March 2000 in Music History

Events in Music

Soul Train Music Awards

Mar 4 14th Soul Train Music Awards: Prince, Whitney Houston, DMX & Mary J. Blige win

Hall of Fame

Mar 6 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Eric Clapton; Earth, Wind, and Fire; Lovin' Spoonful; The Moonglows; Bonnie Raitt; James Taylor; Nat King Cole; Billie Holiday; Hal Blaine; "King" Curtis; James Jamerson; Scotty Moore; Earl Palmer; and Clive Davis

Rocker, Blues Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter Eric Clapton

Mar 21 NSYNC release their 4th studio album “No Strings Attached” (2000 Billboard Album of the Year)

Birthdays in Music

Mar 20 Hyunjin [Hwang Hyun-jin], South Korean dancer and K-pop rapper (Stray Kids - "Grow Up"), born in Seoul, South Korea
Mar 27 Halle Bailey, American R&B singer (Chloe X Halle - Ungodly Hour), and actess (Grown-ish), born in Atlanta, Georgia

Weddings in Music

Vince Gill

Mar 10 Country singer Vince Gill (42) weds christian pop singer Amy Grant (39) in Nashville, Tennessee

Deaths in Music

Mar 3 Toni Ortelli, Italian composer ("La Montanara" (The Song of the Mountains), conductor, and alpinist, dies at 95
Mar 5 Lolo Ferrari [Eve Valois], French adult actress and dancer, dies from an overdose of prescription drugs at 37
Mar 7 Pee Wee King [Julius Frank Kuczynski], American country singer, accordionist, and songwriter ("Tennesee Waltz"; "Slow Poke"), dies of a heart attack at 84
Mar 9 Ivo Robić, Croatian singer and songwriter (b. 1923)
Mar 20 Gene Eugene [Andrusco], Canadian-American actor, singer-songwriter (Adam Again; Lost Dogs), and record producer, dies of a brain aneurysm at 38
Mar 20 Vivian Fine, American composer (Women in the Garden), dies after a car accident at 86
Mar 24 Al Grey, American jazz trombonist (Snap Your Fingers), dies aged 74
Mar 27 Ian Dury, English rock musician (The Blockheads) and actor (Judge Dredd), dies at 57
Mar 30 Beryl McBurnie, Trinidadian dancer (Little Carib Theatre), dies at 84