March 14th in rock-n-roll history.......

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03/14/1933
Quincy Jones was born on this day.


03/14/1943
Jim Pons of The Turtles was born on this day.


03/14/1945
Walter Parazaider of the group Chicago was born on this day.


03/14/1956
The movie 'Rock Around the Clock' (with Bill Haley) made its premiere in Washington, DC.



03/14/1963
Gerry Marsden (Gerry & the Pacemakers) was fined 60 pounds for evading British customs with a German guitar.


03/14/1965
Petula Clark made her American TV debut on CBS' 'Ed Sullivan Show'.


03/14/1971
The Rolling Stones played a Farewell Concert at The Roundhouse London, before moving to France as tax exiles.


03/14/1981
Eric Clapton was admitted to United Hospital in St. Paul, MN, after a serious attack of bleeding ulcers. Clapton cancelled a 60-date tour of the U.S.



03/14/1992
Farm Aid was attended by about 40,000 people in Irving, TX.

[Ken]

I remember reading that about Clapton.

I never knew that about Gerry - wow!

[Dawn]

Happy birthday to Quincy, Jim and Walt.

Rock Around the Clock - the song that birthed the rock era! A shame Bill Haley passed away at such a young age.

I had never heard that about Gerry Marsden. 60 pounds seems like a lot for a fine, especially at the time.

I can't blame the Stones for trying to avoid the British taxes. I'm not sure what the situation is like today, but under their tax structure at the time, just about all their net receipts were probably going to the government.