March 13 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Adam!



Musician's Born On This Day March 13

1933 Mike Stoller (Lieber and Stoller)
1939 Neil Sedaka (Breaking Up Is Hard to Do)
1949 Donald York (Sha-Na-Na)
1959 Ronnie Rogers (T'Pau)
1960 Adam Clayton (U2)

Number 1 In The Charts On March 13

1965 Beatles: Eight Days A Week US 45
1976 Four Seasons: December '63 (Oh What a Night) US 45
1976 Eagles : Eagles- Their Greatest Hits US LP
1993 Snow : Informer : US single
1993 Lenny Kravitz : Are You Gonna Go My Way : UK LP
1993 Eric Clapton : Unplugged : US LP

Various Music Events On March 13

1959 Eddie Cochran's C'Mon Everybody hits UK chart

1965 Beatles begin filming Australian sequences of film Help

1965 Eric Clapton leaves Yardbirds, considering the group to have become 'too commercial'

1966 Rod Stewart leaves Steampacket to go solo

1971 Stephen Stills hits UK chart with Love The One You're With

1971 Allman Brothers record one of the great live albums, at Fillmore East

1987 Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

1996 Glen Ballard, who produced Alanis Morisseette's "Jagged Little Pill" LP loses a commendation given to him by Mississippi lawmakers. They take it away after being offended by the lyrics of "You Oughta Know."

1996 Several people are hurt when angry fans riot in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They have been waiting all night for Ramones tickets and find out they are all gone.

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March 13 - Today in Beatles History

1963
Studio 2. 10.00am-1.00pm. Recording: 'Thank You Little Girl' (working title of 'Thank You Girl') (overdub takes 14-28). Editing: 'Thank You Little Girl' (working title of 'Thank You Girl') (of takes 6, 13, 17, 20, 21, 23). Mono mixing: 'Thank You Little Girl' (working title of 'Thank You Girl') (from edit of takes 6, 13, 17, 20, 21, 23). Stereo mixing: 'Thank You Little Girl' (working title of 'Thank You Girl') (from edit of takes 6, 13, 17, 20, 21, 23). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Geoff Emerick.

Concert at the Rialto, York (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe Tour).

1964
Brian flies to the Netherlands to arrange the Beatles visit.

Gatwich Airport South, West Sussex. Shooting for 'A Hard Day's Night'.
10.00am. The Beatles arrive. They change clothes at the Beehive, Room 64.
Shooting of final sequence of the film (running to a helicopter and lifting).
Lunchtime. Crew spreads rumour that there would be no more filming. Most equipment is loaded up and driven away. Few spectators remain.
Afternoon. Shooting 'Can't Buy Me Love' sequence, at launch-pad.
Gatwick railway station. Photographic session with David Hurn for the film, not used.
5.30pm. Beatles and crew leave.



1965
The Beatles, Cynthia, Maureen and Pattie, fly from London to Austria to shoot scenes for 'Eight Arms To Hold You' (working title of 'Help!') at the village of Obertauern (Austrian Alps). While in Obertauern, the Beatles stay at the Hotel Edelweiss.

'Eight Days A Week' number 1, 1st week (Billboard).

1966
Brian presents the first concert by Herp Alpert and the Tijuana Brass in Britain, at the Odeon Cinema, Hammersmith, London. Support acts: the Silkie, and Sounds Incorporated.



1967
Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.30am. Recording: 'Good Morning Good Morning' (overdub onto take 10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.
Recording of brasses for 'Good Morning Good Morning'.

Brian flies to Mexico, on vacation.

1969
Compilation and banding of an EP containing the new tracks on 'Yellow Submarine', plus 'Across The Universe'. Never released.

