This Day in Music

March 30th

March 30

2002:  Jennifer Lopez is #1 with Ain’t It Funny.

1979: Singer Norah Jones (Geetali Norah Jones Shankar) is born.  She is the daughter of sitar player Ravi Shankar.  Her third album NotToo Late hit #1 in twenty countries.    

1968: Singer Celine Dion is born.  Her song My Heart Will Go On, from the movie Titanic, was a worldwide hit.

1967: The Beatles shoot the cover of their Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album at Chelsea Manor Studios in London.

1962: Rapper MC Hammer (Stanley Kirk Burrell) is born.  His hits include U Can’t Touch This and Too Legit To Quit.

1955: Fats Domino records Blue Monday.

1945: Singer-guitarist Eric Clapton is born.  His big hits include Layla, Tears In HeavenWonderful Tonight and Bob Marley’s I Shot The Sherrif.

Songs of The Day:

Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Beatles); U Can’t Touch This (M.C. Hammer); Too Legit To Quit (MC Hammer); My Love Will Go On (Celine Dion); Ain’t It Funny (Jennifer lopez); Blue Monday (Fats Domino); Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton); Layla (Eric Clapton); Tears In Heaven (Eric Clapton); I Shot The Sherrif (Eric Claptin)