March 5th - Born on this day Lou Levy (1928), Wilbur Little (1928), Tommy Tucker (1933), Lucio Battisti (1943), Murray Head (1946), Clodagh Rogers (1947), Tom Russell (1947), Eddy Grant - The Equals (1948), Elaine Paige (1948), Alan Clark - Dire Straits (1952), Howard Huntsberry - Klique (1852), Teena Marie (1956), Boon Gould (1955), Steve Arrington (1956), Bobby DeBarge - Switch / DeBarge (1956), Mark E Smith - The Fall (1957), Marvin and Carvin Winans - The Winans (1958), Andy Gibb (1958), Craig and Charlie Reid - The Proclaimers (1962), Melissa Bell - Soul to Soul (1964), John Frusciante - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1970), Russell Leetch - Editors (1982)
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Chart News
1966 Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Going Places'
1966 Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Ballad Of The Green Berets'
1966 Nancy Sinatra at No.1 in Australia with ‘These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ ’
1977 Barbra Streisand at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Evergreen - Love Theme From A Star Is Born’
1983 Michael Jackson at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Billie Jean'
1994 East 17 at No.1 in Australia with ‘It’s Alright’
2000 Madonna at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'American Pie'
2000 Oasis at No.1 on the UK chart with Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants'
2006 Corinne Bailey Rae at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Corinne Bailey Rae'
2006 Chico at No.1 on the UK chart with 'It's Chico Time'
2014 Pharrell Williams at No.1 on the UK chart with ‘Happy’
2016 Justin Bieber at No.1 on the US chart for the second week with ‘Love Yourself’
2017 Ed Sheeran was at No.1 on the UK album chart with his third studio album ‘÷’
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Gig News
1965 The Rolling Stones played at The Regal Theatre, Edmonton, London with The Hollies, The Konrads and Dave Berry and the Cruisers
1971 Led Zeppelin started a 12-date 'Thank You' tour for British fans, appearing at the clubs from their early days and charging the same admission prices as in 1968. The first show was at The Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland where they played songs from their upcoming fourth album, including the first public performances of 'Black Dog', 'Stairway To Heaven', 'Going To California' and 'Rock And Roll'.
1982 Budgie played at the Sunderland Mecca
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Music News
1963 Country singers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee