Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Mar29,1924 | Ginger Dinning | #BTD Mar29,1924 #GingerDinning (Virginia Dinning) RIP singer, songwriter with twin sister #JeanDinning and #LouDinning (Ella Lucille Dinning) the #DinningSisters 1947 US #9 "My Adobe Hacienda", 1948 US #5 "Buttons and Bows", +2 Top40 singles | |
| BTD Mar29,1924 | Jean Dinning | #BTD Mar29,1924 #JeanDinning (Eugenia Dinning) RIP singer, songwriter w/ twin sister #GingerDinning the #DinningSisters 1947 US #9 My Adobe Hacienda, 1948 US #5 Buttons and Bows, +2 Top40s Jean cowrote w/ husband #RedSurrey the Feb14,1960 #1 Teen Angel by her brother #MarkDinning | |
| BTD Mar29,1940 | Astrud Gilberto | #BTD Mar29,1940 #AstrudGilberto (Astrud Evangelina Weinert) singer, her version of the single "The Girl from Ipanema" peaked at #5 on the US single charts Jul15,1964 and won the #Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965 | |
| BTD Mar29,1940 | Ray Davis | #BTD Mar29,1940 #RayDavis RIP original bass singer, founding member of The #Parliament, then became Parliament-Funkadelic #PFunk 1978 US #16 album "One Nation Under A Groove" Member of the @rockhall of Fame, inducted 1997 with 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic | |
| BTD Mar29,1942 | Eden Kane | #BTD Mar29,1942 #EdenKane (Richard Sarstedt) singer, teen idol in the 1960s. 1961 UK #1 "Well I Ask You", +4 UK Top40 singles all in the Top10. He is the older brother of #PeterSarstedt & #CliveSarstedt | |
| BTD Mar29,1943 | Chad Allan | #BTD Mar29,1943 #ChadAllan (Allan Kowbel) #Canadian original lead singer, guitarist, founding member of the #GuessWho (1st called Chad Allan & the Expressions). He left the band in 1966 after experience voice challenges and later became a solo artist | |
| BTD Mar29,1943 | Vangelis | #BTD Mar29,1943 #Vangelis (Evangelos Papathanassiou) composer 1981 UK #12 & 1982 US #1 "Chariots Of Fire" won an #AcademyAward for the score of the film "Chariots of Fire" and known for other film scores such as Blade Runner, Missing, Antarctica | |
| BTD Mar29,1944 | Terry Jacks | #BTD Mar29,1944 #TerryJacks #Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist The #PoppyFamily US #2 & UK #9 "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" & solo 1974 UK & US #1 "Seasons In The Sun", 1974 UK #8 "If You Go Away", 1975 CAN #22 & US #97 "Rock 'N' Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)" | |
| BTD Mar29,1945 | Speedy Keen | #BTD Mar29,1945 #SpeedyKeen (John David Percy Keen) RIP drummer, songwriter #ThunderclapNewman 1969 UK #1 & US #37 single "Something In The Air" and he released 2 studio albums | |
| BTD Mar29,1947 | Bobby Kimball | #BTD Mar29,1947 #BobbyKimball singer, original and longtime frontman for #Toto 1978 US #5 "Hold the Line", 1982 US #2 "Rosanna", 1983 US #1 "Africa", +6 US Top40 singles @toto99com #HBday @TheBobbyKimball | |
| BTD Mar29,1949 | Dave Greenfield | #BTD Mar29,1949 #DaveGreenfield RIP keyboardist The #Stranglers 1982 UK #2 "Golden Brown", +21 UK Top40 singles. Greenfield joined The Stranglers in 1975, within a year of its formation and played with them for 45 years @StranglersSite | |
| OTD Mar29,1871 | Royal Albert Hall | #OTD Mar29,1871 Official opening ceremony of the Royal Albert Hall, Queen Victoria opens the #RoyalAlbertHall built in honour of her late husband Prince Albert. A welcoming speech is given by Edward the Prince of Wales because the Queen was too overcome to speak | |
| OTD Mar29,1941 | Jimmy Dorsey | #OTD Mar29,1941 #JimmyDorsey & His Orchestra starts a 10wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)" written by José María Lacalle García (later Joseph Lacalle) with English lyrics by #AlbertGamse; vocals by #BobEberly and #HelenOConnell | |
| OTD Mar29,1958 | Dean Martin | #OTD Mar29,1958 #DeanMartin enters the US singles chart at #53 with "Return To Me" written by #CarmenLombardo with lyrics by #DannyDiMinno. Dean Martin will peak at #4 on May31,1958. Martin recorded the song again in 1961 for his album "Dino: Italian Love Songs" | |
| OTD Mar29,1958 | Champs | #OTD Mar29,1958 The #Champs are still at #1 for the week ending Mar29 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Tequila" for the 4th week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Mar29,1959 | Frankie Avalon | #OTD Mar29,1959 #FrankieAvalon is still at #1 for the week ending Mar29 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Venus" for the 3rd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Mar29,1962 | Gene Chandler | #OTD Mar29,1962 #GeneChandler receives a gold record for his single "Duke of Earl" A #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart Feb17,1962 | |
| OTD Mar29,1963 | Billy Fury | #OTD Mar29,1963 #BillyFury writes about The #Tornados in the #NME New Musical Express magazine "England is studded with good combos of talented musicians" | |
| OTD Mar29,1964 | Coventry Theatre | #OTD Mar29,1964 The 1st night of a UK tour kicking off at The Coventry Theatre with The #Hollies, #DaveClarkFive #DC5, The #Kinks, #MarkWynter & more | |
| OTD Mar29,1966 | Mick Jagger | #OTD Mar29,1966 The #RollingStones singer #MickJagger is injured during a gig in Marseilles, a fan throws a chair at the stage. Jagger receives an 8 stitch cut @MickJagger @RollingStones | |
| OTD Mar29,1967 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Mar29,1967 On a European tour The #RollingStones play at the Bremen-Stadthalle in Germany. Also on the bill the #Easybeats and The #Creation @RollingStones | |
| OTD Mar29,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Mar29,1967 The #Beatles begin recording the song "With a Little Help From My Friends" written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and sung by #RingoStarr as "Billy Shears" @ringostarrmusic | |
| OTD Mar29,1969 | Free Easter Festival | #OTD Mar29,1969 #JohnLennon with #YokoOno, #BlackSabbath & more are at the Free Easter Festival in Bethnal Green, London, UK @yokoono @BlackSabbath | |
| OTD Mar29,1969 | Tommy Roe | #OTD Mar29,1969 #TommyRoe is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Dizzy" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Mar29,1973 | Dr Hook | #OTD Mar29,1973 #DrHook and the Medicine Show appear on the cover of the Rolling Stone magazine. Their single "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" peaked at #6 in the US on Mar17. The cover was a caricature not a photo @DrHookOfficial @RollingStone | |
| OTD Mar29,1975 | Jeff Beck | #OTD Mar29,1975 #JeffBeck releases his solo album "Blow by Blow" in the US. This is Jeff Beck's first album under his name alone @jeffbeckmusic | |
| OTD Mar29,1978 | David Bowie | #OTD Mar29,1978 #DavidBowie kicks off his The Isolar II – The 1978 World Tour (known as The Low / Heroes World Tour or The Stage Tour) 77-dates World Tour starts at San Diego Sports Arena through North America, Europe & Australia ending at the Nippon Budokan Japan on Dec12,1978 | |
| OTD Mar29,1980 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Mar29,1980 #PinkFloyd is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" for the 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Mar29,1980 | Pink Floyd | #OTD Mar29,1980 #PinkFloyd's LP "The Dark Side of The Moon" spent its 303rd week on the US album chart a record, 861wks = 16yrs @pinkfloyd | |
| OTD Mar29,1985 | Jeanine Deckers | #OTD Mar29,1985 #JeanineDeckers RIP known as The The Singing Nun dies at the age of 51. She and her roommate, Annie Pécher, committed suicide by taking overdoses of barbiturates and alcohol. Her 1963 US #1 single "Dominique" sold over 1.5M copies | |
| OTD Mar29,1991 | Frankie Avalon | #OTD Mar29,1991 #FrankieAvalon and #AnnetteFunicello appear on the "Full House" episode "Joey Goes Hollywood" When Joey leaves for Los Angeles to begin filming his new TV series with a prolific actor, the rest of the Tanner family decides to join him | |
| OTD Mar29,1998 | Shania Twain | #OTD Mar29,1998 #ShaniaTwain began her first headlining tour in #Canada in the city of Sudbury, Ontario @ShaniaTwain | |
| OTD Mar29,2015 | Ringo Starr | #OTD Mar29,2015 #RingoStarr shooting footage for the Rolling Stone magazine cover shoot. #RingoStarr will be on the cover Apr9,2015 @RollingStone @ringostarrmusic | |
| OTD Mar29,2020 | Alan Merrill | #OTD Mar29,2020 #AlanMerrill singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor dies at the age of 69, due to complications related to COVID-19. 1970s the 1st westerner to achieve pop star status in Japan. 1975 lead singer & a writer of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by the #Arrows | |
| OTD Mar29,2020 | Joe Diffie | #OTD Mar29,2020 #JoeDiffie guitarist, singer dies at the age of 61, due to complications related to COVID-19. 5 US Country #1s 1990 Home, 1991 If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets), 1994 Third Rock from the Sun & Pickup Man and 1995 Bigger Than the Beatles |