black, who quit his band in 1957. This is a last time they will be in a studio with Elvis. 1961 – Elvis Presley begins filming his ninth movie, Blue Hawaii. 1961 – Ricky Nelson records "Hello Mary Lou" at United in Hollywood. 1963 – George Hamilton IV records “Abilene” for RCA Records. 1964 – The Beatles make their second appearance on Ready, Steady, Go! In the evening, George Harrison escorts Hayley Mills and her mother to a midnight benefit screening of the movie Charade at the Regal Cinema in Henley-on-Thames. 1965 – The first Motown UK package tour begins in London, featuring The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, and Martha and The Vandellas. 1966 – The Young Rascals perform “Good Lovin’” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show are Brenda Lee and Abbe Lane. 1967 – Diana Ross and The Supremes release their single, “The Happening” b/w “Reflections.” 1968 – Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Jim Messina and Richie Furay are arrested in Los Angeles for using marijuana. 1969 – John Lennon marries Yoko One at the Rock of Gibraltar in Spain. 1971 – At their own expense, The Rolling Stones place full-page advertisements in all the UK music papers disclaiming any connection with the release of the Decca album Stone Age, saying, “In our opinion, the content is below the standard we try to keep.” 1972 – Ringo Starr releases his single, “Back Off Boogaloo” b/w “Blindman” in the U.S. 1976 – Alice Cooper marries Sheryl Goddard. They're still married. 1977 – T. Rex makes their final UK concert appearance at the Locarno club in Portsmouth. Marc Bolan will be dead in less than six months. 1977 – Lou Reed is banned from appearing at the London Palladium because of his supposed punk image. 1980 – Truck driver Joseph Rivera breaks into the New York offices of Asylum Records demanding to see Jackson Brown, Glen Frey or Don Henley so they can invest in his trucking company. He soon realizes they aren't there and surrenders. 1984 – Actress Britt Ekland marries her second husband, Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom. 1989 – Dick Clark announces his retirement from American Bandstand. 1990 – Gloria Estafan, along with her husband and son are seriously injured when a semi tractor-trailer rams their tour bus near Scranton, Pennsylvania. 1991 – Eric Clapton's four-year-old son, Conor, falls to his death from a 53rd floor window of his mother's apartment. 1991 – Michael Jackson renews his contract with Sony for $65 million. 1991 – A jury in Los Angeles awards singer Peggy Lee more than $3.8 million in videocassette profits for her singing and songwriting in Disney's animated classic Lady And The Tramp. 1995 – Parlophone Records releases The Beatles EP Baby It’s You to coincide with the release of the 2-CD set Live At The BBC. Besides the title track, the other songs included are “I’ll Follow The Sun,” “Devil In Her Heart” and “Boys.” 2001 – Three members of S Club 7 - Jon, Paul and Bradley - are caught by police as they walk through Covent Garden in London openly smoking a marijuana joint. They are taken to Charring Cross police station where they were held for four hours. 2002 – Actress Pamela Anderson reveals she has contracted Hepatitis C from sharing a tattoo needle with ex-husband Tommy Lee. 2003 – On the day of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Bruce Springsteen performs a subdued acoustic version of "Born In The U.S.A." before tearing into the song "War" at a concert in Melbourne, Australia. 2004 – The University of Washington presents Quincy Jones with an honorary Doctorate of Music Degree. 2009 – Smokey Robinson and The Miracles receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. 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