March 7 1952: Donovan Germain, producer and owner of Penthouse Studio, is born. 1995: Producer Dave Jordan passes away (dies of a heart attack) at a Paris hotel. He started as an engineer in the 70s working for act like Bob Marley and the Rolling Stones and went on to produce The Specials and The Pogues.  March 8 1973: Paul McCartney is fined 100 pounds for growing cannabis at his farm on the Mull of Kintyre (Scotland). Paul claims a fan gave him the seeds and he didn't know what they would grow. 1984: "Free Nelson Mandella" is released by Special AKA.  March 9 1969: Japanese DJ Boogie Man is born. 1974: DJ Don Yute is born in Kingston, Jamaica. 1995: Q-Q (Kareem Dawkins) is born.