This Day in Music History
March 31

What happened in history on this day: March 31? On March 31 in ... 1841 - First performance of Robert Schumann's first Symphony in B. 1909 - Gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his first time. 1943 - Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! opens on Broadway. 1991 - Musical Will Rogers Follies premieres in New York City, New York. Births on March 31 1893 - Birth of Clemens Krauss in Vienna, Austria; conductor (Berlin State Orchestra-1937). 1934 - Birth of John D Loudermilk; rock drummer/vocalist ("Language of Love", "Norman"). 1935 - Birth of Herb Alpert; bandleader/trumpeter (Tijuana Brass)/CEO (A&M Records). 1937 - Birth of Willem Duyn [Mouth]; Dutch singer (Mouth and MacNeal). 1944 - Birth of Rod Allen [B Rodney Bainbridge]; rock bassist/vocalist (Fortunes). 1946 - Birth of Al Nichol Winston in Salem, North Carolina, USA; rock guitarist/vocalist (The Turtles). 1947 - Birth of Al Goodman; rock vocalist (Ray, Goodman, Brown). 1947 - Birth of Jon-Jon Poulos in Chicago, Illinois, USA; rocker (The Buckinghams). 1948 - Birth of Mick Ralphs in Hereford and Worcester, England; guitarist (Bad Company, Mott the Hoople). 1948 - Birth of Thijs van Leer, Dutch singer, flutist (Focus - "Hocus Pocus", Introspection). 1950 - Birth of Richard Hughes; rocker (Johnny Winter Band). 1953 - Birth of Greg Martin in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; singer (Kentucky Headhunters - "Davy Crockett"). 1953 - Birth of Sean Hopper in California, USA; rock keyboardist (Huey Lewis and The News). 1954 - Birth of Tony Brock in England; rock drummer (Babys - "Missing You"). 1958 - Birth of Pat McGlynn in Edinburgh, Scotland; rock guitarist (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"). 1959 - Birth of Angus Young in Glasgow, Scotland; rock guitarist (AC/DC - "Highway to Hell"). 1964 - Birth of Erik Turner in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; rock guitarist (Warrant - "Cherry Pie"). Deaths on March 31 1986 - Death of O'Kelly Isley of heart attack at age 48; American singer (Isley Brothers). 1991 - John Carter, US jazz clarinetist (Roots and folklore), dies. 1995 - In Corpus Christi, Texas, Latin superstar Selena Quintanilla Perez is shot and killed by Yolanda Saldivar, the president of her own fan club. 1996 - Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American musician (The Gun Club, The Cramps), dies at age 37 (born 1958). vvv advertisement vvv ^^^ advertisement ^^^ You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://kpolsson.com/thisday/music/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page.

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