Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
BTD Mar10,1888 Barry Fitzgerald#BTD Mar10,1888 #BarryFitzgerald (William Shields) longtime character actor many great roles such as 1944 Father Fitzgibbon in "Going My Way" where he won the #AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actor and one of my favorites film 1952 as Michaeleen "Óge" Flynn in "The Quiet Man"
BTD Mar10,1919 Marion Hutton#BTD Mar10,1919 #MarionHutton RIP. Singer discovered by #GlennMiller & invited to join his orchestra in 1938 at the age of 17. She sang with the Glenn Miller Orchestra from 1938-1942, she is the sister of actress and singer #BettyHutton
BTD Mar10,1933 Ralph Emery#BTD Mar10,1933 #RalphEmery DJ #WSM radio Nashville for many years. Gained national fame hosting the syndicated TV music series, Pop! Goes the Country, from 1974 to 1980 and the nightly Nashville Network TV program, Nashville Now, from 1983 to 1993 @WSMradio
BTD Mar10,1940 Chuck Norris#BTD Mar10,1940 #ChuckNorris (Carlos Norris) actor, martial arts, movies such as Missing in Action, Delta Force & played the title role in the TV series from 1993-2001 "Walker, Texas Ranger" Ranger Cordell Walker, which he also produced and wrote #HBday @chucknorris
BTD Mar10,1940 Dean Torrence#BTD Mar10,1940 #DeanTorrence singer, 1/2 of 1960s rock duo #JanAndDean known for their surfer songs 1959 US #10 "Baby Talk", 1963 US #1 "Surf City" & 1st surf song on the top of the charts, 1964 US #3 "Little Old Lady from Pasadena", +11 Top40 US singles
BTD Mar10,1945 Pete Nelson#BTD Mar10,1945 #PeteNelson (Peter Lipscomb) RIP singer The Flower Pot Men #FlowerPotMen 1967 UK #1 single with "Let's Go To San Francisco"
BTD Mar10,1947 Tom Scholz#BTD Mar10,1947 #TomScholz (Donald Thomas Scholz) guitarist, keyboards, founder and only remaining original member of #Boston 1976 US #5 & UK #22 "More Than A Feeling", 1986 US #1 "Amanda", +6 US Top40 singles
BTD Mar10,1950 Ted McKenna#BTD Mar10,1950 #TedMcKenna drummer the Sensational Alex Harvey Band #SAHB 1975 UK #7 single "Delilah" 1975 album "Next"
BTD Mar10,1954 Tina Charles#BTD Mar10,1954 #TinaCharles (Tina Hoskins) singer 1976 UK #1 "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)", 1976 UK #6 "Dance Little Lady Dance", 1976 UK #4 "Dr. Love", +4 UK Top40 singles. 1969 her 1st solo single with a then-unknown piano player named #EltonJohn
OTD Mar10,1924 Guy Lombardo#OTD Mar10,1924 #GuyLombardo & His Royal Canadians made their 1st recordings. 2 songs were eventually released on the Gennett label
OTD Mar10,1951 Mario Lanza#OTD Mar10,1951 #MarioLanza starts a 2wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Be My Love" written by #NicholasBrodszky with lyrics by #SammyCahn for Mario Lanza who sang it with #KathrynGrayson in the 1950 movie "The Toast of New Orleans"
OTD Mar10,1956 RCA Records, Elvis Presley#OTD Mar10,1956 #RCA Records place a half page advertisement in the @billboard Magazine claiming #ElvisPresley is "The New Singing Rage!!!" @RCARecords
OTD Mar10,1958Tom and Jerry, Simon and Garfunkel#OTD Mar10,1958 Big Records release "Our Song" by a teenage duo by the name of #TomandJerry, Tommy Graph & Jerry Landis (later known as #PaulSimon & #ArtGarfunkel)
OTD Mar10,1960Cliff Richard & The Shadows #OTD Mar10,1960 1st UK #1 EP (extended play) is "Expresso Bongo" by #CliffRichard & The #Shadows including Love, A Voice In The Wilderness, The Shrine On The Second Floor and Bongo Blues
OTD Mar10,1960UK's Record Retailers#OTD Mar10,1960 UK's Record Retailer publishes the UK's 1st EP (extended player) chart and the LP (Long Play Album) chart. The first #1 is "Expresso Bongo" by #CliffRichard & The #Shadows
OTD Mar10,1961Beatles#OTD Mar10,1961 The #Beatles play a lunch session at The #Cavern and an evening shows at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Wallasey @cavernliverpool
OTD Mar10,1962 Bruce Channel#OTD Mar10,1962 #BruceChannel starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Hey! Baby" written by #MargaretCobb & Bruce Channel; produced by Channel and Major Bill Smith (owner of LeCam records)
OTD Mar10,1963Beatles#OTD Mar10,1963 The #Beatles perform at the Hippodrome in Birmingham. Now given top billing after the previous show's success
