This Day In Music: March 16

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Born on this day:

1942, Jerry Jeff Walker, US singer, songwriter
1948, Michael Bruce, guitar (Alice Cooper)
1954, Jimmy Nail, UK actor, singer
1954, Nancy Wilson, vocals (Heart)
1959, Flavor Flav (Public Enemy)

1959, doo-wop group The Platters scored their only U.K. and U.S. #1 with “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.”

1964, The Beatles set a new record for advance sales in the U.S. with 2,100,000 copies of their latest single, “Can’t Buy Me Love.”

1965, The Rolling Stones were at #1 on the U.K. singles chart with “The Last Time.” the group’s third U.K. #1 and the first A-side for songwriters Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

1969, Fleetwood Mac, The Move, Amen Corner, Peter Sarstedt, The Tymes, Harmony Grass and Geno Washington all appeared at Pop World ‘69 at London’s Wembley Empire Pool.

1970, Motown singer Tammi Terrell died of a brain tumor at the age of 24. Initially Terrell recorded solo but from 1967 onwards she recorded a series of duets with Marvin Gaye. She had collapsed onstage into Gaye’s arms on October 14, 1967 during a concert in Hampton, Virginia. Marvin reacted to her death by taking a four-year hiatus from concert performance and went into self-isolation.

1972, John Lennon lodged an appeal with the U.S. INS office in New York, after he was served with deportation orders arising from a 1968 cannabis possession conviction.

1989, Bez from The Happy Mondays was arrested at Manchester Airport moments before boarding a flight to Belfast for a gig, charged with breaking bail conditions set from a previous arrest.

1991, seven members of country singer Reba McEntire’s band and her road manager are among 10 people killed when their private jet crashed in California just north of the Mexican border. For more on this story, see This Day in Music Spotlight.

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Slash to Play on Steven Adler’s Album

Although there’s still plenty of uncertainty surrounding a potential Guns N’ Roses reunion at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in April, we do know that at least two original GN’R members are working together. Guitar god Slash is lending a few licks to former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler’s forthcoming album.

“Looking forward to laying down some guitars on a song for Steven Adler’s new record tomorrow night,” Slash tweeted on Wednesday.

It seems that Slash is paying back Adler, who played drums on the guitarist’s self-titled debut album. Adler performed on “Baby Can’t Drive,” which also featured Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea on bass and Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger on vocals.

There’s no word on the title or release date for Adler’s record; Slash’s new album, Apocalyptic Love, is due out May 22.

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Mötley Crüe and KISS to Announce Co-Headlining Tour Next Week

Get ready to get twice your bang for your buck, as Motley Crue singer Vince Neil has dropped the news that the Crue will be co-headlining a colossal U.S. tour with KISS that’s set to run from July to September, according to the Las Vegas Sun. Look for the official tour announcement to drop next week.

“It’s going to be really cool because KISS is bringing their full stage show, and Motley will be bringing our full stage show, so you are going to see two huge headliners at the same time,” Vince said. “It’s going to be one of the biggest tours of the summer, if not the biggest.”

Motley Crue are also set to rock a solo June tour in Moscow. Vince is stoked for it. He says the guys have hundreds of thousands of loyal fans in Russia. “I’m really looking forward to being there. It’s going to be a great summer!”

The Crue just wrapped a two-and-a-half week residency at the Hard Rock Hotel’s Joint in Las Vegas last month, and guitarist Mick Mars exclusively told Gibson.com that he feels the Crue are “breaking the ice” when it comes to rock bands having their own residencies.

“I’m an old-school type of person. When it comes to residencies, I think Motley Crue is kind of breaking the ice in that area, because when I think of residencies, I think of the older names and non-rock acts,” he said. “So, I feel like it’s what we did with the Roxy in Los Angeles with the rock scene. We were the first unsigned band to play there, which opened up a whole new area for bands that were unsigned to play. So, we could be doing the same thing here. I don’t know – I don’t have a crystal ball [laughs]. But, I’m guessing stuff like that will happen.”

