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| Larry
Carlton was born on March 2nd 1948 in Torrance, California. Carlton picked
up his first guitar at age six and later in Jr. High was introduced to Jazz. In
1968 he recorded his first album "With A Little Help From My Friends".
In 1971 he had a feature performance in "Crusader One" with the legendary
Jazz band The Crusaders and performed on thirteen of their albums. Carlton also
co-wrote the theme song for the hit sitcom "Who's The Boss" and co-wrote
and arranged the soundtrack "Against All Odds". He won a Grammy in 1981
for his collaboration with Mike Post for "Hill Street Blues". He is
also a founding member of the Jazz super group Fourplay. Carlton has worked on
film soundtracks, television themes and over 100 gold albums. |
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| Al
Jarreau was born on March 12th 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Singing since
the age of four, he also excelled in sports and was an above average student with
a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and a Masters Degree in Vocational
Rehabilitation. In 1975 Jarreau signed with Warner Brothers and released "We
Got By". That same year he received a German Grammy for "Best New International
Soloist". His second German Grammy came with his follow up album "Glow".
In 1977 he won his first American Grammy for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance",
A Grammy for "Best Jazz Vocalist" in 1978 and 1980. |
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| George
Benson was born on March 22nd 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He started
singing at the age of 8 in a local nightclub. In 1962, a 19 year old Benson was
hired by organist Jack McDuff as his sideman. He released his first album as a
leader in 1964 "The New Boss Guitar". In 1976 he released "Breezin"
which soared to #1 and won a Grammy for the Leon Russell hit "The Masquerade"
and received Platinum sales. He has won 8 Grammy Awards that stretch from 1976
to 1983. |
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Norah Jones was born on March 30th 1979 in
New York City, New York. While attending Dallas Booker T Washington High in 1996,
Jones won the Down Beat Music Awards for Best Jazz Vocalist and Best Original
Composition. She was a regular with the band "Wax Poetic" and started
her own group with Jessie Harris, Lee Alexander and Dan Riesner. Her debut album
"Come Away With Me" was released in early 2002 and sold more than 18
million copies in which she received 8 Grammy Awards. | |
| Herb
Albert was born on March 31st 1935 in Los Angeles, California. A trumpet player
by the age of eight, he soon became a great arranger and songwriter.He collaborated
with Lou Adler to write Sam Cooke's hit "Wonderful World". In 1962 Albert
teamed up with Jerry Moss and together they formed A&M Records and released
his first album "The Lonely Bull". Together with the Tijuana Brass he
recorded many hits including "Taste of Honey", "Spanish Flea"
and "Casino Royale." In 1989 he sold A&M for $500 million and continues
to record. | |
| Date | Artist |
Born |
Died |
| March
1 | Larry
Carlton | 1948 |
|
| March
2 | Jennifer
Warnes |
1947 |
|
| March
4 | Boon
Gould
(Level 42 | 1955 |
|
| March
6 | Wes
Montgomery |
1923 |
1968 |
| March
7 | Taylor
Dayne | 1965 |
|
| March
9 | Jeffery
Osbourne |
1948 |
|
| March
11 | Bobby
McFerrin |
1950 |
|
| March
12 | Al
Jarreau |
1940 |
|
| March
12 |
James Taylor |
1948 |
|
| March
14 | Quincy
Jones | 1933 |
|
| March
14 | Walter
Parazaider (Chicago) |
1945 |
|
| March
17 | Mike
Kindup (Level 42) |
1959 |
|
| March
17 |
Nat King Cole |
1917 |
1965 |
| March
18 | Vanessa
Williams |
1963 |
|
| March
18 | John
Hartman (Doobie Brothers) |
1950 |
|
| March
22 | George
Benson |
1943 |
|
| March
24 | Paul
McCandless - Sax |
1947 |
|
| March
25 | Steve
Norman (Spandau Ballet) |
1960 |
|
| March
26 | Teddy
Pendergrass |
1950 |
|
| March
27 | Dave
Koz | 1963 |
|
| March
27 | Tony
Banks (Genesis) |
1950 |
|
| March
27 |
Jan Arden |
1962 |
|
| March
27 |
Mariah Carey |
1970 |
|
| March
28 | Milan
Williams (The Commodores) |
1948 |
|
| March
29 | Michael
Brecker |
1949 |
|
| March
29 | Bobby
Kimball (Toto) |
1947 |
|
| March
30 | Tracy
Chapman |
1964 |
|
| March
30 | Eric
Clapton |
1945 |
|
| March
30 | Celine
Dion |
1968 |
|
| March
30 | Norah
Jones |
1979 |
|
| March
31 | Herb
Albert |
1935 |
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Rock
& Pop
March 1: Nik Kershaw (1958)
March
1: Roger Daltrey (The Who) (1944)
March 1: Mike D'Abo (Manfred Mann) (1944)
March 1: Jerry Fisher (Blood, Sweat & Tears) (1943)
March 1: Harry
Belafonte (1927)
March 2: Chris Martin (Coldplay) (1977)
March 2: Jon
Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi) (1962)
March 2: Mark Evans (AC/DC) (1956)
March 2:
Dale Bozzio (Missing Persons) (1955)
March 2: Jay Osmond (The Osmonds) (1955)
March 2: Lou Reed (1942)
March 3: Ronan Keating (Boyzone) (1977)
March 3: John Bigham (Fishbone) (1969)
March 3: Tone-Loc (1966)
March
3: Robyn Hitchcock (1953)
March 3: Jennifer Warnes (1947)
March 3: Jance
Garfat (Dr. Hook) (1944)
March 4: Fergal Lawlor (The Cranberries) (1971)
March 4: Patrick Hannan (The Sundays) (1966)
March 4: Jason Newsted (Metallica)
(1963)
March 4: Boon Gould (Level 42) (1955)
March 4: Emilio Estefan
(Miami Sound Machine) (1953)
March 4: Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) (1950)
March
4: Chris Squire (Yes) (1948)
March 4: Shakin' Stevens (1948)
March 4:
Bobby Womack (1944)
March 5: John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (1970)
March 5: Craig Reid & Charlie Reid (Proclaimers) (1962)
March 5:
Teena Marie (1956)
March 5: Alan Clark (Dire Straits) (1952)
March 5:
Eddy Grant (1948)
March 6: Bubba Sparxxx (1977)
March 6: Kiki Dee (1947)
March 6: Hugh Grundy (The Zombies) (1945)
March 6: David Gilmour (Pink
Floyd) (1944)
March 6: Mary Wilson (The Supremes) (1944)
March 7: Randy
Guss (Toad The Wet Sprocket) (1967)
March 7: Taylor Dayne (1965)
March
7: Peter Wolf (1946)
March 7: Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum) (1946)
March
7: Chris White (The Zombies) (1943)
March 8: Kameelah Williams (702) (1978)
March 8: Shawn Mullins (1968)
March 8: Peter Gill (Frankie Goes To Hollywood)
(1964)
March 8: Cheryl James (aka Salt) (Salt-N-Pepa) (1964)
March 8:
Gary Numan (1958)
March 8: Mel Galley (Whitesnake) (1948)
March 8: Michael
Allsup (Three Dog Knight) (1947)
March 8: Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees) (1945)
March 9: Lil' Bow Wow (1987)
March 9: Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five)
(1968)
March 9: Martin Fry (ABC) (1958)
March 9: Jeffrey Osborne (1948)
March 9: Mark Linday (Paul Revere & Raiders) (1942)
March 9: Mickey
Gilley (1936)
March 10: Edie Brickell (1966)
March 10: Neneh Cherry (1964)
March 10: Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam) (1963)
March 10: Tom Scholz (Boston) (1947)
March 10: Dean Torrence (Jan & Dean) (1941)
March 11: Joel and Benji
Madden (Good Charlotte) (1979)
March 11: Lisa Loeb (1968)
March 11: Bruce
Watson (Big Country) (1961)
