March 31, 1995: Tejano singer Selena died at 23 years old after being shot by her former personal assistant and former fan club president, Yolanda Saldivar, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
It was supposed to be the start of a bright new chapter.
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| Selena |
more brave than me
more blond than you
e e cummings
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Monday, March 29, 2021
Music History Today: March 30, 2021
March 30, 1964: Tracy Chapman is born in Cleveland, Ohio.
Musician Tracy Chapman began writing music and performing in Boston, where she recorded songs at the WMFO radio station. She caught her big break in 1986, when a friend's father introduced her to a manager at Elektra Records, and soon recorded Tracy Chapman (1988).
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| Tracy Chapman |
Sunday, March 28, 2021
Music History Today: March 29, 2021
March 29, 1986: Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus," a tribute to the famous composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with lyrics in German, hit Number 1 in America.
Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus” lyrics are almost entirely in German, and yet you can get the basic gist even if you don’t speak the language. Certain terms transcend language: “superstar,” “rock idol,” “punk.”
Saturday, March 27, 2021
Music History Today: March 28, 2021
March 28, 1986: Lady Gaga was born in New York City.
Lady Gaga's debut album, 2008's The Fame, reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The album featured a pair of No. 1 singles: "Just Dance" and "Poker Face."
Lady Gaga 2019 Grammy
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Music History Today: March 26, 2021
March 26, 1983: Thanks to heavy rotation on MTV, Duran Duran had their first American hit when "Hungry Like The Wolf" hit Number 3 on the Hot 100.
Composed collectively by the members of Duran Duran and produced by Colin Thurston, “Hungry Like the Wolf” was actually written and recorded in the basement of EMI’s HQ in London, apparently put together piece by piece, with each band member adding their respective part when they got there.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Music History Today: March 25, 2021
March 25, 1947: Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner, Middlesex, England.
Elton John's unique blend of pop and rock styles turned him into one of the 20th century's biggest music icons.
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| Elton John |
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Music History Today: March 24, 2021
March 24, 2001: Crazy Town had the Number 1 song with "Butterfly."
Writing a completely sincere love song is difficult – without the protective layers of irony, metaphor and bravado, laying one’s heart bare is an extraordinarily hard thing to do, rendering oneself emotionally vulnerable.
Music History Today: March 23, 2021
March 23, 2002: The O Brother Where Art Thou? soundtrack takes bluegrass to Number 1 in America.
Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey," the movie deals with the picaresque adventures of Ulysses Everett McGill and his companions Delmar and Pete in 1930s Mississipi.
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Music History Today: March 22, 2021
March 22, 1980: Pink Floyd tops the Hot 100 with "Another Brick In The Wall (part II)," which stays a total of four weeks.
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Friday, March 19, 2021
Music History Today: March 20, 2021
March 20, 1982: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts brought rock & roll back when "I Love Rock 'N Roll" reached number 1.
The level of swagger on “I Love Rock ‘N Roll” is out of control. The song is so thuddingly simple, so elemental, that it could easily turn hokey and ridiculous. Instead, the opposite happens.
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| Joan Jett |
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Music History Today: March 19, 2021
March 19, 1975: The movie version of The Who's rock opera Tommy premieres in America.
It’s been said that every musician tries to be cinematic, while filmmakers are praised for musicality. Perhaps no film expresses that more clearly than Tommy, Ken Russell’s 1975 adaptation of The Who’s rock opera.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Music History Today: March 18, 2021
March 18, 1967: The Beatles' "Penny Lane" reached Number 1 on the US Hot 100.
‘Penny Lane’ was released in February 1967 as a double a-side with ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, in what has been described as the greatest single ever released.
The Beatles
Music History Today: March 17, 2021
March 17, 1958: A new artist with a twangy guitar first debuted on the chart on this date. Duane Eddy's first single was "Movin' N' Groovin'."
Duane Eddy will be forever revered as an original guitar hero who put a deep and resounding twang into rock ‘n’ roll.
Monday, March 15, 2021
Music History Today: March 16, 2021
March 16, 1985: "Nightshift" by The Commodores, a tribute to Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye, knocked Diana Ross' "Missing You" from the Number 1 spot on the R&B chart.
The second consecutive R&B No. 1 to pay tribute to Marvin Gaye hit the top spot on 16 March 1985.
