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Music on the 20th of March in history

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20 Mar 1917 birth Vera Lynn, English singer, songwriter and actress whose musical recordings and performances were enormously popular during the Second World War. In 2009 she became the oldest living artist to make it to No. 1 on the British album chart, at the age of 92
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20 Mar 1936 birth Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, musician and producer who has been influential in the development and acceptance of reggae and dub music in Jamaica and overseas. He employs numerous pseudonyms, including Pipecock Jackxon and The Upsetter.
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20 Mar 1937 birth Jerry Reed, US country guitarist, (1971 US No. 8 single 'Amos Moses'). Worked with Chet Atkins, Bobby Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Elvis Presley. Died on 1st Sept 2008.
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20 Mar 1949 birth Jimmie Vaughan, Fabulous Thunderbirds, US R&B band (brother of the late Stevie Ray Vaughan).
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20 Mar 1951 birth Carl Palmer, drummer, Atomic Rooster, (1971 UK No.4 single 'The Devil's Answer'). Emerson Lake and Palmer, (1977 UK No.2 single 'Fanfare For The Common Man'). Asia, (1982 US No.4 single 'Heat Of The Moment').
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20 Mar 1956 birth Fonso Martin, Steel Pulse, (1978 UK No.35 'Prodigal Son').
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20 Mar 1959 birth Ian Rossiter, drums, Stereo MC's, (1992 UK No.12 single 'Step It Up').
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20 Mar 1959 birth Richard Drummie, Go West, (1985 UK No.5 single 'We Close Our Eyes').
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20 Mar 1960 Elvis Presley started his first recordings since being discharged from the US Army. A 12 hour session in a Nashville recording studio produced his next No.1 single, ‘Stuck On You’. Scotty Moore and Bill Black, who had quit Presley's touring band in 1957, were in the studio with him for the last time.
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20 Mar 1961 Elvis Presley started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Surrender', his fifth No.1 of the 60's. It also made No.1 in the UK. The song was based on the 1911 Italian song, 'Return To Sorrento.'
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20 Mar 1961 birth Slim Jim Phantom, drums, The Stray Cats, (1980 UK No.9 single 'Runaway Boys', 1983 US No.3 single 'Stray Cat Strut').
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20 Mar 1964 The Beatles appeared live on the UK television program Ready Steady Go!, miming to ‘It Won't Be Long’, ‘You Can't Do That’, and ‘Can't Buy Me Love’. They were also presented with a special award from US magazine Billboard, in recognition of The Beatles having the top three singles on the chart simultaneously.
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20 Mar 1965 The first of a twice-nightly UK package tour kicked of at London's Finsbury Park Astoria featuring Stevie Wonder, The Miracles, Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes and The Temptations.
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20 Mar 1967 birth David Shuttleworth, drums, Terrorvision, (1999 UK No.2 single 'Tequila').
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20 Mar 1968 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Legend Of Xanadu', the group's only UK No.1.
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20 Mar 1968 Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Richie Furay and Jim Mesina, were arrested in Los Angeles for 'being at a place where it was suspected marijuana was being used.' Clapton was later found innocent, the others paid small fines.
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20 Mar 1968 birth Fredrik Schnfeldt, guitar, The Wannadies, (1996 UK No. 18 single, 'You And Me Song').
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20 Mar 1969 John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar. They spent their honeymoon in Amsterdam campaigning for an international "Bed-In" for peace. They planned another "Bed-in" in the United States, but were denied entry. The couple then went to Montreal, and during a "Bed-in" at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel recorded ‘Give Peace a Chance’. Lennon also detailed this period in The Beatles' ‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’, recorded by Lennon and McCartney on April 14, 1969.
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20 Mar 1970 David and Angela Bowie were married at Beckenham Registry Office, London. They were divorced in 1980.
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20 Mar 1971 At their own expense The Rolling Stones placed full page advertisements in all the UK's music papers disclaiming any connection with the release of the Decca album 'Stone Age' saying 'in our opinion the content is below the standard we try to keep.'
