TODAY IN HISTORY – MARCH 18TH
1938 - Born this day, Charlie Pride, US singer, scored over 50 country top ten hits, most successful Black Country artist of all time.
1941 - Born this day, Wilson Pickett, US soul singer, 1965 UK No.12 and US No.21 single In The Midnight Hour, plus 15 other US Top 40 singles. Died 19 January 2006 after suffering a heart attack. He was aged 64.
1959 - Born this day, Irene Cara, singer, actress, 1982 UK No.1 and US No.4 single Fame, 1983 US No.1 and UK No.2 single Flashdance... What A Feeling.
1963 - Born this day, Vanessa Williams, US singer, former model and beauty queen, 1992 US No.1 and UK No.3 single Save The Best To Last.
1965 - The Rolling Stones were all fined £5, for urinating in a public place. The incident took place at a petrol station after a gig in Romford Essex.
1972 - Neil Young started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Heart Of Gold. His only top 20 hit as a solo artist reached No.10 on the UK chart.
1972 - Paul Simon scored his first solo No.1 album when his self titled debut went to the top on the UK charts. Featuring the singles Mother And Child Reunion and Me And Julio Down By The School Yard.
1976 - The Man Who Fell To Earth featuring David Bowie premiered in London.
1978 - The Bee Gees had the Top 3 on the US singles charts, Night Fever at No.1, (Love is) Thicker Than Water, by brother Andy at No.2, co-written by Barry Gibb and Emotion by Samantha Sang, written and produced by The Bee Gees at No.3.
1979 – Born this day, Adam Levine, lead singer/songwriter, Maroon 5.
1982 - Driving home from a basketball game in Philadelphia, soul singer Teddy Pendergrass crashed his Rolls Royce severely injuring his spinal cord and paralyzing him.
1989 - A radio station in California arranged to have all of its Cat Stevens Records destroyed by having a steamroller run over them in protest of the singer’s support of Ayatollah Khomeni.
1991 - U2 were fined £500 after being found guilty of selling condoms illegally at the Virgin Megastore, Dublin.
1992 - Donna Summer got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1997 - It was announced that Joni Mitchell had been reunited with a daughter she gave up for adoption many years earlier.
2001 - Died this day, John Phillips, singer, (Ex Mamas and Papas). From suspected heart failure.
2001 - Crazytown went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Butterfly.
2001 - Tragedy struck at an instore appearance by British boy band A1 in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta after there was a stampede amongst the fans, four girls were killed and two others were seriously injured.
1938 - Born this day, Charlie Pride, US singer, scored over 50 country top ten hits, most successful Black Country artist of all time.
1941 - Born this day, Wilson Pickett, US soul singer, 1965 UK No.12 and US No.21 single In The Midnight Hour, plus 15 other US Top 40 singles. Died 19 January 2006 after suffering a heart attack. He was aged 64.
1959 - Born this day, Irene Cara, singer, actress, 1982 UK No.1 and US No.4 single Fame, 1983 US No.1 and UK No.2 single Flashdance... What A Feeling.
1963 - Born this day, Vanessa Williams, US singer, former model and beauty queen, 1992 US No.1 and UK No.3 single Save The Best To Last.
1965 - The Rolling Stones were all fined £5, for urinating in a public place. The incident took place at a petrol station after a gig in Romford Essex.
1972 - Neil Young started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Heart Of Gold. His only top 20 hit as a solo artist reached No.10 on the UK chart.
1972 - Paul Simon scored his first solo No.1 album when his self titled debut went to the top on the UK charts. Featuring the singles Mother And Child Reunion and Me And Julio Down By The School Yard.
1976 - The Man Who Fell To Earth featuring David Bowie premiered in London.
1978 - The Bee Gees had the Top 3 on the US singles charts, Night Fever at No.1, (Love is) Thicker Than Water, by brother Andy at No.2, co-written by Barry Gibb and Emotion by Samantha Sang, written and produced by The Bee Gees at No.3.
1979 – Born this day, Adam Levine, lead singer/songwriter, Maroon 5.
1982 - Driving home from a basketball game in Philadelphia, soul singer Teddy Pendergrass crashed his Rolls Royce severely injuring his spinal cord and paralyzing him.
1989 - A radio station in California arranged to have all of its Cat Stevens Records destroyed by having a steamroller run over them in protest of the singer’s support of Ayatollah Khomeni.
1991 - U2 were fined £500 after being found guilty of selling condoms illegally at the Virgin Megastore, Dublin.
1992 - Donna Summer got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1997 - It was announced that Joni Mitchell had been reunited with a daughter she gave up for adoption many years earlier.
2001 - Died this day, John Phillips, singer, (Ex Mamas and Papas). From suspected heart failure.
2001 - Crazytown went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Butterfly.
2001 - Tragedy struck at an instore appearance by British boy band A1 in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta after there was a stampede amongst the fans, four girls were killed and two others were seriously injured.