Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Mar24,1926 | Phil Phillips | #BTD Mar24,1926 #PhilPhillips (Philip Baptiste) singer, songwriter 1959 US R&B #1 & US #2 "Sea of Love" sold over 1M copies & a gold disc; his only Top40 chart song. Even though he is shown as a writer; Phillips was paid only $6800, and received no further royalties for the song | |
| BTD Mar24,1930 | Steve McQueen | #BTD Mar24,1930 #SteveMcQueen (Terrence Stephen McQueen) actor RIP nicknamed "The King of Cool", his anti-hero persona made him a top box-office draw of the 1960s & 70s Some films were The Cincinnati Kid, Bullitt, The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and The Towering Inferno | |
| BTD Mar24,1935 | Carol Kaye | #BTD Mar24,1935 #CarolKaye (Carol Smith) one of the most prolific and widely heard bass guitarists, played on over 10k recordings as a session musician. Bassist on many #PhilSpector and #BrianWilson productions in the 1960s and 1970s. Part of "The Wrecking Crew" | |
| BTD Mar24,1937 | Billy Stewart | #BTD Mar24,1937 #BillyStewart (William Larry Stewart II) RIP R&B singer, pianist 1966 US #10 and R&B #7 "Summertime", +7 US R&B and 3 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Mar24,1938 | Don Covay | #BTD Mar24,1938 #DonCovay (Donald Randolph) RIP singer, songwriter in Don Covay & the Goodtimers 1964 US #35 "Mercy, Mercy" 1965 'See-Saw' & cowrote the 1961 #ChubbyChecker #1 single "Pony Time" & wrote the #ArethaFranklin #2 single "Chain of Fools" | |
| BTD Mar24,1946 | Lee Oskar | #BTD Mar24,1946 #LeeOskar (Lee Oskar Levitin) harmonica #War 1970 US #3 "Spill the Wine", 1972 US #2 "The Cisco Kid", 1976 US #7, R&B #1 & UK #12 "Low Rider", +9 US, 16 R&B Top40 singles and solo 1976 #1 Instrumental Artist of the Year #HBday @leeoskar | |
| BTD Mar24,1949 | Nick Lowe | #BTD Mar24,1949 #NickLowe singer, songwriter 1978 UK #7 "I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass" & 1979 UK & US #12 "Cruel To Be Kind" | |
| BTD Mar24,1949 | Steve Lang | #BTD Mar24,1949 #SteveLang RIP bass guitarist from 1976-85 with #AprilWine 1972 CAN #2 & US #32, "You Could Have Been a Lady", 1981 CAN #22 & US #21 "Just Between You and Me", +19 CAN Top40 singles. April Wine is one of #Canada’s leading touring band of the 1970s @AprilWineBand | |
| BTD Mar24,1951 | Dougie Thomson | #BTD Mar24,1951 #DougieThomson (Douglas Campbell Thomson) bassist #Supertramp from 1972-1988; 1974 UK #13 "Dreamer", 1979 US #6 & UK #7 "The Logical Song", +3 UK & 8 US Top40 singles and 1979 US #1 LP "Breakfast in America" | |
| BTD Mar24,1960 | Nena | #BTD Mar24,1960 #Nena (Gabriele Kerner) singer, songwriter, actress, gained international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons" then re-recorded in English 1984 UK #1 & US #2 single "99 Red Balloons" and 18 solo Top40 German Singles #HBday @nenaofficial | |
| OTD Mar24,1941 | Glenn Miller | #OTD Mar24,1941 #GlennMiller began work on 1st movie for 20th Century "Sun Valley Serenade" starring #SonjaHenie, #JohnPayne, #MiltonBerle; with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, dancing by the #Nicholas Brothers & #DorothyDandridge performing "Chattanooga Choo Choo" @20thcentury | |
| OTD Mar24,1945 | Billboard, Nat King Cole Trio | #OTD Mar24,1945 #Billboard charts, publishes their 1st US LP chart. #NatKingCole Trio is at #1 with "A Collection Of Favorites" The album spent most of the rest of the year on the best seller list | |
| OTD Mar24,1958 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Mar24,1958 #ElvisPresley gets a regulation short back and sides haircut by army barber #JamesPeterson at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. "Well, hair today, gone tomorrow," Elvis said; a day dubbed by the media as "Black Monday" | |
| OTD Mar24,1958 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Mar24,1958 #ElvisPresley is sworn in as Private US serial number 53310761 in the US Army @USArmy | |
| OTD Mar24,1962 | Bruce Channel | #OTD Mar24,1962 #BruceChannel is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Hey! Baby" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Mar24,1962 | Sam Cooke | #OTD Mar24,1962 #SamCooke peaks at #9 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart and starts a 3wk run at #1 on the R&B charts with “Twistin’ the Night Away” written and by Sam Cooke | |
