March1973

Events in Music History in March 1973

Dark Side of the Moon

Mar 1 Harvest (UK) and Capitol Records (US) release Pink Floyd's 8th studio album "Dark Side of the Moon"; it stays on Billboard Top 200 Album charts for most of the next 14 years, selling over 50 million copies worldwide

Singer-Songwriter and Producer David Gilmour

Rock Bassist and Vocalist Roger Waters

Mar 3 Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer's musical "Shelter" closes at John Golden Theater, NYC, after 31 performances
Mar 4 15th Grammy Awards: 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America

Album Release

Mar 6 Asylum Records releases "Closing Time". the debut album by singer-songwriter Tom Waits

Singer-Songwriter and Pianist Tom Waits

Music History

Mar 8 Paul & Linda McCartney are fined £100 for growing cannabis

Musician, Activist and Photographer Linda McCartney

Mar 13 "Irene" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 605 performances
Mar 18 "Seesaw" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 296 performances
Mar 22 Joffrey Ballet revives Diaghilev's "Parade" at The City Center, NYC

Music History

Mar 23 Yoko Ono is granted permanent residence in USA

Artist and Musician Yoko Ono

Music History

Mar 27 Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding and found in possession of LSD

Rock Musician Jerry Garcia

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