MARCH  BIRTHDAYS
 

March 1: Harry Belafonte (1927), Mike D'Abo of Manfred Mann (1944), Roger Daltrey (1945),

March 2: Lou Reed (1942), Eddie Money (1949), Jon Bon Jovi (1962)

March 3: Little Junior Parker (1927)

March 4: Miriam Makeba (1932), Bobby Womack (1944), Billy Gibbons (1948), Chris Squire (1948),
Emilio Estefan of Miami  Sound Machine (1950)

March 5: J.B. Lenoir (1929), Alan Clark of Dire Straits (1952), Andy Gibb (1958)

March 6: Mary Wilson of the Supremes (1944), Kiki Dee (1947), David Gilmour (1947)

March 7: Sax man King Curtis (1934), Peter Wolf of the  J. Geils Band (1946)

March 8: Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees (1945), Randy Meisner of the Eagles (1947), Mel Galley of Whitesnake (1948), Gary Numan (1958)

March 9: Lloyd Price (1933), John Cale (1942),
Mark Lindsay who played saxophone with Paul Revere and The Raiders (1942), Robin Trower (1945),
Jeffrey Osborne 1948), Jimmie Fadden of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1948)

March 10: Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke (1903), TexMex giant Huey Meaux (1929), Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean (1940),
Tom Scholtz of Boston (1947)

March 11: Mark Hugg of Manfred Mann (1940), Mark Stein of Vanilla Fudge (1947)

March 12: Mike Stoller (1933), Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane (1942), James Taylor (1948),
Bill Payne of Little Feat (1949), Steve Harris of Iron Maiden (1957), Marlon Jackson of Jackson 5 (1957)

March 13: Neil Sedaka (1939), Adam Clayton of U2 (1960)

March 14: Quincy Jones (1933), Walter Parazaider of the band Chicago (1945)

March 15: Lightnin' Hopkins (1912), Phil Philips who sang '59 hit "Sea of Love" (1931), Phil Lesh (1940),
Mike Love of the Beach Boys (1941), Sly Stone (1944), Howard Scott of War (1946), Ry Cooder (1947),
Hernandez Lugo of ? & The Mysterians (1947), Dee Snider of Twisted Sister (1955), Terence Trent D'Arby (1962)

March 16: Heart's Nancy Wilson (1954), Jerry Jeff Walker born Paul Crosby (1942)

March 17: John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful (1944), Clarence Collins of Little Anthony And The Imperials (1939),
War's Harold Brown (1946), Ian Gomm of Brinsley Schwarz (1947), Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham (1951),
Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins (1967)

March 18: Irene Cara (1959), John Hartman (1950), B.J. Wilson of Procol Harum (1947), Wilson Pickett (1941)

March 19: Chitlin' Circuit comedienne Moms Mabley (1894), Clarence "Frogman" Henry (1937),
Paul Atkinson of The Zombies (1946), Ricky Wilson of The B-52s (1953), The Specials' Terry Hall (1959)

March 20: Jerry Reid (1937), Carl Palmer of E.L.P. (1951), Jimmy Vaughan of The Fabulous Thunderbirds (1951),
Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats (1960)

March 21: Lightning Hopkins (1912), Rosemary Stone of Sly & The Family Stone (1945),
Mungo Jerry AKA Ray Dorset (1946), Supertramp's Roger Hodgson (1950)

March 22: The Yardbirds' Keith Relf (1943), George Benson (1943)

March 23: Ric Ocasek of The Cars (1949), Chaka Khan born Yvette Marie Stevens (1953)

March 24: Lee Oskar of War (1946), Mike Kellie of Spooky Tooth (1947), Dougie Thompson of Supertramp (1951)

March 25: Hoyt Axton (1932), Elton John born Reginald Kenneth Dwight(1947), Aretha Franklin (1942),
Nick Lowe (1949)

March 26: Al Jolson born Asa Yoelson (1886), Diana Ross (1944), Steve Tyler of Aerosmith (1948),
Fran Sheehan of Boston (1949), Teddy Pendergrass (1950)

March 27: Tony Banks of Genesis (1950), Mariah Carey (1970)

March 28: Johnny Burnette (1934), John Evan of Jethro Tull (1948)

March 29: Bobby Kimball (1947)
 
March 29: Pearl Bailey (1918), MC Hammer (1963), Parry Farrell (1969).

March 30: Van Gogh (1853), Frankie Lane (1913), Graeme Edge of the Moody Blues (1942), Eric Clapton (1945),
Tracy Chapman(1964). John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson (1914), Willie Nelson (1933), rapper M.C. Hammer (1963),
Jim Dandy Mangrum of Black Oak Arkansas (1848), Celine Dion (1968)

March 31: Franz Haydn (1732), Lefty Frizzell (1928), Herb Alpert (1935), Rod   Allen (1944), Mick Ralphs (1944),
Al Nichol of the Turtles (1946), Sean  Hopper (1953),  Angus Young (1959). Lightning Hopkins (1912),
 
 

 ..AND THIS MONTH'S DEPARTURES:

March 2: Dusty Springfield (1999)

March 4: Minnie Pearl (1996), Richard Manuel of The Band (1986), Karen Carpenter (1983)

March 5: Patsy Cline (1963)

March 8: Billy Eckstein (1993), Ron "Pigpen" McKernan of the Grateful Dead (1973)

March 9th:  Notorious B.I.G. (1997)

March 10th: Andy Gibb of the Bee Gees (1988), Doc Green of the Drifters (1989), Lavern Baker (1997)

March 11: Stacey Guess of the Squirrel Nut Zippers (1998)

March 12: Violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin (1999)

March 13: Charlie "Bird" Parker at age 33 (1955)

March 14: Soul singer Linda Jones (1972)

March 15: Violinist Olga Rudge (1996)

March 16: Tammi Terrell (1970), Aaron "T-Bone" Walker (1975)

March 19: Paul Kossoff (1976), Randy Rhoads (1982), Jeff Ward of Low Pop Suicide - of a suspected suicide (1993)

March 21: Muddy Waters' pianist Otis Spann (1970)

March 24: Kenny Moore (1997)

March 25: Harold Melvin (1997), Duster Bennett (1976)

March 26: Rapper Eazy-E (1995), Noel Coward (1973), Little Willie John (1968)

March 27: Clifford Jordan (1993)

March 28: Rapper Raymond Rogers "Freaky Tah" (1999), Arthur "Big Boy"Crudup (1974)

March 29: Joe Williams (1999)

March 31: O'Kelly Isley of the Isley Brothers (1986), Tejano singing star Selena (1995),