TODAY IN HISTORY – MARCH 21ST
1685 - Born this day, Johann Sebastian Bach, composer.
1946 - Born this day, Ray Dorset, Mungo Jerry, 1970 UK No.1 and US No.3 single In The Summertime.
1950 - Born this day, Roger Hodgson, guitar, Supertramp, 1979 US No.6 and UK No.7 single The Logical Song.
1953 - Born this day, Robert Johnson, KC & The Sunshine Band, 1975 US No.1 single That's The Way, I Like It, 1983 UK No.1 single Give It Up.
1961 - The Beatles debut at the Cavern Club as guests of The Bluegenes
1967 - Born this day, Jonas Berggren, Ace Of Base, 1993 UK No.1 single All That She Wants, 1994 US No.1 single The Sign.
1967 - Born this day, Keith Palmer, vocals, Prodigy, 1996 UK No.1 and US No.30 single Firestarter. 1997 UK and US No.1 album The Fat Of The Land.
1976 - Iggy Pop and David Bowie were involved in a drug bust at their hotel room in Rochester, New York.
1980 - Hugh Cornwell of The Stranglers was sent to Pentonville Prison after losing his appeal against a drugs conviction.
1981 - REO Speedwagon went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Keep On Loving You, the groups first top 40 hit and first No.1. It was a No.7 hit in the UK.
1984 - Strawberry Fields, an area in Central Park bought by Yoko Ono in memory of her late husband John Lennon, was opened.
1987 - U2 scored their third UK No.1 album with The Joshua Tree, featuring the singles Where The Streets Have No Name, and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For. The album became the fastest selling in UK history, and was also a US No.1.
1991 - Died this day, Clarence Leo Fender, the inventor of The Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars.
1994 - Bruce Springsteen won the Best Original Song Academy Award for Streets Of Philadelphia from the movie Philadelphia
1999 - Blur went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 13, the bands fourth consecutive No.1. Making them only the third act to have four No.1's in the 90's, Simply Red and REM being the other two.
2001 - Michael Jackson's interior decorator told The Times that the singer keeps 17 life size dolls, adult and child sizes, all fully dressed in his bedroom for 'company'.
2013 – Neil Young & Crazyhorse play Vector Arena (Auckland)
1685 - Born this day, Johann Sebastian Bach, composer.
1946 - Born this day, Ray Dorset, Mungo Jerry, 1970 UK No.1 and US No.3 single In The Summertime.
1950 - Born this day, Roger Hodgson, guitar, Supertramp, 1979 US No.6 and UK No.7 single The Logical Song.
1953 - Born this day, Robert Johnson, KC & The Sunshine Band, 1975 US No.1 single That's The Way, I Like It, 1983 UK No.1 single Give It Up.
1961 - The Beatles debut at the Cavern Club as guests of The Bluegenes
1967 - Born this day, Jonas Berggren, Ace Of Base, 1993 UK No.1 single All That She Wants, 1994 US No.1 single The Sign.
1967 - Born this day, Keith Palmer, vocals, Prodigy, 1996 UK No.1 and US No.30 single Firestarter. 1997 UK and US No.1 album The Fat Of The Land.
1976 - Iggy Pop and David Bowie were involved in a drug bust at their hotel room in Rochester, New York.
1980 - Hugh Cornwell of The Stranglers was sent to Pentonville Prison after losing his appeal against a drugs conviction.
1981 - REO Speedwagon went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Keep On Loving You, the groups first top 40 hit and first No.1. It was a No.7 hit in the UK.
1984 - Strawberry Fields, an area in Central Park bought by Yoko Ono in memory of her late husband John Lennon, was opened.
1987 - U2 scored their third UK No.1 album with The Joshua Tree, featuring the singles Where The Streets Have No Name, and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For. The album became the fastest selling in UK history, and was also a US No.1.
1991 - Died this day, Clarence Leo Fender, the inventor of The Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars.
1994 - Bruce Springsteen won the Best Original Song Academy Award for Streets Of Philadelphia from the movie Philadelphia
1999 - Blur went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 13, the bands fourth consecutive No.1. Making them only the third act to have four No.1's in the 90's, Simply Red and REM being the other two.
2001 - Michael Jackson's interior decorator told The Times that the singer keeps 17 life size dolls, adult and child sizes, all fully dressed in his bedroom for 'company'.
2013 – Neil Young & Crazyhorse play Vector Arena (Auckland)