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March 29

1909 Country artist Moon Mullican born in Corrigan, TX.
1918 Theater and singing star Pearl Bailey born in Newport News, VA. She would become a superb song stylist with her booming baritone, slurred asides and penchant for the naughty line.
1963 The Four Seasons make their nightclub debut at the Copacabana Club in NYC.
1964 UK pirate radio station, Radio Caroline, begins broadcasting from the North Sea, on this day or maybe a day earlier.

Mods and Rockers clash for the first time in Clacton, UK. This feuding became the backdrop for the Who's "Quadrophenia".

1969 Perry Farrell, of Psi Com, Jan's Addiction and Porno for Pyros, born.
1973 Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show appear on the cover of Rolling Stone. Their big hit at the time was, "Cover of the Rolling Stone".
1980 Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon LP hits is 303rd week on the US LP chart and dethrones Carole King's Tapestry, which had thusfar held the record for longevity.

Orchestra leader Mantovani, known for his use of strings and the father of soft-core lounge, dies.

1984 The US FCC approves TV broadcasts in stereo.
1985 Thompson Twin Tom Bailey collapses from exhaustion in his hotel while on tour. Tour cancelled.
1995 The fix is in as New York State buries a bill that would regulate charges ticket handling agencies could charge customers.