March 5

Births

1946: Murray Head (Singer)

1948: Eddy Grant (Singer)

1952: Alan Clark (Keyboards for Dire Straits)

1956: Teena Marie (R&B Singer)

1958: Andy Gibb (Singer)

1966: Zachary Stevens (Lead Singer Savatage)

1969: MC Solaar (French Rapper)

1970: John Frusciante (Guitar for The Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Events

1951: Ike Turner, recording as Jackie Brenston and his Kings of Rhythm, records "Rocket '88" for Sam Phillips at his Memphis Recording Service (later Sun Studios) in Memphis, a record now considered by many musicologists to be the first rock and roll record.

1960: At 9:15 am, Elvis Presley is officially discharged from the United States military (though he will remain on reserve for another four years). He collects a final paycheck of nine dollars and eighty-one cents and boards a train for Memphis.

1963: Patsy Cline died in a plane crash at 30 years old.

1969: The rock magazine Creem is published for the first time.

1971: At the beginning of their "Thank You" tour at Ulster Hall in Belfast, Led Zeppelin debut the first live performance of their upcoming song, "Stairway To Heaven." The audience is underwhelmed.

1973: Alabama, billed as Wildcountry, makes its debut at The Bowery in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. They remain regulars at the club for the next seven years.

1975: One of the more famous romances in rock begins when Rod Stewart meets Swedish model and actress Britt Ekland at a party thrown by mutual friend Joni Mitchell.

1982: Actor and singer John Belushi died from an overdose of cocaine and heroin. Belushi was one of the original cast members on US TV's Saturday Night Live, played Joliet 'Jake' Blues in The Blues Brothers and also appeared in the film Animal House.

1994: Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane/Starship is arrested by police in Tiburon, CA, for waving a shotgun at them when they arrive at her home to mediate a reported domestic dispute. Slick is eventually sentenced to 200 hours of community service and a dozen Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

2002: MTV began airing "The Osbournes." The reality television show followed the daily activities of rock musician Ozzy Osbourne and his family.

2004: The Sunday edition of Britain's Daily Mail lists Paul McCartney's worth at 1.3 billion US dollars.

2008: Lou Pearlman, the man behind boy bands 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys was set to plead guilty to a $300m fraud scheme. The music mogul admitted to a court in Florida of running scams that defrauded investors and major banks for more than 20 years. The charges carried a maximum of 25 years in prison and a $1m fine.

2009: Taylor Swift makes her TV acting debut, stabbed in the heart with scissors on CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation".