U2 takes to the streets of Los Angeles on March 27, 1987 to film their Grammy winning video. The police break things up pretty quickly but not before the band gets all the stuff they need.
Source: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers release Southern Accents on March 26, 1985 …
“Women and Children First” turns 40 … Van Halen release their third album on March 26, 1980.
It’s #36 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
I know it’s been 40 years, but I still remember like yesterday sitting in the Apple 106 lounge and hearing the opening to “Cradle will rock.” No words — just a bunch of open-mouthed jocks staring at each other …
Source: Women and Children First – You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
The Chirp releases her 13th on March 23, 1988. Her duet with Peter Gabriel on “My Secret Place” is one of the best ever IMHO. Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Don Henley, Wendy and Lisa and Billy Idol also lend a hand.
Source: Chalk Mark In A Rainstorm – You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
March 22, 1982 ~ Iron Maiden releases their third album and it quickly becomes one of the most controversial albums around. Conservatives and evangelicals get all lathered up about satanism so much so they use hammers rather than burn so they don’t inhale “the satanic fumes.”
All that aside, it stands as one of the most critically acclaimed metal albums of all time.
Source: The Number of The Beast – You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
Bonnie Raitt releases her Grammy Award winning album on March 21, 1989.
John Hiatt likes to say that the royalties from “Thing Called Love” have put “… two of my kids through college.
”It’s #223 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Pixies release their debut album on March 21, 1988 … and blew our minds.
It’s the muse and inspiration for many who follow — Smashing Pumpkins, PJ Harvey, Nirvana and more.
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ 6th turns 35 today … released on March 16, 1985 …
Late in 1981 an ad in The Recycler, an LA weekly, reads: “Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden.” Guitarists James Hetfield and Hugh Tanner of Leather Charm answered the advertisement and on March 14, 1982, Metallica makes their live debut on the Radio City stage in Aneheim, California.
