Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

Awards and Honors (1)

17 марта 2005 :
Robert Plant is presented with his lifetime achievement Grammy award at SXSW in Austin, Texas.

Certifications and Milestones (1)
17 марта 1978 :
The Irish high school band U2, which just recently changed their name from The Hype, win the Limerick Civic Week Pop '78 talent competition, earning about $1,000 and a chance to record a demo for CBS Records.

Concerts and Festivals
17 марта

1990 : Whitney Houston headlines an AIDS benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The concert, dubbed “That’s What Friends Are For,” celebrates the 15th anniversary of Arista Records.

1998 : Mick Fleetwood joins The Corrs onstage for a St. Patrick’s Day performance at Royal Albert Hall in London(photo). Their performance of the Fleetwood Mac song "Dreams" is released as a single and becomes the first hit for The Corrs, going to #6 in the UK.

17 марта
Ушли из жизни (10)


1979 : Zenon DeFleur (Count Bishops)

1982 : Samuel George, Jr. (The Capitols)

1989 : Bobby Mitchell

1990 : Ric Grech (Family, Traffic, Blind Faith-photo)

1996 : Terry Stafford

2003 : Bill Carlisle

2006 : Professor X

2009 : Lester Davenport

2010 : Alex Chilton (Big Star)

2011 : Ferlin Husky

17 марта
Дебюты (2)


1962 : Deke Leonard makes his debut in a talent contest at the Car Bay Club, Wales with Lucifer And The Corncrackers. According to his book Maybe I Should've Stayed In Bed... the band was introduced as Ivor And The Prawn Crackers.

2003 : Cliff – The Musical(photo) opens at The Prince of Wales Theatre, London. The show, which is based on the life of Cliff Richard, closes three months later.

17 марта
Свадьбы и разводы (2)


1966 : Keith Moon of The Who marries his pregnant girlfriend, Kim Kerrigan, in secrecy.

2008 : Heather Mills is awarded 23.7 million pounds (about $47 million) in her divorce from Paul McCartney. Mills asked for much more but still got more than the $32 million Paul offered. Mills is vilified in the British press for being opportunistic.

Музыканты и политика:

17 марта 1968 :
Mick Jagger joins a demonstration at Grosvenor Square in London to protest the Vietnam War.

18 марта
Сегодня родились:

1936, Born on this day, Robert Lee Smith, The Tams, (1964 US Hit single 'What Kind Of Fool Do you Think I Am', 1971 UK No.1 single 'Hey Girl Don't Bother Me').

1941, Born on this day, Wilson Pickett, US soul singer, (1965 UK & US Hit single 'In The Midnight Hour' plus 15 other US Top 40 singles). Pickett died of a heart attack on 19th Jan 2006 aged 64.

1943, Born on this day, Dennis Linde, best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, 'Burning Love'. Linde wrote numerous hit songs for mainly country music singers, In 2000, his song for the Dixie Chicks, 'Goodbye Earl', stirred some controversy for its take on spousal abuse. He died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on December 22, 2006 aged 63.

1947, Born on this day, Barry J Wilson(фото), drums, Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'Whiter Shade Of Pale'). Wilson died after spending several months in a coma following a car accident on October 8th 1990, he was 43.

1950, Born on this day, John Hartman, The Doobie Brothers, (1979 US No.1 single 'What A Fool Believes', 1993 UK Hit single 'Long Train Runnin').

1959, Born on this day, Irene Cara, US singer, actress, (1982 UK No.1 & US Hit single, 'Fame' & 1983 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Flashdance...What A Feeling'). Cara played Coco Hernandez in Fame.

1963, Born on this day, Vanessa Williams, US singer, former model and beauty queen, (1992 US No.1 & UK Hit single 'Save The Best To Last').

1966, Born on this day, Jerry Cantrell, Alice In Chains, (1993 UK Hit single 'Would').

1974, Born on this day, Stuart Zender, bass, Jamiroquai, (1996 UK Hit single 'Virtual Insanity'. 1998 UK No.1 & US No.2 album 'Godzilla').