Olympic Sound Studios. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: 'I've Got A Feeling'; 'Dig It' (version 1); 'Dig It' (version 2); 'Maggie Mae'; 'Shake Rattle And Roll'; 'Kansas City'; 'Miss Ann'; 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy'; 'Blue Suede Shoes'; 'You Really Got A Hold On Me'. Producer: George Martin?; Engineer: Glyn Johns; 2nd Engineer: unknown.

1970
End of sessions for LP 'Sentimental Journey'.

1976
Jim McCartney dies.

1981
US single release: 'Watching The Wheels'/'Yes I'm Your Angel'.

1990
Paul's concert in Tokyo ('Get Back Tour').

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March 12 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Sweet Baby James!



Births On March 12

1940 Al Jarreau (Mornin')
1942 Brian O'Hara (Fourmost)
1946 Liza Minnelli (Cabaret)
1948 James Taylor (You've Got a Friend)
1948 Les Holroyd (Barclay James Harvest)
1957 Marlon Jackson (Jackson Five)
1957 Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)

Deaths On March 12

1955 Charlie Parker (jazz musician)

Number 1 In The Charts On March 12

1960 Explosive Freddie Cannon UK LP
1977 Manhattan Transfer: Chanson d'Amour UK 45
1983 Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart UK 45
1983 U2: War UK LP
1988 Rick Astley: Never Gonna Give You Up US 45
1994 Ace of Base : The Sign : US single

Various Music Events On March 12

1966 First album by Love is released in the US

1969 Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman at Marylebone Registry office.

1971 Power to the People by John Lennon is released

1971 Jethro Tull release Aqualung LP

1974 John Lennon and Harry Nilsson cause a disturbance at LA Troubador Club. Lennon charged with hitting photographer in the eye

1983 Def Leppard's Pyromania hits UK LP chart

1988 Terrence Trent D'Arby makes his US Top 30 singles chart debut with Wishing Well.

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March 12 - Today in Beatles History

1963
Concert at the Granada, Bedford (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour).
Partially recorded for today's BBC 'Here We Go' edition.
John gets a cold.

5.00-5.29pm. BBC's 'Here We Go' broadcast (6 March 1963 session).



1964
Studio 3 (control room only). 10.00am-12.00noon. Stereo mixing: 'Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand' (from edit of takes 5, 7); 'Sie Liebt Dich' (from take 14). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: not assigned.
Remixes of 'Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand' and 'Sie Liebt Dich' for the US and Germany.

1965
'Help!' shootings in Bahamas end.

The 'New York Daily News' publishes Brian's declarations about the Beatles ('Ten years from today the Beatles will still be popular') and the Rolling Stones ('A fine group').

Brian signs the Silkie to a management agency contract, and secures them a recording contract with Philips.



1967
Concert of Edwin Starr in the Saville Theatre, with Duane Eddy and the Wild Ones as support act.

1969
Morning: Normal Pilcher registers the Harrisons' Esher house.
George and Pattie attend the 'Piscis' party thrown by Rory McEwen.
Shortly after 7.30 pm. 'Kinfaus', Esher, Surrey. George and Pattie are arrested for possession of cannabis resin.
Evening. George and Pattie are taken to the Escher police station.

Morning: Marriage of Paul and Linda, at the Marylebone Register Office. Heather, Mike McGear, Mal Evans and Peter Brown attend.
The second part of the wedding takes place at the St John's Wood anglican church, and is officiated by priest Noel Perry.
Later, party at the Hotel Ritz.
Evening: Paul works on a Jackie Lomax record.

Olympic Sound Studios. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: 'The Long And Winding Road'; 'Let It Be'. Producer: George Martin?; Engineer: Glyn Johns; 2nd Engineer: unknown.

'Yellow Submarine', 8th and last week in the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart).



1971
UK single release: 'Power To The People'/'Open Your Box'.

Royal Courts of Justice (Court 16), London. End of Paul's trial against John, George and Ringo to seek the appointment of an official receiver to take over the Beatles' financial affairs and wrest control from Allen Klein.

