This Day in Music History – March 30th

1957 – Buddy Knox became the first artist in the Rock and Roll era to write his own number one hit. “Party Doll” hit #1 on this US Singles Chart.

1966 – Barbra Streisand’s “Color Me Barbra” special aired on CBS-TV.

1967 – The cover of the Beatles’ “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” was staged and photographed.

1968 – The Yardbirds performed and recorded “Live Yardbirds” at the Anderson Theater.

1974 – The Ramones performed in front of an audience for the first time.

1975 – Jeff Beck released his solo album “Blow by Blow” in the U.S.

1976 – In London, the Sex Pistols played their first show at The 100 Club.

1978 – Paul Simonon and Topper Headon of the Clash were arrested in London for shooting pigeons from the roof of a rehearsal hall.

1989 – Gladys Knight performed solo for the first time since her grammar school years without The Pips during a gig in Las Vegas.

1999 – KISS cancelled three concert dates in Russia due to anti-American sentiment over the U.N. bombing of Yugoslavia.

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