THIS DAY IN MUSIC: SATURDAY MARCH 15 1955, Elvis Presley signed a management contract with Colonel Tom Parker. Parker had previously managed the Great Parker Pony Circus with one of the acts being a troupe of dancing chickens. 1969, Cream started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK chart with their fourth and final original album Goodbye. The single, Badge, (which was written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison), was subsequently released from the album a month later. 1980, One hit wonder Fern Kinney was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Together We Are Beautiful. 1986, The Bangles were at No.2 on the UK singles chart with Manic Monday, a song written by Prince under the pseudonym Christopher, it also made No.2 in the US, held of No.1 by Prince with Kiss. 1997, The Spice Girls went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with Mama, making them the first act ever to have their first 4 singles reach No.1 on the UK chart. 1999, Bruce Springsteen was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame by U2s Bono. 2002, Yoko Ono unveiled a seven foot bronze statue of John Lennon overlooking the check-in hall of Liverpool John Lennon airport. The re-branding of the airport featured a sketch of Lennons face with the words Above Us Only Skies. 2011, Disney Studios scrapped plans for a 3D remake of The Beatles 1968 film Yellow Submarine. The new film which was being developed by Forrest Gump Oscar-winning director Robert Zemeckis was going to incorporate the 16 Beatles songs and recordings from the original animated film. Budget issues and a cancelled meeting with surviving Beatles members were cited as reasons for the films demise. BIRTHDAY FILE: 1941, Mike Love, The Beach Boys 1943, Sly Stone, Sly and the Family Stone 1947, Ry Cooder 1955, Dee Snider, Twisted Sister 1962, Steve Coy, Dead Or Alive 1962, Terence Trent DArby 1972, Mark Hoppus, Blink 182 1975, Will.i.am (William Adams) 1977, Joe Bourdon, Linkin Park
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