1982
Startling Studios. Recording basic tracks for LP 'Old Wave'. Producer: Jim Nipar.

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March 11 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Bobby!
Don't Worry Be Happy



Musician's Born On This Day March 11

1940 Mike Hugg (Manfred Mann)
1944 Rick Rothwell (Mindbenders)
1945 Harvey Mandel (Wade in the Water)
1947 Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge)
1948 George Kooymans (Golden Earring)
1950 Bobby McFerrin
1955 Nina Hagen
1961 Bruce Watson (Big Country)
1961 Mike Percy (Dead or Alive)



Number 1 In The Charts On March 11

1965 Tom Jones: It's Not Unusual UK 45
1967 Supremes: Love Is Here and Now You're Gone US 45
1972 Harry Nilsson: Without You UK 45
1972 Neil Young: Harvest UK LP
1972 Neil Young: Harvest US LP
1978 Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights UK 45
1989 Jason Donovan: Too Many Broken Hearts UK 45
1995 Bruce Springsteen : Greatest Hits : UK LP
1995 Boyz II Men : II : US LP



Various Music Events On March 11

1964 Elvis Presley premieres his fourteenth movie, Kissing Cousins

1966 Wilson Pickett performs at the Flamingo Club in London

1976 Paul Simon awarded gold disc for 50 Ways to leave Your Lover.

1977 Slits make their stage debut at London's Roxy Club, as support to Clash.

1978 Kate Bush's The Kick Inside hits UK LP chart



1978 Little Feat hit UK LP chart with Waiting for Columbus

1978 Genesis's Follow You Follow Me enters UK chart

1988 Brenda Russell hits UK chart with Piano in the Dark

1991 For one week only Janet Jackson holds the record for the largest record deal ever until Michael Jackson signs with Sony a week later. Janet's deal with Virgin Records is worth $30 million.

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March 11 - Today in Beatles History

1963
EMI House, ground floor studio. Recording for Radio Luxembourg's 'The Friday Spectacular'.



1964
'Please Please Me' LP, 51st week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).
'With The Beatles' number 1, 16th week (UK New Musical Express chart).

1967
The Beatles are awarded 3 Grammys ('Michelle', 'Eleanor Rigby' and 'Revolver'). [2 March?]
It is reported that 446 versions of 'Yesterday' have been recorded.



1969
Olympic Sound Studios. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: 'On Our Way Home' (working title of 'Two Of Us'); 'The Long And Winding Road'; 'Lady Madonna'. Producer: George Martin?; Engineer: Glyn Johns; 2nd Engineer: unknown.

1970
US single release: 'Let It Be'/'You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)'.



1982
Startling Studios. Recording basic tracks for LP 'Old Wave'. Producer: Jim Nipar.

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March 10 - Today In Rock Music History

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Musician's Born On This Day March 10

1903 Bix Beiderbecke (US jazz pianist)
1940 Dean Torrance (Jan and Dean)
1947 Tom Scholz (Boston)
1950 Ted McKenna (Sensational Alex Harvey Band)
1962 Gary Clark (Danny Wilson)
1963 Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam)
1964 Neneh Cherry (Buffalo Stance)
1964 Patrick Kane (Hue & Cry)
1966 Edie Brickell
1967 Susie Q (Susan Banfield) (Cookie Crew)



Number 1 In The Charts On March 10

1960 Adam Faith: Poor Me UK 45
1962 Bruce Channel: Hey Baby US 45
1979 Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive US 45
1997 Spice Girls : Mama : UK single



Deaths On March 10

1988 Andy Gibb (Singer and younger brother of the Bee Gees)
1997 Laverne Baker



Various Music Events On March 10

1954 Clovers peak at No. 2 in the US R&B chart with their tenth hit Lovey Dovey

1955 Ruth Brown presented with special award to mark sales of five million records, by Atlantic bosses Ahmet Urtegun and Jerry Wexler at Apollo theatre in Harlem.

