“March 14”
“BORN TODAY”
- Jamie Bell (1986)
- Ansel Elgort (1994)
- Stephen Curry (1988)
- Sasha Grey (1988)
- Taylor Hanson (1983)
- Chris Klein (1979)
- Daniel Gillies (1976)
- Grace Park (1974)
- Megan Follows (1968)
- Elise Neal (1966)
- Kevin Williamson (1965)
- Tamara Tunie (1959)
- Prince Albert of Monaco (1958)
- Adrian Zmed (1954)
- Rick Dees (1950)
- Billy Crystal (1948)
- Wolfgang Petersen (1941)
- Sir Michael Caine (1933)
- Quincy Jones (1933)
“DIED TODAY”
Mary Ann Ganser (Born: February 4, 1948 / Died: March 14, 1970)
Linda Jones (Born: December 14, 1944 / Died: March 14, 1972)
Doc Pomus (Born: June 27, 1925 / Died: March 14, 1991)
“MOVIES TODAY”
-Check out the clips in the links below –
1929 – The Barn Dance
1975 – The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1979 – Hair
1980 – Defiance
1986 – Gung Ho
1986 – Crossroads
1997 – Love Jones
“MUSIC TODAY”
1958 – The Recording Industry of Association of America (RIAA) announced awards for sales. A single selling a million copies would be awarded a Gold disc, a single selling over two million would get a Platinum record. A Gold album would signify sales over 500,000 copies and a Platinum album signified album sales over one million.
1958 – The first Gold record was awarded to Perry Como for his single “Catch A Falling Star”.
1960 – Sam Cooke began a tour of the West Indies in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
1960 – For the sixth week, Dinah Washington & Brook Benton had the top R&B song with “Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)”.
1960 – “The Theme From ‘A Summer Place'” by Percy Faith was on the way to becoming one of The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era*, posting its fourth straight week at #1.
1964 – “Java” by Al Hirt led the way on the Adult chart for the fourth week.
1964 – Meet the Beatles! was the #1 album for the fifth consecutive week.
1964 – The Searchers had one of the hottest songs as “Needles And Pins” moved from 75 to 46.
1964 – The Beatles made history by being the first act in the Rock Era to own the top three songs for a week–they were on top for the seventh straight week with “I Want To Hold Your Hand”, remained second with “She Loves You” and “Please Please Me” moved to #3. No one has ever been able to match that feat, although the Bee Gees came close in 1978.
1966 – Boise, Idaho’s Paul Revere & the Raiders released the single “Kicks”.
1969 – Several great songs released on This Day in Rock Music History*. Stevie Wonder released the single “My Cherie Amour”. The song debuted on the Singles chart on May 31, 1969.
1970 – Merle Haggard’s “The Fightin’ Side Of Me” goes to #1 on the Billboard country chart
1970 – Brook Benton reached #1 on the R&B chart with “Rainy Night In Georgia”.
1970 – Simon & Garfunkel remained at #1 for the third week with “Bridge Over Troubled Water”.
1981 – Yarbrough & People reigned for the third week on the R&B chart with “Don’t Stop The Music”.
1981 – Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb rose to #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with their duet–“What Kind Of Fool”.
1981 – Dolly Parton topped the chart with “9 To 5”, heading off REO Speedwagon’s bid with “Keep On Loving You”.
1987 – The Very Best of Hot Chocolate rose to the top of the U.K. Album chart.
1987 – Janet Jackson moved to #1 on the R&B chart with “Let’s Wait Awhile”.
1987 – Huey Lewis & the News scored their third career #1 with “Jacob’s Ladder”, although stations that didn’t have “I Want a New Drug” at #1 in 1984 missed the boat. Starship had a big comeback going as “Nothing’s Gonna’ Stop Us Now” entered the Top 10.
1988 – Johnny Hates Jazz released the single “Shattered Dreams” in the United States.
1990 – Heart released the single “All I Wanna’ Do Is Make Love To You”.
1992 – R. Kelly first appeared on the chart with his first single “She’s Got That Vibe”.
1992 – Mr. Big had the #1 song for a third week with “To Be With You”.
1992 – Garth Brooks once again ruled the Album chart for a 16th week with Ropin’ the Wind.
1998 – Celine Dion returned to #1 in the U.K. with “My Heart Will Go On”.
1998 – Will Smith had the #1 song in the United States of America with “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It”.
1998 – The Soundtrack to “Titanic” was #1 on the Album chart for the eighth week.
“TV/RADIO TODAY”
1955 – CBS talent scout Arthur Godfrey turned down Elvis Presley for a recording contract, opting to sign Pat Boone instead. Big mistake, Arthur.
1955 – Elvis Presley was interviewed on The Jimmy Dean television show.
1965 – Petula Clark makes her American TV debut singing “Downtown” and “I Know A Place” on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show.
1956 – The Disneyland TV series airs an episode featuring the film “Stormy the Thoroughbred,” narrated by Winston Hibler.
1965 – Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color airs part one of “Kilroy,” a 4-part comedy. Kilroy, the elusive, legendary character who struck like a phantom and left his familiar mark, “KILROY WAS HERE,” everywhere he went during World War II, is brought to life by Disney.
“OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS”
1920 – Cartoonist Hank Ketcham, best known as the creator of Dennis the Menace, is born in Seattle, Washington.
1935 – Donald Duck makes his first appearance in the Mickey Mouse daily newspaper comic strip.
1942 – Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto, and Dumbo appear on the cover of this day’s Liberty (a weekly, general-interest magazine).
1972 – California Governor Ronald Reagan pardons Merle Haggard for a 1957 attempted robbery that landed the singer in prison.
1972 – At tonight’s Grammy Awards, Carole King’s massively popular Tapestry LP is awarded Album of The Year.
1972 – “Help Me Make It Through The Night” is a double-winner during the 14th annual Grammy awards in New York, claiming Best Country Song for Kris Kristofferson and Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, for Sammi Smith.
1975 – At Disney World, the film Magic Carpet ‘Round the World is shown for the last time at the Circle-Vision 360° Theater. Running since 1974, the film took guests on a tour of landmarks spread across the four corners of the globe.
1980 – Quincy Jones received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1981 – Eric Clapton had bleeding ulcers and was admitted to United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota.
1992 – Forty-thousand people attended Farm Aid in Irving, Texas. It was the fifth annual event and featured Paul Simon, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Willie Nelson.
1998 – Jo Dee Messina sings “Lesson In Leavin'” during her Grand Ole Opry debut, the same evening that Opry manager Bob Whittaker asks Diamond Rio to join the cast
2000 – The audio CD Color, Rhythm and Magic: Favorites From Disney Classics by jazz pianist Earl Rose is released. Tracks include “Go the Distance,” “A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes,” and “Bella Notte.” (Emmy Award winning composer/pianist Earl Rose is one of the most versatile and prolific composers in film and television today.