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20 Mar 1971 Janis Joplin started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with her version of the Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster song “Me And Bobby McGee.” Joplin, who was a lover and a friend of Kristofferson's from the beginning of her career to her death, changed the sex and a few of the lyrics in her cover. Kristofferson states he did not write this song for her, but the song is associated with her - especially, he has said, in the line "Somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away." Joplin died of a drug overdose the year before on 4th October aged 27.
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20 Mar 1972 birth Shelly Poole, singer, songwriter, Alisha's Attic, daughter of 60's musician Brian Poole, (1996 UK No.14 'I Am I Feel'). Now a solo artist, 2006 album 'Hard Time For The Dreamer.'
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20 Mar 1972 birth Alex Kapranos, vocals, Franz Ferdinand, (winners of the 2004 Mercury Music Prize for their self-titled debut album).
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20 Mar 1973 Slade were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Com On Feel The Noize', the group's fourth UK No.1.
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20 Mar 1976 Status Quo started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK chart with their third No.1 album 'Blue For You'. The bands record label set up a deal with Levi Jeans, advertising in over 6,000 clothes shops to help promote the album.
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20 Mar 1976 birth Chester Bennington, vocals, Linkin Park, (2002 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'In The End', 2002 US No.2 & 2001 UK No.4 album 'Hybrid Theory').
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20 Mar 1977 Lou Reed was banned from appearing The London Palladium in England because of his punk image.
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20 Mar 1977 T Rex played their final ever gig when they appeared at The Locarno in Portsmouth, England.
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20 Mar 1980 28 year- old Joseph Riviera held up the Asylum Records office in New York and demanded to see either Jackson Browne or The Eagles. Riviera wanted to talk to them to see if they would finance his trucking operation. He gave him-self up when told that neither act was in the office at the time.
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20 Mar 1982 Joan Jett And The Blackhearts started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll', a No.4 hit in the UK. The song had been a B-side from 60's bands The Arrows.
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20 Mar 1990 Gloria Estefan's tour bus was rammed by a tractor-trailer on the way to a concert. Emilio Estefan and their son Nayib were injured; Gloria suffered a serious back injury, which required an operation two days later.
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20 Mar 1991 Eric Clapton's four year old son, Conor, fell to his death from the 53rd story of a New York City apartment after a
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20 Mar 1991 Michael Jackson signed a $1 billion (£0.6 billion) contract with Sony, the richest deal in recording history.
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20 Mar 1993 Shaggy was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Oh Carolina', the Jamaican singer's first of four UK No.1's.
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20 Mar 1997 UK police were investigating singer Mark Morrison after they discovered he had sent a friend to carry out his community service, a sentence he was given after being involved in a fight.
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20 Mar 2000 Geri Halliwell scored her third UK No.1 single with 'Bag It Up'. It made the former Spice Girl the first woman in UK chart history to have 10 UK No.1 hits.
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20 Mar 2001 Jon, Paul and Bradley from pop group S Club 7 were apprehended by police as they walked through Covent Garden, London, openly smoking a marijuana joint. They were taken to Charring Cross police station where they were held for four hours.
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20 Mar 2002 The Daily Mail newspaper reported that Robbie Williams had become a priest. He was ordained via the Internet by the non-denominational Universal Ministries and officiated the wedding of Billy Morrison from rock band The Cult and Jennifer Holliday.
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20 Mar 2005 Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Is This The Way To Amarillo', spending 7 weeks at the top of the charts, it became the best-selling single of 2005. It was a re-release of Christie's 1971 hit.
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20 Mar 2015 American drummer A. J. Pero died from an apparent heart attack. He was a member of Twisted Sister and Adrenaline Mob. Adrenaline Mob's band members attempted but failed to wake Pero on their tour bus traveling from Baltimore to Poughkeepsie.
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