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Bruce Springsteen’s <em>Wrecking Ball</em> Bumps Adele’s <em>21</em> From #1 Spot

Congratulations are in order for Mr. Bruce Springsteen, who knocked Adele’s relentless 21 out of the #1 spot on Billboard’s Top 200 this week. And they said it couldn’t be done!

The Boss notched his 10th #1 debut with his new album Wrecking Ball, which sold 196,000 copies in its first week of sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan, scarcely bumping the Grammy-winning songstress out of her longstanding position on top. But the win didn’t come easy. In fact, Springsteen apparently squeezed out Adele by just over 1,300 copies, so the race was as tight as possible.

Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball is the first release to take Adele off the #1 spot this year. Even so, don’t shed any tears for Adele just yet, because 21 also surpassed the 8 million sales mark this week, making it the first album to top 8 million in sales since Usher’s hits-packed 2004 disc, Confessions. Moreover, Adele’s 21 sales totaled 195,000, which was plenty enough to secure her the #2 spot on the chart, just above NOW 41, which pushed 152,000 copies. Lady Antebellum’s Own the Night claimed the #4 spot on the list at 108,000 copies sold, and Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto rounded out the top 5 with 100,000 in sales.

In other Boss news, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are set to tour North America in support of Wrecking Ball beginning this weekend.

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The Rolling Stones to Release Documentary Spanning Entire Career

They may not be touring this year, but The Rolling Stones have other plans, as the gents have revealed plans to unleash a new documentary that will highlight every period of their career, right from their humble beginnings in 1962 up to this year’s 50th anniversary celebration, according to Rolling Stone. The flick, which has yet to claim a title, will be directed by The Kid Stays in the Picture director Brett Morgen and executive produced by the Stones. Look for it to debut at the rockers’ 50th anniversary celebration in September.

“For anyone who wants to experience the band, this is the film that will defy convention and create a sonic tapestry to transport viewers into the world of The Rolling Stones,” Morgen said in a release. “The film will deliver the original, bold, sexy and dangerous flavor of the iconic rock band.”

The documentary also promises dollops of never-before-seen shots from the band’s lost stashes and personal archives. “Nobody has put the story together as a narrative," Morgen told Rolling Stone. “We’ve been looking under every rock going through their archives. It will be music never heard before, and I've conducted 50-plus hours of interviews so far. By the time we’re done, they will be the most extensive group interviews they’ve ever done.

“He told me 80 percent of the footage has never been seen before, which amazes me,” Keith Richards told Rolling Stone. “I didn’t know there was that much around.”

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<em>Downton Abbey</em>’s Elizabeth McGovern to Play Isle of Wight Festival

Downton Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern will perform at this summer’s Isle of Wight Festival.

According to BBC News,McGovern will sing with Big Country and perform with her own band, Sadie and the Hotheads.

The actress and singer said: “I am thrilled to be playing with such a stellar cast of musicians.”

Big Country’s Tony Butler stated: “We had a tradition of working with great female vocalists such as Kate Bush and Eddi Reader in the past, so having the opportunity to have Elizabeth perform with us at the IOW is going to be really cool.”

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Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts Wanted to Play Queen’s Concert

There’s plenty of activity this week surrounding The Rolling Stones.

First the Stones delayed their 50th anniversary tour by a year, and then drummer Charlie Watts said he’d liked to have been on the bill for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert.

He told the Daily Express: “I’d love to have done the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, because that’s a great thing, I think, but I don't think we'd have the time to do it. It’ll be a night of the Sirs, won’t it, with Paul McCartney and Elton. Lovely guy, Elton.”

The televised concert will take place at Buckingham Palace in London on June 4. The lineup so far features Ed Sheehan, JLS, Jessie J, Annie Lennox, Madness, Cliff Richard, Shirley Bassey, Elton John and Paul McCartney.

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