This month in Australian Music – March
Australian Musicians born in March
- 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”
Videos
Gigs from March 1979
| Date | Artist | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/03/79 | Peculiar Clerk | Blacktown, NSW | Blacktown RSL Club |
| 17/03/79 | Peculiar Clerk | Wiley Park, NSW | Wiley Park Hotel |
| 24/03/79 | Peculiar Clerk | Wiley Park, NSW | Wiley Park Hotel |
| 26/03/79 | Peculiar Clerk | Blacktown, NSW | Blacktown High School |
| 31/03/79 | Midnight Oil | Circular Quay | Sydney Cove Tavern |
| + The Lonely Hearts | |||
Gigs from March 1980
| Date | Artist | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/03/80 | Matt Finish | Rydalmere | Family Inn |
| with Swanee and Radioactive | |||
| 01/03/80 | Class | Bexley North | Bexley North Hotel |
| + The Lonely Hearts | |||
| 08/03/80 | Flowers | Manly Vale | Manly Vale Hotel |
| + Lonely Hearts | |||
| 14/03/80 | Matt Finish | Cabramatta, NSW | Stardust Hotel |
| 15/03/80 | Matt Finish | Manly Vale | Manly Vale Hotel |
| + The Lonely Hearts | |||
| 21/03/80 | Radiators | Moore Park, NSW | Hordern Pavilion |
| 28/03/80 | Dallimore | Bexley North | Bexley North Hotel |
| + Sinclair Bros | |||
| 29/03/80 | Cold Chisel | Rydalmere | Family Inn |
Gigs from March 1981
| Date | Artist | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/03/81 | Cold Chisel | Moore Park, NSW | Hordern Pavilion |
| 20/03/81 | Mi Sex | Moore Park, NSW | Hordern Pavilion |
| 22/03/81 | Split Enz | Sydney | Regent Theatre |
| 28/03/81 | Jimmy And The Boys | Sylvania | Sylvania Hotel |