Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Mar15,1912 | Lightnin Hopkins | #BTD Mar15,1912 #LightninHopkins (Samuel John Hopkins) blues singer, songwriter, guitarist. #RollingStone magazine ranked him #71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time | |
| BTD Mar15,1916 | Harry James | #BTD Mar15,1916 #HarryJames RIP #Jazz composer, trumpeter, bandleader, 1st US #1 1939 "All Or Nothing At All" (vocals by #FrankSinatra), +71 US Top40 singles with 8 more US #1 singles. #1 singles with vocals by #KittyKallen two, #DickHaymes one and #HelenForrest three | |
| BTD Mar15,1922 | Eddie Calvert | #BTD Mar15,1922 #EddieCalvert (Albert Edward Calvert) RIP trumpeter 1953 UK #1 "Oh, Mein Papa", 1955 UK #1 with "Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White", +4 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Mar15,1931 | D. J. Fontana | #BTD Mar15,1931 #DJFontana (Dominic Joseph Fontana) RIP drummer. Employed by the Louisiana Hayride to be an in-house drummer on its Saturday night radio broadcast. 1954 met #ElvisPresley & became a part of The Blue Moon Boys. Played with #Elvis til 1968 on over 460 recordings | |
| BTD Mar15,1940 | Phil Lesh | #BTD Mar15,1940 #PhilLesh bass guitarist, founding member the #GratefulDead 1987 US #9 and US Mainstream Rock #1 "Touch of Grey" the band released over 140 LPs, most recorded live in concert @GratefulDead After disbanding in 1995, Lesh continued with project Phil Lesh and Friends | |
| BTD Mar15,1941 | Mike Love | #BTD Mar15,1941 #MikeLove singer, songwriter co-formed The #BeachBoys with #AlJardine & the Wilson cousins Brian, Carl & Dennis. Beach Boys 1st hit US #14 "Surfin' Safari", 1st US #1 1964 "I Get Around", +41 US Top40s w/ 3 more #1s; 16 Top10 LPs @TheBeachBoys #HBday @MikeLoveOFCL | |
| BTD Mar15,1944 | Sly Stone | #BTD Mar15,1944 #SlyStone (Sylvester Stewart) vocals, guitarist, keyboards Sly and the Family Stone 3 US #1s 1968 "Everyday People", "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", 1971 US #1 & 1972 UK #15 "Family Affair", +7 US Top40 singles #HBday @HigherSlyStone | |
| BTD Mar15,1945 | David Costell | #BTD Mar15,1945 #DavidCostell lead guitarist for #GaryLewis and the #Playboys 1965 US #1 "This Diamond Ring", +11 US Top40 singles which included two #2s "Count Me In" and "Save Your Heart for Me" | |
| BTD Mar15,1946 | Howard E Scott | #BTD Mar15,1946 #HowardEScott guitarist, founding member of #War 1970 US #3 "Spill the Wine", 1972 US #2 & US R&B #5 "The Cisco Kid", 1975 US #7 & R&B #1 "Low Rider", +9 US and 16 R&B Top40 singles @WARtheBand; Now with The #Lowrider Band @LowriderBand | |
| BTD Mar15,1948 | Billy Crystal | #BTD Mar15,1948 #BillyCrystal actor, producer, comedian, singer, TV host, & director. In many movies such as Crystal's 1st 1978 Rabbit Test, 1988 Memories of Me, 1999 Analyze This & sitcom "Soap" 1985 stand-up LP "Mahvelous!", 1985 US #58 "You Look Marvelous" #HBday @BillyCrystal | |
| BTD Mar15,1955 | Dee Snider | #BTD Mar15,1955 #DeeSnider (Daniel Snider) singer, songwriter, actor most famous as frontman of the heavy metal band "Twisted Sister" #TwistedSister 1983 hit single "I Am, I'm Me" and 1984 album "Stay Hungry" #HBday @deesnider | |
| BTD Mar15,1963 | Bret Michaels | #BTD Mar15,1963 #BretMichaels (Bret Michael Sychak) singer, songwriter, actor, lead vocals of #Poison 1989 US #1 & UK #13 "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", +9 Top40 singles and solo artist #HBday @bretmichaels | |
| OTD Mar15,1941 | Glenn Miller | #OTD Mar15,1941 #GlennMiller & His Orchestra at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Song of the Volga Boatmen" vocal refrain by #RayEberle & The #Modernaires | |
