Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Mar11,1895 | Shemp Howard | #BTD Mar11,1895 #ShempHoward (Samuel Horwitz) RIP comedian, actor, best known for his role as the third stooge of The #ThreeStooges. He is the older brother of Moe and Curley. Shemp agreed to fill in for Curly knowing if he refused, Moe and Larry would be out of work | |
| BTD Mar11,1898 | Dorothy Gish | #BTD Mar11,1898 #DorothyGish RIP Actress & sister of #LillianGish they became early stars of the silent screen. Dorothy Gish's 1st film 1912 "An Unseen Enemy" | |
| BTD Mar11,1903 | Lawrence Welk | #BTD Mar11,1903 #LawrenceWelk RIP musician, accordionist, TV impresario, bandleader 1960 US #1 "Calcutta", +24 other US Top40 singles. King of champagne music, known for long-running TV show "The Lawrence Welk Show" | |
| BTD Mar11,1939 | Flaco Jiménez | #BTD Mar11,1939 #FlacoJiménez (Leonardo Jiménez) accordionist, singer, player specializing in Tejano music, on more than 60 albums. Appeared in the movie "Picking Up the Pieces" with #WoodyAllen and #SharonStone, and featured on the soundtrack | |
| BTD Mar11,1944 | Ric Rothwell | #BTD Mar11,1944 #RicRothwell (Eric Rothwell) drummer with the #Mindbenders 1965 US #1 & UK #2 single with "Game Of Love", and UK #2 "Groovy Kind Of Love", +6 UK Top40 single. The Mindbenders appeared in the 1967 movie "To Sir, with Love" | |
| BTD Mar11,1949 | Blue Weaver | #BTD Mar11,1949 #BlueWeaver (Derek John Weaver) songwriter, record producer, keyboards #AmenCorner 1969 UK #1 "If Paradise Is Half As Nice", +5 UK Top40 singles. #Strawbs 1973 UK #2 "Part Of The Union", +2 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Mar11,1950 | Bobby Mcferrin | #BTD Mar11,1950 #BobbyMcferrin Jr. #jazz vocalist and conductor 1988 US #1 pop with "Don't Worry, Be Happy" has been known to imitate instruments with his voice. Has won 10 #Grammy Awards with 4 as Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male #HBday @bobbymcferrin | |
| BTD Mar11,1958 | Anissa Jones | #BTD Mar11,1958 #AnissaJones (Mary Anissa Jones) RIP actress, 1966 to 1971 series "Family Affair" as Ava Elizabeth "Buffy" Patterson-Davis; then appeared on many show as herself such as The Hollywood Palace, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Mike Douglas Show & Merv Griffin Show | |
| OTD Mar11,1942 | Vaughn Monroe | #OTD Mar11,1942 #VaughnMonroe and his orchestra records the song "Sleepy Lagoon" Written by #EricCoates and #JackLawrence | |
| OTD Mar11,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Mar11,1961 The #Beatles are playing at Aintree Institute, then move onto the Liverpool #Jazz Society Rock Around The Clock All Night Rock Ball | |
| OTD Mar11,1963 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Mar11,1963 The #RollingStones 1st record session they record covers of #BoDiddley, #WillieDixon and #JimmyReed. The Rolling Stones songs are not released @RollingStones | |
| OTD Mar11,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Mar11,1964 The #Beatles filming at Twickenham Studios for the movie "A Hard Day's Night" On a stage set made to look a train guard's cage, The #Beatles play cards & mimed to the song "I Should Have Known Better" | |
| OTD Mar11,1965 | Tom Jones | #OTD Mar11,1965 #TomJones is at #1 on UK singles chart with "It's Not Unusual" written by #LesReed and #GordonMills. It's Tom Jones 1st of 16 UK Top40 hits during the 1960's @RealSirTomJones | |
| OTD Mar11,1967 | Dick James, Paul McCartney | #OTD Mar11,1967 Music publisher #DickJames states that there has been 446 different versions of Paul McCartney's "Yesterday" recorded, by 1986 there will be over 1600 @PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Mar11,1967 | Supremes | #OTD Mar11,1967 The #Supremes are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone" written and composed by #Motown records main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland @motown | |
| OTD Mar11,1968 | Otis Redding | #OTD Mar11,1968 #OtisRedding posthumously receives a gold record for his single "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" Redding died Dec10,1967 in a plane crash | |
| OTD Mar11,1968 | Monkees | #OTD Mar11,1968 The #Monkees TV series S2 E25 "The Monkees Blow Their Minds" The Monkees swing to the rescue when mentalist Oracullo gains control of #PeterTork's mind to use him in a nightclub act. Director #JamesFrawley appears as Oracullo's assistant Rudy @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Mar11,1969 | Jackie Lomax | #OTD Mar11,1969 #JackieLomax records "Thumbin' A Ride" at #Apple Record's studio. Produced by #PaulMcCartney & with McCartney on drums; #GeorgeHarrison guitar; #BillyPreston piano & organ; #KlausVoormann bass guitar; and backing vocals by George & Patti Harrison & The #Rascals | |
