This Day in Music History: March 12

March 12, 2017

We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.

 

Today: March 12.

 

1968: The Rolling Stones started recording their next single 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' with new producer Jimmy Miller at Olympic studios in London. Keith Richards said that he and Mick Jagger wrote the lyrics while they were staying at the country house of Richards, where they were awakened one morning by the sound of gardener Jack Dyer walking past the window. When Mick Jagger asked what the was that noise, Richards said that that's Jack, that's jumpin' Jack.

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1969: Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman at Marylebone Register Office. They later held a reception lunch at The Ritz Hotel, and in the evening, Paul went to Abbey Road studios in the evening in order to work. Meanwhile, George Harrison and his wife Patti were both arrested on the same day and were charged with possession of 120 joints of marijuana.

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1970: The J.B.'s, the new backing band of James Brown were formed, after most of the members of his previous band walked out on him over a pay dispute. The J.B.'s initial lineup included bassist William "Bootsy" Collins and his guitarist brother Phelps "Catfish" Collins, formerly of the obscure funk band The Pacemakers.

 

1983: U2 scored their first UK No.1 album with 'War'. The album spent a total of 147 weeks on the chart and featured the singles 'New Years Day' and 'Two Hearts Beat As One'.

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1983: Bonnie Tyler had her only UK No.1 single, 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart', with a song that was written by Jim Steinman, the producer of Meat Loaf. The song also topped the US, Canada and Australia charts. It sold more than 5 million copies.

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1988: Rick Astley started a two week run at the top of the US singles chart with 'Never Gonna Give You Up', which reached the No.1 spot in the UK as well.

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1994: Swedish band Ace Of Base started a six week run at the top of the US singles chart with 'The Sign', also reaching the No.2 spot in the UK.

 

2006: David Gilmour, the former guitarist of Pink Floyd topped the UK album chart with his third solo album 'On An Island.' In 2009, UK radio station Planet Rock held a poll that asked listeners to name the 'Greatest Solo Album Written By A Former Band Member'. David Gilmour was voted into first place with 'On An Island.'

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2012: Michael Hossack, the drummer of The Doobie Brothers, died at his home in Dubois, Wyoming at the age of 65. He battled cancer for some time and succumbed to complications of the disease with his family by his side. He was a member of the Doobie Brothers between the years 1971 and 1973, and played on several of the band's best-known hits, which were 'Listen to the Music' and 'China Grove'.

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