This Day In Rock N' Roll History : March 1

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Buddy Holly played the first of 25 dates on his only UK tour
During his career, Elvis made 31 feature films and two documentary feature films.
Working at Abbey Road studios, The Beatles started recording a new John Lennon song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'..
Elton John's first single 'I've Been Loving You' was released The song didn't chart.

Jim Morrison of The Doors was charged with lewd and lascivious behaviour after showing his penis to the audience during a show in Miami. He was found guilty and sentenced to eight months hard labour. Morrison died in Paris while the sentence was on appeal.
Pink Floyd released their eighth studio album The Dark Side Of The Moon in the US. It remained in the US charts for 741 discontinuous weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in history. After moving to the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Chart, the album notched up a further 759 weeks, and had reached a total of over 1,500 weeks on the combined charts by May 2006. With an estimated 45 million copies sold, it is Pink Floyd's most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums worldwide.
The Eagles 'Best Of My Love'went to No.1 on the US singles chart with the first of five US No.1's for the band.
Blondie were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Atomic' the group's third UK No.1 single from their album 'Eat To The Beat'.

Nirvana played their final ever concert when they appeared in Munich, Germany. The 3,000 capacity venue was a small Airport Hanger.
During a gig in Switzerland, R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry collapsed on stage from a ruptured brain aneurysm. He recovered and later re-joined the band.
Bruce Springsteen's 'Streets of Philadelphia' won three Grammys for Song of the Year, Best Male Vocal Performance and Best Rock Song.

Kelly Clarkson went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'My Life Would Suck Without You'.
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