Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

20 марта 2005,
Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Is This The Way To Amarillo', spending 7 weeks at the top of the charts, it became the best-selling single of 2005. It was a re-release of Christie's 1971 hit.
https://www.discogs.com/Tony-Christie-Feat-Peter-Kay-Is-This-The-Way-To-Amarillo/master...

20 марта 1964,
Битлз второй раз выступает в популярной музыкальной передаче Би-Би-Си "Ready Steady Go!", исполнив под фонограмму песни ‘It Won't Be Long’, ‘You Can't Do That’ и ‘Can't Buy Me Love’.

Cертификаты и контракты(2)
20 марта


1967 : Сингл Битлз Penny Lane b/w Strawberry Fields Forever получает сертификат золотого диска.

1991 : Майкл Джексон подписал с компанией Сони самый большой контракт в истории музыки на 65 миллионов долларов.

20 марта 1991 :
Четырёхлетний сын Эрика Клэптона Конор погиб,упав с большой высоты из окна апартаментов его матери.Клэптон посвятил Конору свою песню Tears In Heaven.

Свадьбы и разводы (3)


1969 : John Lennon marries Yoko Ono at the Rock of Gibraltar in Spain, which is still owned by Britain. The Beatles song The Ballad of John and Yoko describes their ordeal finding a location for the nuptials.

1976 : Alice Cooper gets married for the first (and only) time. His bride is Sheryl Goddard, a 19-year-old dance instructor who had performed on his Welcome To My Nightmare tour.

1984 : Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats marries actress Britt Ekland.

20 марта 1976 :
Элис Купер женился первый(и единственный) раз на Шерил Годдард,19-летнем инструкторе по танцам своего тура Welcome To My Nightmare tour.

21 марта
Сегодня родились:

1945, Born on this day, Rosemary Stone, vocals, piano, Sly and The Family Stone, (1971 US No.1 & 1972 UK Hit single 'Family Affair').

1946, Born on this day, Ray Dorset(photo), singer, guitarist, songwriter, Mungo Jerry, (1970 UK No.1 & US No.3 single 'In The Summertime').

1950, Born on this day, Roger Hodgson, guitar, Supertramp, (1979 US & UK Hit single 'The Logical Song').

1951, Born on this day, Conrad Lozano, Los Lobos, (1987 UK & US No.1 single 'La Bamba').

1951, Born on this day, Russell Thompkins Jr, vocals, The Stylistics, (1975 US No.1 single 'You Make Me Feel Brand New', 1975 UK No.1 single 'Can't Give You Anything But My Love' plus 15 other UK top 40 singles).

1953, Born on this day, Robert Johnson, KC and the Sunshine Band, (1975 US No.1 single 'That's The Way, I Like It', 1983 UK No.1 single 'Give It Up').

1967, Born on this day, Jonas Berggren, guitar, keyboards, Ace Of Base, (1993 UK No.1 single 'All That She Wants', 1994 US No.1 single 'The Sign').


Ушли из жизни:

1987: Dean Paul Martin (Dino, Desi and Billy)

1991: Leo Fender

2002: John "Speedy" Keene (Thunderclap Newman)

2004: Johnny Bristol

1967, Born on this day, Sean Dickson, The Soup Dragons, (1990 UK Hit single 'I'm Free').

21 марта
События:

1961: The Beatles, still featuring Pete Best on drums, play their first evening gig at Liverpool's Cavern Club, opening for an act called The Bluegenes (later the Swinging Blue Jeans of "Hippy Hippy Shake" fame).

1963: Barbra Streisand marries her first husband, actor Elliott Gould, whom she'd met while both were performing in the Broadway hit I Can Get It for You Wholesale.

1964: Dean Martin immortalizes his handprints in the cement of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

1964: Judy Collins is catapulted into stardom after a momentous appearance at New York's Carnegie Hall.

1967: John Lennon takes his first major LSD trip and freaks out while recording backing vocals on the track "Getting Better." Producer George Martin, not realizing the effects of the drug, takes Lennon to the roof of Abbey Road Studios to get some fresh air. Paul and George, upon learning where John was, rush up to get him down. The group works on a piano track for "Lovely Rita" instead.

1973: After screaming teenage David Cassidy fangirls cause a riot on the set of the BBC TV show Top Of The Pops

1976: David Bowie and Iggy Pop are arrested in New York and charged with marijuana possession, charges which are later dropped.

1984: John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, dedicates a section of New York City's Central Park as a place of meditation called Strawberry Fields. Every December 9, thousands of fans converge on the spot to remember her last husband, who was murdered by a deranged fan on that day in 1980.

1990: Tony Orlando(photo) is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6385 Hollywood Boulevard.

1994: Bruce Springsteen wins an Oscar for penning the song "Streets Of Philadelphia" for the Tom Hanks movie Philadelphia.

2003: Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry divorces his first wife, model Lucy Helmore, after 21 years, on grounds of adultery.

2006: After a six-year legal battle, the three surviving daughters of African musician Solomon Linda are awarded one-quarter of all future royalties from the Tokens' 1961 hit "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."

2008: Five years of legal wrangling comes to a close after the Beach Boys' Mike Love and Brian Wilson sued former member Al Jardine in an attempt to stop him from using the name while touring with his own band.

21 марта
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1960: Elvis Presley: "Stuck On You," "Fame And Fortune," "A Mess Of Blues," "It Feels So Right"

1961: Elvis Presley: "Hawaiian Sunset," "Ku-u-i-po," "No More," "Slicin' Sand"

1967: The Beatles, Recording of vocals for "Getting Better" and piano solo for "Lovely Rita".


Чарты

1953: Patti Page's "How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?" hits #1

1964: The Beatles' "She Loves You" hits #1
http://oldies.about.com/od/oldieshistory/a/march21.htm

21 марта 1945,
Born on this day, Rosemary Stone, vocals, piano, Sly and The Family Stone, (1971 US No.1 & 1972 UK Hit single 'Family Affair'

21 марта 1945,
Born on this day, Rosemary Stone, vocals, piano, Sly and The Family Stone, (1971 US No.1 & 1972 UK Hit single 'Family Affai

21 марта 1946,
Born on this day, Ray Dorset, singer, guitarist, songwriter, Mungo Jerry, (1970 UK No.1 & US No.3 single 'In The Summertime').

Ray Dorset, singer, guitarist, songwriter, Mungo Jerry

21 марта 1950,
Born on this day, Roger Hodgson, guitar,vocals, Supertramp, (1979 US & UK Hit single 'The Logical Song').