| OTD Mar15,1945 | BillBoard Magazine | #OTD Mar15,1945 #BillBoard magazine began listing a top albums chart. The first #1 is "The King Cole Trio" plus a series of albums Volume 1, 2 & 3 in 78rpm by The #NatKingCole Trio. Members: Nat King Cole piano, vocals, arranger; #OscarMoore guitar; #JohnnyMiller double bass | |
| OTD Mar15,1947 | Ted Weems & His Orchestra | #OTD Mar15,1947 #TedWeems & His Orchestra start a 12wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Heartaches" written by #AlHoffman with lyrics by #JohnKlenner and whistling by #ElmoTanner | |
| OTD Mar15,1948 | Nat King Cole | #OTD Mar15,1948 #NatKingCole with Orchestra Conducted by #FrankDeVol starts a 7wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Nature Boy" written by #edenahbez (George Alexander Aberle), partly autobiographical ahbez traveled in sandals, long hair, beard and white robes | |
| OTD Mar15,1952 | Kay Starr | #OTD Mar15,1952 #KayStarr with Orchestra Conducted by #HaroldMooney starts a 9wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Wheel of Fortune" written by #BennieBenjamin and #GeorgeDavidWeiss. Starr sang the song on #WayneNewton's TV Special "One More Time" | |
| OTD Mar15,1955 | Ray Charles | #OTD Mar15,1955 #RayCharles peaks at #2 on the US R&B charts with "I Got A Woman" (originally titled "I've Got a Woman") written by Ray Charles and #RenaldRichard; considered to be the 1st song labelled as soul | |
| OTD Mar15,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Mar15,1956 #ElvisPresley signs with Colonel #TomParker for management of his career. Previous manager was Memphis DJ #BobNeal. Parker receives 25% of #ElvisPresley's earnings which continued even after the singer's death in 1977 | |
| OTD Mar15,1958 | Champs | #OTD Mar15,1958 The #Champs are still at #1 for the week ending Mar8 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Tequila" for the 2nd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Mar15,1959 | Frankie Avalon | #OTD Mar15,1959 #FrankieAvalon starts a 5wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Venus" written by #EdMarshall. Avalon's 1st US #1 and reached 1M copies sold on Mar14,1959 | |
| OTD Mar15,1959 | Coasters | #OTD Mar15,1959 The #Coasters peak at #2 for 3wks on the US Top40 Singles with "Charlie Brown" written by #JerryLeiber and #MikeStoller | |
| OTD Mar15,1964 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Mar15,1964 The #RollingStones kick off their 58-date UK tour at the Invicta Ballroom. 1/2 of the dates are two shows in 1 evening @RollingStones | |
| OTD Mar15,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Mar15,1967 The #Beatles single "Within You Without You" written by #GeorgeHarrison is recorded without three members of the #Beatles. Only Harrison & members of the Asian Music Circle featuring Indian instrumentats such as sitar, tambura, dilruba and tabla | |
| OTD Mar15,1968 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Mar15,1968 The #RollingStones start recording their 10th studio LP "Beggars Banquet" Working from 7pm-8am each day no breaks. #BrianJones founder & early leader became increasingly unreliable due to drug use. His last Stones LP. The planned cover is rejected | |
| OTD Mar15,1968 | Life Magazine | #OTD Mar15,1968 #LIFE magazine calls #JimiHendrix "the most spectacular guitarist in the world" @LIFE | |
| OTD Mar15,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Mar15,1968 The #Beatles song "Lady Madonna" is released written by #PaulMcCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. This was the last release by The Beatles on the #Parlophone Records label in the UK @parlophone. The single would be a #1 in the UK on Mar27 | |
