TODAY IN HISTORY – MARCH 31ST
1934 - Born this day, Shirley Jones, in Smithton, Pennsylvania, singer, actress, The Partridge Family, 1970 US No.1 single I Think I Love You, 1972 UK No.3 single Breaking Up Is Hard To Do.
1958 - Chuck Berry's rock ‘n’ roll classic Johnny B. Goode single was released.
1955 - Born this day, Angus Young, rock musician, guitar, AC/DC, the one with the short pants, 1980 UK No.36 single Whole Lotta Rosie and 1980 UK No.1 and US No.14 album Back in Black which sold over 10 million copies.
1967 - Rock star Jimi Hendrix burnt his guitar on stage at the Finsbury Park Astoria, London, starting his regular practice of setting his guitar on fire at the end of concerts. It was the first night of a 24 date tour with The Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens and Engelbert Humperdink.
1969 - George and Patti Harrison were fined $1,500 for posession of marijuana. Harrison maintained that it was a frame-up by police.
1971 – Scottish actor, singer and adventurer, Ewan MacGregor, was born this day. Best known for his role as Mark Renton in “Trainspotting” and as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars Prequel Triolgy. In 2006 he turned down the role of James Bond “Casino Royale” as he feared getting typecast.
1982 - The Doobie Brothers announced their (temporary) breakup.
1984 - Kenny Loggins started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Footloose, the theme from the film with the same name, it was a No.6 hit in the UK.
1991 - Former child actor and radio personality Danny Bonaduce, who co-starred in television's The Partridge Family, was arrested for the beating and robbery of Darius Lee Barney, a transvestite prostitute, in Phoenix, Arizona. Police said that Bonaduce had paid Barney $20 for a sex act, and later, was enraged to violence when he discovered that Barney was a man. Police found Bonaduce hiding in his bedroom closet after the assault, covered with dirt and blood. He maintained his innocence in the beating of Barney, claiming he was in the closet when police arrived because, having wakened in the middle of the night, did not find his wife in bed with him. Out of fear, he claimed, he hid in the closet. No one bought into his flimsy alibi, and Bonaduce later plea-bargained out of charges of endangerment and assault.
1995 - Concerned about embezzlement from her fan club and boutique accounts, Tejana (Latin) singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez confronted Yolanda Saldivar, her recently-fired manager and first fan club founder, while they stayed in a motel in Corpus Christi, Texas. During the heated argument that ensued, Selena was shot fatally in the back by Saldivar. The bullet struck her in her right shoulder. With sapping strength, Selena ran in a panic to the motel lobby to get help. She collapsed in a pool of blood on the floor as the clerk called 911. An ambulance took her to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead about an hour later. She was 23 years old.
2001 - Whitney Houston and husband Bobby Brown were banned for life from Hollywood’s Bel Air hotel after wrecking their room. Hotel workers said a TV was smashed, two doors were ripped of their hinges and the walls and carpets were stained by alcohol. It was reported that Whitney called in her lawyers to plead with the hotel management not to call the police. The suite was so badly damaged it had to be shut for five days for repairs.
2002 - Bee Gee Barry Gibb bought his childhood home in Keppel Road, Chorlton, Manchester. Gibb said he was going to clean the house up, rent it out and put a plaque on the wall.
1934 - Born this day, Shirley Jones, in Smithton, Pennsylvania, singer, actress, The Partridge Family, 1970 US No.1 single I Think I Love You, 1972 UK No.3 single Breaking Up Is Hard To Do.
1958 - Chuck Berry's rock ‘n’ roll classic Johnny B. Goode single was released.
1955 - Born this day, Angus Young, rock musician, guitar, AC/DC, the one with the short pants, 1980 UK No.36 single Whole Lotta Rosie and 1980 UK No.1 and US No.14 album Back in Black which sold over 10 million copies.
1967 - Rock star Jimi Hendrix burnt his guitar on stage at the Finsbury Park Astoria, London, starting his regular practice of setting his guitar on fire at the end of concerts. It was the first night of a 24 date tour with The Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens and Engelbert Humperdink.
1969 - George and Patti Harrison were fined $1,500 for posession of marijuana. Harrison maintained that it was a frame-up by police.
1971 – Scottish actor, singer and adventurer, Ewan MacGregor, was born this day. Best known for his role as Mark Renton in “Trainspotting” and as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars Prequel Triolgy. In 2006 he turned down the role of James Bond “Casino Royale” as he feared getting typecast.
1982 - The Doobie Brothers announced their (temporary) breakup.
1984 - Kenny Loggins started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Footloose, the theme from the film with the same name, it was a No.6 hit in the UK.
1991 - Former child actor and radio personality Danny Bonaduce, who co-starred in television's The Partridge Family, was arrested for the beating and robbery of Darius Lee Barney, a transvestite prostitute, in Phoenix, Arizona. Police said that Bonaduce had paid Barney $20 for a sex act, and later, was enraged to violence when he discovered that Barney was a man. Police found Bonaduce hiding in his bedroom closet after the assault, covered with dirt and blood. He maintained his innocence in the beating of Barney, claiming he was in the closet when police arrived because, having wakened in the middle of the night, did not find his wife in bed with him. Out of fear, he claimed, he hid in the closet. No one bought into his flimsy alibi, and Bonaduce later plea-bargained out of charges of endangerment and assault.
1995 - Concerned about embezzlement from her fan club and boutique accounts, Tejana (Latin) singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez confronted Yolanda Saldivar, her recently-fired manager and first fan club founder, while they stayed in a motel in Corpus Christi, Texas. During the heated argument that ensued, Selena was shot fatally in the back by Saldivar. The bullet struck her in her right shoulder. With sapping strength, Selena ran in a panic to the motel lobby to get help. She collapsed in a pool of blood on the floor as the clerk called 911. An ambulance took her to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead about an hour later. She was 23 years old.
2001 - Whitney Houston and husband Bobby Brown were banned for life from Hollywood’s Bel Air hotel after wrecking their room. Hotel workers said a TV was smashed, two doors were ripped of their hinges and the walls and carpets were stained by alcohol. It was reported that Whitney called in her lawyers to plead with the hotel management not to call the police. The suite was so badly damaged it had to be shut for five days for repairs.
2002 - Bee Gee Barry Gibb bought his childhood home in Keppel Road, Chorlton, Manchester. Gibb said he was going to clean the house up, rent it out and put a plaque on the wall.