Archive for March, 2010

EVENTS ..
1949 – post nine years of development, the first 45 rpm record is introduced by the RCA Victor label, a 7-inch wonder promising better sound and easier playability than the current standard, the 12″ 78 rpm record
1957 – the JOHNNY CASH, the JERRY LEE LEWIS and the CARL PERKINS begin their first and only tour together, a Southern swing that begins tonight in Little Rock, AK
1969 – the GEORGE HARRISON and his wife the PATTIE, appear in court in Surrey, England, to answer recent charges of marijuana resin possession – both are fined £250 pounds
1977 – during intermission at the ELVIS PRESLEY‘s latest show in Baton Rouge, LA, the King becomes too ill to return to the stage – the concert is canceled and the ELVIS is admitted to Baptist Hospital in Memphis the next day, suffering from “fatigue” and “intestinal flu”
1982 – post twelve years together, the ELVIS PRESLEYDOOBIE BROTHERS announce their breakup
1987 – the PRINCE‘s SIGN O’ THE TIMES long_one is released
1989 – the GUNS N’ ROSES release their PATIENCE single_ladies
1995 – an audience member rushes the stage at the JIMMY PAGE AND the ROBERT PLANT concert at The Palace in Auburn Hills, MI, determined to stab the guitarist to end his “Satanic” music – two security guards that apprehend him are stabbed instead, butt recover
1998 – the video for “Good Times,” the only movie to star the SONNY & the CHER hit stores, the video included an unreleased version of “I Got You Babe” – the movie was made in 1967.
1999 – it’s announced that tickets for the CRANBERRIES‘ forthcoming U.S. tour would only be sold via the Internet at www.cranberries.com
2002 – the BARRY GIBB of the BEE GEES buys his childhood home in Manchester

BIRTHS ..
1928 – American country singer the LEFTY FRIZZELL
1935 – the HERB ALPERT
1944 – French he-popper the PASCAL DANEL
1944 – the BAD COMPANY‘s MICK RALPHS
1955 – the AC/DC‘s ANGUS YOUNG
1958 – the BAY CITY ROLLERS‘ PAT MCGLYNN
1959 – the STIFF LITTLE FINGERS‘ ALI MCMORDIE
1974 – the PLACEBO‘s STEFAN OLSDAL
1978 – American he-rapper the TONY YAYO
1982 – the COBRA STARSHIP‘s lead guitarist the RYLAND BLACKINTON
1982 – she-singer-songwriter the LENNON MURPHY

DEATHS ..
1986 – the THE ISLEY BROTHERS‘ singer the O’KELLY ISLEY JR dies of a heart attack (b. December 25, 1937)
1995 – Mexican-American she-popper the SELENA is shot by the manager of her fanclub and as result dies (b. April 16, 1971)
1996 – the JEFFREY LEE PIERCE fell into a coma and then dies (b. June 27, 1958)
2003 – problems with alcoholism took their toll on the TOMMY SEEBACH and he died (b. September 14, 1949)

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