Today in Oldies Music History: March 10

Today In Oldies Music History: March 10

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Births

1903: Bix Beiderbecke
1920: Jethro (Homer and Jethro)
1940: Dean Torrence (Jan and Dean)
1945: Pete Nelson (The Flowerpot Men)
1950: Ted McKenna (Sensational Alex Harvey Band)
1954: Tina Charles

Deaths

1988: Lavern Baker
1997: Andy Gibb
2002: Shirley Scott

Events

1937: Benny Goodman plays a gig for 21,000 jitterbugging fans at New York City's Paramount Theatre.
1955: Trumpeting their new signing, RCA Victor places a half-page ad in Billboard announcing Elvis Presley as the "new singing rage."
1956: Bobby Darin makes his first television appearance, singing "Rock Island Line" on CBS-TV's Dorsey Brothers Stage Show.
1961: Jeff Barry, later half of the famous Brill Building songwriting team Barry-Greenwich, lands his first big gig with a publisher, signing to Trinity Music.
1963: Three days after an emotional public service, Patsy Cline's body is buried quietly at Shenandoah Memorial Park in Winchester, VA.
1967: Sonny and Cher guest star as "Jerry and Ramona" on tonight's "The Hot Number Affair" episode of the NBC-TV spy spoof The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
1971: Manager Allan Klein, picked by John, George, and Ringo to handle the Beatles' affairs in the wake of Brian Epstein's death, is forbidden from managing the group after Paul, who instead preferred his father-in-law Eastman, sues for dissolution of the group. As night falls, the other three members allegedly visit Paul's home on Cavendish Avenue in London and throw a brick through one of the windows.
1979: In what has to be one of the more bizarre appearances at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, James Brown takes the stage at the Ryman Auditorium on the invite of his good friend Porter Wagoner. James plays it straight, delivering surprisingly traditional renditions of "Tennessee Waltz" and "Your Cheatin' Heart," but also unleashing "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag." Jean Shepard is vocal in her dislike of Brown's set, but Barbra Mandrell, for one, applauds the unusual guest appearance.
1981: Jimmy Page joins Jeff Beck at a concert In London for three encore jams, marking the first time the Led Zeppelin guitarist has taken the stage since the breakup of his band.
2003: The Righteous Brothers, AC/DC, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, The Clash, The Police, and Floyd Cramer are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York City.
2003: Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, makes his first recording since leaving the business and becoming a Muslim in 1978, covering his own 1971 hit "Peace Train" in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
2005: Michael Jackson shows up at his child molestation trial in Los Angeles an hour late and still in his pajamas. After being threatened with jail time for making the court wait, Jackson listens to testimony from one of his former visitors at his Neverland Ranch, a teenager who testifies that the singer tried to get him drunk on soda cans filled with red wine, which he reportedly called "Jesus' Blood," and white wine or "Jesus Juice."
2008: The Dave Clark Five, The Ventures, Little Walter, Leonard Cohen, John Mellencamp, and Madonna are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York City.

Releases

1962: Elvis Presley, "Good Luck Charm" b/w "Anything That's Part Of You"
1973: Pink Floyd, Dark Side Of The Moon
1975: John Lennon, "Stand By Me"

Recording

1964: Simon and Garfunkel, "The Sounds Of Silence"
1966: Bob Dylan: "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)," "Temporary Like Achilles," "Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35," "Obviously 5 Believers," "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat," "I Want You"
1967: The Beatles, "Getting Better"
1970: Grand Funk Railroad, "Closer To Home"
1974: David Bowie, David Live
1975: Elvis Presley: "Fairytale," "Green, Green Grass of Home," "I Can Help," "And I Love You So"

Charts

1951: Mario Lanza's "Be My Love" hits #1
1962: Bruce Channel's "Hey! Baby" hits #1
1979: Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" hits #1

Certifications

1972: America's LP America is certified gold