Today is MARCH 28th - and here's what happened on this day in music:
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Wax Musicians! On this day in 1964, Madame Tussauds, London unveiled the wax works images of The Beatles, the first pop stars to be honoured. Since then, many other musicians have been imortalized in wax including Usher, Jessica Simpson, Ozzy Osbourne, and Miley Cirus. |
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1948:
John Evan(s) of Jethro Tull is born.
THE FIFTIES
1951:
No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "If,'' by Perry Como.
1957:
Appearing live at The Chicago International Theatre, Elvis Presley.
THE SIXTIES
1964:
Radio Caroline started broadcasting from the former Danish ferry 'Fredericia' in the North Sea.
1968:
No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay'' by Otis Redding. The song reaches No. 1 three months after Redding is killed in a plane crash near Madison, Wis.
1969:
Born on this day, Cheryl James - better known as Salt of Salt-n-Pepa.
THE SEVENTIES
1971:
No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)'' by The Temptations.
1976:
Genesis began their first North American tour since Peter Gabriel left the band, appearing in Buffalo, New York, with Phil Collins taking over as lead singer.
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Billboard Top 10 - 3/30/83
1. Michael Jackson |
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THE EIGHTIES
1981:
Elton John's version of The Beatles 'I Saw Her Standing There' was released as a tribute to John Lennon.
1982:
David Crosby was arrested after crashing his car on the San Diego Highway. Police also found cocaine and a pistol in the Crosby Stills & Nash star's car.
1986:
No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Rock Me Amadeus'' by Falco. The Austrian singer says he was inspired to write the song about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart after seeing the movie "Amadeus.''
THE NINETIES
1992:
Over $100,000 (£58,800) worth of damage was caused at The Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, California when Ozzy Osbourne invited the first two rows of the audience on stage. Many others took up the offer and the band was forced to exit the stage.
1993:
Buddy Red Bow, a Lakota country and western singer whose songs were popular in Indian country, dies in Rapid City, S.D., at age 44. Red Bow recorded three albums and many singles, and his best-known songs included "Indian Love Song'' and "Run Indian Run." As an actor, he appeared in such films as "Young Guns'' and "Powwow Highway.''
1995:
Country singer Lyle Lovett and actress Julia Roberts announced they were separating after 21 months of marriage.
AND NOW
2000:Jimmy Page accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages from a magazine which claimed he had caused or contributed to the death of his Led Zeppelin bandmate John Bonham. Page's solicitor, Norman Chapman, told High Court Judge Mr Justice Morland that the feature in Ministry magazine printed in 1999 claimed Page was more concerned with keeping vomit off his bed than saving his friend's life, and that he stood over him wearing Satanist robes and performing a useless spell.
2001:
Canada's leading jazz figure, Moe Koffman, dies of cancer in Orangeville, Ontario. He is 73. Koffman, who played flute, saxophone, and clarinet, released 30 albums in his 50-year career. He is best known for his 1958 hit "Swinging Shepherd Blues."
2001:
The artist formerly known as both Puffy and Puff Daddy told MTV he now wanted to be known as P. Diddy.
2004:
Adan Chalino Sanchez, one of the most promising young regional Mexican acts in the market, dies from injuries sustained in a car crash the night before. He is 19. Sanchez was the son of legendary corrido singer/songwriter Chalino Sanchez, who was murdered 12 years before in Sinaloa, Mexico.
2006:
"loudQuietloud: A Film About the Pixies" premieres during the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas. Directed by Steven Cantor and Matthew Galkin for New York-based Stick Figure Productions, the documentary chronicles the Pixies' year-long reunion tour which began in 2004, starting with the first rehearsals and ending with the band's quiet dissipation.
Music Trivia:
Yesterday's question - "What movie soundtrack topped the Billboard charts this week in 1998?"
was correctly answered by Carolyn R., Team Gather, who knew it was Titanic! Congratulations!
Today's trivia question:
What Blondie song topped the charts this week in 1981, and stayed there for two weeks?
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Comments: 21
Not a Blondie fan but I'll guess heart of Glass
I look forward to reading this everyday!
This must take a LOT of research.
Jiminy Christmas, my memory just isn't what it used to be....at one point I wanted to BE Debbie Harry! Slinks away shaking middle-aged head.....
Born March 28th - John Evans, Aka Evan, rock drummer, Jethro Tull
Dropping by with a 10 for you
Flippity Floppity, Zippity Zee
And a great big HI from Pooh and Me!
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