Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Mar31,1934 | Shirley Jones | #BTD Mar31,1934 #ShirleyJones singer, actress stage, film, TV; played Shirley Partridge in the musical situation-comedy TV series The #Partridge Family 1970 US #1 "I Think I Love You" and other LPs & starred in musical films ie 1955 Oklahoma!, 1956 Carousel, 1962 The Music Man | |
| BTD Mar31,1935 | Herb Alpert | #BTD Mar31,1935 #HerbAlpert trumpet, singer Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 1965 US #7 "A Taste of Honey", 1968 US #1 "This Guy's In Love With You", 1979 US #1 "Rise", +14 Top40 singles and 5 #1 albums. Albert formed A&M Records with #JerryMoss #HBday @HerbAlpert | |
| BTD Mar31,1944 | Rod Allen | #BTD Mar31,1944 #RodAllen (Rodney Bainbridge) RIP lead singer, bass guitarist The #Fortunes 1965 UK #2 & US #7 "You've Got Your Troubles", 1965 US #27 & UK #4 "Here It Comes Again", UK 1971 US #15 "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again", +3 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Mar31,1946 | Al Nichol | #BTD Mar31,1946 #AlNichol guitarist The The #Turtles 1967 US #1 "Happy Together", 1967 US #3 & UK #4 "She'd Rather Be with Me", +8 Top40 US singles. The Turtles were originally a surf-rock group called the #Crossfires (The Tyrtles then The Turtles) | |
| BTD Mar31,1947 | Al Goodman | #BTD Mar31,1947 #AlGoodman RIP singer in the trio The #Moments 1970 US #3 & R&B #1 "Love on a Two-Way Street", 1975 US #39 & R&B #1 "Look at Me (I'm in Love)", +3 UK & 21 R&B Top40 singles and as Ray, Goodman & Brown 1979 US #5 & R&B #1 "Special Lady", 6 R&B Top40 singles | |
| BTD Mar31,1947 | John Poulos | #BTD Mar31,1947 #JohnPoulos (also known as Jon Jon Poulos) RIP original drummer, founding member for The #Buckinghams 1966 US #1 "Kind Of A Drag", 1967 US #6 "Don't You Care", 1967 US #5 "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", +2 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Mar31,1948 | Mick Ralphs | #BTD Mar31,1948 #MickRalphs guitarist, founding member of #MottTheHoople 1972 UK #3 & US #37 "All The Young Dudes", +4 UK Top40 singles & founder with #PaulRodgers of #BadCompany 1974 UK #15 "Can't Get Enough", +8 US Top40 singles #HBday @realmickralphs | |
| BTD Mar31,1948 | Thijsvan Leer | #BTD Mar31,1948 #ThijsvanLeer flute, singer, songwriter, founding member #Focus 1973 US #9 & UK #20 "Hocus Pocus", 1973 UK #4 "Sylvia" @Focustheband | |
| BTD Mar31,1953 | Sean Hooper | #BTD Mar31,1953 #SeanHooper keyboards, backing vocals #HueyLewis and the News 3 US #1s 1985 "The Power Of Love", 1986 "Stuck with You", 1987 "Jacob's Ladder", +14 US Top40 singles @Huey_Lewis_News | |
| BTD Mar31,1954 | Tony Brock | #BTD Mar31,1954 #TonyBrock drummer The #Babys 1977 US #13 & UK #45 "Isn't It Time" and 1978 US #13 "Every Time I Think of You" and also played with #RodStewart, #RoyOrbison, and #EltonJohn | |
| BTD Mar31,1955 | Angus Young | #BTD Mar31,1955 #AngusYoung co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter #ACDC 4 US Main #1s 1993 Big Gun, 1995 Hard as a Rock, 2001 Stiff Upper Lip, 2008 Rock 'n' Roll Train, +23 Top40s & 1980 UK #1 & US #14 LP Back In Black; only remaining original member 2003 in @rockhall with @acdc | |
| BTD Mar31,1958 | Pat McGlynn | #BTD Mar31,1958 #PatMcGlynn guitarist #BayCityRollers briefly in 1976, then enjoyed success in Japan & Germany as leader of his own band Pat McGlynn's Scotties and returned to the Bay City Rollers in 1982 | |
| OTD Mar31,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Mar31,1957 #ElvisPresley has two shows at the Olympia in Detroit, Mi. Billed as "Nations Only Atomic Powered Singer" | |
| OTD Mar31,1958 | Chuck Berry | #OTD Mar31,1958 #ChuckBerry's single "Johnny B. Goode" is released. Berry said the song is partly autobiographical, the original lyrics referred to Johnny as a "colored boy", but he changed it to "country boy" to ensure radio play | |
| OTD Mar31,1960 | Lonnie Donegan | #OTD Mar31,1960 #LonnieDonegan starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "My Old Man's A Dustman" written by Lonnie Donegan, #PeterBuchanan (Donegan's manager from 1956-1962) and #BeverlyThorn. Fun song | |
| OTD Mar31,1962 | Connie Francis | #OTD Mar31,1962 #ConnieFrancis is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singes Chart with "Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You" written by #BennyDavis and #TedMurry (Murray Mencher) @1ConnieFrancis | |
| OTD Mar31,1962 | Gary US Bonds | #OTD Mar31,1962 #GaryUSBonds enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #68 with "Twist, Twist Senora" written by #FrankGuida, #GeneBarge and #JosephRoyster. Gary "U.S." Bonds will peak at #9 six weeks later on May12 | |
| OTD Mar31,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Mar31,1962 The Sensational #Beatles play their 1st gig at The Subscription Rooms in Stroud. Also on the bill is The #RebelRousers | |
| OTD Mar31,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Mar31,1963 The #Beatles with #TommyRoe / #ChrisMontez perform with The #TerryYoung Six, #DebbieLee, #TonyMarsh and The #Viscounts at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester. This marks the end of the Roe / Montez tour | |
| OTD Mar31,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Mar31,1964 Filming for the movie "A Hard Day's Night" #Beatles play a live TV performance in front of a studio of screaming fans. One fan is #PhilCollins. Four songs The Beatles will use in the film Tell Me Why, Should Have Known Better, And I Love Her and She Loves You | |
| OTD Mar31,1967 | Walker Brothers | #OTD Mar31,1967 #WalkerBrothers tour they play at the Astoria with #CatStevens, #EngelbertHumperdinck & #JimiHendrix The attached #NME magazines review from Apr8,1967 | |
| OTD Mar31,1967 | Walker Brothers | #OTD Mar31,1967 Opening of The #WalkerBrothers tour at the the Astoria Cinema Finsbury Park with #CatStevens, & #JimiHendrix plus The #Californians, #NickyJones & The #Quotations and special quest star #EngelbertHumperdinck; Hendrix sets his guitar on fire live for the 1st time | |
| OTD Mar31,1972 | Beatles | #OTD Mar31,1972 The #Beatles Official Fan Club closes. The Beatles Monthly magazine had ceased three years previously. Freda Kelly hired by manager Brian Epstein to serve as the club’s secretary during The Beatles early days remained in her position right until the end | |
| OTD Mar31,1973 | Roberta Flack | #OTD Mar31,1973 #RobertaFlack is back at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Killing Me Softly With His Song" Flack spent 4wks at #1, then last week fell to #2 but returned today for a total of 5wks at #1 @Roberta_Flack | |
| OTD Mar31,1974 | Terry Jacks | #OTD Mar31,1974 #TerryJacks starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "Seasons In The Sun"; after coming off the #1 spot in the US for 3wks that started on Mar2 | |
| OTD Mar31,1976 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Mar31,1976 #LedZeppelin releases the album "Presence" on their own label #SwanSong Records in the UK. Led Zeppelin's LP will be certified 3x's Platinum by the @RIAA @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Mar31,1979 | Bee Gees | #OTD Mar31,1979 #BeeGees are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Tragedy" The Bee Gees's last week of a 2wk week run at #1 and their 8th US #1 @BeeGees | |
| OTD Mar31,1984 | Kenny Loggins | #OTD Mar31,1984 #KennyLoggins starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Footloose" written by Kenny Loggins and #DeanPitchford. The Loggins single is the theme from the film "Footloose" @kennyloggins | |
| OTD Mar31,1986 | Kelly Isley | #OTD Mar31,1986 #KellyIsley Jr RIP of The #IsleyBrothers dies of a heart attack at the age of 48. They had a hit with the 1962 original "Twist and Shout" covered by #Beatles 1969 | |
| OTD Mar31,1990 | Alannah Myles | #OTD Mar31,1990 #AlannahMyles is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Black Velvet" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 @AlannahMyles | |
| OTD Mar31,2018 | Rod Stewart | #OTD Mar31,2018 Sir #RodStewart in concert London, Ontario. Two-time @rockhall of Fame inductee Rod Stewart put on another great show. @resporose thinks this is our 5th show all time @rodstewart |