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Music History Today: March 15, 2021
March 15, 1963: Bret Michaels (lead singer of Poison) is born Bret Michael Sychak in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Born Bret Michael Sychak on March 15, 1963, in Butler, Pennsylvania. At the age of 6, Michaels was diagnosed with diabetes. Throughout his career, he has taken insulin and measured his blood sugar levels to manage his illness.
Bret Michaels
Saturday, March 13, 2021
Music History Today: March 14, 2021
March 14, 1990: Heart released the single "All I Wanna' Do Is Make Love To You."
After a period of declining popularity, Heart enjoyed a mid-'80s comeback by embracing songs penned by other writers. For their 1990 album Brigade, the band would again use an assortment of outside writers.
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| Heart |
Friday, March 12, 2021
Music History Today: March 13, 2021
March 13, 2007: Amy Winehouse's second album, Back to Black, is released in the US.
Back to Black came out of nowhere – in a sense. Of course, Amy Winehouse had already released her debut album, 2003’s Frank, but it could not prepare the listener for Back to Black.
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| Amy Winehouse |
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Music History Today: March 12, 2021
March 12, 1966: The theme song to the TV series Batman reached its chart peak of Number 17.
Shortly before Batman premiered in January 1966, jazz composer and arranger Neal Hefti was enlisted to pen the theme to the new show.
Batman and Robin in 1966 TV series
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Music History Today: March 11, 2021
March 11, 2006: "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt went to Number 1 in America.
The lyrics to "You're Beautiful" are actually based on a chance encounter James Blunt had in real life with his ex-girlfriend. She is the addressee. And the way the story goes is that they crossed paths one day on London’s subway. Moreover at the time he was so “high” that she is able to notice it.
James Blunt
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Music History Today: March 10, 2021
March 10, 1984: The Eurythmics entered the Top 10 with their second hit, "Here Comes The Rain Again." It will peak at Number 4.
Here Comes the Rain Again peaked at #4 in the Billboard 100 in 1984.
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| The Eurythmics |
Monday, March 8, 2021
Music History Today: March 9, 2021
March 9: 1985: "Can't Fight This Feeling" by REO Speedwagon hit Number 1 for the first of 3 weeks.
REO Speedwagon had already been around for more than a decade before they had their one glorious year of commercial dominance.
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| REO Speedwagon |
Sunday, March 7, 2021
Music History Today: March 8, 2021
March 8, 1975: Styx' breakthrough hit "Lady" rose from Number 10 to it's highest point on the charts, Number 6.
A failed single from Styx' sophomore album, "Lady" got a second chance in 1975, when it landed at No. 6 on the Billboard charts.
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Music History Today: March 7, 2021
March 7, 1975: David Bowie released his ninth album, the soul-inflected Young Americans.
In the summer of 1974, as he was traveling across America on his mammoth Diamond Dogs arena-rock tour, David Bowie got deeply into soul music.
David Bowie
Friday, March 5, 2021
Music History Today: March 6, 2021
March 6, 2005: The American television series Intervention premiered. Its theme song, "Five Steps," was performed by The Davenports.
The Davenports are an American rock band. It formed in 2000 by Scott Klass in Brooklyn, New York.
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Music History Today: March 5, 2021
March 5, 1982: John Belushi of The Blues Brothers, 33, died of a drug overdose in his bungalow at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.
One of the founding players when Saturday Night Live burst onto television screens in 1975,
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Music History Today: March 4, 2021
March 4, 1974: Marvin Hamlisch released the single "The Entertainer" from the movie The Sting.
The Sting is a great caper movie. It wasn’t the first, of course, but it’s got to be the most complicated brainteaser ever to reach blockbuster and major awards status. In fact, it disproves the idea that popular movies have to be dumb.
Music History Today: March 3, 2021
March 3, 2012: Adele became the first female artist in the Rock Era to place three singles in the Top 10 simultaneously: "Rolling In The Deep," "Someone Like You," and "Set Fire To The Rain."
Adele's career so far has been a story in numbers — and not just the ones in her album titles. Her latest LP, 25, has sold more copies than any other album in its first week of release — more than 2.4 million so far — and the week is only half over.
Monday, March 1, 2021
Music History Today: March 2, 2021
March 2, 1991: Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" peaked at Number 6 on the US chart.
“Wicked Games” is about loving someone who isn’t good for you, and Isaak has publicly stated where he got his inspiration for the song from:
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