Musician's Born On April 3
1922 Doris Day
1928 Don Gibson (Sea of Heartbreak)
1936 Jimmy McGriff (jazz player)
1939 Jeff Barry (writer: Leader of the Pack)
1941 Jan Berry (Jan and Dean)
1942 :Wayne Newton
1943 Richard Manuel (Band)
1944 Tony Orlando (Bless You)
1944 Barry Pritchard (Fortunes)
1946 Dee Murray (Elton John band)
1955 Mick Mars (Motley Crüe)
1956 Judie Tzuke
1961 Eddie Murphy (actor/singer)
1968 Sebastian Bach (Skid Row)
Deaths On April 3
1990 Sarah Vaughan (jazz singer)
Number 1 In The Charts On April 3
1961 Marcels: Blue Moon US 45
1971 Andy Williams: Home Loving Man UK LP
1971 Temptations: Just My Imagination US 45
1993 Bluebells : Young At Heart : UK single
1993 Depeche Mode : Songs of Faith and Devotion : UK LP
1993 Various : The Bodyguard (OST) : US LP
Various Music Events On April 3
1956 Elvis Presley appears on The Milton Berle Show, live from the flight deck of the USS Hancock. He sings Heartbreak Hotel, and it is estimated that one in four Americans sees his performance.
1960 Everly Brothers begin first ever UK tour in London
1969 Billy Preston signs with Apple
1969 Jim Morrison turns himself over to the FBI in Los Angeles. Charged with inter-state flight to avoid prosection on six charges of lewd behavior and public exposure at a concert in Miami on 2 March 1969, he is later released on $2000 bail.
1970 Brinsley Schwartz launched by a $120,000 hype that involves flying a planeful of London journalists to the New York Fillmore East for one performance, then back again. The management company, Flamepushers, later folded with huge debts.
1973 Beatles '62-'66 and Beatles '67-'70 released in UK
1976 Britain wins Eurovision Song Contest with Save All Your Kisses for Me by Brotherhood of Man.
1979 Kate Bush performs her first live gig (at Liverpool Empire)
1996 Rapper Hammer (formerly known as M.C. Hammer) files for bankruptcy.
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