TODAY IN HISTORY –MARCH 8TH
1945 - Born this day, [George Michael] Mickey Dolenz, in Los Angeles, California, aka Mrs Burt Bachrach, vocals, drums, actor (Circus Boy), singer, The Monkees, 1967 UK and US No.1 single I'm A Believer plus 10 US and 8 UK top 40 singles. (talk of a reunion tour for the Monkees in 2006)
1946 - Born this day, Randy Meisner, guitar, Poco, The Eagles, 1977 US No.1 and UK No.8 single Hotel California.
1958 - Born this day, Gary Numan, singer, Tubeway Army, 1979 UK No.1 single Are Friends Electric, and solo, 1979 UK No.1 and 1980 US No.9 single Cars plus 18 other UK top 40 singles.
1968 - Born this day, Shawn Mullins, US male singer, 1999 UK No.9 single Lullaby.
1973 - Paul McCartney was fined £100 for growing cannabis at his farm in Campbeltown, Scotland. McCartney claimed some fans gave the seeds to him and that he didn't know what they would grow. (Of course he would go on to be known as “Potty Paul”)
1973 - Died this day, Ron Mckernan, of The Grateful Dead, from a stomach haemorrhage and liver failure brought on by alcohol poisoning.
1975 - Olivia Newton John went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Have You Ever Been Mellow, the singer's second US No.1.
1976 - Born this day, Gareth Coombes, vocals, guitar, Supergrass, 1995 UK No.2 single Alright.
1986 - Diana Ross has her second UK No.1 single with the Gibb Brothers song Chain Reaction.
1986 - Whitney Houston went to No.1 on the US album chart with her self-titled album. It spent a total of 14 weeks at the No.1 position.
1988 - Died this day, singer Andy Gibb, in hospital 5 days after his 30th birthday.
1990 - Cher won the worst dressed female, and worst video for If I Could Turn Back Time, in The Rolling Stone Magazine's awards, Donny Osmond won the most unwelcome comeback award.
1945 - Born this day, [George Michael] Mickey Dolenz, in Los Angeles, California, aka Mrs Burt Bachrach, vocals, drums, actor (Circus Boy), singer, The Monkees, 1967 UK and US No.1 single I'm A Believer plus 10 US and 8 UK top 40 singles. (talk of a reunion tour for the Monkees in 2006)
1946 - Born this day, Randy Meisner, guitar, Poco, The Eagles, 1977 US No.1 and UK No.8 single Hotel California.
1958 - Born this day, Gary Numan, singer, Tubeway Army, 1979 UK No.1 single Are Friends Electric, and solo, 1979 UK No.1 and 1980 US No.9 single Cars plus 18 other UK top 40 singles.
1968 - Born this day, Shawn Mullins, US male singer, 1999 UK No.9 single Lullaby.
1973 - Paul McCartney was fined £100 for growing cannabis at his farm in Campbeltown, Scotland. McCartney claimed some fans gave the seeds to him and that he didn't know what they would grow. (Of course he would go on to be known as “Potty Paul”)
1973 - Died this day, Ron Mckernan, of The Grateful Dead, from a stomach haemorrhage and liver failure brought on by alcohol poisoning.
1975 - Olivia Newton John went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Have You Ever Been Mellow, the singer's second US No.1.
1976 - Born this day, Gareth Coombes, vocals, guitar, Supergrass, 1995 UK No.2 single Alright.
1986 - Diana Ross has her second UK No.1 single with the Gibb Brothers song Chain Reaction.
1986 - Whitney Houston went to No.1 on the US album chart with her self-titled album. It spent a total of 14 weeks at the No.1 position.
1988 - Died this day, singer Andy Gibb, in hospital 5 days after his 30th birthday.
1990 - Cher won the worst dressed female, and worst video for If I Could Turn Back Time, in The Rolling Stone Magazine's awards, Donny Osmond won the most unwelcome comeback award.