Musician's Born On This Day
1927 Harry Belafonte (Island in the Sun)
1934 Jim Edward Brown (Browns)
1943 Jerry Fisher (Blood Sweat and Tears)
1944 Roger Daltrey (The Who)
1944 Mike D'Abo (Manfred Mann)
1946 Tony Ashton (Ashton, Gardner and Dyke)
1952 Mike Read (DJ)
1958 Nik Kershaw (Wouldn't It Be Good)
Number 1 In The Charts On March 1
1975 Status Quo: On the Level UK LP
1975 Eagles: Best of My Love US 45
1975 Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks US LP
1980 Blondie: Atomic UK 45
1980 Shadows: String of Hits UK LP
1986 Mr. Mister: Kyrie US 45
1986 Mr. Mister: Welcome to the Real World US LP
1997 Mansun : Attack of the Grey Lantern : UK LP
Various Music Events On March 1
1952 Driving Slow by Johnny London is first-ever release on the Sun label.
1957 School Day by Chuck Berry is released, alongside Got My Mojo Working by Muddy Waters.
1968 Moody Blues release Days of Future Past LP
1969 Jim Morrison arrested onstage in Miami.
1974 Queen begin their first UK tour in Blackpool.
1980 Patti Smith marries MC 5's Fred 'Sonic' Smith in Detroit.
1982 Jimmy Page releases album of soundtrack music for film Deathwish 2, his first solo LP.
1986 Talk Talk's The Colour of Spring hits UK LP chart.
1986 Sigue Sigue Sputnik debut on UK chart at No. 7 with Love Missile A-11.
1995 Sheryl Crow wins Grammy's for Best New Artist and Best Song for "All I Wanna Do" while Tony Bennett's "Unplugged" LP wins Best Album.
1995 R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry has a brain aneurysm during a concert in Switzerland, and has to to leave the stage
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