March 27th - Born on this day Ferde Grofe (1892, Hal Kemp (1904), Pee Wee Russell (1906), Ben Webster (1909), Sarah Vaughan (1924), Junior Parker (1932), Bunny Sigler (1941), Danny Woods of The Chairmen of The Board (1942), Bebu Silvetti (1944), Andrew Bown - The Herd / Status Quo (1946), Tony Banks - Genesis (1950), James "Diamond " Williams of The Ohio Players (1950), Wally Stocker - The Babys (1953), Billy MacKenzie - The Associates (1957), Andrew Farriss - INXS (1959), Victor Bailey (1960) Derrick McKenzie - Jamiroquai (1962), Jann Arden (1962), Dave Koz (1963), Clark Datchler of Johnny Hates Jazz (1964), Johnny April - Staind (1965), Mariah Carey (1970), Fergie - Black Eyed Peas (1975), Jessie J (1988)
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Chart News
1959 Russ Conway was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Side Saddle'
1965 The Supremes at No.1 on the US chart with 'Stop! In The Name Of Love'
1968 The Beatles at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Lady Madonna'
1978 The Babys at No.1 in Australia with ‘Isn’t It Time’
1982 The Goombay Dance Band at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Seven Tears'
1989 Fine Young Cannibals at No.1 in Australia with ‘She Drives Me Crazy’
1997 The Spice Girls at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Mama / Who Do You Think You Are.'
1993 Hot Chocolate at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Their Greatest Hits' album.
1993 Will Smith at No.1 on the US chart with 'Gettin' Jiggy With It'
1993 Ugly Kid Joe at No.1 in Australia with ‘Cats in the Cradle’
2005 Tony Christie at No.1 on the UK album chart with the 'Definitive Collection'
2008 Leona Lewis at No.1 on the US chart with ‘Bleeding Love’
2010 Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé at No.1 on the UK chart with ‘Telephone’
2011 Adele at No1 on the UK chart with ‘Someone Like You’
2021 Cardi B at No.1 on the US chart with 'Up'
2025 Alex Warren went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Ordinary’
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Gig News
1966 The Who appeared at the Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire
1967 Fats Domino played at London's Saville Theatre, supported by The Bee Gees and Gerry And The Pacemakers
1968 The Bee Gees performed at London's Royal Albert Hall
1971 Bruce Springsteen & Friendly Enemies opened for The Allman Brothers Band at the Sunshine In, Asbury Park in New Jersey
1984 Metallica made their UK live debut at the Marquee, London
1986 Van Halen played at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Los Angeles
1992 The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Blur and Dinosaur Jr were on at Whitley Bay Ice Rink
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Music News
1958 CBS records announced the invention of stereophonic records
1967 John Lennon and Paul McCartney awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello award for 'Michelle', the most performed song in the UK in 1966
1987 U2 performed from the roof of a store in downtown LA to make the video for 'Where The Streets Have No Name', attracting thousands of spectators and bringing traffic to a standstill.
2000 Singer, songwriter, poet and actor, Ian Dury died