1979, Born on this day, Adam Levine, guitar, vocals, Maroon 5, who had the 2004 UK No.1 album ‘Songs About Jane’, the 2004 US No.1 & UK Hit single ‘She Will Be Loved’ and the 2014 US No.1 album V.


Ушли из жизни:

2001: John Phillips (The Mamas and the Papas)

2010: Fess Parker

18 марта
Cобытия:

1958: Jerry Lee Lewis becomes the first musician to appear on American Bandstand actually singing and not lip-synching his performance. Singing "Great Balls Of Fire," "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," and "Breathless" live, he also becomes the first guest to perform three songs on the program.

1959: EMI announces its intention to halt production of 78 rpm records.

1960: Rio Bravo, the classic Howard Hawks/John Wayne Western that also stars Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson, opens in US theaters.

1965: In a scandal that cements their reputation as bad boys (and which may have been planned by manager Andrew Loog Oldham), the Rolling Stones are arrested for publicly urinating on the side of a gas station in Essex after a show.

1965: The Standells guest star as themselves on tonight's "Far-Out Munsters" episode of CBS-TV's The Munsters.

1967: Steve Winwood(photo), teenage singer/organist formerly with the Spencer Davis Group, forms Traffic with Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason, and Chris Wood.

1972: Ringo Starr, in his first directing role, films tonight's T. Rex concert in Wembley for his upcoming Marc Bolan documentary Born To Boogie

1973: At Earl's Court in London, Pink Floyd perform their just-released album Dark Side Of The Moon in its entirety for the first time.

1975: Ken Russell's bizarre and controversial film of the Who's rock opera Tommy premieres in New York.

1976: David Bowie has his first starring role on film as the alien fantasy The Man Who Fell To Earth premieres in London.

1978: Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees occupies the top three spots on the Billboard charts as a songwriter and producer: Samantha Sang's "Emotion" at #3, younger brother Andy Gibb's "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" at #2, and the Bee Gees' own "Night Fever" in the top spot for the first of eight solid weeks.

1982: Returning from a Philadelphia basketball game, Teddy Pendergrass is permanently paralyzed from the waist down when the brakes on his Rolls Royce fail, causing him to cross into oncoming traffic and crash into a tree. Miraculously, he returns to the stage in 1984.

1992: Donna Summer is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Blvd.

1994: Darryl Jones replaces longtime bassist Bill Wyman in the Rolling Stones.

1994: The New Orleans suburb of Kenner, LA, renames a section of 4th Street as Lloyd Price Avenue in honor of the musician, who grew up in the area.

2002: Liza Minelli marries her fourth husband, promoter David Gest, in New York. Natalie Cole sings "Unforgettable" at the ceremony, and Dionne Warwick, Petula Clark, and the Doobie Brothers all play at the opulent reception. The union would last not quite a year and a half.

2002: In New York, Isaac Hayes, Brenda Lee, and Gene Pitney (among others) are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Релизы

1967: The Five Americans, "Western Union"

1968: The Beatles, "Lady Madonna"


Запись

1960: The Everly Brothers, "Cathy's Clown"


Charts

1950: Teresa Brewer's "Music! Music! Music!" hits #1

1967: The Beatles' "Penny Lane" hits #1

1972: Neil Young's "Heart Of Gold" hits #1

1978: The Bee Gees' "Night Fever" hits #1


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1970: Brook Benton's "Rainy Night In Georgia" is certified gold
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18 марта 1947,
Born on this day, Barry J Wilson, drums, Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'Whiter Shade Of Pale'). Wilson died after spending several months in a coma following a car accident on October 8th 1990, he was 43.

18 марта 1947,
Born on this day, Barry J Wilson, drums, Procol Harum

Barry J Wilson, drums, Procol Harum

18 марта 1950,
Born on this day, John Hartman,drums, The Doobie Brothers, (1979 US No.1 single 'What A Fool Believes', 1993 UK Hit single 'Long Train Runnin').

Photo:Drummer John Hartman performing with American rock group The Doobie Brothers at the Rainbow Theatre, London, 31st January 1974.

John Hartman,drums, The Doobie Brothers