| OTD Mar15,1969 | Cream | #OTD Mar15,1969 #Cream starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK album chart with "Goodbye" (also called Goodbye Cream) The Farewell live concert at Royal Albert Hall on Nov26,1968 was #Cream's final concert at the @RoyalAlbertHall | |
| OTD Mar15,1969 | Judy Garlands | #OTD Mar15,1969 #JudyGarlands gets married at the Chelsea Registry Office, London, to her 5th husband #MickeyDeans; the best man is crooner #JohnnieRay | |
| OTD Mar15,1969 | Tommy Roe | #OTD Mar15,1969 #TommyRoe starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Dizzy" written by Roe and #FreddyWeller with instrumental backing provided by the Los Angeles session musicians the #WreckingCrew. The song will be a #1 on Jun4 in the UK | |
| OTD Mar15,1969 | Marc Bolan | #OTD Mar15,1969 Singer #MarcBolan of #TRex (initially called Tyrannosaurus Rex until 1969 when Bolan shortened their name to T. Rex) first book and only book of poetry entitled "The Warlock Of Love" is published | |
| OTD Mar15,1970 | Lee Marvin | #OTD Mar15,1970 Actor #LeeMarvin is still at #1 on UK singles chart with "Wand’rin Star" from the film "Paint Your Wagon" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Mar15,1973 | Elton John | #OTD Mar15,1973 #EltonJohn had the #1 album on the US Album chart with "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player" All tracks written by Elton John and #BernieTaupin @eltonofficial | |
| OTD Mar15,1974 | Emerson Lake and Palmer | #OTD Mar15,1974 The #EmersonLakeandPalmer movie "Pictures at an Exhibition" premiers in Los Angeles, CA. A recording of Emerson, Lake & Palmer #ELP arrangement of Pictures at an Exhibition by #ModestMussorgsky performed live at Newcastle City Hall on Mar26,1971 | |
| OTD Mar15,1975 | Oliivia Newton-John | #OTD Mar15,1975 #OliiviaNewtonJohn went to #1 on the US album chart with "Have You Ever Been Mellow" the 6th studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John and her 2nd #1 album @olivianj | |
| OTD Mar15,1975 | Doobie Brothers | #OTD Mar15,1975 The #DoobieBrothers went to #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Black Water" written by #PatrickSimmons with Simmons on lead vocals. The Doobie Brothers 1st of two US #1s @TheDoobieBros | |
| OTD Mar15,1976 | Kiss | #OTD Mar15,1976 The album "Destroyer" is released by #Kiss. The 3rd Kiss album to reach the Top40 in the US and their 1st album to chart in Germany & New Zealand. The LP will be certified gold by the #RIAA on Apr22,1976 and platinum on Nov11 @RIAA @kiss | |
| OTD Mar15,1978 | American Hot Wax | #OTD Mar15,1978 The movie "American Hot Wax" premieres. The movie tells the story of #Cleveland DJ (disc jockey) #AlanFreed who in the 1950s helped introduce and popularize rock and roll. Freed is often credited with coining the term Rock 'n' Roll | |
| OTD Mar15,1980 | Queen | #OTD Mar15,1980 #Queen are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Mar15,1986 | Starship | #OTD Mar15,1986 #Starship is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Sara" written by #PeterWolf and #InaWolf. Sung by #MickeyThomas with #GraceSlick on backup vocals, the song was named for Thomas wife at the time #SaraKendrick | |
| OTD Mar15,1999 | Buddy Holly | #OTD Mar15,1999 #BuddyHolly's family file suit vs #MCA Records (Music Corporation of America) for songs by Buddy Holly and the Crickets (J. I. Allison, Joe B. Mauldin). MCA hoarded royalty payments, forged contracts and illegally produced albums without family consent | |
| OTD Mar15,1999 | George Martin | #OTD Mar15,1999 Sir #GeorgeMartin is inducted into the @rock_hall of Fame. A big part of the #Beatles and other artists such as Peter Sellers, Neil Sedaka, Kenny Rogers, Elton John, Gerry & The Pacemakers. Martin produced 30 #1 hit singles in the UK and 23 #1 hits in the US |