insert_link Music This Day in Music History – March 11th 1959 - The play "Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. 1968 - Otis Redding posthumously received a gold record for his single, "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay". 1969 - Motown bought the Jackson 5 out of their contract with Steeltown. 1982 - Jimmy Sohns (Shadows of Knight) was arrested for distributing cocaine. 1990 - In London, Mick Jagger announced […] todayMarch 11, 2021