OTD Mar10,1964 Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel #OTD Mar10,1964 #PaulSimon & #ArtGarfunkel record "The Sounds Of Silence" written by Paul Simon; unknown to Paul or Art producers add electric guitar, bass, drums @PaulSimonMusic
OTD Mar10,1965 Davie Jones, David Bowie#OTD Mar10,1965 #DavieJones (later changing his name to #DavidBowie) and the #ManishBoys appear at the Bromel Club, Bromley Hill, England
OTD Mar10,1967 Pink Floyd#OTD Mar10,1967 #PinkFloyd's debut single "Arnold Layne" written by #SydBarrett; is released backed by "Candy and a Currant Bun" The band is credited as "The Pink Floyd" on the original single, though the determiner 'The' is dropped for subsequent releases @pinkfloyd
OTD Mar10,1967 Sonny Bono, Cher#OTD Mar10,1967 #SonnyBono and #Cher guest-star on the #NBC TV's "The Man From UNCLE" S3 E25 "The Hot Number Affair" A THRUSH code is hidden in a dress pattern; Solo & Illya encounter the design shop designers and their model Ramona (Cher) and the cutter Jerry (Sonny Bono)
OTD Mar10,1973 Pink Floyd#OTD Mar10,1973 #PinkFloyd releases "The Dark Side of The Moon" in US. The Pink Floyd album remains on the charts for 741wks from 1973 to 1988 @pinkfloyd
OTD Mar10,1973 Roberta Flack#OTD Mar10,1973 #RobertaFlack is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Killing Me Softly With His Song" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 @Roberta_Flack
OTD Mar10,1974 Paper Lace#OTD Mar10,1974 #PaperLace starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK Singles chart with "Billy Don't Be A Hero" written by #MitchMurray & #PeterCallander. Paper Lace peaks at #98 in the US. Months later Jun15,1974 the single is a #1 on the US Hot100 charts for #BoDonaldson & The Heywoods
OTD Mar10,1977Pink Floyd#OTD Mar10,1977 The #PinkFloyd album "Animals" is certified platinum 1M copies sold in the US Pink Floyd members on LP: #DavidGilmour vocals, guitars; #RogerWaters lead vocals; guitars; #NickMason drums, percussion; #RichardWright organ, string synthesizer @pinkfloyd
OTD Mar10,1979 Gloria Gaynor#OTD Mar10,1979 #GloriaGaynor starts 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Will Survive" written by #FreddiePerren & #DinoFekaris. Gaynor will fall to #2 for 2wks; return to #1 on Apr7 for 1wk. 1980 #Grammy Award for Best Disco Recording @gloriagaynor
OTD Mar10,1979 James Brown#OTD Mar10,1979 #JamesBrown plays at the Grand Ole Opry. Brown took the stage and began his performance with "Your Cheatin' Heart," followed by "Georgia", "Tennessee Waltz" and then a show-stopping rendition of "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"
OTD Mar10,1984 Van Halen#OTD Mar10,1984 #VanHalen is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Jump" for the 3rd week of a 5wk run at #1. Van Halen's only #1 with David Lee Roth as the lead vocalist @DavidLeeRoth @VanHalen
OTD Mar10,1988 Andy Gibb#OTD Mar10,1988 #AndyGibb RIP dies at the age of 30 from myocarditis (inflammation of heart) after cocaine addiction weakened his heart. Gibb had the 1977 US #1 I Just Want to Be Your Everything, 1977 US #1 (Love Is) Thicker Than Water, 1978 US #1 Shadow Dancing, +6 US Top40s
OTD Mar10,1988 Prince#OTD Mar10,1988 In the US #Prince releases his 10th album called "Lovesexy" Stores refuse to sell the LP due to the nude portrait on the cover
OTD Mar10,1990 Janet Jackson#OTD Mar10,1990 #JanetJackson is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Escapade" 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 @JanetJackson
OTD Mar10,1998 Eric Clapton#OTD Mar10,1998 #EricClapton's 1st album of regular studio material since 1989 is released under the name "Pilgrim" One of Clapton's most commercially successful albums, reaching the Top10 in 22 countries, selling more than 4.5M copies @EricClapton
OTD Mar10,2014Cynthia Lynn#OTD Mar10,2014 #CynthiaLynn (Zinta Valda Ziemelis) RIP actress dies at the age of 76. Most notable for her portrayal of Fräulein Helga, Colonel Klink's original secretary in TV series "Hogan's Heroes" during the first season from 1965–1966
OTD Mar10,2107 Russell Howard#OTD Mar10,2107 #RussellHoward sets new record for most consecutive performances by an artist @RoyalAlbertHall. The old record was held by #FrankSinatra and #BarryManilow. Other performers have held long residencies but none have done as many consecutive nights @russellhoward