Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Mar19,1894 | Moms Mabley | #BTD Mar19,1894 #MomsMabley Jackie "Moms" Mabley (Loretta Aiken) RIP standup comedian, a pioneer of the #ChitlinCircuit (venues safe & acceptable for African American artists) of African-American vaudeville. Appeared on the #EdSullivan Show & The #SmothersBrothers Comedy Hour | |
| BTD Mar19,1936 | Ursula Andress | #BTD Mar19,1936 #UrsulaAndress film, TV actress, known for her role as Honey Rider in the 1st #JamesBond film #DrNo. She later starred as Vesper Lynd in the #JamesBond film "Casino Royale" @007 | |
| BTD Mar19,1937 | Frogman Henry | #BTD Mar19,1937 #FrogmanHenry (Clarence Henry II) singer, pianist 1956 US #20 & R&B #3 "Ain't Got No Home", 1961 US #4, R&B #9 & UK #4 "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do", 1961 US #12, R&B #11 & UK #6 "You Always Hurt the One You Love" Henry opened 18 concerts for the #Beatles in 1964 | |
| BTD Mar19,1946 | Paul Atkinson | #BTD Mar19,1946 #PaulAtkinson RIP guitarist, founding member of The #Zombies. 1964 US #2 & UK #12 "She's Not There", 1964 US #6 "Tell Her No", 1969 US #3 "Time of the Season" 2019 in @rockhall posthumously & A&R executive at #Columbia Records & #RCA Records @TheZombiesMusic | |
| BTD Mar19,1946 | Ruth Pointer | #BTD Mar19,1946 #RuthPointer singer, member of The #PointerSisters Joining her sisters in 1972; 1975 US #20 & R&B #1 "How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)", 1978 US #2 & R&B #14 "Fire", 1981 US #2 & R&B #7 "Slow Hand", +13 US, 18 R&B and 8 UK Top40s #HBday @RealRuthPointer | |
| BTD Mar19,1952 | Derek Longmuir | #BTD Mar19,1952 #DerekLongmuir drummer, founding member of the #BayCityRollers 1975 UK #1 "Bye Bye Baby" and "Give a Little Love", +11 UK Top20 singles & 1976 US #1 "Saturday Night" His older brother #AlanLongmuir played bass guitar in the group | |
| BTD Mar19,1953 | Ricky Wilson | #BTD Mar19,1953 #RickyWilson RIP original guitarist & founding member of rock band the #B52s 1978 CAN #1 & UK #37 "Rock Lobster", 1989 US #3 & UK #2 "Love Shack", 1990 US #3 & UK #17 "Roam" He is the brother of fellow member #CindyWilson @TheB52s | |
| OTD Mar19,1941 | Jimmy Dorsey | #OTD Mar19,1941 #JimmyDorsey & orchestra record "Green Eyes" (Aquellos Ojos Verdes) with vocals by Helen O'Connell & Bob Eberly. Spanish song written by #AdolfoUtrera & #NiloMenéndez in 1929 and in 1931 The English lyrics by #EddieRivera & #EddieWoods. One of my favorite songs | |
| OTD Mar19,1958 | Link Wray and his Wray Men | #OTD Mar19,1958 Cadence Records releases “Rumble” by #LinkWray and his Wray Men credited as the 1st #HeavyMetal song. The single peaked at #16 in the US even though it was one of very few instrumental singles banned from the radio airwaves | |
| OTD Mar19,1958 | Tom and Jerry | #OTD Mar19,1958 Tom & Jerry (Tommy Graph and Jerry Landis) #TomandJerry releases the single "Our Song" The groups real names are #PaulSimon & #ArtGarfunkel | |
| OTD Mar19,1961 | Chubby Checker | #OTD Mar19,1961 #ChubbyChecker is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Pony Time" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Mar19,1962 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Mar19,1962 #BobDylan releases his self-titled debut album "Bob Dylan" Dylan folk standards & two original songs Talkin' New York & Song to Woody. Personnel on the album: Bob Dylan vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica; John H. Hammond production @bobdylan | |
| OTD Mar19,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Mar19,1963 Britain's Dynamic #Beatles perform at the Regal Cinema, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire with America's #ChrisMontez and #TommyRoe; others on the bill Terry Young Six, Debbie Lee, Tony Marsh and The Viscounts | |
| OTD Mar19,1964 | Billy J Kramer | #OTD Mar19,1964 #BillyJKramer with the #Dakotas starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Little Children" written by #JLeslieMcFarland & #MortShuman and produced by #GeorgeMartin. Kramer with the Dakotas 2nd UK #1 | |
| OTD Mar19,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Mar19,1964 The #Beatles are at a lunch-in held by the Variety Club of the UK, they receive awards for "Show Business Personalities of 1963" | |
| OTD Mar19,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Mar19,1964 The #Beatles filming the movie "A Hard Day's Night" Shooting of TV Studio corridor scenes #JohnLennon meets woman who thinks she looks like him | |
