Music History
Mar 7 John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman record their self-titled album "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman" at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
- Mar 9 Beatles began 1st British tour, supporting Tommy Roe & Chris Montez
Music History
Mar 12 Beatles perform as a trio, at Granada Cinema, in Bedford, England, as John Lennon is ill with a cold
Long Christmas Dinner
Mar 13 Paul Hindemith and Thornton Wilder's opera "Long Christmas Dinner" premieres in NYC
Music History
Mar 14 Musician Frank Zappa (22) tapes an appearance for syndicated "The Steve Allen Show" - he and the host 'play' bicycles as musical instruments along with the show's orchestra; program airs later in the month
- Mar 18 "Tovarich" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 264 performances
- Mar 21 David Hendon & Douglas Cross' musical premieres in London
- Mar 22 The Beatles release their 1st album, "Please Please Me"
- Mar 23 8th Eurovision Song Contest: married couple Grethe Ingmann (vocal) and Jørgen Ingmann (guitar) of Denmark win singing "Dansevise" in London
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