Turtles - Happy Together
March 28th In Music
1970 - Simon and Garfunkel were at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', the duo's only UK No. 1. Only Art Garfunkel sang on the track.
1973 - Led Zeppelin released their fifth studio album, Houses Of The Holy in the UK. The album title was a dedication by the band to their fans who appeared at venues they dubbed 'Houses of the Holy'. The cover is a collage of several photographs which were taken at the Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, by Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis. The two children who modeled for the cover were siblings Stefan and Samantha Gates.
1974 - Blue Swede's "Hooked On A Feeling" is certified Gold.
1978 - Alice Cooper appears on The Muppet Show, where he performs "Welcome to My Nightmare" and "School's Out." He also offers to give the Muppets fame and riches if they'll sign their souls over to him. Kermit is horrified. Gonzo spends the entire episode looking for a pen.
Birthdays:
1945 - Chuck Portz. American rock group, The Turtles who had the US 1967 No. 1 single 'Happy Together' and the 1967 hit 'She'd Rather Be with Me'. Born in Santa Monica, California.
1948 - John Evan. British musician and composer. He is best known for having played keyboards for Jethro Tull from April 1970 to June 1980. Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.
1948 - Milan Williams. Keyboards, brass, guitar from American funk/soul band, The Commodores, who had the 1978 US No. 1 single 'Three Times A Lady' as well as the hits 'Easy' and 'Nightshift'. Born in Okolona, Mississippi.
March 29th In Music
1969 - Blood, Sweat & Tears' LP Blood Sweat & Tears hits No. 1.
1973 - Dr Hook And The Medicine Show got their picture on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine after their hit, 'The Cover of Rolling Stone' reached No. 6 on the US singles chart. According to members of the group, they really did buy five copies for their mothers, just like the song said.
1975 - Labelle went to No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Lady Marmalade', the group's only No. 1. American listeners are shocked when they track down French speakers to translate the line, "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir." ("Do you want to sleep with me tonight?")
1975 - Led Zeppelin saw all six of their albums in the US Top 100 chart in the same week, alongside their latest album Physical Graffiti at No. 1. Physical Graffiti has now been certified 16 times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for US sales in excess of 16 million copies. The other albums also on the chart: Led Zeppelin IV (No. 83), House of the Holy (No. 92), Led Zeppelin II (No. 104), Led Zeppelin (No. 116) and Led Zeppelin III (No. 124).
1980 - Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon album spent its 303rd week on the US album chart, beating the record set by Carole King's 1971 No. 1 album Tapestry. The album remained in the US Billboard charts for 741 discontinuous weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in chart history. After moving to the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Chart, the album notched up a further 759 weeks, and had reached a total of over 1,500 weeks on the combined charts by May 2006.
Birthdays:
1943 - Chad Allan. The founding member and original lead singer of the Canadian rock band Guess Who who had the 1970 US No. 1 single 'American Woman'. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1946 - Terry Jacks. Canadian singer, songwriter who had the 1974 US No. 1 single 'Seasons In The Sun'. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1947 - Bobby Kimball. Singer with American rock band Toto who had the 1980s Top 5 hits 'Hold the Line', 'Rosanna', and 'Africa'. Born in Orange, Texas. The band has released 17 studio albums, and has sold over 40 million records worldwide.
March 30th In Music
1963 - The Chiffons started a four week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with ‘He’s So Fine’. In 1971 George Harrison was taken to court accused of copying the song on his 1970 ‘My Sweet Lord’ and ordered to pay $587,000 to the writers.
1963 - 16 year-old Lesley Gore recorded her breakthrough hit, 'It's My Party' at Bell Studios in New York. That night, her producer Quincy Jones finds out that Phil Spector has recorded the song with his group The Crystals, so Jones rush-releases it to get Gore's version to radio stations first. The song produced by Quincy Jones went on to be a US No. 1.
Birthdays:
1942 - Graeme Edge. Drummer with English rock band The Moody Blues who had the 1965 US No. 10 single 'Go Now' and other hits singles including, 'Nights in White Satin' and 'Question'. Born in Staffordshire, England. Died on 11.11.2021, age 80.
1945 - Eric Clapton. Guitarist, singer, songwriter who has been a member of The Roosters, Casey Jones and the Engineers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Yardbirds and Cream who had the 1967 UK No. 11 single 'I Feel Free'. He was a member of Blind Faith, and later formed Derek and the Dominoes who had the 1972 UK No. 7 single 'Layla'. As a solo artist Clapton scored the 1974 US No. 1 single 'I Shot The Sheriff' and the 1992 UK No. 5 & US No. 25 single 'Tears in Heaven'. Born in Ripley, England.
1950 - Dave Ball. Procol Harum, 1967 US No. 5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' (one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies) and scored the hits 'Homburg', 'Conquistador'.
1955 - Randy VanWarmer. American singer-songwriter and guitarist who had the 1979 US No. 4 single 'Just When I Needed You Most'. Born in Indian Hills, Colorado. He died on 1.12.2004.
March 31st In Music
1949 - RCA Victor introduced the 45 rpm single record, which had been in development since 1940. The 7-inch disc was designed to compete with the Long Playing record introduced by Columbia a year earlier. Both formats offered better fidelity and longer playing time than the 78 rpm record that was currently in use. Advertisements for new record players boasted that with 45 rpm records, the listener could hear up to ten records with speedy, silent, hardly noticeable changes.
1972 - America's self-titled debut album hits No. 1 in, yes, America.
1976 - Led Zeppelin released Presence, their seventh studio album, on their own Swan Song Records in the UK. Presence has now been certified 3 times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for US sales in excess of 3 million copies.
1982 - The Doobie Brothers announce their breakup. After a summer goodbye tour, lead singer Michael McDonald launches a successful solo career. The band regroups in 1987.
Birthdays:
1944 - Mick Ralphs. Guitarist for Mott the Hoople and Bad Company. Born in Herefordshire, England.
1946 - Al Nichol. From the American rock band, The Turtles who had the US 1967 No. 1 single 'Happy Together' and the 1967 hit 'She'd Rather Be with Me'. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
1953 - Sean Hopper. Keyboards with Huey Lewis and the News who had the 1985 US No. 1 single 'The Power Of Love'. Their third, and best-selling, album was the 1983 Sports. Born in San Francisco, California.
1955 - Angus Young. Scottish-born Australian guitarist with AC/DC, known for his energetic performances and stage outfits. After moving to Australia, he forms AC/DC with his brother Malcolm. AC/DC are the fifth-best-selling band in US history with over 70 million albums sold. Born in Glasgow, Scotland.
1958 - Pat McGlynn. Rhythm guitarist for Bay City Rollers. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
April 1st In Music
1966 - The Troggs recorded 'Wild Thing' at Regent Sound Studio in London. The song went on to be a No. 1 US hit in June the following year.
1971 - Jimi Hendrix's The Cry Of Love is certified Gold, six months after his death.
Birthdays:
1945 - John Barbata. American drummer, The Turtles who had the US No. 1 single 'Happy Together', and with Jefferson Starship the 1987 US No. 1 single 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us'. Barbata also worked with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Born in Passaic, New Jersey.
1954 - Jeff Porcaro. American drummer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work with Toto, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship. Porcaro is one of the most recorded session musicians in history. He came to prominence in the United States as the drummer on the Steely Dan album Katy Lied. He also worked with Paul McCartney, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson, Joe Walsh, Miles Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John and many other acts. Born in South Windsor, Connecticut. Porcaro died on 8.5.1992.
April 2nd In Music
1956 - Johnny Cash records "I Walk The Line" at Sun Studio in Memphis. His label boss, Sam Phillips, has him speed up the tempo, which is a good call: The song becomes Cash's first No. 1 Country hit.
1964 - Beach Boys recorded their next single 'I Get Around', which became their first US No. 1 in the summer of this year.
1975 - The Bay City Rollers were at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with their version of The Four Seasons song 'Bye Bye Baby.' It gave the Scottish group the best selling single of 1975.
1977 - ABBA were at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with their fifth No. 1 'Knowing Me, Knowing You.' The song was also a Top 10 hit in over 15 countries.
1977 - Fleetwood Mac went to No. 1 on the US album chart with Rumours. The album is Fleetwood Mac's most successful release; along with winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, it spends an astonishing 31 (non-consecutive) weeks at the top spot. The album has sold over 45 million copies worldwide.
Birthdays:
1939 - Marvin Gaye. Singer, songwriter who had a 1968 US No. 1 & 1969 UK No. 1 single with ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ and a 1982 US No. 3 with ‘Sexual Healing’. Gaye was a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows in the late 1950s, and then signed with Motown Records subsidiary, Tamla. He started off as a session drummer, but later ranked as the label's top-selling solo artist during the 1960s. He was crowned "The Prince of Motown" and "The Prince of Soul". He died on 4.1.1984.
1952 - Leon Wilkeson. Bassist with southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd who had the 1974 US No. 8 single 'Sweet Home Alabama' the 1977 US No. 5 album Street Survivors and the 1982 UK No. 21 single 'Freebird'. Born in Newport, Rhode Island. Wilkeson died on 7.27.2001 at 49 years old.
April 3rd In Music
1961 - The Marcels started a three week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with the Rodgers and Heart song 'Blue Moon'.
1971 - The Temptations scored their second US No. 1 with 'Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)' for two weeks. The track is considered one of the Temptations' signature songs, and is notable for recalling the sound of the group's 1960s recordings. It is also the final Temptations single to feature founding members Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams.
Birthdays:
1943 - Richard Manuel. Canadian composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a pianist, lead singer, and occasional drummer of the Band. He joined Ronnie Hawkins's backing group, the Hawks when he was 18. The Band had the 1969 US No. 25 single 'Up On Cripple Creek’. Born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Manuel died on 3.4.1986.
1944 - Tony Orlando. Singer from American pop music group Dawn who were popular in the 1970s. Their signature hits include 'Candida', 'Knock Three Times', and 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree'. Born in Hell's Kitchen New York City.
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