On this March 11th in Music History................ 1956, The Dream Weavers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Its Almost Tomorrow. The Miami based studio bands only chart hit in the UK, thus condemning The Dream Weavers to the one hit wonder tag. 1964, The Beatles spent the day filming at Twickenham Studios for A Hard Days Night. Filming on a stage set made to look like a train guards cage, where the Beatles played cards and mimed to I Should Have Known Better. 1965, Tom Jones was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Its Not Unusual. The Welsh singers first of 16 UK Top 40 hits during the 60s. 1966, This weeks ITV music show Ready Steady Go, was entirely devoted to the music of James Brown. 1967, Music publisher, Dick James, announced that 446 different versions of the Paul McCartney song Yesterday had been recorded so far. Read the full story 1968, The Otis Redding single Dock Of The Bay, went gold in the US three months after the singer was killed in a plane crash. 1970, Winners at this years Grammy awards included Joe South for song of the year with Games People Play, Crosby Stills and Nash won best new artist, and The Fifth Dimension won Record of the year with Aquarius / Let The Sun Shine In. 1970, Deja Vu, the first album by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, (and the second by the trio configuration of Crosby, Stills, and Nash), was released. It topped the pop album chart for one week and spawned three US Top 40 singles: Teach Your Children, Our House, and Woodstock. 1971, Jim Morrison of The Doors arrived in Paris booking into The Hotel Georges, the following week he moved into an apartment at 17 Rue Beautreillis in Paris. Morrison lived in Paris until his death on July 3rd 1971. more 1972, Neil Young went to No.1 on the US & UK album chart with Harvest. The album featured the hit single Heart Of Gold. 1972, Harry Nilsson was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of The Peter Ham and Tom Evans song Without You. First recorded by Badfinger in 1970, the song was also a No.1 for Mariah Carey in 1994. 1977, The Clash appeared at The Roxy Club, London, supported by The Slits, the first all-female punk group who were making their live debut. 1978, French singer Claude Francois was electrocuted changing a light bulb while standing in his bathtub. He had the 1976 UK hit, Tears On The Telephone. 1978, Meat Loafs Bat Out Of Hell, album began a 416-week run on the UK chart, going on to sell over 2 million copies. 1978, The debut single from Kate Bush, Wuthering Heights a song inspired by the Emily Bronte novel, started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart. Record company, EMI had originally chosen another track, James and the Cold Gun as the lead single, but Bush was determined that Wuthering Heights would be the first release from the album. 1978, 1989, Australian actor turned singer Jason Donovan scored his first UK No.1 single with Too Many Broken Hearts which was written and produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman. 1993, Oasis recorded their first demos at The Real Peoples studio in Liverpool. The set included Rock n Roll Star, Columbia and Fade Away. more 1995, Van Halen kicked off their 131-date Balance World Tour, at the Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola Civic Center, Florida. (Dubbed the Ambulance Tour by Eddie Van Halen due to his hip surgery, and his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen wearing a neck brace for most of the tour). 1996, Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker walked free from Kensington police station after police failed to charge him with any criminal offence following his stage invasion, during Michael Jacksons performance at the Brit Awards on 19th February 1996. 2001, Westlife went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the 1983 Billy Joel song, Uptown Girl. It was a fund-raising record for Comic Relief, and gave the Irish group their 8th UK No.1. more 2005, The front door of Ozzy Osbournes childhood home in Birmingham went up for sale because the current owner was fed up with fans defacing it. Ali Mubarrat, who now owned the house in Lodge Road, Aston, said over the years it had become a pilgrimage destination. He was now auctioning the door on eBay and giving the money to charity. more 2006, The Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical was at No.1 on the US album chart. The album went on to break all records for a soundtrack selling over 7 million copies worldwide. A No.1 album In Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. 2008, Madonna was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a star-studded ceremony in New York City, she received her honour at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel from singer Justin Timberlake. The 49-year-old thanked her detractors in an acceptance speech, including those who said I couldnt sing, that I was a one hit wonder. Rock star John Mellencamp, Leonard Cohen, The Ventures and The Dave Clark Five were also among the inductees. 2009, Heavy metal group Iron Maidens tour manager criticised people who were arrested for trying to gatecrash a concert in Bogota. Colombian police arrested more than 100 people after stones were thrown hours before the group were due to perform. In a statement posted on the bands website, Rod Smallwood said: We abhor the inane behaviour of a small minority of people outside. Riot police fired tear gas canisters at those who tried to enter the concert without tickets. 2010, Pete Doherty was banned from driving for 12 months after admitting allowing his manager to use his Daimler car without insurance. Dohertys manager Andrew Boyd, admitted dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident and was jailed for 12 months. The court was told how the victim Chris Corder suffered catastrophic brain injuries and was left in a coma after the crash, the court heard. 2011, The former singer with Iron Maiden was jailed for nine months for fraudulently claiming benefits. Paul Andrews, fronted the band between 1978 and 1981, under the stage name Paul DiAnno. Andrews, 52, was jailed at the citys crown court after earlier admitting falsely claiming more than £45,000. Fraud investigators had viewed online videos and read about gigs on the performers website.
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