This Day in Rock Music History: March 19




        The Sisters pictured with the lucky Dean Martin


    1958:  The McGuire Sisters held down #1 with "Sincerely".


    1958:  "Our Song" was released by Tom and Jerry, a teenage duo from Queens, New York, who later became known by their real names--Simon & Garfunkel.  


    1958:  Buddy Holly played his only two shows in the UK at the Regal Cinema in Hull, Yorkshire.
    1960:  Percy Faith's "Theme From A Summer Place" was #1.  It would become the second top instrumental hit of all-time (behind only "Love Is Blue").
    1962:  Bob Dylan released his self-titled debut LP.
    1964:  The #1 song in the United States was "She Loves You" by the Beatles.
    1968:  Donovan traveled to India to study transcendental meditation.
    1970:  David Bowie marries Angie Barnett.
    1972:  The debut hit from America became the #1 song in the land--"A Horse With No Name".
    1974:  Jefferson Starship set out on their first tour since they changed from Jefferson Airplane.

    1976:  Paul Kossof, a guitarist with Free, died of heart failure.
    1978:  The Bee Gees were #1 with "Night Fever".
    1981:  J Geils Band topped the charts with "Centerfold".
    1984:  Van Halen had their first and only #1 song with "Jump".
    1989:  Mike & The Mechanics, led by Genesis keyboardist Mike Rutherford and classic vocalist Paul Carrack, had the #1 song "The Living Years".
    1990:  Alannah Myles scored a #1 song with "Black Velvet".
    1993:  Snow was #1 with "Informer".
    1996:  The second album of the Beatles' Anthology series was released, featuring the new track "Real Love".
    1999:  Cher had a huge comeback hit with the #1 song "Believe".
    2002:  Megadeth releases the live album "Rude Awakening".  It would be their last album release.
    2002:  "Ain't It Funny" by Jennifer Lopez was #1.
    2003:  Justin Timberlake is voted "Best Chart Act" at the Dance Music Awards show in Las Vegas.
    2003:  50 Cent has the #1 album with Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
    2007:  Soul singer Luther Ingram died of a heart attack at age 69.  He had the #2 song "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" and also wrote the Staple Singers' biggest hit "Respect Yourself".


    Born on March 19:

    1946:  Paul Atkinson, guitarist of the Zombies
    1946:  Ruth Pointer (Pointer Sisters)
    1953:  Ricky Wilson (B-52's
    1953:  Billy Sheehan, bassist of Mr. Big
    1975:  Brann Dailor, drummer of Mastodon
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