From the MCRFB music calendar:
On this date: MARCH 9
1961: The Supremes release their first single, “I Want A Guy,” it is not a hit.
1963: The Beatles kick off in a UK tour supporting Tommy Roe and Chris Montez. By the end of the 21-date tour, the band becomes the headliner.
1970: The British blues band formerly known as Earth take the stage at
London’s Roundhouse with a heavier sound and new name — Black Sabbath.
1976: For the second time, the Who’s Keith Moon collapses while performing at a show, this time at the Boston Garden. Though drug and alcohol are the culprits, Roger Daltrey tells the crowd Moon is suffering from the flu. The gig ends, but the group plays another concert for ticket-holders on April 1.
1987: The Songwriters Hall Of Fame in New York City inducts Lennon and McCartney, Goffin and King, Mann and Weil, and Sam Cooke in their initial awards ceremony for the selected inductees.
2004: Tom Jone’s manager — and son — Mark orders the 63-year old sex symbol singer to stop wearing tight leather pants onstage.
And that’s just a few of the events which took place in pop music history, on this day . . . . M A R C H 9
