Pause & Play Today: March 4, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Daddy’s Home,” St. Vincent – May 14
REISSUES
“John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (The Ultimate Collection),” John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – April 16
“epic Ten,” Sharon Van Etten – April 16
“Lanquidity (Definitive Edition),” Sun Ra – May 14
NEW SONGS
Selfish Love, DJ Snake & Selena Gomez
Hope You’re Doin’ Better, Mndsgn
SEXIST, Pussy Riot
Warrior, Atreyu feat. Travis Barker
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Shakin’ Stevens (73)
Chris Rea (70)
Ronn Moss [of Player] (69)
Emilio Estefan (68)
Jason Newsted (58)
Grand Puba (55)
Patrick Hannan [of The Sundays] (55)
Evan Dando (54)
Fergal Lawler [of The Cranberries] (50)
Jason Sellers (50)
Jason Marsalis (44)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Keith Flint [of The Prodigy] (1969-2019)
Fred Wedlock (1942-2010)
Johnny Alf (1929-2010)
Tiny Grimes (1916-1989)
Richard Manuel (1943-1986)
RELEASED ON MARCH 4 IN … 1974
“Waterloo,” ABBA (producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson; Atlantic) … a month later, it was the winning entry for Sweden in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. It went No. 1 in several countries and reached the Top 10 in the U.S.
R.I.P.
Duffy Jackson (drummer with Lionel Hampton, Count Basie and others)
Joan Weldon (opera singer and “Them!” star)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Miranda Lambert Announces New Collaborative Album and a Nashville Bar (Rolling Stone)
> Smashing Pumpkins Begin Recording 33-Song Sequel to ‘Mellon Collie’ and ‘Machina’ (NME)
> Dwight Yoakam ‘Guitars, Cadillacs’ Album Pulled Amid Lawsuit (Saving Country Music)