Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Mar 1 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" first performed as a 15-minute pop cantata at Colet Court School in London
Academy of Country Music Awards
Mar 4 3rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Glen Campbell and Lynn Anderson win
- Mar 9 10th Grammy Awards: Up Up & Away, Sgt Pepper's wins 4
Music History
Mar 11 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 12nd string quartet
Music History
Mar 11 Episode of "The Monkees" TV show features musician Frank Zappa posing as Mike Nesmith and vice versa, debating qualities of each other's music
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Mar 11 Otis Redding is the first person in the US to posthumously receive gold record for his single "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
- Mar 13 Beatles release single "Lady Madonna" in the UK
Music History
Mar 15 LIFE magazine calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world"
The Ed Sullivan Show
Mar 17 Bee Gees make their US TV debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show" performing "To Love Somebody" and "Words"
- Mar 21 Hill, Hawkins & Coghill's musical premieres in London
Song To A Seagull
Mar 23 Reprise Records releases "Song To A Seagull", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's debut studio album
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