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March, 4

  • 1999 Eddie Dean, a ‘50s country artist and western actor, dies in West Lake Village, Calif., of emphysema. He is 91. Dean was best known for writing “I Dreamed Of A Hillbilly Heaven,” a hit for the late Tex Ritter.
  • 1996 Country singer and comedian Minnie Pearl (Sarah Ophelia Colley) dies at the age of 84.
  • 1993 Patti LaBelle receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • 1993 Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown have a child. They name the girl Bobbi Kristina.
  • 1992 Jazz guitarist Mary Osborne dies in Bakersfield, Calif., of liver cancer at age 70.
  • 1986 The Band’s pianist, Richard Manuel, commits suicide by hanging himself.
  • 1986 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Kyrie,” Mr. Mister. The title of the song is Greek. Kyrie eleison means “Lord have mercy.”
  • 1976 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Love Machine (Part 1),” The Miracles. The song is the last by the group to reach the charts.
  • 1966 John Lennon, in an interview in the London Evening Standard, creates international controversy with his remark that the Beatles “are probably bigger than Jesus right now.”
  • 1957 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Young Love,” Tab Hunter.
  • 1944 Bobby Womack is born in Cleveland, Ohio. His biggest hit is the top 10 song “Lookin’ for a Love” in 1974.
  • 1937 Musician Barney (Bernard Jean) Wilen is born.