MARCH 5
THE YARDBIRDS, FEATURING ERIC CLAPTON ON GUITAR, RELEASE THE SINGLE, “FOR YOUR LOVE” TODAY IN 1965, WHICH WOULD BECOME THEIR FIRST SONG TO CRACK THE TOP TEN IN BOTH THE U.K. AND THE U.S.
IN SAN FRANCISCO TODAY IN 1983, METALLICA PLAY THEIR FIRST SHOW WITH BASS PLAYER CLIFF BURTON. THE BAND RELOCATES TO THE BAY AREA, JOINING A METAL SCENE FAR MORE VIBRANT THAN THE ONE THEY LEAVE BEHIND IN LOS ANGELES.
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.