March 23 Born – Louisiana Red (aka Iverson Minter, 1932) – Blues guitarist/harmonica player (“Sweet Blood Call”). Irwin Jesse Levine (1938) – songwriter (“Knock Three Times”). Jimmy Miller (1942) – record producer. Michael Nyman (1944) – British pianist/musicologist/film score composer. Tony McPhee (1944) – British blues guitarist for The Groundhogs. Ric Ocasek (aka Richard Otcasek, 1949) – The Cars. Phil Lanzon (1950) keyboardist for Uriah Heep since 1986. David Bartram (1952) – vocalist for Showaddywaddy. Chaka Khan (aka Yvette Marie Stevens, 1953) – R&B singer, Rufus. Marti Pellow (1965) – vocalist for Wet Wet Wet. John Strohm (1967) – singer/guitarist for Blake Babies. Damon Albarn (1968) – singer for Blur.
March 23 R.I.P. – Bill Kenny (1978) – respiratory illness. Age 63. The Ink Spots. John “Zoot” Sims (1985) – Age 59. Jazz saxophonist with Buddy Rich and Gerry Mulligan. Alan Barton (1995) – injuries from tour bus crash. Age 41. Vocalist for Smokie and Black Lace. Eileen Farrell (2002) – Age 82. Opera singer. Cindy Walker (2006) – Age 87. Country music songwriter (“Sugar Moon”). March 23 album releases – Elvis Presley – Elvis Presley (1956) Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure (1973) King Crimson – Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (1973) Judas Priest – Sad Wings Of Destiny (1976) Bob Marley and The Wailers – Kaya (1978) Van Halen – Van Halen II (1979) Journey – Departure (1980) ZZ Top – Eliminator (1983) Howard Jones – Dream Into Action (1985) Joni Mitchell – Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm (1988) ZZ Top – Recycler (1990) The Fall – Code: Selfish (1992) The Mothers Of Invention – Ahead Of Their Time (1993) Depeche Mode – Songs Of Faith And Devotion (1993) Dwight Yoakam – This Time (1993) Iron Maiden – Virtual XI (1998) Elton John and Tim Rice – Aida (1999) The Allman Brothers Band – One Way Out (2004) Lou Reed – Animal Serenade (2004) Guns ‘N Roses – Greatest Hits (2004) Eric Clapton – Me And Mr. Johnson (2004) March 23 events – 1955 – Frank Sinatra, along with The Nelson Riddle Orchestra, records “Learnin’ The Blues.” 1956 – RCA Records releases Elvis Presley's first album. 1956 – At a Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers concert in Hartford, Connecticut, eleven audience members are arrested for allegedly inciting a riot. 1958 – The Four Preps, The Rays, and Rodgers and Hammerstein appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1959 – Ray Peterson records “The Wonder Of You” at RCA Studios in Hollywood. 1960 – Songwriters Carole King and Gerry Goffin welcome the birth of their first child, Louise. 1961 – Elvis Presley records “Can’t Help Falling In Love” and “Rock-A- Hula-Baby” at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. 1963 – Singer Dion DiMucci marries Susan Butterfield. They’re still married. 1964 – John Lennon's first book, In His Own Write, is published in the UK. 1967 – The Beatles are awarded three Ivor Novello awards for 1966 at a ceremony held at the Playhouse Theatre in London, for Best-Selling British single (“Yellow Submarine”), Most-Performed Song (“Michelle”) and Next-Most-Performed Song (“Yesterday”). None of The Beatles attend. 1967 – The Beatles record their vocals for the song “Getting Better” at Abbey Road, after having abandoned the job two days earlier when Lennon showed up to the studio on acid. 1969 – Live studio recordings by Led Zeppelin, Free, The Moody Blues and Deep Purple are presented on John Peel's BBC radio show, Top Gear. 1969 – In direct response to The Doors' infamous Miami concert weeks before, a "Rally For Decency" is held at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. A crowd of 30,000 turns out to see Jackie Gleason, Kate Smith, The Lettermen and Anita Bryant. It was proclaimed that "longhairs and weird dressers" would not be allowed to attend the rally. 1969 – Sly and The Family Stone, Dionne Warwick, Mason Williams and Lana Cantrell appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1969 – During his UK tour, Stevie Wonder plays two shows at the Coventry Theatre in the West Midlands, with opening acts The Foundations, The Flirtations and Emperor Rosko. 1970 – Phil Spector begins working on the Get Back sessions tapes at Abbey Road. 1972 – The Concert For Bangla Desh premieres in New York City. 1973 – Wings release their single, “My Love” b/w “The Mess” in the UK. 1973 – Yoko Ono is granted residency in the United States. However, John Lennon is ordered to leave the U.S. within 60 days, which begins his fight for a “green card.” 1977 – Elvis Presley begins what will be his last concert tour at Arizona State University in Tempe. 1980 – The Psychedelic Furs, The Teardrop Explodes, A Certain Ratio and Echo and The Bunnymen all appear at the Lyceum Ballroom in London. 1981 – Adam and The Ants kick off a UK tour at the City Hall in Newcastle Upon Tyne. 1983 – The Smiths play at the Rock Garden in London: the group's first ever London show. 1985 – Billy Joel marries Christie Brinkley. 1985 – Julian Lennon makes his concert debut in San Antonio, Texas. 1990 – Fleetwood Mac kicks off their Behind The Mask World Tour with 14 dates in Australia, starting at the Boondall Entertainment Centre in Brisbane. 1991 – Elton John joins George Michael onstage at Wembley Arena in London for a duet on Elton's 1974 hit "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me.” The song is recorded and later released as a single. 1992 – Billy Ray Cyrus releases his single, “Achy Breaky Heart” b/w “I’m So Miserable.” 1994 – Oasis plays at The Angel in Bedford, and are paid £100 for the gig. 1995 – Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello perform a charity show for Prince Charles and 300 guests at St. James' Palace in London. 1999 – Elton John’s and Tim Rice’s album Aida hits the shelves, with the songs featuring vocals by Sting, LeAnn Rimes, Tina Turner, Angelique Kidjo, The Spice Girls, Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men, Shania Twain, Lenny Kravitz, James Taylor, Lulu, Kelly Price, and Dru Hill. 1999 – A set of postage stamps is issued in Gibraltar to commemorate what would have been John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 30th wedding anniversary. 1999 – Michael Jackson meets with Nelson Mandela at the President's Cape Town residence to announce two charity concerts entitled "Michael Jackson & Friends - The Adventure of Humanity,” with the proceeds going to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and the Red Cross. 2000 – Elton John’s and Tim Rice’s Aida opens on Broadway at the Palace Theatre, where it will run for 1,852 performances. 2002 – ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill marries actress Charleen McCrory. 2010 – Original bassist for KC and The Sunshine Band, Richard Finch is arrested in Newark, Ohio, and charged with 16 counts of sexual misconduct with teenage boys. 2011 – The Who's Pete Townshend tells Uncut magazine that he regrets ever forming the band. "What would I have done differently? I would never have joined a band. Even though I am quite a good gang member and a good trooper on the road, I am bad at creative collaboration." -- 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.
