Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Mar2,1917 | Desi Arnaz Sr | #BTD Mar2,1917 #DesiArnaz Sr (Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III ) RIP musician, actor, TV producer, co-creator of the TV series "I Love Lucy" & played the role Ricky Ricardo. Owned #Desilu productions, he and Lucy controlled all rights to the show | |
| BTD Mar2,1938 | Lawrence Payton | #BTD Mar2,1938 #LawrencePayton RIP singer, songwriter The #FourTops (1st The Four Aims) 1965 US & R&B #1 I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch), 1966 US, UK & R&B #1 Reach Out I'll Be There, +19 US, 34 R&B & 24 UK Top40s. 1990 inducted in @rockhall of Fame with The Four Tops | |
| BTD Mar2,1942 | Lou Reed | #BTD Mar2,1942 #LouReed RIP singer, songwriter, lead guitarist The #VelvetUnderground 1967 UK #43 album "The Velvet Underground & Nico"; then had a solo career 1972 US #16 & UK #10 "Walk on the Wild Side" | |
| BTD Mar2,1943 | Tony Meehan | #BTD Mar2,1943 #TonyMeehan (Daniel Joseph Anthony Meehan) RIP drummer, founding member of The #Shadows 1963 UK #1 "Foot Tapper", +28 UK Top40 singles. He was nicknamed "The Baron" and as a duo with #JetHarris, Tony Meehan had the 1963 UK #1 single "Diamonds" | |
| BTD Mar2,1948 | Larry Carlton | #BTD Mar2,1948 #LarryCarlton guitarist, member of the jazz fusion groups #Fourplay and The #Crusaders 1979 UK #5 & US #36 'Street Life' & 1970-80s. 4-Time #Grammy Winning #Jazz guitarist, playing on over 100 albums that have gone gold or platinum #HBday @TheLarryCarlton | |
| BTD Mar2,1948 | Rory Gallagher | #BTD Mar2,1948 #RoryGallagher (William Rory Gallagher) RIP songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, saxophonist for the Irish rock trio #Taste and solo artists 1970 UK #18 album with "On the Boards" and 1971 UK #14 album with "Live Taste" and recorded solo LPs from 1970-1980s | |
| BTD Mar2,1950 | Karen Carpenter | #BTD Mar2,1950 #KarenCarpenter RIP drummer, singer The #Carpenters 1970 US & UK #6 #1 (They Long to Be) Close to You, 1973 US #1 & UK #5 Top of the World, 1974 US #1 & UK #2 Please Mr. Postman, +17 US Top40 singles, 32 US Adult Contemporary Top40s with 15 #1s and UK 18 Top40s | |
| BTD Mar2,1955 | Jay Osmond | #BTD Mar2,1955 #JayOsmond drummer The #Osmonds 1970 US #1 "One Bad Apple", 1974 UK #1 "Love Me For A Reason", +9 US & 10 UK Top40 singles #HBday @jayosmond | |
| BTD Mar2,1956 | John Cowsill | #BTD Mar2,1956 #JohnCowsill singer, drummer The #Cowsills 1967 US #2 "The Rain, The Park & Other Things", 1968 US #10 "Indian Lake", 1969 US #2 "Hair" #PartridgeFamily TV series loosely based the #Cowsills Family. 2017 with #VickiPeterson and #BillMumy as the band #ActionSkulls | |
| BTD Mar2,1956 | Mark Evans | #BTD Mar2,1956 #MarkEvans bass guitarist, early member of hard rock band #ACDC (stylized as ACϟDC) from March 1975 to June 1977. He quit ACϟDC after becoming tired of touring @acdc | |
| BTD Mar2,1962 | Jon Bon Jovi | #BTD Mar2,1962 #JonBonJovi (John Bongiovi Jr) singer, songwriter, founder #BonJovi 4 US #1s 1986 You Give Love a Bad Name & Livin' On A Prayer, 1988 Bad Medicine, 1989 I'll Be There for You, +6 US #1 LPs & solo hit 1990 US #1 & UK #13 "Blaze Of Glory" @BonJovi #HBday @jonbonjovi | |
| OTD Mar2,1946 | Betty Hutton | #OTD Mar2,1946 #BettyHutton with #PaulWeston and His Orchestra are at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief" written by #HoagyCarmichael with lyrics by #PaulFrancisWebster | |
| OTD Mar2,1955 | Bo Diddley | #OTD Mar2,1955 #BoDiddley's 1st recording session at Universal Music Group Recording Studio in Chicago, where he laid down the song "Bo Diddley" @UMG | |
| OTD Mar2,1955 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Mar2,1955 #ElvisPresley at Porkys Rooftop club. The group's 46th show this year with #ScottyMoore and #BillBlack called The #BlueMoonBoys | |
| OTD Mar2,1955 | Mcguire Sisters | #OTD Mar2,1955 The #McguireSisters are still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Sincerely" for the 5th week of a 6wk run | |
| OTD Mar2,1960 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Mar2,1960 #ElvisPresley steps on British soil. His plane stops for refueling at Prestwick Airport, Scotland | |
| OTD Mar2,1961 | Neil Sedaka | #OTD Mar2,1961 #NeilSedaka peaks at #8 on the UK singles chart with "Calendar Girl" written by Sedaka with lyrics by #HowardGreenfield. The Neil Sedaka single peaked at #4 in the US on Feb19,1961 @neilsedaka | |
| OTD Mar2,1961 | Everly Brothers | #OTD Mar2,1961 The #EverlyBrothers starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Walk Right Back" / "Ebony Eyes" the duo's 3rd UK #1. Walk Right Back written by #SonnyCurtis of The #Crickets and Ebony Eyes written by #JohnDLoudermilk | |
