Celebrating 18 March
Birthdays
1927 – John Kander, (musical theatre) composer
1936 – Robert Lee Smith, singer, The Tams
1945 – John Lubbock, founder/conductor, Orchestra of St John's
1950 – James Conlon, conductor, director Los Angeles Opera
1951 – Bill Frisell, jazz guitarist
1963 – Vanessa Williams, singer, actress
1964 – Courtney Pine, jazz musician
1966 – Jerry Cantrell, guitarist, Alice In Chains
1967 – Miki Berenyi, guitarist, Lush
1970 – Queen Latifah, rapper
1971 – Richard Russell, record producer
1974 – Stuart Zender, bassist, Jamiroquai
1977 – Devin Lima, singer, LFO
1979 – Adam Levine, singer, Maroon 5
1985 – Marvin Humes, singer, JLS
1986 – Lykke Li, singer/songwriter
Died on this day
1999 – Lillian McMurry, co-founder Trumpet Records (born 1921)
2001 – John Phillips, The Mamas & the Papas (born 1935)
2011 – Jet Harris, bassist, The Shadows (born 1939)
2014 – Joe Lala, percussionist, Blues Image (born 1947)
2017 – Chuck Berry, rock n' roll pioneer (born 1926)
And on this day in...
1965 – Each of The Rolling Stones was fined £5 for urinating in a public place (a petrol station in Essex)
Page last updated 16 March 2026