| OTD Mar11,1969 | Motown, Jackson 5 | #OTD Mar11,1969 #Motown records buys the #Jackson5 out of their contract with #Steeltown Records @motown | |
| OTD Mar11,1970 | Crosby Stills Nash Young | #OTD Mar11,1970 "Deja Vu" 1st LP by #CrosbyStillsNashYoung is released. The LP produces US Top40 singles "Teach Your Children", "Our House" and "Woodstock" | |
| OTD Mar11,1970 | 12th Grammys | #OTD Mar11,1970 At the 12th Annual #Grammy Awards; Record of the Year The 5th Dimension for "Aquarius"; Album of the Year #BloodSweatTears for Blood, Sweat & Tears; Song of the Year #JoeSouth "Games People Play" and Best New Artist Crosby, Stills & Nash | |
| OTD Mar11,1970 | George Harrison | #OTD Mar11,1970 On #BBC radio #GeorgeHarrison said that he’d like to start a house band at #Apple Records with #PeterFrampton | |
| OTD Mar11,1971 | Jim Morrison | #OTD Mar11,1971 #JimMorrison leaves the US & lands in Paris, France right after recording all the vocals for the LP “L.A Woman”; thinking about leaving his music career in order to become a full time writer. Morrison joins his partner #PamelaCourson. He will never return | |
| OTD Mar11,1972 | Harry Nilsson | #OTD Mar11,1972 #HarryNilsson is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Without You" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1. Also on Mar11,1970 Nilsson wins a #Grammy for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male for "Everybody's Talkin'" | |
| OTD Mar11,1972 | Neil Young | #OTD Mar11,1972 #NeilYoung went to #1 on US chart with "Harvest" the album featured the hit single "Heart Of Gold" The LP was also a #1 in the UK on Mar5 for 1 wk @Neilyoung | |
| OTD Mar11,1978 | Andy Gibb | #OTD Mar11,1978 #AndyGibb is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with Andy's last week of a 2wk run at #1 with "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" & the 6th week in a row that a member of the #Gibb family sits at #1. The Brothers #Gibb will hold #1 for 14wks in a row | |
| OTD Mar11,1978 | Meat Loaf | #OTD Mar11,1978 #MeatLoaf's album "Bat Out Of Hell" enters the UK Album chart at #60 and begins a 521wk run on the UK chart. Meat Loaf's LP will peak at #9 but sell over 2 million copies @RealMeatLoaf | |
| OTD Mar11,1979 | Bee Gees | #OTD Mar11,1979 #BeeGees start a 2wk run at #1 on the UK Albums chart with "Spirits Having Flown" The album's 1st three tracks are released as singles and all reach #1 in the US, giving the @BeeGees an unbroken run of 6 US chart-toppers and tying a record set by The #Beatles | |
| OTD Mar11,1979 | Gloria Gaynor | #OTD Mar11,1979 #GloriaGaynor starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "I Will Survive" written by #FreddiePerren & #DinoFekaris. Gaynor reached #1 in the US on Mar10 and will stay at #1 simultaneously in the UK & the US for the next 2wks @gloriagaynor | |
| OTD Mar11,1989 | Debbie Gibson | #OTD Mar11,1989 #DebbieGibson is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Lost in Your Eyes" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 @DebbieGibson | |
| OTD Mar11,1991 | Janet Jackson | #OTD Mar11,1991 #JanetJackson signs a deal with #Virgin Records for 2 albums worth $50 million @JanetJackson @Virgin | |
| OTD Mar11,1997 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Mar11,1997 #PaulMcCartney the former member of The #Beatles, is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his “services to music" McCartney becomes Sir Paul in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in central London @PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Mar11,2016 | Keith Emerson | #OTD Mar11,2016 #KeithEmerson dies at the age of 71, a founding member & keyboardist of the band Emerson Lake and Palmer #ELP sold over 40M albums. Emerson had his 1st commercial success with the band #Nice 1968 UK #21 "America" | |
| OTD Mar11,2018 | Ken Dodd | #OTD Mar11,2018 Sir #KenDodd RIP comedian, singer, songwriter and actor dies at the age of 90. 1965 UK #1 "Tears", +17 other UK Top40 hit singles; primarily known for his live stand-up performances | |
| OTD Mar11,2019 | Hal Blaine | #OTD Mar11,2019 #HalBlaine (Harold Belsky) RIP dies at the age of 90. Drummer, session musician. Worked with the #WreckingCrew. Played with groups such as Jan and Dean, Elvis Presley, Beach Boys, The Monkees, Partridge Family had over 50 #1 hits & more than 150 Top10 hits |