26 MARCH
In Music History
1964 Chuck Berry records "No Particular Place To Go."
1958 Dee Clark records "Hey Little Girl."
1955 #1 Billboard hit: Bill Hayes' "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"
1953 Billy Lyall (keyboardist for Bay City Rollers, Pilot) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1950 Teddy Pendergrass (lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) is born in Kingstree, South Carolina.
1949 Actress/singer Vicki Lawrence is born in Inglewood, California.
1948 Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) is born in Birmingham, England.
1948 Steven Tyler is born Steven Tallarico in Yonkers, New York. He becomes lead singer of Aerosmith and a judge on American Idol.
1946 Johnny Crawford is born in Los Angeles, California. As a child star, he is one of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club and plays in the popular Western TV show The Rifleman before releasing a string of singles in the '60s.
1946 Fran Sheehan (bassist for Boston) is born in Swampscott, Massachusetts.
1944 Diana Ross is born in Detroit, Michigan. She finds fame as lead singer of The Supremes.
1936 Fred Parris, a founder of The Five Satins and composer of their hit "In The Still Of The Nite," is born in Connecticut.
1934 Actor/singer Alan Arkin (of The Tarriers) is born in Brooklyn, New York.
1917 Funky soul singer Rufus Thomas, known for his recordings at Stax Records, is born in Mississippi.
1827 Ludwig van Beethoven dies at age 56.
Iconic Stones Logo Appears For First Time
1971The Rolling Stones' lips and tongue logo appears for the first time when it is used on VIP passes for their show at the Marquee Club in London.
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1995 Eazy-E (Eric Wright) dies of AIDS-related complications at age 31.More
1994 Modern rock rules as Soundgarden's Superunknown is the #1 album in America, with Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral at #2. Those looking for something less intense can find it at #3, with the Ace of Base album The Sign.
1987 Nike begins airing a commercial using the Beatles song "Revolution," marking the first time an original version of a Beatles song is used in an ad.More
1983 Thanks to heavy rotation on MTV, Duran Duran have their first American hit when "Hungry Like The Wolf" hits #3 on the Hot 100.More
1977 "Rich Girl" hits #1 in America, giving Hall & Oates their first of six chart-toppers on the Hot 100.
1977 The Clash release their first single, making an immediate political statement with "White Riot." It is released only in the UK and not available in America until two years later.
1966 After 14 years on TV (and ten years on radio before that), the last episode of The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet, which made Rick Nelson a household name, airs on ABC.
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