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Today In Music History, 3-16-09

Posted at 6:45 AM on March 16, 2009 by Steve Seel

1954 - Nancy Wilson (vocals, Heart) was born.
1970 - Motown singer Tammi Terrell died of a brain tumour after collapsing into Marvin Gaye's arms onstage during a duet of 'That's All You Need To Get By'.
1972 - Andrew Dunlop (guitar, Travis) was born.
1977 - After being with the label for just six days, The Sex Pistols were fired from A&M due to pressure from other label artists and its Los Angeles head office.
1992 - During a Metallica gig at Orlando Arena, fans dangled an usher by his ankles from the balcony as trouble broke out at the concert.

Music History Highlight: Flavor Flav (William Jonathan Drayton Jr.) was born. Flavor Flav came to prominence as the trebly-tenor counterpoint to Chuck D's booming baritone in the group Public Enemy. Known for his antics and onstage costumes, including oversize clocks worn around his neck, he began a "second career" of sorts as a reality television star, beginning with the show The Surreal Life.

We honor Flav's unmistakable voice today with a favorite Public Enemy track, "911 Is A Joke."

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