March 5
IN 1971, LED ZEPPELIN KICK OFF A 12-DATE “THANK YOU” TOUR AT ULSTER HALL IN BELFAST, APPEARING IN THE SAME CLUBS THEY PLAYED IN THE EARLY DAYS. IT FEATURED THE FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF “BLACK DOG,” “ROCK AND ROLL,” “GOING TO CALIFORNIA,” AND “STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN” FROM THE FORTHCOMING ‘LED ZEPPELIN IV’ “ZOSO” ALBUM.
TODAY IN 1982 GENESIS RELEASE THE SINGLE “MAN ON THE CORNER” FROM THEIR ‘ABACAB’ ALBUM. THE SONG WAS WRITTEN AND SUNG BY DRUMMER PHIL COLLINS AND WAS A TOP 40 HIT IN AMERICA.
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, MTV LAUNCHES ITS NEW REALITY TELEVISION SHOW, ‘THE OSBOURNE’S, CHRONICLING THE DOMESTIC LIFE OF BLACK SABBATH SINGER OZZY OSBOURNE AND HIS FAMILY. IT BECOMES THE MOST-VIEWED SERIES ON MTV IN ITS FIRST SEASON AND AIRED FOR FOUR SEASONS UNTIL 2005.
