Today In Oldies Music History: March 19
--Births
1914: Patricia Morison1930: Ornette Coleman
1930: Bill Henderson
1937: Clarence "Frogman" Henry
1942: Robin Luke
1946: Ruth Pointer (The Pointer Sisters)
1946: Paul Atkinson (The Zombies)
1955: Derek Longmuir (The Bay City Rollers)
Deaths
1976: Paul Kossoff (Free)2007: Luther Ingram
Events
1957: Although he wouldn't finalize the deal for six more days, Elvis Presley puts down a deposit to secure the 14-acre estate with a two-story colonial at 3734 Highway 51 South, Memphis, TN., later known as Graceland.1958: As Tom and Jerry, Simon and Garfunkel release their third single, a ditty named "Our Song" (BIG 616).
1964: British PM Harold Wilson, who would later be satirized in the band's song "Taxman," presents the Beatles with the award for being "Show Business Personalities of 1963" at the Variety Club of Great Britain Annual Show Business Awards.
1965: Britain's Tailor and Cutter magazine runs an article by tie makers asking the Rolling Stones to start wearing ties with their suits, a fashion which had recently gone out of style among the youth. Mick Jagger responds, diplomatically, that ties would only give screaming female fans something else to grab onto in a crowd.
1966: The Walker Brothers' Gary Lewis undergoes a fake abduction by college students as a charity stunt.
1966: Lesley Gore guest stars as herself on the final "By Line -- Jeffrey Stone" episode of ABC-TV's The Donna Reed Show.
1970: David Bowie marries model Mary Angela Barnett, his first wife and the eventual subject of the Rolling Stones' 1974 hit, "Angie," in Kent, England.
1971: Teen idol Bobby Sherman guest stars as songwriter "Bobby Conway" on the "A Knight In Shining Armor" episode of ABC-TV's The Partridge Family.
1974: Jefferson Airplane reform with the core of their original members, rechristening themselves Jefferson Starship.
1978: Billy Joel plays his first live gig in the UK, performing at London's Drury Lane Theatre.
1980: Elvis Presley's autopsy is entered into proceedings held by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners against Dr. George Nichopoulos, better known to his clients -- including Elvis -- as "Dr. Nick." The doctor will eventually be found guilty of overprescribing the drugs that led to The King's death and will have his license revoked, even though he repeatedly took measures to cure Presley of his addiction.
1988: Michael Jackson begins construction on his 2,800-acre ranch and private amusement park in Santa Barbara, CA, which he will name "Neverland" after a fantasy location in his favorite book, Peter Pan, a place where children never grow up.
2003: The musical Cliff, based on the life of Cliff Richard, opens in London's East End.
2004: After she has an allergic reaction to antibiotics, Aretha Franklin is admitted to Detroit's Sinai-Grace Hospital.
Releases
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1941: Jimmy Dorsey, "Green Eyes"1971: Elvis Presley: "Miracle Of The Rosary," "Seeing Is Believing," "It's Still Here," "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen," "I Will Be True"
