Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage      
BTD Mar21,1685 Johann Sebastian Bach#BTD Mar21,1685 #JohannSebastianBach RIP. Highly respected organist during his life. One of greatest composers all time
BTD Mar21,1902 Son House#BTD Mar21,1902 #SonHouse (Edward James House Jr) RIP delta blues singer, guitarist noted for his highly emotional style of singing and slide guitar playing
BTD Mar21,1940 Solomon Burke#BTD Mar21,1940 #SolomonBurke (James Solomon McDonald) RIP singer, one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s. Known as The King of Rock & Soul 1965 US #1 R&B and US #22 single "Got To Get You Off My Mind", +23 other US R&B Top40 singles
BTD Mar21,1941 John Boylan#BTD Mar21,1941 #JohnBoylan IV record producer, songwriter. Managed #LindaRonstadt, introduced her to an unknown group of musicians who went on to become her backing band in 1971 and later they became The #Eagles
BTD Mar21,1943 Vivian Stanshall#BTD Mar21,1943 #VivianStanshall RIP singer, songwriter, ukulele in the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band 1968 UK #5 single "I'm The Urban Spaceman"
BTD Mar21,1945 Rose Stone#BTD Mar21,1945 #RoseStone (Rosemary Stewart) keyboardist, one of the lead singers in Sly and The Family Stone 3 US #1s 1968 "Everyday People", "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", 1971 US #1 & 1972 UK #15 "Family Affair", +7 US Top40 singles
BTD Mar21,1946 Ray Dorset#BTD Mar21,1946 #RayDorset guitar, songwriter, founder of #MungoJerry & composed most songs for Mungo Jerry 1970 UK #1 & US #3 single "In The Summertime" and 1971 UK #1 "Baby Jump" @MungoJerryLTD
BTD Mar21,1949 Eddie Money#BTD Mar21,1949 #EddieMoney (Edward Mahoney) RIP singer, songwriter 1978 US #11 "Baby Hold On", 1986 US #4 "Take Me Home Tonight", +9 US Top40 singles, 13 US Adult Contemporary Top40 singles with 3 #1s & 4 platinum albums
BTD Mar21,1950 Roger Hodgson#BTD Mar21,1950 #RogerHodgson guitarist, singer, songwriter, founder #Supertramp 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" and solo artist #HBday @RogerHodgson
BTD Mar21,1951 Conrad Lozano#BTD Mar21,1951 #ConradLozano bass guitarist #LosLobos 1987 UK & US #1 "La Bamba" and 1987 UK #18 & US #21 "Come On, Let's Go" @LosLobosBand
BTD Mar21,1951 Russell Thompkins#BTD Mar21,1951 #RussellThompkins Jr, vocals, The #Stylistics 1974 US & UK #2 "You Make Me Feel Brand New", 1975 UK #1 "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)", +15 other UK Top 40 singles
BTD Mar21,1953 Robert Johnson#BTD Mar21,1953 #RobertJohnson bass guitarist K.C. and the Sunshine Band 1975 US & R&B #1s "Get Down Tonight" and "That's the Way (I Like It)", 1983 UK #1 "Give It Up", +3 other US #1s & 2 #2s, + 4 US, 12 R&B & 9 UK Top40 singles @kcandsunshineb
BTD Mar21,1961 Slim Jim Phantom#BTD Mar21,1961 #SlimJimPhantom (James McDonnell) drums The #StrayCats 1981 US #9 & UK #9 "Rock This Town", 1981 US #3 & UK #11 "Stray Cat Strut", 1983 US #5 & UK # "(She's) Sexy + 17" Often performs with a bass drum, snare drum, hi-hat & a crash cymbal #HBday @officialslimjim
OTD Mar21,1939 Kate Smith#OTD Mar21,1939 "God Bless America" is recorded by #KateSmith. Written by #rvingBerlin during WWI in 1918 and revised by him in 1938 for World War II. The 1938 version recorded by Kate Smith, became her signature song. The song eventually peaked at #10 in the US
OTD Mar21,1952Moondog Coronation Ball#OTD Mar21,1952 The #Moondog Coronation Ball 1st "rock 'n' roll" stage show held at #Cleveland Arena with #AlanFreed
OTD Mar21,1953 Patti Page#OTD Mar21,1953 #PattiPage starts an 8wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" written by #BobMerrill
OTD Mar21,1956 Elvis Presley#OTD Mar21,1956 #ElvisPresley at the YMCA Gymnasium in Lexington, NC Also there #MotherMaybelle and the #CarterSisters featuring #JuneCarter
OTD Mar21,1956 Les Baxter#OTD Mar21,1956 #LesBaxter, His Chorus And Orchestra are still at #1 for the week ending Mar21 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "The Poor People Of Paris" for the 2nd week of a 6wk run at #1
