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”

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Gigs from March 1979

Gigs from March 1980

Gigs from March 1981