Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

21 марта 1970

"Let It Be" single, 2nd week in the Top 30 (US Billboard).
https://www.discogs.com/Beatles-Let-It-Be/release/2446587

Призы и лотличия (3)
21 марта

1964 : Dean Martin leaves his handprints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

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

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

Ушли из жизни (9)
21 марта

1978 : Carole King's third husband, Rick Evers, dies of a drug overdose after working on Carole's album Welcome Home, which was released two months later. Evers had co-writing credits on three songs from the album and appears on the cover with King.

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 late husband, who was murdered by a deranged fan on that day in 1980.

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

1991 : Leo Fender(photo)

2002 : John "Speedy" Keene (Thunderclap Newman)

2004 : Johnny Bristol

2008 : Klaus Dinger (Kraftwerk, Neu!)

2011 : Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins

2011 : Loleatta Holloway

Кино (1)
21 марта 1956 :
The movie Rock Around The Clock, about a concert promoter (played by DJ Alan Freed) who brings Rock and Roll to the masses, opens in theaters. The film stars Bill Haley and His Comets and is named after their hit song. It is one of the first movies based on rock music and aimed at teenagers.

22 марта
Сегодня родились:

1936, Born on this day, Roger Whittaker, singer, songwriter, (1969 UK Hit single 'Durham Town', 1975 UK & US Hit single 'The Last Farewell').

1943, Born on this day, George Benson, US singer, jazz /pop singer, guitarist, (1980 US & UK Hit single 'Give Me The Night').

1943, Born on this day, Keith Relf, vocals, The Yardbirds, (1965 UK & US Hit single 'For Your Love'). Relf died on May 14th 1976 from an electric shock received while playing his electric guitar at home.

1944, Born on this day, Tony McPhee, guitar, vocals, The Groundhogs, (1971 UK Hit album 'Split').

1946, Born on this day, Harry Vanda, The Easybeats, (1966 UK & US Hit single 'Friday On My Mind').

1947, Born on this day, Patrick Olive, Hot Chocolate, (1975 US Hit single 'You Sexy Thing', 1977 UK No.1 single 'So You Win Again' plus over 25 other top 40 hits).

1948, Born on this day, Andrew Lloyd Webber(photo), songwriter, producer with Tim Rice, (1977 UK No.1 single by Julie Covington, 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina', biggest selling UK single by a female artist, until 1985, taken from musical 'Evita').

1948, Born on this day, Randy Hobbs, bass guitarist, Johnny Winter group, McCoys, (1965 US No.1 & UK Hit single 'Hang On Sloopy'). Hobbs died on August 5th 1993 from a drug overdose, aged 45.

1958, Born on this day, Pete Wylie, singer, Wah! (1982 Hit single 'Story Of The Blues').

1963, Born on this day, Susanne Sulley, singer, The Human League, (1981 UK No.1 & 1982 US No.1 single 'Don't You Want Me' plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles).

1968, Born on this day, Mickey Dale, keyboards, Embrace, (2006 UK No. 2 single ‘Natures Law’, 2006 UK No.1 album ‘This New Day’).

1979, Born on this day, Aaron Wright North, guitarist, Nine Inch Nails, (2005 US No.1 album 'White Teeth').

1980, Born on this day, Shannon Bex, singer, Danity Kane, (formed on the MTV reality show Making the Band 3). 2006 US No.1 self-titled album.

1981, Born on this day, Shawn Mims, American rapper, (2007 US No.1 single 'This Is Why I'm Hot').


Ушли из жизни:

Death

1986: Mark Dinning

1991: Dave Guard (The Kingston Trio)

1994: Dan Hartman

1996: Don Murray (The Turtles)

2001: Earl Beal (The Silhouettes)

2005: Rod Price (Foghat)
http://oldies.about.com/od/oldieshistory/a/march22.htm

22 марта
События:

1958: Hank Williams Jr. makes his stage debut, at the age of eight, singing on stage in Swainsboro, GA.

1962: 19-year-old Barbra Streisand(photo) becomes an instant celebrity when she stars in the Broadway play I Can Get It For You Wholesale.

1967: Elvis Presley begins filming his 25th movie, Clambake, in Los Angeles.

1967: The Who make their US stage debut, performing at the Paramount Theater in New York City.

1971: The Allman Brothers are arrested at a truck stop in Jackson, AL, and charged with possession of marijuana and heroin.

1975: Barry Manilow makes his first US television appearance, performing "Mandy" and "It's A Miracle" on ABC-TV's American Bandstand.

1976: While campaigning for US President, Jimmy Carter tells NARM (The National Association of Record Merchandisers) that he listened to Dylan, the Grateful Dead, and Led Zeppelin while Governor of Georgia.

1977: ABC-TV airs the John Denver special Thank God I'm A Country Boy.

1978: The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, a Beatles parody special that grew out of sketches on ex-Monty Python member Eric Idle's show Rutland Weekend Television , gets its first US airing on ABC-TV.

1979: Chaka Khan gives birth to her second child, Damien Milton Patrick Holland.

1994: Ted Nugent, always a straight arrow, makes a PSA warning kids of the dangers of abusing inhalants.

1997: Paul McCartney's original birth certificate is sold to a private Beatles collector for $84,146.

2000: An audience member falls 90 feet off of an electrical tower at a KISS concert in at California's Oakland Arena.

2006: Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler's upcoming throat surgery forces the band to cancel their latest tour North America, sparking rumors that Tyler is in fact battling throat cancer.

22 марта
В этот день:

Релизы

1963: The Beatles, Please Please Me
1965: Bob Dylan, Bringing It All Back Home
1967: Elvis Presley, Easy Come, Easy Go
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Come,_Easy_Go_(1967_film)
1971: Elvis Presley, You'll Never Walk Alone
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%E2%80%99ll_Never_Walk_Alone_(%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1...
1971: John Lennon, "Power To The People"(USA)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_to_the_People_(song)
1974: The Eagles, On The Border
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Border


Записывались:

1961: Dee Clark, "Raindrops"
1967: The Beatles, "Within You Without You"

Чарты:

1975: Frankie Valli's "My Eyes Adored You" hits #1
1975: Led Zeppelin's LP Physical Graffiti hits #1

22 марта 1936,
Born on this day, Roger Whittaker, singer, songwriter, (1969 UK Hit single 'Durham Town', 1975 UK & US Hit single 'The Last Farewell').

22 марта 1943,
Born on this day, George Benson, US singer, jazz /pop singer, guitarist, (1980 US & UK Hit single 'Give Me The Night').

22 марта 1943,
Born on this day, Keith Relf, vocals, The Yardbirds, (1965 UK & US Hit single 'For Your Love'). Relf died on May 14th 1976 from an electric shock received while playing his electric guitar at home.

22 марта 1943,
Born on this day, Keith Relf, vocals, The Yardbirds

Keith Relf, vocals, The Yardbirds

22 марта 1944,
Born on this day, Tony McPhee, guitar, vocals, The Groundhogs, (1971 UK Hit album 'Split').

Tony McPhee, guitar, vocals, The Groundhogs