| OTD Mar19,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Mar19,1964 The #Beatles tape songs for the show "Top of the Pops" they lip-sync to the songs "Can't Buy Me Love" and "You Can't Do That" | |
| OTD Mar19,1965 | UK package tour | #OTD Mar19,1965 Part of a 21 date twice-nightly UK package tour with #DelShannon #WayneFontana and the Mindbenders & #HermansHermits and more at Odeon Leeds with guest stars from America the #ShangriLas | |
| OTD Mar19,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Mar19,1965 The #Beatles are filming in Austria for their movie "HELP!" Scenes filmed on a terrace and in the snow | |
| OTD Mar19,1966 | Dean Martin | #OTD Mar19,1966 #DeanMartin peaks at #32 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with “Somewhere There’s A Someone" written by #BakerKnight | |
| OTD Mar19,1966 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Mar19,1966 #RollingStones start a 3wk run at #2 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "19th Nervous Breakdown" written by #MickJagger and #KeithRichards @RollingStones | |
| OTD Mar19,1966 | Barry Sadler | #OTD Mar19,1966 Staff Sergeant #BarrySadler is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Ballad Of The Green Berets" for the 3rd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Mar19,1966 | Bobby Fuller Four | #OTD Mar19,1966 The #BobbyFullerFour peaks at #9 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with a cover of The #Crickets single "I Fought the Law" written by #SonnyCurtis who had replaced #BuddyHolly | |
| OTD Mar19,1968 | Donovan | #OTD Mar19,1968 #Donovan travels to India to study transcendental meditation under the Maharishi #Mahesh Yogi; Donovan being a firm advocate @donovanofficial | |
| OTD Mar19,1970 | David Bowie | #OTD Mar19,1970 #DavidBowie (David Robert Jones) marries #AngelaBarnett (Mary Angela Barnett) at Bromley Registery Office. The witnesses at the wedding were #ClareShenstone and #JohnCambridge, Bowie’s drummer. Bowie and Angela divorced on Feb8,1980 in Switzerland | |
| OTD Mar19,1971 | Bobby Sherman | #OTD Mar19,1971 #BobbySherman as Bobby Conway guest stars on "The Partridge Family" The #PartridgeFamily episode will eventually lead to Sherman's own series "Getting Together" playing Bobby Conway 1st episode on Sep18,1971 | |
| OTD Mar19,1974 | Jefferson Airplane | #OTD Mar19,1974 The #JeffersonAirplane began their first tour under their new name #JeffersonStarship | |
| OTD Mar19,1975 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Mar19,1975 #LedZeppelin 1st of 2 sold-out nights at the Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, #Canada tickets cost $7.50 @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Mar19,1975 | Kiss | #OTD Mar19,1975 The 3rd album from #Kiss "Dressed to Kill" is released. Kiss' album is certified gold by the @RIAA on Feb28,1977 @kiss | |
| OTD Mar19,1976 | Diana Ross | #OTD Mar19,1976 #Motown Records rushes out #DianaRoss "Love Hangover" to beat the version by The #5thDimension. Ross enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #78 on Apr3 (The 5th Dimension enter at #95 & no higher) Ross will be at #1 for 2wks May29,1976 @motown @DianaRoss | |
| OTD Mar19,1977 | Barbra Streisand | #OTD Mar19,1977 #BarbraStreisand is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Evergreen" (also called "Love Theme from A Star Is Born") for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 @BarbraStreisand | |
| OTD Mar19,1978 | Blondie | #OTD Mar19,1978 #Blondie is stuck at #2 on the UK singles chart with "Denis" written by #NeilLevenson. The cover of helps Blondie break into the international market. Blondie is kept off the #1 spot by #KateBush's single "Wuthering Heights" @KateBushMusic @BlondieOfficial | |
| OTD Mar19,1980 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Mar19,1980 Autopsy of #ElvisPresley is subpoenaed in the "Dr. Nick" drug case. Dr. #GeorgeNichopoulous was Presley's personal physician | |
| OTD Mar19,1982 | Randy Rhoads | #OTD Mar19,1982 #RandyRhoads dies at the age of 25, in a plane crash while the plane was attempting to buzz the tour bus of #OzzyOsbourne. On the 3rd try the wing clips the bus killing Rhoads, the Pilot #AndrewAycock age 36 & makeup artist #RachelYoungblood age 58 | |
| OTD Mar19,1983 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Mar19,1983 #MichaelJackson is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Billie Jean" for the 3rd week of a 7wk run at #1 @michaeljackson | |
| OTD Mar19,1988 | Rick Astley | #OTD Mar19,1988 #RickAstley is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Never Gonna Give You Up" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 @rickastley |