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March, 1

  • 1999 Sony Music Distribution raises wholesale prices on audio CDs by 8 cents.
  • 1999 The original lineup of ‘80s chart regulars Madness enter a London studio to start recording their first new album since 1984’s “Keep Moving.” Among the group’s more well-known singles from the ’80s are “One Step Beyond…,” “Our House,” and “It Must Be Love.”
  • 1995 Bill Berry collapses in Lausanne, Switzerland due to a brain aneurysm. It’s the first of several medical mishaps for R.E.M.’s world tour.
  • 1995 Bruce Springsteen wins four Grammys for “Streets of Philadelphia” from the Tom Hanks film “Philadelphia.” Sheryl Crow wins three awards, including Record of the Year. Tony Bennet wins Album of the Year honors for “MTV Unplugged” and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.
  • 1970 Charles Manson’s album “Lie” is released on Awareness Records. Profits go to Manson’s defense.
  • 1966 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “The Ballad of the Green Berets,” Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler. The single sells more than 1 million copies in its first two weeks and is the top song of 1966, according to Billboard.
  • 1958 Buddy Holly & the Crickets open their only British tour in London.
  • 1945 Roger Daltrey, lead singer of the Who, is born in London. He stars in the films “Tommy,” “Lisztomania,” “The Mania” and “McVicar.”
  • 1927 Harry Belafonte is born in Harlem, N.Y. His 1956 album “Calypso” tops Billboard’s pop album chart for 31 weeks. Only Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and the soundtrack to “West Side Story” have held the No. 1 position longer.
  • 1904 Big band leader Glenn Miller is born in Clarinda, Iowa. His orchestra has 23 No. 1 songs, including the million-sellers “In the Mood” and “Tuxedo Junction.” His plane is lost over the English Channel on Dec. 15, 1944.