On March 14, 1943, Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" premiered in New York.
In 1972, Carole King won the album of the year Grammy for "Tapestry," record of the year for "It's Too Late" and song of the year for "You've Got A Friend." She also won a fourth Grammy that year, for female pop vocal performance for "Tapestry."
In 1980, producer Quincy Jones got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was his 47th birthday.
In 1981, Eric Clapton was hospitalized in St. Paul, Minnesota, for an attack of bleeding ulcers. He had to cancel a 60-date U.S. tour.
Today's Birthdays: Singer Phil Phillips is 80. Actor Michael Caine is 78. Composer-conductor Quincy Jones is 78. Country singer Michael Martin Murphey is 66. Sax player Walt Parazaider of Chicago is 66. Actor Steve Kanaly ("Dallas") is 65. Comedian Billy Crystal is 63. Actor Adrian Zmed is 57. Country singer Jann Browne is 57. Actress Tamara Tunie ("Law and Order: SVU") is 52. Actress Penny Johnson Jerald ("24") is 50. Drummer Michael Bland of Soul Asylum is 42. Singer Kristian Bush of Sugarland is 41. Actress Grace Park ("Battlestar Galactica") is 37. Actor Chris Klein is 32. Actress Kate Maberly is 29. Singer-keyboardist Taylor Hanson of Hanson is 28. Actor Jamie Bell is 25.
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