This Day in Music History – March 8th

1962 – The Beatles performed for the first time on the BBC in Great Britain. The show was “Teenager’s Turn”.

1964 – The Dave Clark 5 made their first appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show”.

1965 – The Beach Boys’ “Help Me Rhonda” was released.

1968 – The Fillmore East opened in New York City.

1970 – Diana Ross opened her first outing as a solo performer in Framingham, MA.

1973 – Paul McCartney pled guilty to charges of growing marijuana outside of his Scottish countryside farm. He claimed that a fan had given him the seeds and that he did not know what they would grow. He was fined $240.

1974 – Bad Company gave their debut performance in England.

1980 – George Harrison’s book “I Me Mine” went on sale.

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