TODAY IN HISTORY – MARCH 27TH
1950 - Born this day, Tony Banks, UK rock musician, keyboards, in East Heathly, Sussex, UK, Genesis, 1986 US No.1 and UK No.15 single Invisible Touch, 1992 UK No.7 single I Can't Dance plus over 15 other UK top 40 hit singles and 6 UK No.1 albums.
1958 - Born this day, Neil Finn, pop singer, (Crowded House).
1958 - Born this day, Shaun Cassidy, rock musician, actor (Hardy Boys)
1959 - Born this day, Andrew Farriss, musician, keyboards, INXS, 1988 UK No.2 and US No.1 single Need You Tonight. 1988 US No.3 and world-wide hit album Kick.
1963 - Born this day, Quentin Tarantino, film director, Academy Award-winning screenwriter. (Pulp Fiction).
1964 - The British Invasion continued to make it's way around the world with The Beatles having the top six positions on the Australian pop chart.
1965 - Jeff Beck joined the Yardbirds as a replacement for Eric Clapton.
1965 - The Supremes had their 4th US No.1 single with Stop! In The Name Of Love.
1966 - During a UK tour, Roy Orbison fell off a motorbike while scrambling at Hawkstone Park, Birmingham fracturing his foot. He played the remaining dates sat on a stool and walking on crutches.
1967 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney were awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello award for Michelle, the most performed song in the UK in 1966.
1970 - Born this day, Mariah Carey, Grammy Award-winning singer, named after They Call The Wind Mariah from the musical Paint Your Wagon. Born in New York. She worked as a waitress and a coat check girl. 1994 UK No.1 single Without You, plus over 20 other UK top 40 hits, 12 US No.1 singles.
1971 - Janis Joplin started her second (and final) week at the top of the pop music charts with the hit, Me and Bobby McGee, written by Kris Kristofferson.
1972 - Elvis Presley recorded what would be his last major hit, Burning Love. It made No.2 on the US chart and No.7 in the UK.
1973 - Jerry Garcia was arrested after being busted for speeding in New Jersey, when police found cocaine and LSD in his car.
1973 - Rolling Stone magazine reported that after becoming a disciple of Sri Chinmoy, Carlos Santana had changed his name to 'Devadip', which means 'the lamp of the light of the Supreme'.
1975 – Born this day, Stacy Anne Ferguson (Fergie). Former child actor turned singer with Black Eyed Peas (“Where is the Love”) and solo artist. Her debut “Duchess” released September 2006 scored 5 top selling singles including “Big Girls Don’t Cry”. Also supported The Police on their NZ tour in Jan 2008 and famously left her zip down during her performance at The Cake Tin in Wellington.
1976 - Paul McCartneyand Wings were forced to postpone a forthcoming US tour for three weeks after guitarist Jimmy McCulloch fell in his hotel bathroom and broke a finger.
1978 - The Beatles parody All You Need Is Cash featuring The Rutles was shown on BBC- TV.
1979 - Eric Clapton married Patti Harrison (the ex wife of George) at Temple Bethel, Tucson, Arizona. Patti applied for a divorce in 1988.
1987 - U2 performed from the roof of a store in downtown Los Angeles to make the video for Where The Streets Have No Name, attracting thousands of spectators and bringing traffic to a standstill. The police eventually stop the shoot.
1988 – British songstress, Jessie J was born this day. Hit songs include “Price Tag” and one of the biggest radio hits in 2011, “Domino”.
1991 - New Kids On The Block's Donnie Wahlberg was arrested after setting fire to carpets at The Seelbach Hotel, Louisville.
2000 - Died this day, Ian Dury, singer, songwriter, poet and actor, after a long battle with cancer aged 57. Ian Dury and the Blockheads. 1978 UK No.9 single What A Waste, 1979 UK No.1 single Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, 1979 UK No.3 single Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3). Dury, who had been disabled by polio as a child, formed the group Kilburn and the High Roads during the 70’s. His first album, UK 1977 No.5, New Boot’s And Panties, became a punk classic, and featured Dury's 1979 UK No.1 single Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick.
2001 - Christina Aguilera signed an US sponsorship deal with Cola-Cola, only a month after Britney Spears signed a deal to promote Pespi.
2001 – Rock band, Train, release their hit 2nd album “Drops of Jupiter” which went on to become a global smash and featured the hit songs “She’s on Fire” & “Drops of Jupiter”.
2003 - The boyhood home John Lennon in Liverpool was opened to the public.
2013 – The most popular song played on NZ radio over the past week is “When I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars.
