Celebrating 24 March
Birthdays
1935 – Carol Kaye, session bassist, member of The Wrecking Crew
1948 – Lee Oskar, harmonica player, War
1949 – Nick Lowe, guitarist, Brinsley Schwarz
1951 – Dougie Thompson, bassist, Supertramp
1960 – Nena (Gabriele Susanne Kerner), singer
1964 – Patterson Hood, guitarist, Drive-By Truckers
1970 – Sharon Corr, multi-instrumentalist, The Corrs
1970 – Pasemaster Mase (Vincent Mason), rapper, De La Soul
1974 – Chad Butler, drummer, Switchfoot
Died on this day
1997 – Harold Melvin, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (born 1941)
2008 – Neil Aspinall, Beatles roadie, PA, executive (born 1941)
2009 – Uriel Jones, drummer, the Funk Brothers (born 1934)
2013 – Deke Richards, Motown songwriter, producer (born 1944)
2020 – Bill Rieflin, drummer, King Crimson (born 1960)
2021 – Don Heffington, drummer, Lone Justice (born 1950)
And on this day in...
1958 – Elvis reported to his local draft board in Memphis to start his national service
Page last updated 22 March 2024