Celebrating 4 March
Birthdays
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1944 – Michael Wilson, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
1946 – Red Stripe (David Gittins), singer, The Flying Pickets
1948 – Shakin' Stevens (Michael Barrett), singer/songwriter
1953 – Emilio Estefan, Miami Sound Machine
1954 – St Clair Palmer, vocalist, Sweet Sensation
1963 – Jason Newsted, bassist, Metallica
1964 – Richard March, bassist, Pop Will Eat Itself
1966 – Patrick Hannan, drummer, The Sundays
1967 – Evan Dando, guitarist, The Lemonheads
1968 – Patsy Kensit, singer, Eighth Wonder. Actress and rock chick.
1971 – Fergal Lawler, drummer, The Cranberries
1974 – Jeff Bhasker, songwriter, producer
1994 – AJ Tracey, rapper
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Died on this day
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1986 – Howard Greenfield, songwriter and lyricist (born 1936)
1986 – Richard Manuel, keyboardist, The Band (born 1943)
1992 – Mary Osborne, jazz guitarist (born 1921)
1997 – Raymond Edwards, bass, The Silhouettes (born 1922)
1999 – Eddie Dean, western singer and actor (born 1907)
2001 – Glenn Hughes, Village People (born 1950)
2002 – Mark Vann, banjoist, Leftover Salmon (born 1962)
2004 – John McGeoch, guitarist, Magazine (born 1955)
2019 – Keith Flint, singer, The Prodigy (born 1969)
2020 – Barbara Martin, The Supremes (born 1943)
2021 – Alan Cartwright, bassist, Procol Harum (born 1945)
2023 – Michael Rhodes, session bassist (born 1953)
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And on this day in...
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1966 – John Lennon's statement that The Beatles were 'more popular than Jesus Christ' was published in the (London) Evening Standard
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Page last updated 27 February 2026