1949: The 45 rpm single record was first introduced by RCA Victor, one year after the LP record was introduced by Columbia. Both provided better sound quality and longer playing time than the 78 rpm that had been the standard.
1957: Elvis Presley played two concerts at the Olympia in Detroit before 24,000 fans.
1958: Chuck Berry released "Johnny B. Goode".
1960: Lonnie Donegan debuted at #1 on the UK singles chart with "My Old Man's a Dustman".
1962: Connie Francis hit #1 in the U.S. with "Dont' Break the Heart That Loves You".
1962: The Beatles ventured to the South of England, appearing at the Subscription Rooms in Stroud. The Rebel Rousers joined them in a concert that would cost 5 schillings, or about 70 cents.
1964: The Beatles filmed a "live" television performance for use in the movie A Hard Day's Night. The songs that made it to the film were "I Should Have Known Better", "She Loves You", "And I Love Her" and "Tell Me Why".
1967: Jimi Hendrix stunned fans at the Astoria in London, England when he set his guitar on fire. It was the first of many times Hendrix would pull the stunt.
1972: America topped the U.S. album chart with their debut album.
1973: Donny Osmond had the #1 song in the UK with his remake of the Johnny Mathis song "The Twelfth of Never".
1974: Blue Swede had the #1 song with their version of "Hooked On a Feeling" (Ooga-Chaka, Ooga-Chaka!)
1976: The Brotherhood of Man owned the top song in the UK with "Save Your Kisses For Me".
1977: An Elvis Presley concert in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was postponed after Elvis did not return from intermission.
1982: Toto released "Rosanna".
1982: The Doobie Brothers announced they were breaking up.
1983: Eddy Grant released "Electric Avenue".
1983: Pink Floyd released The Final Cut, their last album with Roger Waters.
1986: O'Kelly Isley of the Isley Brothers died at age 48 of a heart attack.
1987: Prince released Sign O' the Times.
1989: Guns N' Roses released the single "Patience".
1990: David Bowie hit #1 on the UK album chart with Changes Bowie.
1990: Snap! had their first #1 UK song with "The Power".
1990: Cher appeared in concert at the Starplex Amphitheater in Dallas, Texas. Her Heart of Stone tour would gross over $70 million.
1995: Mexican American singer Selena was murdered at age 23 by the president of her fan club.
1998: The First Celebration of Female Artists Awards show took place at the Grosvenor House in London.
1998: The video Good Times was released. It was the only movie starring Sonny & Cher and was filmed in 1967.
2002: Barry Gibb bought his childhood home in Keppel Road, Chorlton, Manchester.
2002: Celine Dion began the first of four weeks at the top of the UK album chart with A New Day Has Come.
2003: The Radiohead album Hail to the Thief appeared online three months before it was due. Guitarist Jonny Greenwood denied that the album title referred to President George W. Bush.
2003: Toni Braxton gave birth to her second child, son Diezel Ky Braxton.
2004: Guitarist Jesse Colburn, ex-boyfriend of Avril Lavigne, left her band to pursue other opportunities. Craig Wood, bassist for Canada's Gob, replaced him.
2004: Confessions by Usher soars to #1 on the album chart after selling 1 million copies in its first week.
2004: Ozzy Osbourne confirmed that he was reforming Black Sabbath for a concert tour in the summer.
2005: Marion "Suge" Knight, a rap record company boss, was ordered by the courts to pay $107 million to a woman who the court found had helped found the Death Row label in 1989 but was pushed out by Knight.
Born This Day:
1934: Shirley Jones, singer with the Partridge Family
1934: John D. Loudermilk, who wrote "Tobacco Road" and "Indian Reservation"
1937: Herb Alpert, trumpet and vocals as leader of the Tijuana Brass and solo performer. Alpert co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss out of his garage, later signing the Carpenters, Supertramp, Bryan Adams and the Police to name a few.
1944: Rodney Bainbridge, bass for the Fortunes ("You've Got Your Troubles")
1946: Al Nichol of the Turtles
1947: Al Goodman of the Moments ("Love On a Two-Way Street")
1947: Jon Poulos, the Buckinghams
1948: Mick Ralphs, guitarist for Mott the Hoople and Bad Company
1948: Thiis Van Leer, organ and flute for Focus ("Hocus Pocus)
1953: Sean Hooper of Huey Lewis and the News
1954: Tony Brock of the Babys and Tubes
1955: Angus Young, guitarist for AC/DC
1958: Pat McGlynn of the Bay City Rollers
1978: Marvin Bernard (Tony Yayo), rapper with G-Unit and solo performerSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/03/this-day-in-rock-history-march-31.html
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1957: Elvis Presley played two concerts at the Olympia in Detroit before 24,000 fans.