| OTD Mar2,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Mar2,1963 The #Beatles 1st appearance at Sheffield's City Hall, while on a UK tour with #HelenShapiro Britains international teenage star. Also with special star #DannyWilliams and The #Kestrels, The #Honeys, The #RedPrice Band, #DaveAllen and #KennyLynch | |
| OTD Mar2,1963 | Four Seasons | #OTD Mar2,1963 The #FourSeasons with lead singer #FrankieValli start a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Walk Like A Man" written by #BobCrewe and #BobGaudio. The Four Seasons become the 1st group with 3 consecutive #1 hit singles in the US @frankievalli | |
| OTD Mar2,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Mar2,1964 The #Beatles begin filming their 1st movie "A Hard Day's Night" at Marylebone station in London. The Beatles joined the actors union, #Equity, that morning Trailer== > youtu.be/TWbiVqlSMgc | |
| OTD Mar2,1965 | Julie Andrews | #OTD Mar2,1965 The musical film "The Sound of Music" starring #JulieAndrews is released in the US. By the end of 1966 the movie became the largest grossing film of all time, a record it held until the early 1970s | |
| OTD Mar2,1967 | Engelbert Humperdinck | #OTD Mar2,1967 #EngelbertHumperdinck starts a 6wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)" written by #EddieMiller, #BobbyGene (Robert Yount), #DubWilliams (James Pebworth) & #WSStevenson (William McCall). Real names in Brackets @ehumperdinck | |
| OTD Mar2,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Mar2,1967 The #Beatles are awarded three #GRAMMYs for the songs "Michelle" Song Of The Year, "Eleanor Rigby" Best Contemporary (R&R) Solo Vocal Performance - Male Or Female and LP "Revolver" Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts #KlausVoormann (graphic artist) | |
| OTD Mar2,1967 | Supremes | #OTD Mar2,1967 The #Supremes begin recording the single "Reflections" The 1st #Supremes record released under the new billing, #DianaRoss & the #Supremes. Produced by @motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland | |
| OTD Mar2,1968 | Paul Mauriat | #OTD Mar2,1968 #PaulMauriat and His Orchestra are still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Love is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)" for the 4th week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Mar2,1974 | Terry Jacks | #OTD Mar2,1974 #TerryJacks starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Seasons In The Sun" originally song 1961 "Le Moribond" written by Belgian #JacquesBrel. 1964 English lyrics by #RodMcKuen. 1973 altered & produced by Jacks. A #1 in UK on Mar31 for 4wks | |
| OTD Mar2,1975 | Telly Savalas | #OTD Mar2,1975 #TellySavalas (Aristotelis Savalas) starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with a mostly-spoken version of "If" written by #DavidGates (from #Bread). The shortest titled song to reach #1 in the UK. From 1973–1978 Savalas played Lt. Theo Kojak on "Kojak" | |
| OTD Mar2,1975 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Mar2,1975 Police stop a car running a red light, #PaulMcCartney is the driver. #LindaMcCartney is arrested for possession of marijuana. @PaulMcCartney is not charged | |
| OTD Mar2,1977 | Barry Manilow Special | #OTD Mar2,1977 "The Barry Manilow Special" airs on the #ABC Network TV with #BarryManilow as the host and star @barrymanilow | |
| OTD Mar2,1980 | Blondie | #OTD Mar2,1980 #Blondie is still at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Atomic" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 @BlondieOfficial | |
| OTD Mar2,1981 | Diana Ross | #OTD Mar2,1981 #DianaRoss third TV special "Diana" airs on #CBS. Ross dances with the Joffrey Ballet; sings & dances with #MichaelJackson accompanied by #QuincyJones on piano in selections from ''The Wiz''; talks with #LarryHagman of ''Dallas'' @DianaRoss @michaeljackson | |
| OTD Mar2,1985 | Wham! Featuring George Michael | #OTD Mar2,1985 #Wham! Featuring #GeorgeMichael is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Careless Whisper" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1. Wham's album "Make It Big" is also #1 on the LP Charts | |
| OTD Mar2,1986 | Diana Ross | #OTD Mar2,1986 #DianaRoss starts a 3wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with the "Chain Reaction" written by the #BarryGibb, #RobinGibb & #MauriceGibb and contains additional vocals from Barry Gibb. @DianaRoss @BeeGees @GibbBarry | |
| OTD Mar2,2005 | iTunes | #OTD Mar2,2005 The #iTunes Music Store reaches 300 million songs sold. Well over that now @iTunes |