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Music on the 12th of March in history

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12 Mar 1917 birth Leonard Chess, the founder of the Chess record label, home to John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Jimmy Reed. Chess died of a heart attack on October 16th 1969, aged 52.
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12 Mar 1942 birth Brian O'Hara, The Fourmost, (1964 UK No.6 single 'A Little Loving'). Hung himself on 27th June 1999.
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12 Mar 1946 birth Liza Minnelli, singer, actress, dancer, daughter of Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli. (1970 film 'Cabaret', 1989 UK No.6 single 'Losing My Mind').
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12 Mar 1948 birth James Taylor, US singer, songwriter, (1971 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'You've Got A Friend'. His first album was released on The Beatles Apple label. Taylor married Carly Simon in 1972.
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12 Mar 1948 birth Les Holroyd, Barclay James Harvest, 8 UK Top 40 albums from 1974-87.
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12 Mar 1949 birth Bill Payne, Little Feat, two Top 40 albums during the 70's, best-known songs 'Dixie Chicken' and 'Sailin Shoes'.
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12 Mar 1949 birth Mike Gibbins, drummer with Badfinger, (1970 UK No.4 & US No.7 single 'Come And Get It'). Gibbins died on 4th Oct 2006.
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12 Mar 1951 birth Jack Green, The Pretty Things, (1964 UK No. 10 with 'Don't Bring Me Down').
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12 Mar 1955 American jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker died of a heart attack in New York City while watching Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra on television. He was 34. The coroner who performed his autopsy mistakenly estimated Parker's 34-year-old body to be between 50 and 60 years of age. (After years of drug and alcohol abuse).
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12 Mar 1956 birth Steve Harris, bass, Iron Maiden, (1982 UK No.1 album 'The Number Of The Beast', 1991 UK No.1 with 'Bring Your Daughter ...To The Slaughter' & 25 other Top 40 hits).
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12 Mar 1957 birth Marlon Jackson, The Jackson Five, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'I Want You Back', The Jacksons, 1977 UK No.1 single 'Show You The Way To Go').
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12 Mar 1963 The Beatles played at the Granada Cinema in Bedford. Also on the bill, Chris Montez and Tommy Roe. John Lennon, suffering from a heavy cold, was unable to perform, so The Beatles set was rearranged so that George and Paul could sing the parts that John usually sang.
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12 Mar 1965 birth Coleen Nolan, Nolan Sisters, (1980 UK No.3 single 'I'm In The Mood For Dancing').
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12 Mar 1968 The Rolling Stones started recording their next single 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' with new producer Jimmy Miller at Olympic studios in London. Keith Richards has stated that he and Jagger wrote the lyrics while staying at Richards' country house, where they were awakened one morning by the sound of gardener Jack Dyer walking past the window. When Jagger asked what the noise was, Richards responded, "Oh, that's Jack - that's jumpin' Jack."
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12 Mar 1968 listen to ‘This Day in Music March 12th’ on Audioboo
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12 Mar 1969 Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman at Marylebone Register Office. They then held a reception lunch at The Ritz Hotel, Paul then went to Abbey Road studios in the evening to work. George Harrison and his wife Patti were arrested on the same day and charged with possession of 120 joints of marijuana.
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12 Mar 1969 birth Graham Coxon, guitar, Blur, (1994 UK No.1 album 'Parklife' spent over 2 years on the UK chart, 1995 UK No.1 single 'Country House', plus over 12 other UK Top 40 singles).
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12 Mar 1971 The Allman Brothers Band played the first of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York. Both shows were recorded and released as The Allman Brothers live double album, which became the groups breakthrough album.
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12 Mar 1974 John Lennon made the headlines after an incident at the Troubadour Club, LA. Out on a drinking binge with Harry Nilsson, Lennon hurled insults at the performing Smothers Brothers and punched their manager before being forcibly removed.
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12 Mar 1975 birth Kelle Bryan, vocals, Eternal, (1997 UK No.1 single 'I Wanna Be The Only One').
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12 Mar 1977 The Sex Pistols were involved in a fight at London's Speakeasy Club with Bob Harris, presenter of BBC 2's The Old Grey Whistle Test resulting in one of the shows engineers needing 14 stitches in his head. Two days later Harris's solicitors contact Derek Green at A&M the bands record label. Harris's management also managed Peter Frampton, one of the label's top acts at A&M. Green discussed the matter with the company's two founders, Jerry Moss and Herb Alpert and the decision is made to cancel the Pistols contract and halt production of the bands first single, 'God Save The Queen'.
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12 Mar 1977 birth Ben Kenny, bassist, Incubus, (2004 US No.2 and UK No.6 album 'A Crow Left of the Murder, 2006 US No.1 album 'Light Grenades').
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12 Mar 1979 birth Pete Doherty, guitar, vocals, The Libertines, (2004 UK No.1 album ‘The Libertines’), who re-formed in 2010. Doherty was banned from playing with The Libertines until he could overcome his substance abuse problems. Released two albums with Babyshambles, the 2005 'Down in Albion' and 2007 'Shotter's Nation.'
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12 Mar 1981 Bow Wow Wow were forced to cancel the first dates of a UK tour after Greater London Council stated that singer Annabella Lwin aged 15 would be guilty of truancy.
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12 Mar 1983 U2 scored their first UK No.1 album with 'War', which went on to spend a total of 147 weeks on the chart. The album featured the singles 'New Years Day' and 'Two Hearts Beat As One'.
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12 Mar 1983 Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler had her only UK No.1 single with a song written by Meat Loaf's producer, Jim Steinman, 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart'. Also No.1 in the US, (the only Welsh artist to score a US No.1), Canada and Australia, the single sold over 5 million copies.
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12 Mar 1986 birth Danny Jones, guitar, vocals, McFly, (2004 UK No.1 single ‘Colours In Her Hair’, 2004 UK No.1 album ‘Room On The 3rd Floor’).
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12 Mar 1988 Rick Astley started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Never Gonna Give You Up', also a No.1 in the UK.
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12 Mar 1990 Nirvana and Tad appeared at the Town Pump in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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12 Mar 1993 Oasis played at the Le Bateau, Liverpool, England in front of 20 people.
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12 Mar 1994 Swedish group Ace Of Base started a six week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Sign', a No.2 hit in the UK.
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12 Mar 1995 The Spin Doctors played a gig at singer Chris Barron's old School in Princeton and raised $10,000 (£5,882) towards a trip to France and the UK for the school choir.
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12 Mar 2000 Chicane went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Don't Give Up'. The song featured the vocals of Bryan Adams. Chicane is UK producer Nick Bracegirdle.
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12 Mar 2001 Judy Garland's 'Over The Rainbow' was voted the Song Of The Century in a poll published in America. Musicians, critics and fans compiled the list by the RIA. The highest placed UK act was The Rolling Stones 'Satisfaction' in 16th place. The Beatles had 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' at No. 28.
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12 Mar 2004 Rosalind Morganfield, the 34 year old daughter of Blues artist Muddy Waters, surrendered to police after a warrant was issued accusing her of being involved in the 1996 murder of 19 year old Timothy Jason Harrington during a drug deal.
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12 Mar 2006 Former Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his third solo album 'On An Island.' In 2009 UK radio station Planet Rock held a poll asking listeners to name the 'Greatest Solo Album Written By A Former Band Member'. David Gilmour was voted into first place with 'On An Island.'
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12 Mar 2009 Hundreds of fans queued at the O2 arena in London as Michael Jackson tickets went on sale to the public. The 50-year-old pop veteran had confirmed he would be playing a 50-date residency at the venue, beginning on 8 July 2009. Some 360,000 pre-sale tickets had already sold. Organisers said the This Is It tour had become the fastest-selling in history, with 33 seats sold each minute. Prices ranged from £170 to £10,000, but tickets bought directly from the singer's website cost up to £75. Jackson had said this would be the last time he would perform in the UK.
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12 Mar 2010 A 16-year-old was arrested and charged in connection with a break-in at singer Susan Boyle's home in West Lothian, Scotland. Boyle disturbed the intruder as she returned home from London after recording a charity single for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
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12 Mar 2010 Over 130 people were arrested and eight people were hospitalised as fans tried to gatecrash a Metallica show in Colombia. 1,500 police and four tanks were brought in to manage the crowds as property was vandalized and destroyed, as thousands of ticketless fans rioted during Metallica's first Colombian concert in eleven years.
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12 Mar 2012 Country star Taylor Swift beat Adele and Lady Gaga to be named the highest-earning pop artist of 2011. The 22-year-old earned $35,719,902 (£22.7m) in 2011 from a combination of music sales, royalties and touring. U2 took second place with $32m (£20m) thanks to their 360 tour, seen by more than seven million people while Adele came 10th.
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12 Mar 2012 Doobie Brothers drummer Michael Hossack died at his home in Dubois, Wyoming at the age of 65. He had been battling cancer for some time and succumbed to complications of the disease with his family at his side.
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12 Mar 2013 Bob Dylan was voted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, marking the first time a rock musician had been chosen for the elite honor society. Officials in the Academy – which recognises music, literature and visual art – were unable to decide if Dylan belonged for his words or his music and instead inducted him as an honorary member like previous honorees Meryl Streep, Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese.
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