Legacy Week in Music March 18 - 24
March 18 1978, Aerosmith, Santana, Heart, Dave Mason, Ted Nugent and Mahogany Rush all appeared at the Cal Jam II festival, Ontario, California. Over 300,000 were in attendance.
March 18 1938, Born on this day 75 years ago, Charlie Pride, who scored over 50 country Top ten hits, including 29 No.1's. Also March 18 1979, is the birthday of Adam Levine, from Maroon 5 and judge of "The Voice"
March 19 2006, Shakira became the first pop star to release a single ("Hips Don't Lie") only in the form of a mobile download over Verizon's V-Cast service. Downloaders listened to the song so much that they ignored their friends calling, saying "I can't hear you now"
March 20 1961, Elvis Presley began a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Surrender', his fourth No.1 of the 60's. It also made No.1 in the UK. The song was based on the 1911 Italian song, 'Come Back To Sorrento.'
March 21 1981, REO Speedwagon climb to the No.1 spot on the US singles chart with 'Keep On Loving You', the group's first top 40 hit and first No.1.
March 21 1949, Born on this day, Eddie Money, (former policeman Edward Mahoney). It was the first time he heard his mother say "baby, hold on to me."
March 22 1965, Bob Dylan's fifth studio album 'Bringing It All Back Home', was released. The album went to No.6 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, the first of Dylan's LPs to break into the US top 10, and it also topped the UK charts later that Spring. That's Sally Grossman, wife of Dylan's manager Albert Grossman, lounging in the background on the album's iconic cover, photographed by Daniel Kramer.
March 22 1943, Born on this day, 70 years ago, George Benson
March 23 1996, Celine Dion has her second No. 1 US hit with 'Because You Loved Me." The Diane Warren song was taken from the film 'Up Close And Personal' starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer. On this same day her album 'Falling Into You' went to No.1 on the UK album chart.
March 24 1966, Simon and Garfunkel made their UK singles chart debut with 'Homeward Bound.' A plaque is displayed in the Farnworth railway station in Widnes, England to commemorate where Simon is said to have written the song while stranded overnight waiting for a train.