1958: Chuck Berry released "Johnny B. Goode".
1960: Lonnie Donegan debuted at #1 on the UK singles chart with "My Old Man's a Dustman".
1962: Connie Francis hit #1 in the U.S. with "Dont' Break the Heart That Loves You".
1962: The Beatles ventured to the South of England, appearing at the Subscription Rooms in Stroud. The Rebel Rousers joined them in a concert that would cost 5 schillings, or about 70 cents.
1964: The Beatles filmed a "live" television performance for use in the movie A Hard Day's Night. The songs that made it to the film were "I Should Have Known Better", "She Loves You", "And I Love Her" and "Tell Me Why".
1967: Jimi Hendrix stunned fans at the Astoria in London, England when he set his guitar on fire. It was the first of many times Hendrix would pull the stunt.
1972: America topped the U.S. album chart with their debut album.
1973: Donny Osmond had the #1 song in the UK with his remake of the Johnny Mathis song "The Twelfth of Never".
1974: Blue Swede had the #1 song with their version of "Hooked On a Feeling" (Ooga-Chaka, Ooga-Chaka!)
1976: The Brotherhood of Man owned the top song in the UK with "Save Your Kisses For Me".
1977: An Elvis Presley concert in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was postponed after Elvis did not return from intermission.
1982: Toto released "Rosanna".
1982: The Doobie Brothers announced they were breaking up.
1983: Eddy Grant released "Electric Avenue".
1983: Pink Floyd released The Final Cut, their last album with Roger Waters.
1986: O'Kelly Isley of the Isley Brothers died at age 48 of a heart attack.
1987: Prince released Sign O' the Times.
1989: Guns N' Roses released the single "Patience".
1990: David Bowie hit #1 on the UK album chart with Changes Bowie.
1990: Snap! had their first #1 UK song with "The Power".
1990: Cher appeared in concert at the Starplex Amphitheater in Dallas, Texas. Her Heart of Stone tour would gross over $70 million.
1995: Mexican American singer Selena was murdered at age 23 by the president of her fan club.
1998: The First Celebration of Female Artists Awards show took place at the Grosvenor House in London.
1998: The video Good Times was released. It was the only movie starring Sonny & Cher and was filmed in 1967.
2002: Barry Gibb bought his childhood home in Keppel Road, Chorlton, Manchester.
2002: Celine Dion began the first of four weeks at the top of the UK album chart with A New Day Has Come.
2003: The Radiohead album Hail to the Thief appeared online three months before it was due. Guitarist Jonny Greenwood denied that the album title referred to President George W. Bush.
2003: Toni Braxton gave birth to her second child, son Diezel Ky Braxton.
2004: Guitarist Jesse Colburn, ex-boyfriend of Avril Lavigne, left her band to pursue other opportunities. Craig Wood, bassist for Canada's Gob, replaced him.
2004: Confessions by Usher soars to #1 on the album chart after selling 1 million copies in its first week.
2004: Ozzy Osbourne confirmed that he was reforming Black Sabbath for a concert tour in the summer.
2005: Marion "Suge" Knight, a rap record company boss, was ordered by the courts to pay $107 million to a woman who the court found had helped found the Death Row label in 1989 but was pushed out by Knight.
Born This Day:
1934: Shirley Jones, singer with the Partridge Family
1934: John D. Loudermilk, who wrote "Tobacco Road" and "Indian Reservation"
1937: Herb Alpert, trumpet and vocals as leader of the Tijuana Brass and solo performer. Alpert co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss out of his garage, later signing the Carpenters, Supertramp, Bryan Adams and the Police to name a few.
1944: Rodney Bainbridge, bass for the Fortunes ("You've Got Your Troubles")
1946: Al Nichol of the Turtles
1947: Al Goodman of the Moments ("Love On a Two-Way Street")
1947: Jon Poulos, the Buckinghams
1948: Mick Ralphs, guitarist for Mott the Hoople and Bad Company
1948: Thiis Van Leer, organ and flute for Focus ("Hocus Pocus)
1953: Sean Hooper of Huey Lewis and the News
1954: Tony Brock of the Babys and Tubes
1955: Angus Young, guitarist for AC/DC
1958: Pat McGlynn of the Bay City Rollers
1978: Marvin Bernard (Tony Yayo), rapper with G-Unit and solo performerSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/03/this-day-in-rock-history-march-31.html
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