1958 Chuck Berry's Sweet Little Sixteen is US R&B No. 1

1959 Elvis Presley released I Need Your Love Tonight/A Fool Such as I, with advance orders of one million.

1960 First UK album chart published in Record Retailer magazine. The Explosive Freddie Cannon is first No. 1. In the first EP chart published, Expresso Bongo is No. 1 for Cliff Richard.

1966 Beatles' last EP hit, Yesterday, hits UK EP chart.

1972 America awarded gold disc for Horse with No Name.

1975 Blue Jays - Justin Hayward and John Lodge - perform their debut gig to 2,800 fans at Carnegie Hall.

1984 Ian Gillan leaves Black Sabbath.

1992 At the Soul Train Awards, Prince wins a lifetime achievement award

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March 10 - Today in Beatles History

1963
Concert at the Hippodrome, Birmingham (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour).

1964
Studio 2. 10.00am-1.00pm. Stereo mixing: 'Can't Buy Me Love' (from take 4); 'Long Tall Sally' (from take 1); 'I Call Your Name' (from take 7); 'You Can't Do That' (from take 9). Mono mixing: 'Long Tall Sally' (from take 1); 'Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand' (from edit of takes 5, 7); 'Sie Liebt Dich' (from take 14). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: unknown.

The Chilean magazine 'Ecran' officially presents the new Beatles phenomenon in Chile on today's issue.

Turks Head, St Margaret's, Twickenham, Middlesex. Shooting for 'A Hard Day's Night': Ringo in a pub.



1965
Brian reveals his plan to film the Shea Stadium concert.

1967
Studio 2. 7.00pm-4.00am. Recording: 'Getting Better' (overdub onto take 12). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.



1969
Olympic Sound Studios. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: 'Get Back'; 'Teddy Boy'; 'On Our Way Home' (working title of 'Two Of Us'); 'Dig A Pony'; 'I've Got A Feeling'; 'The Long And Winding Road'; 'Let It Be'; 'Rocker'; 'Save The Last Dance For Me'; 'Don't Let Me Down'; 'Because You're Sweet And Lovely' (working title of 'For You Blue'); 'Get Back'; 'The Walk'. Producer: George Martin?; Engineer: Glyn Johns; 2nd Engineer: unknown.
Glyn Johns, commissioned by John and Paul, begins work of compilation of the album 'Get Back'.

1971
Evening: According to a rumour, John, with George and Ringo, presented himself at Paul's Cavendish Avenue house and threw a brick to one of the windows.

A court names J. D. Spooner as trustee of the Beatles goods.



1975
US single release: 'Stand By Me'/'Move Over Ms. L.'.

1982
Startling Studios. Recording of basic tracks for LP 'Old Wave'. Chris Stainton plays keyboards instead of Gary Brooker. Producer: Jim Nipar.

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March 9 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Robin!



Musician's Born On This Day March 9

1933 Lloyd Price (New Orleans)
1942 Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere and the Raiders)
1945 Robin Trower (Procol Harum)
1948 Jeffrey Osborn (Stay With Me Tonight)
1949 Trevor Burton (Move)
1949 Jimmy Fadden (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
1958 Martin Fry (ABC)



Number 1 In The Charts On March 9

1959 Frankie Avalon: Venus US 45
1968 Bob Dylan: John Wesley Harding UK LP
1974 Alvin Stardust: Jealous Mind UK 45
1985 Dead or Alive: You Spin Me Round UK 45
1991 Clash: Should I Stay Or Should I Go : UK single
1991 Mariah Carey: Someday : US single
1991 Chris Rea : Auberge : UK LP
1998 Celine Dion : My Heart Will Go On : UK single



Various Music Events On March 9

1957 Calypso makes its first mark on UK chart with entry of Banana Boat Song by Terriers.

1967 Lovin' Spoonful's Darling Be Home Soon hits UK chart.

1972 Allen Klein presents UNICEF with the first cheque from the proceeds of George Harrison's Concert For Bangladesh $1.2 million. Nearly $9 million more will be held up until 1982, due to legal problems.

