March 5th in music history: 1955, Elvis Presley made his TV debut when he appeared on the Louisiana Hayride on KWKH TV, in Shreveport, Louisiana. 1963, Country singers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee. Cline was the first country singer to cross over as a pop artist. 1963, The Beatles recorded what would be their third single From Me to You just five days after John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the song. https://youtube/watch?v=3FH7IIz24BQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player 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. https://youtube/watch?v=9Q7Vr3yQYWQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player 1982, Actor and singer John Belushi died from an overdose of cocaine and heroin. Belushi was one of the original cast members on US TVs Saturday Night Live, played Joliet Jake Blues in The Blues Brothers and also appeared in the film Animal House. His tombstone reads I may be gone, but rock n roll lives on. https://youtube/watch?v=9hB3eCv_FOk&feature=youtube_gdata_player 1983, Michael Jackson started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Billie Jean, his fourth solo US No.1. Jacksons album Thriller went on to become the biggest selling album of all time with sales over 50 million. https://youtube/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player 1992, R.E.M. cleaned up in The Rolling Stone Music Awards, winning Album of the year for Out Of Time, Artist of the year, Best single for Losing My Religion, Best video for Losing My Religion and Best band, Best guitarist and Best songwriter awards. https://youtube/watch?v=if-UzXIQ5vw&feature=youtube_gdata_player 1994, Grace Slick was arrested for pointing a shotgun at police in her home in Tiburon, California. The singer was later sentenced to 200 hours of community service and three months worth of AA meetings. (I suppose Somethings Gonna Stop Her Now.) 2000, Former rap artist MC Hammer became a preacher at the Jubilee Christian Centre in San Jose, CA. Hammer had been declared bankrupt in 1996 after squandering his $50 million fortune. (Wow. Please, Hammer, Dont Save Em.) 2007, Records by the Rolling Stones and Paul Simon were chosen for preservation by the Library of Congress. The Stones Satisfaction and Paul Simons Graceland album entered the National Recordings Registry, which preserves historic works for future generations. Other recordings chosen this year included Carl Perkins Blue Suede Shoes, Be My Baby by The Ronettes, A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke and the eponymous album The Velvet Underground and Nico. https://youtube/watch?v=QgYblVYEldY&feature=youtube_gdata_player 2012, Sony admitted that a number of Michael Jackson tracks had been stolen after its website was hacked. The singer, who died in June 2009 at the age of 50, had recorded unreleased duets with artists ranging from the late Freddie Mercury to Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am. Happy birthday to Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, Andy Gibb, Alan Clark & John Frusciante!
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