1950 - Born this day, Tony Banks, UK rock musician, keyboards, in East Heathly, Sussex, UK, Genesis, 1986 US No.1 and UK No.15 single Invisible Touch, 1992 UK No.7 single I Can't Dance plus over 15 other UK top 40 hit singles and 6 UK No.1 albums.
1958 - Born this day, Neil Finn, pop singer, (Crowded House).
1958 - Born this day, Shaun Cassidy, rock musician, actor (Hardy Boys)
1959 - Born this day, Andrew Farriss, musician, keyboards, INXS, 1988 UK No.2 and US No.1 single Need You Tonight. 1988 US No.3 and world-wide hit album Kick.
1963 - Born this day, Quentin Tarantino, film director, Academy Award-winning screenwriter. (Pulp Fiction).
1964 - The British Invasion continued to make it's way around the world with The Beatles having the top six positions on the Australian pop chart.
1965 - Jeff Beck joined the Yardbirds as a replacement for Eric Clapton.
1965 - The Supremes had their 4th US No.1 single with Stop! In The Name Of Love.
1966 - During a UK tour, Roy Orbison fell off a motorbike while scrambling at Hawkstone Park, Birmingham fracturing his foot. He played the remaining dates sat on a stool and walking on crutches.
1967 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney were awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello award for Michelle, the most performed song in the UK in 1966.
1970 - Born this day, Mariah Carey, Grammy Award-winning singer, named after They Call The Wind Mariah from the musical Paint Your Wagon. Born in New York. She worked as a waitress and a coat check girl. 1994 UK No.1 single Without You, plus over 20 other UK top 40 hits, 12 US No.1 singles.
1971 - Janis Joplin started her second (and final) week at the top of the pop music charts with the hit, Me and Bobby McGee, written by Kris Kristofferson.
1972 - Elvis Presley recorded what would be his last major hit, Burning Love. It made No.2 on the US chart and No.7 in the UK.
1973 - Jerry Garcia was arrested after being busted for speeding in New Jersey, when police found cocaine and LSD in his car.
1973 - Rolling Stone magazine reported that after becoming a disciple of Sri Chinmoy, Carlos Santana had changed his name to 'Devadip', which means 'the lamp of the light of the Supreme'.
1975 – Born this day, Stacy Anne Ferguson (Fergie). Former child actor turned singer with Black Eyed Peas (“Where is the Love”) and solo artist. Her debut “Duchess” released September 2006 scored 5 top selling singles including “Big Girls Don’t Cry”. Also supported The Police on their NZ tour in Jan 2008 and famously left her zip down during her performance at The Cake Tin in Wellington.
1976 - Paul McCartneyand Wings were forced to postpone a forthcoming US tour for three weeks after guitarist Jimmy McCulloch fell in his hotel bathroom and broke a finger.
1978 - The Beatles parody All You Need Is Cash featuring The Rutles was shown on BBC- TV.
1979 - Eric Clapton married Patti Harrison (the ex wife of George) at Temple Bethel, Tucson, Arizona. Patti applied for a divorce in 1988.
1987 - U2 performed from the roof of a store in downtown Los Angeles to make the video for Where The Streets Have No Name, attracting thousands of spectators and bringing traffic to a standstill. The police eventually stop the shoot.
1988 – British songstress, Jessie J was born this day. Hit songs include “Price Tag” and one of the biggest radio hits in 2011, “Domino”.
1991 - New Kids On The Block's Donnie Wahlberg was arrested after setting fire to carpets at The Seelbach Hotel, Louisville.
2000 - Died this day, Ian Dury, singer, songwriter, poet and actor, after a long battle with cancer aged 57. Ian Dury and the Blockheads. 1978 UK No.9 single What A Waste, 1979 UK No.1 single Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, 1979 UK No.3 single Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3). Dury, who had been disabled by polio as a child, formed the group Kilburn and the High Roads during the 70’s. His first album, UK 1977 No.5, New Boot’s And Panties, became a punk classic, and featured Dury's 1979 UK No.1 single Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick.
2001 - Christina Aguilera signed an US sponsorship deal with Cola-Cola, only a month after Britney Spears signed a deal to promote Pespi.
2001 – Rock band, Train, release their hit 2nd album “Drops of Jupiter” which went on to become a global smash and featured the hit songs “She’s on Fire” & “Drops of Jupiter”.
2003 - The boyhood home John Lennon in Liverpool was opened to the public.
2013 – The most popular song played on NZ radio over the past week is “When I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars.