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What happened in history on this day: March 20?
On March 20 in ...
- 1948 - First live televised musical Eugene Ormandy on CBS, followed in 90 minutes by second live televised musical Arturo Toscanini on NBC.
- 1980 - Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" spent its 303rd week on the Billboard album chart, beating the record set by Carole King's album "Tapestry".
- 1991 - Michael Jackson signs US$65 million six-album deal with Sony Records.
- 1994 - Cyrano: The Musical closes at Neil Simon theater in New York City after 137 performances.
- 1995 - Beatles song, "Free As A Bird", with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, first single of The Beatles since their 1970 breakup.
Births on March 20
- 1890 - Birth of Lauritz Melchior in Copenhagen, Denmark; baritone tenor (National Symphony).
- 1914 - Birth of Sviatosiav Richter in Zhitomir, Ukraine; pianist (Stalin Prize-1945).
- 1917 - Birth of Vera Lynn; singer ("Anniversary Waltz").
- 1920 - Birth of Marian McPartland; jazz pianist (Bill Mayer, Jimmy McPartland).
- 1922 - Birth of Larry Elgart in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; bandleader/alto sax (Elgart Orchestra).
- 1931 - Birth of Harold Lipshitz AKA Hal Linden in the Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Barney Miller, Blacke's Magic, Rothchild), singer.
- 1937 - Birth of Jerry Reed in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; singer/actor ('Gator, Bat 21, Smokey and the Bandit).
- 1937 - Birth of Joe Rivers; rocker (Johnnie and Joe).
- 1946 - Birth of Ranger Doug [Douglas Green] in Illinois, USA; singer (Riders in the Sky - "Cowboy Way").
- 1947 - Birth of Carl Palmer; drummer (Asia - "Heat of the Moment", Emerson Lake and Palmer - "Lucky Man").
- 1951 - Birth of Guy Perry; rock guitarist/vocalist (Motels - "Only the Lonely").
- 1951 - Birth of Jimmie Vaughan; guitarist (Fabulous Thunderbirds).
- 1951 - Birth of John Wetton; rocker (Asia, United Kingdom, King Crimson).
- 1954 - Birth of Jim Seales in Hamilton, Alabama, USA; singer (Shenandoah - "Sunday in the South").
- 1959 - Birth of Richard Drummie; rocker (Go West - "Call Me", "Don't Look Down").
- 1961 - Birth of Slim Jim Phantom [Jim Mcdonnell]; rock drummer (Stray Cats - "Stray Cat Strut").
- 1963 - Birth of Paul Mirkovich; rock keyboardist (Nelson - "Love and Affection").
- 1982 - Birth of Nick Wheeler; American musician (The All-American Rejects).
Deaths on March 20
- 1987 - Norman Harris, guitarist (O'Jays), dies at age 39 of heart failure.
- 1988 - Gil Evans, Canadian/US jazz composer (Out of the Cool), dies at age 75.
- 1989 - Death of Archie Bleyer at age 79 from Parkinson's disease; bandleader/arranger (for Arthur Godfrey on radio and TV), founded Cadence records.
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