March 27
- 1986: Sammy Hagar debuts as lead singer of Van Hale
April 1
• 1948: Jimmy Cliff is born
• 1984: Marvin Gaye is shot to death by his father during an argument, one day before his 45th birthday
April 2
• 1939: Marvin Gaye is born
• 1999: A fan files suit against The Black Crowes claiming he had suffered significant hearing loss at their Knoxville, Tenn. show (he said his vagina hurt, too)
April 3
• 1969: Jim Morrison turns himself over to the FBI in Los Angeles and is charged with six counts of lewd behavior and public exposure at a concert in Miami
• 2008: Apple becomes the number one music seller in the United States