1972 Pop and politics mix as Barbra Streisand, Carole King, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Quincy Jones and others give a fund-riasing concert at LA Forum for George McGovern.

1974 Bad Company play their first concert, in Newcastle, UK.

1974 Queen debut on UK singles chart with Seven Seas of Rye.

1974 Doobie Brothers debut on UK chart with Listen to the Music.



1976 Queen go gold with A Night at the Opera.

1977 Sex Pistols sign short-lived contract with A&M Records outside Buckingham Palace.

1979 Heroes of Rock and Roll documentary first shown on ABC

1997 The Notorious B.I.G. is shot to death after a "Soul Train Awards" party.

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March 9 - Today in Beatles History

1963
Concert at the Granada, East Ham. Two performances.
Start of the Chris Montez and Tommy Roe Tour, 2nd Beatles British tour.

1964
NEMS Enterprises moves location to Sutherland House, 5-6 Argyll Street, 5th floor, London.

Shooting of scenes for 'A Hard Day's Night', on board a train leaving from Paddington Station.



1966
'Rubber Soul', 14th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1967
Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.30am. Recording: 'Getting Better' (takes 1-7, tape reduction take 7 into takes 8-12). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Malcolm Addey/Ken Townsend; 2nd Engineer: Graham Kirkby.
11.00pm approx. Ringo is the 1st Beatle arriving at the studio.
1.00am approx. Work starts.



1968
'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' is awarded 4 Grammys.

1970
John and Yoko leave the London Clinic.



1982
Startling Studios. Recording basic tracks for LP 'Old Wave'. Producer: Jim Nipar.

1990
Paul's concert in Tokyo ('Get Back Tour').

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The Partridge Family Feature with Photos & Video

Situation Comedy
FIRST TELECAST: September 25, 1970
THEME: "Come On, Get Happy," by Wes Farrell and Danny Janssen.



Oscar-winner Shirley Jones and her stepson David Cassidy starred in this comedy about a family that hit the big time in the music business. Shirley Partridge was just another widowed suburban mother with a houseful of rambunctious kids, until one day the kids asked her to take part in an impromptu recording session they were holding in the garage. Seems they needed a vocalist. The song they were recording was "I Think I Love You," and to everyone's surprise they sold it to a record company, the record became a smash hit, and the Partridges were soon setting off in a wildly painted old school bus to perform around the country. They were authentic members of the rock generation. Stories depicted their exploits on the road, and in their California home town.



Besides Shirley and 16-year-old Keith (Cassidy), the band included Laurie, 15 (Susan Dey); Danny, 10 and the freckle-faced con man of the family (Danny Bonaduce); Christopher, 7 (Jeremy Gelbwalks from 1970-1971; Brian Forster from 1971-1974); and Tracy, 5 (Suzanne Crough). Reuben Kinkaid (David Madden) was their fast-talking, child-hating agent -- and perpetual foil for Danny. During the 1973-1974 season a neighbor's son, four-year-old Ricky (Ricky Segall), joined the cast, and he sang too. Simone was the family pooch.



The Partridges were heavily promoted in the real-life music business, and they caught on with several hit singles, including "I Think I Love You," which sold four million copies, as well as albums. David Cassidy became the hero of the subteen set and had considerable success as a solo act. Unlike the Monkees, the Partridges had no artistic pretensions -- none of them were professional musicians -- and the backgrounds on their records were in fact done by professional studio musicians, with Shirley and David providing the vocals. Their success was as spectacular on the record charts as on TV, but it did not last long in either case.



An animated Saturday morning sequel, The Patridge Family, 2200 A.D., ran on ABC from September 1974 to September 1975.

Watch The The Partridge Family Show Intro Here





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