This day in music - March 14

Birthdays
1942 - Jerry Jeff Walker, Oneonta NY, country singer (Mr Bojangles)
1943 - Jim Pons, Santa Monica CA, bassist (Turtles-Happy Together)
1945 - Michael Martin Murphey, Dallas Tx, country singer (Wildfire)
1945 - Walt Parazaider, Chicago Ill, rock saxophonist (Chicago)
1947 - Jimmy O'Rourke, rocker
1951 - Rick Dees, radio disc jock (KIIS LA)
1952 - David Byrne, guitarist/vocalist (Talking Heads-Burning Down the House)
1954 - Jann Browne, country singer (Mexican Wind)
1955 - Boon Gould, rock guitarist (Level 42-Hot Water)
1959 - Patrick Dupond, Paris, dancer (La Bayadere)
1983 - Jordan Taylor Hanson, Tulsa OK, singer (Hansons-MMMMbop)

Other happenings
1922 - KGU-AM in Honolulu HI begins radio transmissions
1922 - KSD-AM in Saint Louis MO begins radio transmissions
1922 - WGR-AM in Buffalo NY begins radio transmissions
1937 - Battle of the Century: Fred Allen and Jack Benny meet on radio
1968 - CBS TV suspends Radio Free Europe free advertising because RFE doesn't make it clear it is sponsored by the CIA
1971 - Rolling Stones left England for France to escape taxes
1971 - The Rolling Stones leave England for France to escape taxes
1990 - 4th Soul Train Music Awards: Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson