Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Mar12,1917 | Leonard Chess | #BTD Mar12,1917 #LeonardChess (Lejzor Czyż) RIP record company executive, the co-founder of #Chess Records with his brother Phil. The record company was home to artist such as #ChuckBerry, #BoDiddley and #JimmyReed | |
| BTD Mar12,1932 | Billie Thomas | #BTD Mar12,1932 #BillieThomas Jr RIP actor, best remembered for portraying the character of #Buckwheat in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) short films from 1934 until the series end in 1944. Later, he was a successful film lab technician with the Technicolor corporation | |
| BTD Mar12,1940 | Al Jarreau | #BTD Mar12,1940 #AlJarreau RIP Pop, R&B singer, musician. 1981 US #15 & R&B #6 "We're in This Love Together", +2 US and 10 R&B Top40 singles. 7 #Grammy Awards and best known for his 1981 album "Breakin' Away" | |
| BTD Mar12,1946 | Liza Minnelli | #BTD Mar12,1946 #LizaMinnelli singer, dancer, actress film and theater such as her 1972 Academy Award-winning portrayal of Sally Bowles in "Cabaret" Her mother was #JudyGarland and her father #VincenteMinnelli. She made her professional debut at 3 #HBday @OfficialLiza1 | |
| BTD Mar12,1948 | James Taylor | #BTD Mar12,1948 #JamesTaylor singer, songwriter, guitarist 1970 US #3 & UK #42 "Fire and Rain", 1971 US #1 & UK #4 "You've Got a Friend", +9 US Top40s and 30 AC (Adult Complementary) Top40 singles with 4 #1s. Taylor is a 5 time #GRAMMY award winner #HBday @JamesTaylor_com | |
| BTD Mar12,1949 | Mike Gibbins | #BTD Mar12,1949 #MikeGibbins RIP drummer with The #Iveys and then #Badfinger 1969 UK #4 & US #7 "Come And Get It", 1970 US #8 & UK #5 "No Matter What", 1971 US #4 & UK #10 "Day After Day", 1972 US #14 "Baby Blue" @Badfinger_Offcl | |
| OTD Mar12,1939 | Artie Shaw | #OTD Mar12,1939 #ArtieShaw & His Orchestra with Vocal refrain by #HelenForrest record the song "Deep Purple" written by #PeterDeRose with #MitchellParish adding lyrics 1938. Where #DeepPurple the rock band got their name; the song was a favorite of #RitchieBlackmore's granny | |
| OTD Mar12,1949 | Blue Barron | #OTD Mar12,1949 #BlueBarron & His Orchestra start a 2wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Cruising Down the River" written by #EnaDayne (she could not read music) then transcribed by #NellTollerton with lyrics by #EilyBeadell with vocals by Ensemble | |
| OTD Mar12,1954 | Stargazers | #OTD Mar12,1954 The #Stargazers with SydDean and his orchestra start a 5wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with "I See The Moon" written by #MeredithWillson. Falls to #3 after 5wks but returns to #1 on Apr24 for 1wk for a total of 6wks at the top of the charts. Stargazers 2nd UK #1 | |
| OTD Mar12,1955 | Charlie Parker | #OTD Mar12,1955 #CharlieParker Jr #jazz saxophonist, composer dies at the age of 34. Very influential in the development of bebop. The 1988 Movie "Bird" a Bio/drama is about Charlie Parker | |
| OTD Mar12,1955 | Dave Brubeck | #OTD Mar12,1955 The #DaveBrubeck Quartet appear for the 1st time at Carnegie Hall in New York City @carnegiehall | |
| OTD Mar12,1957 | Crickets | #OTD Mar12,1957 The #Crickets record a cha-cha version of "Maybe Baby" written by #BuddyHolly & #NormanPetty in Clovis, New Mexico; closest studio to Holly's home in Lubbock, Texas. Holly will record the popular version on Sep29,1957 at Tinker Air Force Base, Midwest City, OK | |
| OTD Mar12,1961 | Chubby Checker | #OTD Mar12,1961 #ChubbyChecker is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Pony Time" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Mar12,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Mar12,1963 The #Beatles play as a trio at the Granada Cinema in Bedford. #JohnLennon is in bed with a bad cold. #PaulMcCartney and #GeorgeHarrison split the vocals | |
| OTD Mar12,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Mar12,1964 The UK Top10 Singles Chart (actually the top 11) are all British acts and surprisingly NO #Beatles. #CillaBlack leading the way at #1 with "Anyone Who Had A Heart" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1. At the time the #Beatles had the top 3 songs on the US charts | |
