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What Happened Today In Music, March 1st 1944 was born Roger Harry Daltrey, English singer, songwriter, actor and film producer. He is a co-founder and the lead singer of the rock band the Who. The Who are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century and have sold over 100 million records worldwide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMrImMedYRo&ab_channel=InnerMusicLove #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 2nd 1942 was born Lou Reed (Lewis Allan Reed), American musician, singer, songwriter and poet. He was the guitarist, singer and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Reed has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice; as a member of the Velvet Underground in 1996 and as a solo act in 2015. He died in 2013 of liver disease.…

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What Happened Today In Music, March 3rd 1997 was born Camila Cabello (Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao), Cuban-American singer, songwriter who was a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, formed on The X Factor (US) in 2012. Her debut studio album Camila (2018) debuted at No.1 on the Billboard chart, with its lead single 'Havana' featuring Young Thug topping the charts in several countries, including the UK and the US.…

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What Happened Today In Music, March 6th 1946 was born David Jon Gilmour, English musician who was a member of rock band Pink Floyd. He joined as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1968 shortly before the departure of founder member Syd Barrett. Pink Floyd achieved international success, by 2012, they had sold more than 250 million records worldwide. Gilmour has produced a variety of artists, and has released four solo studio albums.…

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What Happened Today In Music, March 10th 1963 was born Jeff Ament (Jeffrey Allen Ament) American musician and songwriter who is best known as the bassist of the American rock band Pearl Jam, which he co-founded. Pearl Jam sold more than 85 million albums worldwide. One of the key bands in the grunge movement of the early 1990s they are considered one of the most influential bands of the decade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS91knuzoOA&ab_channel=PearljamVEVO #TodayInMusic

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If Beethoven was a metalhead, he would only play DEAF metal #MetalMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 12th 1956 was born Steve Harris (Stephen Percy Harris), English musician who is the bassist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, primary songwriter and founder/leader of heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Iron Maiden have sold over 100 million copies of their albums worldwide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4bgXH3sJ2Q #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 13th 1960 was born Adam Charles Clayton, English-born Irish musician who is the bassist of the rock band U2. As a member of U2, Clayton has received 22 Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWj2dGuNr1g #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 14th 1982 Metallica made their live debut when they appeared at Radio City in Anaheim, California. Metallica formed in Los Angeles, California, in late 1981 when Danish-born drummer Lars Ulrich placed an advertisement in a Los Angeles newspaper, The Recycler, which read, "Drummer looking for other metal musicians." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckom3gf57Yw #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 15th 1947 was born Ry Cooder (Ryland Peter Cooder), American musician, songwriter, film score composer and record producer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6efQ_GyQW3o #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 18th 2017 Chuck Berry (Charles Edward Anderson Berry) died aged 90. American singer, songwriter and guitarist, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll", Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ROwVrF0Ceg #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 20th 1961 was born Slim Jim Phantom (James McDonnell), drummer for Stray Cats. Alongside band mates Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, he spearheaded the neo-rockabilly movement of the early 1980s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk_WpqVFYZg #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 20th 1972 was born Alex Kapranos (Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley), Scottish musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and author. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhCXAiNz9Jo #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 21st 1951 was born Conrad Lozano, American musician, bass player for Los Lobos (Spanish for "the Wolves"), who had the 1987 UK & US No.1 single with their cover version of 'La Bamba'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbwLj4VPEOY #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 21st 1991 Leo Fender (Clarence Leonidas “Leo” Fender), the inventor of The Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars died from Parkinson's disease. The guitars, basses, and amplifiers he designed from the 1940s on are still widely used: the Fender Telecaster (1950) was the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar; the Fender Stratocaster (1954) is among the world's most iconic electric guitars; the Fender Precision Bass (1951) set the…

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What Happened Today In Music, March 23rd 1956 Elvis Presley released his self titled studio album in mono on RCA Victor. The album spent ten weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1956, the first rock and roll album ever to make it to the top of the charts, and the first million-selling album of that genre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm5HKlQ6nGM #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 25th 1942 was born Aretha Louise Franklin, "The Queen of Soul", American singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist. Franklin received numerous honors throughout her career. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She died on August 16, 2018 in Detroit at the age of 76 after being diagnosed with cancer in 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhFIk4cpNEk #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 25th 1947 was born Elton John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight), English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. John has sold over 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including seven number ones in the UK and nine in the US, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US.…

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What Happened Today In Music, March 26th 1948 was born Steven Tyler (Steven Victor Tallarico), American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and former television personality. He is best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, piano, and percussion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkK8g6FMEXE #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 26th 1944 was born Diana Ross, American singer and actress. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, she rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes. Following departure from the Supremes in 1970, Ross embarked on a highly successful, globally ground-breaking solo career in music, television, film and stage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ7uXX9K7Sk #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 27th 1970 was born Mariah Carey, American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. With sales of over 200 million records worldwide, she is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Nineteen of her songs topping the Billboard Hot 100, and holds the record for the most number-one singles by a solo artist, a female songwriter, and a female producer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 27th 1975 was born Fergie (Stacy Ann Ferguson), American singer, songwriter, and actress. She first achieved chart success as part of the hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas. Fergie began touring with her own group in 2009. She launched her first fragrance, Outspoken, under Avon in May 2010 and has since released four more fragrances. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzdYxgSZztY #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 28th 1986 was born Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta), American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her achievements include various Guinness World Records, 12 Grammy Awards, awards from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and recognition as Billboard's Artist of the Year and Woman of the Year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en2D_5TzXCA #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 29th 1943 was born Vangelis (Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou), Greek musician and composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, and orchestral music. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning score to Chariots of Fire (1981), as well as for composing scores to the films Blade Runner (1982), Missing (1982), Antarctica (1983), The Bounty (1984), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), and Alexander (2004). Having had a career in…

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What Happened Today In Music, March 30th 1945 was born Eric Patrick Clapton, English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1ijcpo1Ep8 #TodayInMusic

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What Happened Today In Music, March 31st 1955 was born Angus Young, Scottish-born Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, and songwriter of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic performances, schoolboy-uniform stage outfits and his own version of Chuck Berry's duckwalk. In 2003, Young and the other members of AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l482T0yNkeo…