Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Mar16,1906 | Henny Youngman | #BTD Mar16,1906 #HennyYoungman (Henry Youngman) RIP comedian, violinist famous for one-liners like #TakeMyWifePlease. Known as "the King of One-Liners" given to him by columnist #WalterWinchell. His stage performance lasted 15 to 20 minutes but had dozens of jokes in rapid-fire | |
| BTD Mar16,1926 | Jerry Lewis | #BTD Mar16,1926 #JerryLewis (Joseph Levitch) RIP actor, singer, director of film, TV, radio. Half of comedy team Martin and Lewis with #DeanMartin 1946-1956 making 16 movies & then 33 solo movies as an actor, writer, producer & director of 33 films such as The Nutty Professor | |
| BTD Mar16,1936 | Fred Neil | #BTD Mar16,1936 #FredNeil RIP folk singer, songwriter, wrote "Everybody's Talkin'" a hit for #HarryNilsson & other songs covered by many | |
| BTD Mar16,1942 | Jerry Jeff Walker | #BTD Mar16,1942 #JerryJeffWalker (Ronald Clyde Crosby) singer, songwriter 1975 US Country #14 single "Ridin' High" wrote "Mr Bojangles" a #9 hit for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band #HBday @jerryjeffwalker | |
| BTD Mar16,1948 | Michael Bruce | #BTD Mar16,1948 #MichaelBruce guitarist; Bruce was a founding member, rhythm guitarist, keyboard player and vocalist in the original #AliceCooper Band 1972 UK #1 & US #7 single "School's Out" and solo artist | |
| BTD Mar16,1954 | Nancy Wilson | #BTD Mar16,1954 #NancyWilson singer, guitarist with #Heart 1976 US #9 "Magic Man", 1977 US #11 "Barracuda", 1986 US #1 & UK #8 "These Dreams", 1987 US #1 & UK #3 "Alone", +17 US Top40 singles @officialheart #HBday @NancyWilson | |
| OTD Mar16,1918 | Geoffrey O'Hara | #OTD Mar16,1918 "K-K-K-Katy" or The Stammering Song is published; written by #Canadian composer #GeoffreyOHara. The song was 1st played at a garden party fund-raiser for the Red Cross in Collins Bay. O'Hara was from Chatham, Ontario & taught music at several universities | |
| OTD Mar16,1946 | Frankie Carle | #OTD Mar16,1946 #FrankieCarle and His Orchestra start a 6wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Oh! What it Seemed to Be" by #BennieBenjamin, #GeorgeWeiss and #FrankieCarle with vocal chorus by #MarjorieHughes | |
| OTD Mar16,1955 | Bill Hayes | #OTD Mar16,1955 #BillHayes starts a 5wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" written by #GeorgeBruns with lyrics by #ThomasWBlackburn. Most popular song in the US. 3 versions #BillHayes #1; #FessParker #6; Tennessee #ErnieFord #5 | |
| OTD Mar16,1956 | Dream Weavers | #OTD Mar16,1956 The #DreamWeavers a Miami based studio band start a 2wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with "Its Almost Tomorrow" by #GeneAdkinson with lyrics by #WadeBuff; the Dream Weavers will fall to #2 next week but rebound back to #1 on Apr6 for a total of 3wks at #1 | |
| OTD Mar16,1963 | Four Seasons | #OTD Mar16,1963 #FourSeasons #4Seasons are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Walk Like A Man" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Mar16,1963 | NME, New Musical Express magazine | #OTD Mar16,1963 #NME New Musical Express magazine #BillyFury talks about his R&B work and #MartyWilde back after two years "I've been away too long" | |
| OTD Mar16,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Mar16,1963 The #Beatles play a show at City Hall in Sheffield. With America's exciting #ChrisMontez & America's fabulous #TommyRoe; The Viscounts, The Terry Young Six, Debbie Lee and Tony Marsh | |
| OTD Mar16,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Mar16,1964 The #Beatles set a record for advance record sales in the US with 2.1M copies of their single "Can't Buy Me Love" written by #PaulMcCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney | |
| OTD Mar16,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Mar16,1965 The #Beatles continue filming in Austria for the movie "Help!" They complete the ski lift segment of the film | |
| OTD Mar16,1968 | Otis Redding | #OTD Mar16,1968 #OtisRedding starts a posthumous 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay" written by Otis Redding and #SteveCropper. Redding died in plane crash Dec10,1967 at the age of 26 | |
| OTD Mar16,1969 | Pop World '69 | #OTD Mar16,1969 #GenePitney; Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich; The Swinging Blue JEans; The Gun, Madeline Bell; #GenoWashington and the Ram Jam Band; & more are part of the Biggest happening of 1969 "Pop World '69" at London's Wembley Empire Pool @GenoOfficial | |
| OTD Mar16,1970 | Tammi Terrell | #OTD Mar16,1970 #TammiTerrell singer dies of a brain tumor at the age of 24. Collapsed onstage on Oct14,1967 into #MarvinGaye's arms during a concert in Hampton, VA. Gaye reacted by taking a 4 year hiatus from concerts & self-isolation | |
| OTD Mar16,1971 | Carpenters | #OTD Mar16,1971 The #Carpenters won The #GRAMMY award for Best new act and Best vocal performance. | |
| OTD Mar16,1972 | John Lennon | #OTD Mar16,1972 #JohnLennon appeals to the US immigration office in NY after getting deportation orders because of a 1968 cannabis possession conviction | |
| OTD Mar16,1974 | Barbra Streisand | #OTD Mar16,1974 #BarbraStreisand starts 2wk run at #1 on US album chart with "The Way We Were" written by #AlanBergman, #MarilynBergman and #MarvinHamlisch; Streisand's 2nd US #1 | |
| OTD Mar16,1974 | Terry Jacks | #OTD Mar16,1974 #TerryJacks is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Seasons In The Sun" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1, also a #1 in the UK on Mar31 for 4 weeks | |
| OTD Mar16,1974 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Mar16,1974 During a US tour #ElvisPresley plays his 1st of 4 nights at the Midsouth Coliseum Memphis. Elvis had not been there since 1961 @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD Mar16,1975 | Bay City Rollers | #OTD Mar16,1975 Teen sensations #BayCityRollers start a 6wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)" written by #BobCrewe and #BobGaudio. The Bay City Rollers 1st of 2 UK #1 singles | |
| OTD Mar16,1980 | Jam | #OTD Mar16,1980 The #Jam jumps straight to #1 and starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "Going Underground / Dreams Of Children" as a double A-side. The song is The Jam's 1st single of the 1980s to debut at #1 @LongLiveTheJam | |
| OTD Mar16,1985 | REO Speedwagon | #OTD Mar16,1985 #REOSpeedwagon are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Can't Fight This Feeling" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Mar16,2015 | Andy Fraser | #OTD Mar16,2015 #AndyFraser dies at the age of 62. Bass guitarist & founding member of #Free in 1968, at the age of 15. Co-wrote 1970 UK #2 & US #4 "All Right Now" | |
| OTD Mar16,2016 | Frank Sinatra Jr | #OTD Mar16,2016 #FrankSinatra Jr (Francis Wayne Sinatra) RIP dies at the age of 72 unexpectedly while on tour in Daytona Beach. Son of singer and actor #FrankSinatra & #NancyBarbato; younger brother of singer/actress #NancySinatra, & the older brother of TV producer #TinaSinatra |