| OTD Mar12,1965 | Flintstones | #OTD Mar12,1965 The #Flintstones "Surfin' Fred" the fifth season finale episode airs on @ABCNetwork. Singing, voice acting is #JamesDarren as Jimmy Darrock. Singing the "The Surfin' Craze!" composed by #PFSloan and #SteveBarri | |
| OTD Mar12,1966 | Cher | #OTD Mar12,1966 #Cher enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #75 with "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" written by #SonnyBono. Cher’s 1st million-selling single will peak at #2 on Apr23 | |
| OTD Mar12,1966 | Barry Sadler | #OTD Mar12,1966 Staff Sergeant #BarrySadler is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Ballad Of The Green Berets" for the 2nd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Mar12,1968 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Mar12,1968 The #RollingStones start recording "Jumpin' Jack Flash" written by #MickJagger and #KeithRichards. The Rolling Stones have a new producer #JimmyMiller and they are at Olympic studios @RollingStones | |
| OTD Mar12,1969 | George Harrison | #OTD Mar12,1969 #GeorgeHarrison & #PattieBoyd are arrested in Esher, Surrey. Charged with cannabis resin possession police found 120 joints in their house | |
| OTD Mar12,1969 | Jackie Lomax | #OTD Mar12,1969 #JackieLomax final recording session for the single "Thumbin' A Ride" at #Apple Records studio #GeorgeHarrison overseeing overdubs | |
| OTD Mar12,1969 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Mar12,1969 #PaulMcCartney & #LindaEastman are married in a civil ceremony at Marylebone Registry Office. The event was supposed to be a secret, many onlookers and reporters heard about it and turned up for a glimpse of the couple | |
| OTD Mar12,1972 | Harry Nilsson | #OTD Mar12,1972 #HarryNilsson is still at #1 on UK singles chart with “Without You” for the 2nd week of a 5wk run at #1. 1st recorded by #Badfinger in 1970 & a #1 hit for @MariahCarey in 1994 | |
| OTD Mar12,1972 | Paul Simon | #OTD Mar12,1972 #PaulSimon has his 1st solo #1 LP his self-titled debut album went to #1 on UK Album charts | |
| OTD Mar12,1974 | Harry Nilsson | #OTD Mar12,1974 #HarryNilsson & #JohnLennon are ejected from the Troubador Club in LA for heckling the #SmothersBrothers comedy act | |
| OTD Mar12,1977 | Barbra Streisand | #OTD Mar12,1977 #BarbraStreisand is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Evergreen" (also called "Love Theme from A Star Is Born") for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 @BarbraStreisand | |
| OTD Mar12,1983 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Mar12,1983 #MichaelJackson is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Billie Jean" for the 2nd week of a 7wk run at #1 @michaeljackson | |
| OTD Mar12,1983 | U2 | #OTD Mar12,1983 #U2 jumps straight to the top of the UK album chart with "War" U2 with the #1 LP for only 1wk, but would spend 148wks on chart. On the album are two hit singles New Years Day & Two Hearts Beat As One @U2 | |
| OTD Mar12,1988 | Rick Astley | #OTD Mar12,1988 #RickAstley starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Never Gonna Give You Up" written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman #SAW. Astley peaks at #2 Mar6 on the UK singles chart and stays for 2wks @rickastley | |
| OTD Mar12,1991 | REM | #OTD Mar12,1991 The #REM album "Out of Time" is released. The REM album has sold over 18 million copies @remhq | |
| OTD Mar12,1996 | KISS | #OTD Mar12,1996 #KISS releases the album "MTV Unplugged" Kiss members on the LP: #PaulStanley acoustic guitar, lead vocals; #GeneSimmons acoustic bass guitar, lead vocals; #BruceKulick acoustic guitar; #EricSinger drums @kiss | |
| OTD Mar12,2003 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Mar12,2003 The Chinese government orders the #RollingStones to eliminate 4 songs from their show in Shanghai and Beijing. The deleted Rolling Stones songs are; Brown Sugar, Honky Tonk Women, Beat of Burden, Let's Spend The Night Together @RollingStones | |
| OTD Mar12,2017 | Clem Burke | #OTD Mar12,2017 from #ClemBurke "Brian Setzer, Clem Burke, Dave Stewart, Tom Petty a long time ago" @clem_burke |