This Day in Music History – March 16th

1963 – “Puff The Magic Dragon” was released by Peter, Paul and Mary.

1964 – Capitol released the Beatles “Can’t Buy Me Love” backed with “You Can’t Do That.”

1969 – The musical “1776” opened on Broadway.

1974 – The new Opryland auditorium in Nashville was dedicated.

1979 – Twisted Sister became the first band to sell out New York City’s Palladium without ever releasing a record. The band did not sign a record deal until 3 years later.

1991 – Seven members of Reba McEntire’s band and her road manager were killed when their private plane crashed near California’s border with Mexico. McEntire was on a separate plane.

—
Photo Credit: Neftali / Shutterstock.com

Written by: Vipology Staff Writer

Rate it

AAA

Check Out U2: The Virtual Road On YouTube

YouTube, Island Records, Interscope, UMe, and UMC has announced U2: The Virtual Road, a series of four concerts broadcast for the first time exclusively on the band's YouTube channel, for 48 hours only. U2: The Virtual Road also marks the first time that three of these concerts – Slane, Red Rocks and Mexico – have been made available digitally. The first concert will broadcast on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th […]

March 16, 2021