March 11: Mike Percy (Dead Or Alive) (1961)
March 11: Cheryl Lynn (1957)
March 11: Nina Hagen (1955)
March 11: Bobby
McFerrin (1950)
March 11: George Kooymans (Golden Earring) (1948)
March
12: Graham Coxon (Blur) (1969)
March 12: Marlon Jackson (Jackson 5) (1957)
March 12: Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) (1957)
March 12: James Taylor (1948)
March 12: Liza Minnelli (1946)
March 12: Paul Kanter (Jefferson Airplane)
(1941)
March 12: Al Jarreau (1940)
March 13: Adam Clayton (U2) (1960)
March 13: Neil Sedaka (1939)
March 14: Taylor Hanson (Hanson) (1983)
March 14: Walter Parazaider (Chicago) (1945)
March 14: Jim Pons (The Turtles)
(1943)
March 14: Quincy Jones (1933)
March 15: DJ Joseph Hahn (Linkin
Park) (1977)
March 15: Will.I.Am (Black Eyed Peas) (1975)
March 15: Mark
Hoppus (Blink-182) (1972)
March 15: Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray) (1970)
March
15: Rockwell (1964)
March 15: Brett Michaels (Poison) (1963)
March 15:
Steve McCoy (Dead Or Alive) (1962)
March 15: Terence Trent D'arby (1962)
March 15: Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) (1955)
March 15: Ry Cooder (1947)
March 15: Howard Scott (War) (1946)
March 15: Sly Stone (Sly & The
Family Stone) (1944)
March 15: Mike Love (The Beach Boys) (1941)
March
15: Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead) (1940)
March 16: Stewart Kerr (Texas) (1963)
March 16: Flavor Flav (Public Enemy) (1959)
March 16: Nancy Wilson (Heart)
(1954)
March 17: Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole) (1972)
March 17: Billy
Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) (1967)
March 17: Mike Kindup (Level 42) (1959)
March 17: Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy) (1951)
March 17: Harold Brown (War)
(1946)
March 17: John Sebastian (1944)
March 17: Clarence Clemons (1941)
March 18: Devin Lima (LFO) (1977)
March 18: Stuart Zender (Jamiroquai)
(1974)
March 18: Queen Latifah (1970)
March 18: Jerry Cantrell (Alice
In Chains) (1966)
March 18: Vanessa Williams (1963)
March 18: Jeff LeBar
(Cinderella) (1963)
March 18: Irene Cara (1959)
March 18: John Hartman
(Doobie Brothers) (1950)
March 19: Derek Longmuir (Bay City Rollers) (1955)
March 19: Paul Atkinson (The Zombies) (1946)
March 19: Ruth Pointer
(The Pointer Sisters) (1946)
March 20: Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) (1976)
March 20: Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) (1961)
March 20: Jimmy Vaughan (Fabulous
Thunderbirds) (1951)
March 20: Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) (1950)
March 21: MC Maxim (Prodigy) (1967)
March 21: Andrew Copeland (Sister
Hazel) (1968)
March 21: Jonas Berggren (Ace Of Base) (1967)
March 21:
Sean Dickson (Soup Dragons) (1967)
March 21: Conrad Lozano (Los Lobos) (1951)
March 21: Russell Thompkins, Jr. (1951)
March 21: Roger Hodgson (Supertramp)
(1950)
March 21: Eddie Money (1949)
March 21: Rosemary Stone (Sly &
The Family Stone) (1945)
March 22: Stephanie Mills (1957)
March 22: Patrick
Olive (Hot Chocolate) (1947)
March 22: George Benson (1943)
March 23:
Damon Albarn (Blur) (1968)
March 23: Marti Pellow (Wet Wet Wet) (1966)
March 23: Chaka Khan (1953)
March 23: Ric Ocasek (1949)
March 24: Sharon
Corr (The Corrs) (1970)
March 24: P.A. Pasemaster Mase (De La Soul) (1970)
March 24: Nena (1960)
March 25: Melanie Blatt (All Saints) (1975)
March 25: Jeff Healey (1966)
March 25: Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) (1960)
March 25: Nick Lowe (1949)
March 25: Elton John (1947)
March 25:
Aretha Franklin (1942)
March 26: Juvenile (1975)
March 26: James Iha
(Smashing Pumpkins) (1968)
March 26: Teddy Pendergrass (1950)
March
26: Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) (1948)
March 26: Richard Tandy (ELO) (1948)
March 26: Fred Sheehan (Boston) (1946)
March 26: Diana Ross (1944)
March 27: Mariah Carey (1970)
March 27: Brendan Hill (Blues Traveler) (1970)
March 27: Johnny April (Staind) (1965)
March 27: Derrick McKenzie (Jamiroquai)
(1964)
March 27: Andrew Farris (INXS) (1959)
March 27: Tony Banks (Genesis)
(1950)
March 28: Salt (Salt-N-Pepa) (1969)
March 28: James Atkins (EMF)
(1967)
March 28: Milan Williams (The Commodores) (1948)
March 28: John
Evans (Jethro Tull) (1948)
March 29: John Popper (Blues Traveler) (1967)
March 29: Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction) (1959)
March 29: Bobby Kimball
(Toto) (1947)
March 29: Vangelis (1943)
March 29: Chad Allan (Guess
Who) (1943)
March 30: Norah Jones (1979)
March 30: Celine Dion (1968)
March 30: Tracy Chapman (1964)
March 30: M.C. Hammer (1963)
March 30:
Dave Ball (Procol Harum) (1950)
March 30: Eric Clapton (1945)
March
30: Graeme Edge (Moody Blues) (1941)
March 31: Robert Holmes ('til tuesday)
(1959)
March 31: Pat McGlynn (Bay City Rollers) (1958)
March 31: Angus
Young (AC/DC) (1955)
March 31: Sean Hopper (Huey Lewis & The News) (1953)
March 31: Al Goodman (Ray, Goodman & Brown) (1947)
March 31: Herb
Alpert (1935)
March 31: Shirley Jones (1934)
| JAZZ
March 1 - Barrett Deems (1914-1998) Drums
March
1 - Glen Miller (1904-1944) Leader,Trombone
March 1 - Gene Perla (1940)Bass
March 1 - Benny Powell (1930) Leader, Trombone
March 1 - Ralph Towner (1940)
Guitar
March 2 - Larry Carlton (1948) Guitar
March 2 - Eddie "Lockjaw"
Davis (1922-1986) Sax
March 2 - Buell Leidlinger (1936) Bass
March 2 -
Doug Watkins (1934-1962) Bass
March 3 - Barney Bigard (1906-1980) Clarinet
March 3 - Jimmy Garrison (1934-1976) Bass
March 3 - Pierre Michelot (1928)
Bass
March 3 - Sergio Salvatore (1981) Pianist
March 4 - David Darling
(1941) Cello
March 4 - Ricky Ford (1954) Sax
March 4 - Jan Garbarek (1947)
Sax,Flute
March 4 - Bobby Shew (1941) Trumpet
March 4 - Cy Touff (1927-2003)
Trumpet
March 4 - Barney Wilen (1937-1996) Sax
March 5 - Lou Levy (1928-2001)
Pianist
March 5 - Wilbur Little (1928-1987) Bass
March 5 - Jack Nimitz
(1928) Sax
March 6 - Peter Brotzmann (1941) Sax
March 6 - Red Callender
(1916-1992) Bass
March 6 - Robin Kenyatta 1942) Sax ,Leader
March 6 -
Howard McGhee (1918-1987) Trumpet
March 6 - Palle Mikkelborg (1941) Trumpet
March 6 - Wes Montgomery (1925-1968) Guitar
March 6 - Flora Purim (1942) Vocalist
March 6 - Charles Tolliver (1942) Trumpet
March 7 - Eric Allison (1951) Sax
March 7 - Nat Gonella (1908-1998) Trumpet
March 7 - Lee Young (1917) Drums
March 8 - Billy Childs (1957) Pianist
March 8 - George Coleman (1935) Sax
March 8 - Dick Hyman (1927) Pianist
March 8 - Gabor Szabo (1936-1982) Guitar
March 8 - James Williams (1951) Pianist
March 9 - Ornette Coleman (1930) Trumpet
March 9 - Herschel Evans (1909-1939) sax
March 9 - Zakir Hussain (1951) Drums
March 10 - Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931) Cornet
March 10 - Mino Cinelu (1957)
Percussions
March 10 - David Friedman (1944) Percussions
March 11 - Mercer
Ellington (1919-1996) Trumpet
March 11 - Leroy Jenkins (1932) Violin
March
11 - Bobby McFerrin (1950) Vocalist
March 11 - Miff Mole (1898-1961) Trombone
March 11 - Judy Niemack (1954) Vocalist
March 11 - Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Accordian
March 12 - Al Jarreau (1940) Vocalist
March 12 - Freddy Johnson
(1904-1961) Pianist
March 12 - Willie Maiden (1928-1976) Sax
March 12
- Sir Charles Thompson (1918) Pianist
March 13 - Terence Blanchard (1962)
Trumpet
March 13 - Bob Haggart (1914-1998) Bass
March 13 - Roy Haynes
(1926) Drums
March 13 - Dick Katz (1924) Pianist
March 13 - Blue Mitchell
(1930-1979) Trumpet
March 14 - Les Brown (1912-2001) Clarinet
March 14
- Quincy Jones (1933) Producer,Trumpet Pianist
March 14 - Mark Murphy (1932)
Vocalist
March 14 - Shirley Scott (1934-2002) Organist
March 15 - Harry
James (1916-1983) Trumpet
March 15 - Joachim Kuhn (1944) Pianist
March
15 - Charles Lloyd (1938) Sax, Flute
March 15 - Jimmy McPartland (1907-1991)
Cornet
March 15 - Bob Wilber (1928) Sax ,Clarinet
March 16 - Kei Akagi
(1953) Pianist
March 16 - Ruby Braff (1927-2003) Trumpet
March 16 - Tommy
Flanagan (1930-2001) Pianist
March 16 - John Lindberg (1959) Bass
March
16 - Gary Meek (1961) Sax
March 17 - Nat King Cole (1917-1965) Vocalist,Pianist
March 17 - Paul Horn (1930) Sax,Clarinet
March 17 - Grover Mitchell (1930-2003)
Trombone
March 17 - Jessica Williams (1948) Pianist
March 18 - Bill Frisell
(1951) Guitar
March 18 - Jean Goldkette (1899-1962) Leader
March 18 -
Al Hall (1915-1988) Bass
March 18 - Courtney Pine (1964) Sax
March 19
- Eliane Elias (1960) Pianist
March 19 - Buster Harding (1917-1965) Pianist
March 19 - Bill Henderson (1930) Vocalist
March 19 - Mike Longo (1939) Pianist
March 19 - David Schnitter (1948) Sax
March 19 - Lennie Tristano (1919-1978)
Pianist
March 19 - Lem Winchester (1928-1961) Vibraphone
March 20 - Jon
Christensen (1943) Drums
March 20 - Harold Mabern (1936) Pianist
March
20 - Marian McPartland (1920) Pianist
March 21 - Amina Claudine Myers (1942)
Organist
March 21 - Tiger Okoshi (1950) Trumpet
March 21 - Sir Charles
Thompson (1918) Pianist
March 22 - George Benson (1943) Guitar
March 22
- Jan Lundgren (1966) Pianist
March 22 - Bob Mover (1952) Sax
March 22
- Hugo Rasmussen (1941) Bass
March 22 - Mike Westbrook (1936) Pianist
March 23 - Dave Frishberg (1933) Vocalist
March 23 - Johnny Guarnieri (1917-1985)
Pianist
March 23 - Gerry Hemingway (1955) Drums
March 23 - Dave Pike (1938)
Vibraphone
March 24 - Dave Douglas (1963) Trumpet
March 24 - Steve Kuhn
(1938) Pianist
March 24 - Paul McCandless (1947) Sax
March 24 - Hank Roberts
(1955) Cello
March 24 - Renee Rosnes (1962) Pianist
March 25 - Sweet Emma
Barrett (1897-1983) Pianist
March 25 - Pete Johnson (1904-1967) Pianist
March 25 - Bobby Militello (1950) Sax
March 25 - Paul Motian (1931) Drums
March 25 - Makoto Ozone (1961) Pianist
March 26 - Jimmy Blanton (1921-1942)
Bass
March 26 - Andy Hamilton (1918) Sax
March 26 - Brew Moore (1924-1973)
Sax
March 26 - Flip Phillips (1915-2001) Sax
March 26 - Lew Tabackin (1940)
Sax
March 27 - Harold Ashby (1925) Sax
March 27 - Pee Wee Russell (1906-1969)
Clarinet
March 27 - Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990) Vocalist
March 27 - Ben
Webster (1909-1973) Sax
March 28 - Meredith D'Ambrosio (1941) Vocalist, Pianist
March 28 - Thad Jones (1923-1986) Trumpet
March 28 - Tete Montoliu (1933-1997)
Pianist
March 28 - Paul Whiteman (1890-1967) Bandleader
March 29 - Pearl
Bailey (1918-1990) Vocalist
March 29 - Michael Brecker (1949) Sax
March
30 - Karl Berger (1935) Vibraphone
March 30 - Marilyn Crispell (1947) Pianist
March 30 - John d'Earth (1950) Trumpet
March 30 - Ted Heath (1900-1969) Bandleader
March 30 -Lanny Morgan (1934) Sax
March 31 - Herb Alpert (1935) Trumpet
March 31 - Freddie Green (1911-1987) Guitar
March 31 - Lizzie Miles (1895-1963)
Vocalist
March 31 - Red Norvo (1908-1999) Vibraphone
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