| OTD Mar24,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Mar24,1962 The #Beatles appears at The Barnston Women's Institute. Billed as Mercey Beat Poll Winners! Polydor Records Artists! Prior to European Tour! plus The Pasadena Jazzmen @polydorrecords | |
| OTD Mar24,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Mar24,1962 The #Beatles first show in their new Beno Dorn suits at the Heswell Jazz Club. No more jeans or leather | |
| OTD Mar24,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Mar24,1965 #Beatles are filming the movie "Help!" at Twickenham Studios, England. They are shooting the interior temple scenes | |
| OTD Mar24,1965 | Bill Wyman | #OTD Mar24,1965 #BillWyman is knocked unconscious by an electrical shock from his guitar, during the 1st date of the Rolling Stones tour @bill_wyman @RollingStones | |
| OTD Mar24,1967 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Mar24,1967 #PinkFloyd play the first of two nights at the Ricky Tick Club in Hounslow, England @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Mar24,1973 | Lou Reed | #OTD Mar24,1973 #LouReed is bitten on the ass by a fan during a concert in Buffalo, NY. The male fan is ejected from the show | |
| OTD Mar24,1973 | O'Jays | #OTD Mar24,1973 The #OJays are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Love Train" written and produced #KennyGamble and #LeonHuff. The O'Jays spent 4wks at #1 on the R&B charts from Feb17,1973 | |
| OTD Mar24,1975 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | #OTD Mar24,1975 #LynyrdSkynyrd releases their 3rd studio album "Nuthin' Fancy" Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1st LP to reach the Top10 at #9 on the US album charts; certified Gold on Jun27,1975 & Platinum on Jul21,1987 by the @RIAA @Skynyrd Image: High school gym teacher Leonard Skinner | |
| OTD Mar24,1979 | Bee Gees | #OTD Mar24,1979 #BeeGees start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Tragedy" written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb. The Bee Gees 8th US #1 single the song was also a #1 in the UK for 2wks from Feb24 @BeeGees | |
| OTD Mar24,1984 | Tina Turner | #OTD Mar24,1984 #TinaTurner peaks at #26 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with her version of #AlGreen's Feb12,1972 #1 single "Let's Stay Together" written by Al Green, #WillieMitchell and #AlJackson Jr @LoveTinaTurner | |
| OTD Mar24,1984 | Van Halen | #OTD Mar24,1984 #VanHalen is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Jump" for the last week of a 5wk run at #1. Van Halen's only #1 with #DavidLeeRoth as the lead vocalist @DavidLeeRoth @VanHalen | |
| OTD Mar24,1986 | Van Halen | #OTD Mar24,1986 #VanHalen releases their “5150” album, their first LP with Sammy Hagar on vocals. Van Halen members: #SammyHagar lead, backing vocals; #EddieVanHalen guitar, keyboards, back vocals; #MichaelAnthony bass, back vocals; #AlexVanHalen drums @sammyhagar @VanHalen | |
| OTD Mar24,1990 | Alannah Myles | #OTD Mar24,1990 #AlannahMyles starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Black Velvet" written by #Canadians #ChristopherWard and #DavidTyson | |
| OTD Mar24,1991 | Black Crowes | #OTD Mar24,1991 The #BlackCrowes are dropped as the opening act on the #ZZTop tour for repeatedly criticizing #MillerBeer which is the ZZ Top tours sponsor @ZZTop | |
| OTD Mar24,1992 | Milli Vanilli | #OTD Mar24,1992 Chicago judge rules that #MilliVanilli has to pay $3 to anyone that bought their music before Nov27,1990 (when the lip syncing scandal broke) | |
| OTD Mar24,2009 | Uriel Jones | #OTD Mar24,2009 #UrielJones #Motown drummer dies at the age of 74. Jones was a session drummer for Motown's in-house studio band the Funk Brothers. Jones played drums on songs such as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Ain't That Peculiar", "I Second That Emotion" @motown | |
| OTD Mar24,2017 | Pete Shotton | #OTD Mar24,2017 #PeteShotton washboard, percussion The #Quarrymen dies at the age of 75. Attended Quarry Bank Grammar School with close friend #JohnLennon. Fired from The Quarrymen after saying he did not enjoy playing. Shotton founded the Fatty Arbuckle's chain of restaurants |