This Day in Music History: March 7

March 7, 2017

We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.

 

Today: March 7.

 

1962: The Beatles recorded their first radio appearance, at the Playhouse Theatre, Hulme, Manchester, for the BBC radio program Teenager's Turn - Here We Go'. After making a rehearsal, the band put on suits for the first time and, along with the other artists that appeared on the program, recorded the show in front of an audience full of teenagers.

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1966: Brian Wilson released his first solo single, 'Caroline No'. Before it evolved into the final song that everyone is familiar with today, the song was originally written as 'Carol I Know'.

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1969: Led Zeppelin appeared at the Bluesville 69 Club at the Hornsey Wood Tavern, Finsbury Park, London, England. The place was a function room at the back of the pub, and because it was so small, the stage was only big enough for John Bonham's drums. This meant that the rest of the band members had to stand on the floor at the same level as the crowd.

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1973: A song from the movie Deliverance, titled 'Dueling Banjos' by Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel became one of the few 1970s instrumentals that was awarded a Gold record. The record had topped the Cash Box Magazine Best Sellers list and also reached the No.2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.

 

1975: David Bowie released Young Americans, his ninth studio album. It featured the song 'Fame' that was co-written with Carlos Alomar and John Lennon, and this song was the first of Bowie that reached the US No.1 spot.

 

1987: The Beastie Boys became the first rap act that had a No.1 album in the US with their debut album, 'Licensed To Ill.'

 

1998: Madonna topped the UK singles chart with 'Frozen', her eighth UK No.1, which was taken from her album 'Ray of Light'.

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