2nd Mar 1956 – Mark Evans – AC/DC, Boss, Heaven & many others
5th Mar 1954 – Steve Prestwich – Cold Chisel. Born in Liverpool England.
15th Mar 1970 – Christine Anu – Born in Cairns, Qld.
20th Mar 1955 – Ian Moss – Cold Chisel, Solo. Born in Alice Springs, NT.
22nd Mar 1946 – Harry Vanda – The Easybeats, Vanda and Young – Born Johannes Hendricus Jacob Vandenberg in The Hague, Netherlands.
29th Mar 1959 – Andrew Farriss – INXS – Born Andrew Charles Farriss in Perth, Western Australia.
31st Mar 1955 – Angus Young – AC/DC – Born Angus McKinnon Young in Glasgow, Scotland.
Australian Musicians passing away in March
26th Mar 2005 – Paul Hester – Split Enz, Crowded House aged 46 (Born January 8, 1959)
27th Mar 2006 – Pete Wells – Rose Tattoo aged 59
Number One Singles in Australia in March
1970 – Johnny Farnham “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”, Shocking Blue “Venus” and Led Zeppelin “Whole Lotta Love”
1971 – George Harrison “My Sweet Lord”, The Mixtures “The Pushbike Song” and Dawn “Knock Three Times”
1972 – Don McLean “American Pie”
1973 – Carly Simon “You’re So Vain”
1974 – Grahame Bond “Farewell Aunty Jack” and Alvin Stardust “My Coo Ca Choo”
1975 – The Carpenters “Please Mr. Postman”
1976 – CW McCall “Convoy” and Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody”
1977 – Pussyfoot “The Way You Do It” and Mary MacGregor “Torn Between Two Lovers”
1978 – Bonnie Tyler “It’s a Heartache” and The Babys “Isn’t it Time”
1979 – Chic “Le Freak”
1980 – Queen “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”
1981 – The Swingers “Counting the Beat” and Adam and the Ants “Antmusic”
1982 – Soft Cell “Tainted Love”, The J. Geils Band “Centerfold” and Moving Pictures “What About Me”
1983 – Laura Branigan “Gloria” and Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes “Up Where We Belong”
1984 – Pat Benatar “Love Is a Battlefield” and Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”
1985 – Foreigner “I Want to Know What Love Is”, Murray Head “One Night in Bangkok” and Tears for Fears “Shout”
1986 – Dionne Warwick with Gladys Knight, Elton John & Stevie Wonder “That’s What Friends Are For” and Billy Ocean “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going”
1987 – Kim Wilde “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”, Boris Gardiner “I Want to Wake Up with You” and George Michael & Aretha Franklin “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”
1988 – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” and Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky”
1989 – The Proclaimers “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)”, Ian Moss “Tucker’s Daughter” and Fine Young Cannibals “She Drives Me Crazy”
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