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This Day in Music History: Gary Numan Turns 52

Posted at 7:47 AM on March 8, 2010 by Jill Riley
Filed under: Music History

Gareth "Gaz" Coombes (Vocalist and guitarist with '90s-born Brit pop/rock band Supergrass; "Alright," "Caught By The Fuzz") is 34.
MICKY DOLENZ (Wacky drummer and singer for hit '60s pop band, The Monkees; child film star; "Last Train To Clarksville," "I'm a Believer," "Pleasant Valley Sunday," "[Theme From] The Monkees," "Stepping Stone") is 65.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC 3/8:
In 1962, The Beatles appeared on television for the first time, performing Roy Orbison's "Dream Baby" on the BBC program Teenager's Turn.
In 1965, David Bowie made his TV debut, appearing with The Mannish Boys on a British TV program called Gadzooks! It's All Happenin'. They played their new single, "I Pity The Fool."
In 1968, Bill Graham, owner of the fabled San Francisco rock ballroom The Fillmore, opened The Fillmore East in an abandoned movie theater on Second Avenue and Sixth Street in New York City. The opening night show presented Albert King, Tim Buckley and Big Brother & The Holding Company.
In 1973, Grateful Dead keyboardist, singer and founding member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan died of a stomach hemorrhage, a result of advanced alcoholism, in the Central California town of Madera. He was just 27.
In 1979, It was officially acknowledged in the mainstream press that hard times were affecting the record industry. Rolling Stone magazine reported that because of the "skyrocketing costs of producing, promoting and supporting a new album, now put at between $350,000 and $500,000," labels would have to start cutting back on their new releases.
In 1990, In Rolling Stone's annual awards, some for dubious achievements, Cher "won" for Worst Dressed Female and Worst Video for "If I Could Turn Back Time." The recipient of the Most Unwelcome Comeback award was Donny Osmond.
In 1993, The cartoon series, Beavis And Butthead debuted on MTV.
History Highlight:
Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb) is 52. He's one of the founding fathers of '80s synth-pop, famous for his use of synthesizers in rock music. His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals. We played his big hit "Cars."

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