Music History
Mar 3 South African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles, begun after John Lennon's infamous "Jesus" quote in 1966
Stairway to Heaven
Mar 5 "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin first played live at Ulster Hall, Belfast by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham and John Paul Jones
Music History
Mar 11 Jim Morrison leaves for Paris to re-orient himself emotionally and creatively, and to avoid the jail sentence given to him in Miami, Florida. He never returns to the US.
TV Show Appearance
Mar 14 Barbra Streisand appears on "The Burt Bacharach Special" on CBS TV
Music History
Mar 14 The Rolling Stones leave England for France in an attempt to escape taxes
- Mar 16 13th Grammy Awards: "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Carpenters win
Academy of Country Music Awards
Mar 22 6th Academy of Country Music Awards: Merle Haggard and Lynn Anderson win
- Mar 27 David Heneker and John Taylor's musical "Charlie Girl" close at the Adelphi Theatre, London, after 2,202 performances
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