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March 5
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| 1948 | | Eddie Grant of the Equals born. Eddie later surfaced with a nod to his Caribbean roots, earning a hit as a solo artist with, "Electric Avenue". |
| 1956 | | Singer Teena Marie (Mary Christine Brockert) who rose to fame with Motown, born in Santa Monica, CA. |
| 1957 | | Mark E. Smith of the Fall born. |
| 1958 | | Andy Gibb, younger brother of the Bee Gees born. |
| 1960 | | Elvis Presley is discharged from the army. |
| 1963 | | Country singer Patsy Cline (Virginia Patterson Hensley) is killed in a plane crash in Tennessee. Also killed in the accident are Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins. |
| 1965 | | David Bowie's early band, The Mannish Boys, release their first single, "I Pity The Fool". |
| 1968 | | Damon Albarn of Blur born. |
| 1973 | | Jimi Hendrix's manager Mike Jeffrey is killed in a place crash in France. |
| 1977 | | Bassist Glen Matlock is kicked out of the Sex Pistols. His replacement is Johnny Rotten's friend John Beverly, better known as Sid Vicious and the guy who can play no known instruments. Also seen listed as a month earlier. |
| 1982 | | John Belushi, comic genius and embarrassing Blues Brother dies of an overdose. |
| 1985 | | At 5:30 pm GMT, 5,000 radio stations worldwide broadcast for the first time the single, "We Are the World." |
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