OTD Mar21,1961Beatles#OTD Mar21,1961 The #Beatles 1st evening show at The #CavernClub supporting The #SwingingBlueJeans (later called the Blue Jeans) @cavernliverpool
OTD Mar21,1963Beatles#OTD Mar21,1963 The #Beatles are at #BBC Piccadilly Studios to record the radio program "On the Scene" They perform Misery, Do You Want to Know a Secret, and Please Please Me. The show is broadcast on Mar28. They drive south to Croydon to rejoin the Chris Montez/Tommy Roe tour
OTD Mar21,1963Beatles#OTD Mar21,1963 The #Beatles, on the Montez/Roe tour, perform at the ABC Cinema in West Croydon, Surrey
OTD Mar21,1964Beatles#OTD Mar21,1964 The #Beatles start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "She Loves You" The 2nd of 3 consecutive #1s, just finishing a 7wk run with "I Want To Hold Your Hand" The next #1 hit will be "Can't Buy Me Love" for 5wks on Apr4
OTD Mar21,1970 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel#OTD Mar21,1970 #PaulSimon and #ArtGarfunkel #SimonandGarfunkel are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for the 4th week of a 6wk run at #1
OTD Mar21,1970Beatles#OTD Mar21,1970 The #Beatles enter the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #6 with "Let It Be" and on Apr11 the song will reach #1 for 2wks. A day before and the final single before #PaulMcCartney announces his departure from the band on Apr10,1970
OTD Mar21,1970Faces#OTD Mar21,1970 The #Faces with a new lead singer by the name of #RodStewart release their first LP "First Step"
OTD Mar21,1970Hollies#OTD Mar21,1970 The #Hollies peak at #7 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" written by #BobbyScott and #BobRussell; originally recorded by #KellyGordon in 1969
OTD Mar21,1971 Led Zeppelin#OTD Mar21,1971 #LedZeppelin at the Boat Club on their "Back To The Clubs" tour. 1st tour where Led Zeppelin play "Stairway To Heaven" @ledzeppelin
OTD Mar21,1973BBC teenybopper acts#OTD Mar21,1973 The #BBC decides to ban teenybopper acts on the UK TV show "Top Of The Pops" after a riot broke out at the end of a #DavidCassidy show
OTD Mar21,1976 Brotherhood O fMan#OTD Mar21,1976 #BrotherhoodOfMan starts a 6wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with the #Eurovision Contest winner single "Save Your Kisses For Me" written by #TonyHiller, #LeeSheriden and Martin Lee
OTD Mar21,1981 Don McLean#OTD Mar21,1981 #DonMcLean peaks at #5 for 3wks on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with a cover of the #RoyOrbinson song "Crying" written by Roy Orbison and #JoeMelson @donmcleanonline
OTD Mar21,1981 REO Speedwagon#OTD Mar21,1981 #REOSpeedwagon are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Keep On Loving You" written by #KevinCronin
OTD Mar21,1982 Donny Osmond#OTD Mar21,1982 #DonnyOsmond stars in the title role of @broadwaycom's production of "Little Johnny Jones" @donnyosmond
OTD Mar21,1984Central Park Strawberry Fields#OTD Mar21,1984 A 2.5 acre section in #NYC Central Park is renamed #StrawberryFields in honor of the former #Beatles member #JohnLennon
OTD Mar21,1987 Club Nouveau#OTD Mar21,1987 #ClubNouveau starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singes Chart with a cover of "Lean On Me" written by Bill Withers. On Jul8,1972 the original version by #BillWithers had a 3wk run at #1 starting on Jul8,1972
OTD Mar21,1987 Dean Paul Martin#OTD Mar21,1987 #DeanPaulMartin (Dean Paul Crocetti Jr) Jr RIP singer, actor in the band Dino, Desi & Billy 1965 hits I'm a Fool & Not The Lovin' Kind; dies at the age of 35 in plane crash while in the Air National Guard. The son of #DeanMartin of
OTD Mar21,1987 ZZ Top#OTD Mar21,1987 #ZZTop play their last show on the "Afterburner" tour in Honolulu, HI @ZZTop
OTD Mar21,1989Dick Clark#OTD Mar21,1989 After 33 years #DickClark announces that he would no longer be hosting the show #AmericanBandstand
OTD Mar21,2017 Chuck Barris#OTD Mar21,2017 #ChuckBarris dies at the age of 87, game show creator, producer and host. Best known for hosting The #GongShow and creating The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game. Wrote the song "Palisades Park" that was recorded by #FreddyCannon