The 70s Guy

Released 3 Mar 1972, Black Magic released by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas on the Gordy label; the last studio album issued by the group after ten years with Motown. The album is significant for featuring the group's biggest hit of the decade with the Jackson 5-esque "Bless You". #MarthaReeves

SLADE - CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE
On 3rd March 1973 Slade entered the UK singles chart at No.1 with "Cum On Feel The Noize". They were the first act to do so since the Beatles achieved it in 1969 with "Get Back". #Slade

Born 3 Mar 1947, Jennifer Warnes, US singer and songwriter. She has performed as a vocalist on a number of film soundtracks and has won 2 Grammy Awards, in 1983 for the Joe Cocker duet "Up Where We Belong" and in 1987 for the Bill Medley duet "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". #JenniferWarnes

3rd March 1972 - Elton John released 'Rocket Man' as a single. The song was inspired by the short story "The Rocket Man" in the book The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury, and echoed the theme of David Bowie's 1969 song 'Space Oddity'. #EltonJohn #RocketMan

Born 3rd March 1947 - Dave Mount from glam rock band Mud. Their single "Tiger Feet", which spent four weeks at the top of the chart in 1974 and was the best selling single of that year, was propelled by his powerful drumming. Sadly, he died on 2nd Dec 2006, aged just 59. #Mud

Released 3 Mar 1972, Thick As a Brick by Jethro Tull. It contained a continuous piece of music, split over 2 sides of the LP, & was a parody of the concept album genre. The packaging claimed the album was a musical adaptation of an epic poem by 8 yr old genius Gerald Bostock. I loved it! #JethroTull

3rd March 1966 - Neil Young, Stephen Stills & Richie Furay formed Buffalo Springfield in LA. Among the first wave of US bands to become popular following the British invasion, the group combined rock, folk & country music into a sound all its own. #NeilYoung

New Musical Express March 1971 - 'T.Rex Top Chart' and score their first #1 with Hot Love which would stay at the top spot in the UK for six weeks as well as becoming a big hit in Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Austria and Australia. #TRex #MarcBolan

Born 3 March 1958, actress Miranda Richardson. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for 'Damage' (1992) and the Academy Award for Best Actress for 'Tom & Viv' (1994). Richardson also voiced Mrs Tweedy from Aardman's 2000 film 'Chicken Run'. #MirandaRichardson

Born 2 Mar 1948 & known for his powerful blues rock performances, Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher was in the band Taste. Though The Rolling Stones offered him an opportunity to replace guitarist Mick Taylor, he rejected it. A heavy drinker, he died after a liver transplant at age 47. #RoryGallagher

One of my favourite films of the '60s is "Bedazzled", a 1967 film starring Peter Cook, Dudley Moore & Raquel Welch. In it Dudley makes a deal with the devil (Cook) in exchange for some wishes - wishes that rebound on him every time. #Bedazzled #PeterCook #DudleyMoore

Released 2 Mar 1973, the single '20th Century Boy' by T. Rex. It entered the chart at No 3 but got no higher.
"I move like a cat, Charge like a ram
Sting like a bee, Babe, I want to be your man
Well it's plain to see, You were meant for me
Yeah, I'm your boy, Your 20th century toy"
#MarcBolan #TRex

The supremely talented Dusty Springfield died 2 March 1999, aged only 59. Her album "Dusty In Memphis" was a work of sheer genius & sits in my vinyl record collection alongside Pink Floyd & Led Zeppelin. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2 weeks after her death. #DustySpringfield

Born 2 March 1904, Dr Theodor Seuss was a children's author, illustrator & political cartoonist. He is credited with writing some of the most famous children's books ever, including The Cat in the Hat. His works were translated into 20 languages and have sold more than 600 million copies. #DrSeuss

Released 2 March 1973, ELO 2. The album was originally to be titled The Lost Planet, but that concept was quietly dropped. During the initial recording sessions, Roy Wood left the band and formed Wizzard in June 1972, taking Bill Hunt and cellist Hugh McDowell with him. #ELO

Born 2nd Mar 1942 - US musician, singer & songwriter Lou Reed from the Velvet Underground. After leaving the band in 1970, Reed released 20 solo studio albums. His second, Transformer (1972), was produced by David Bowie and brought mainstream recognition. He died in 2013, aged 71. #LouReed

Born 2 March 1950, singer & drummer Karen Carpenter. The Carpenters 1974 UK No.1 album 'The Singles 1969-1973' spent 125 weeks on the UK chart. The Carpenters album & single sales total more than 90 million, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. #Carpenters

Released 1 Mar 1974, Zinc Alloy was initially met with bemusement by the listeners. It reportedly confused listeners & divided the band's fanbase at the time, while critical reception was universally negative. Critical re-evaluation has been more favourable, but it remains an oddity. #MarcBolan

Born 1 Mar 1910, actor David Niven. Whilst at school he was often caned owing to his inclination for pranks. This led to his expulsion from school, Heatherdown Preparatory, aged 10. He earned acclaim playing Sir Charles Lytton in The Pink Panther 1963 & James Bond in Casino Royale 1967. #DavidNiven

You're absolutely right! I never knew that.

Surely that should be 41 years?

David Johansen died one year ago, the last surviving member of the New York Dolls. After fronting the iconic glam punk band in the early ‘70s, the NYC musician found mainstream success in the late ‘80s, scoring the hit “Hot Hot Hot” as Buster Poindexter and acting in the movie ‘Scrooged.’ He was 75.

Cover of The Dark Side of the Moon vinyl album issued on 1st March 1973.

Released on this day exactly 53 years ago, possibly the greatest progressive rock album ever committed to vinyl. I still listen to it regularly and still love every note.

What I would give to own a collection like this... #TheSmiths

Born 1 March 1944, singer Roger Daltrey. I absolutely loved his version of Leo Sayer's "Giving It All Away". It reached No 5 in the UK singles chart in 1973. #RogerDaltrey

March 1st 1973 - The Alice Cooper Show America 1973 Tour kicks off at Kitchener, Ontario. Would live to have been at any of these gigs... #AliceCooper

Born 1 Mar 1954, Catherine Bach is best known as Daisy Duke from The Dukes of Hazzard & its spin-offs, including an animated series & a few TV movies. She also played Margo Dutton in African Skies & has been been part of The Young and the Restless. Bach owns a diamond jewelry brand. #CatherineBach

Born 1st March 1927, Harry Belafonte was an American singer, actor and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte's career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. #HarryBelafonte

From "Laughter in the Rain"
Strolling along country roads with my baby
It starts to rain it begins to pour
Without an umbrella we're soaked to the skin
I feel a shiver run up my spine
I feel the warmth of her hand in mine
After a while we run under a tree
I turn to her and she kisses me #NeilSedaka

So sorry to hear of the death of singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka. He wrote or co-wrote over 500 songs for himself & other artists over a period of 6 decades. My favourite was "Laughter in the Rain" (1974) which made No.1 in the US, No.2 in Canada & No.15 in the UK. A beautiful record. #NeilSedaka