March 2nd - Born on this day Minor Hall (1897), Red Saunders (1912), Eddie ‘Lockjaw’ Davis (1922), Doug Watkins (1934), Lawrence Payton - The Four Tops (1938), Lou Reed - Velvet Underground (1942), Tony Meehan - The Shadows (1943), Bobby Eli - MFSB (1946), Rory Gallagher (1948), Larry Carlton (1948), Karen Carpenter - The Carpenters (1950), Bill Simmons (1953), Dale Bozzio - Missing Persons (1955), Walt Fowler-Zappa (1955), Steve 'Lips' Kudlow - ANVIL (1956), Jay Osmond - The Osmonds (1955), Mark Evans - AC/DC (1956), John Cowsill - The Cowsills (1956), Jon Bon Jovi (1962), Clifford Smith 'Method Man' -Wu Tang Clan 1971, Chris Martin - Coldplay (1977), Luke Pritchard - The Kooks (1985), James Arthur (1988), Luke Combs (1990)
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Chart News
1961 The Everly Brothers at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Walk Right Back'
1963 The Four Seasons at No.1 on the US chart with 'Walk Like A Man'
1963 Ned Miller at No.1 in Australia with ‘From a Jack to a King’
1967 Engelbert Humperdinck at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Release Me'
1968 John Fred and His Playboy Band at No.1 in Australia with ‘Judy in Disguise’
1974 Terry Jacks at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Seasons In The Sun'
1981 The Swingers at No.1 in Australia with ‘Counting the Beat’
1985 Phil Collins at No.1 on the UK chart with 'No Jacket Required'
1985 The Smiths at No.1 on the UK indie charts with 'How Soon Is Now'
1985 Wham! at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Make It Big'
1987 Kim Wilde at No.1 in Australia with ‘You Keep My Hangin’ On’
1991 Mariah Carey at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Mariah Carey'
1996 Oasis at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Don't Look Back In Anger'
1997 LeAnn Rimes at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Unchained Melody, The Early Years'
1997 Mansun at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Attack Of The Grey Lantern'
2003 Christina Aguilera at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Beautiful'
2003 Norah Jones at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Come Away With Me'
2008 Amy Winehouse's Grammy Award-winning album 'Back to Black' went to No.1 on the UK album chart.
2013 One Direction at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) '
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Gig News
1977 Gigs tonight around the UK at The Apollo Glasgow, Scotland, Black Sabbath, AC/DC appeared at The Top Rank in Swansea and David Bowie and Iggy Pop played at Newcastle City Hall.
1977 The Jam played at The Red Cow, Hammersmith, London
2004 Metallica performed at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona
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Music News
1999 Dusty Springfield died
2008 Jeff Healey died
2021 Chris Barber died