Musician's Born On This Day
1938 Willie Chambers (Chambers Brothers)
1943 George Benson (soul/jazz singer)
1944 Lou Reed (Louis Firbank)
1949 Rory Gallagher (Taste)
1950 Karen Carpenter (Carpenters)
1955 Jay Osmond (Osmonds)
1956 Mark Evans (AC/DC)
1962 Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi)
Number 1 In The Charts On March 2
1957 Tab Hunter: Young Love US 45
1961 Everly Brothers: Walk Right Back UK 45
1963 Four Seasons: Walk Like a Man US 45
1967 Engelbert Humperdinck: Release Me UK 45
1968 Paul Mauriat: Blooming Hits US LP
1974 Slade: Old New Borrowed Blue UK LP
1974 Terry Jacks: Seasons in the Sun US 45
1985 Phil Collins: No Jacket Required UK LP
1985 Wham: Make it Big US LP
1991 Oleta Adams : Circle of One : UK LP
1996 Oasis : (What's the Story) Morning Glory? : UK LP
1998 Madonna : Frozen : UK single
Various Music Events On March 2
1957 Patsy Cline hits American country chart for first time with Walkin' After Midnight.
1958 Buddy Holly and the Crickets play their first-ever UK date, at Trocadero's, Elephant and Castle.
1964 Beatles begin work on their first movie Hard Day's Night in London, with director Richard Lester.
1969 Side 1 of Lennon LP Life with the Lions is recorded at Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge.
1974 Television play their first show, at Townhouse Theatre, New York.
1979 Havana Jam the first jointly sponsored US-Cuban Music Festival begins for three days. Fans see Billy Joel, Stephen Stills, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge and Tom Scott.
1982 David Bowie;s Baal appears on BBC TV.
1983 Compact disc launched.
1985 Bryan Adams's Reckless hits UK LP chart.
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