Last Month | Yesterday | Tomorrow | Next Month | Every Month   March 15 1912   Bluesman Sam 'Lightnin' Hopkins born in Centerville, Texas. Hopkins went from street performances to Carnegie Hall concerts (1960, 1979). Along the way he recorded for Alladin (1946) and 20+ other labels in his nearly 60 year career. 1940   Greatful Dead bassist Phil Lesh born. 1941   Beach Boy Mike Love born. 1944   Funkmaster Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) born in Denton, TX. Born a musician Sly sang Gospel when he was four, about the same time he started learning to play a variety of instruments. In San Francisco in the 50s he DJd, attended music school and formed his first bands. Best known outfit was The Family Stone (67), that was inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (93) and gave us the organ driven classic, "Dance to the Music." Sly also produced a variety of 60s bands from the Beau Brummels to the Great Society. 1946   War guitarist Howard Scott born. 1947   Guitarist Ry Cooder born in Los Angeles. 1955   Twisted Sister's lead vocalist, Dee Snider, born. 1956   Colonel Tom Parker officially becomes the manager for Elvis Presley. 1959   Jazz saxophone player Lester Young dies at the age of 49. 1968   The Roman Catholic Church OKs the use of Rock music during the mass. 1975   Krafwerk melds punk stance, German electronics high-art noodling and Disco pulse, as "Autobahn" enters the U.S. charts. 1987   Relax! Frankie Goes To Hollywood announces the band's breakup. 1995   Bands like Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Porno for Pyros perform at "Board Aid", an air-surf-skate benefit in CA to promote safe sex ed.