Today in music history.....March 16th 1970, Motown singer Tammi Terrell died of a brain tumor at the age of 24. She had collapsed onstage, October 14, 1967, into Marvin Gayes arms during a concert in Hampton, Virginia. Initially Terrell recorded solo, but from 1967 onwards she recorded a series of duets with Marvin Gaye, including the 1967 US No.5 Your Precious Love and the 1968, ‘Aint Nothing Like the Real Thing’. Marvin Gaye reacted to her death by taking a four year hiatus from concert performance. 1974, Barbra Streisand started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with The Way We Were, the singers second US No.1. 1989, MTV launches a contest to give away Jon Bon Jovis childhood home. also... 1996, No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit (for the 16th and last consecutive week): Mariah Carey and Boyz II Mens ‘One Sweet Day.’
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 12:00:00 +0000