MARCH 11
TODAY IN 1972 NEIL YOUNG’S ALBUM HARVEST HITS #1 IN AMERICA. TOPPING THE CHART FOR TWO WEEKS, AND SPAWNED TWO HIT SINGLES, “OLD MAN” AND “HEART OF GOLD”. IT WAS THE BEST-SELLING ALBUM OF 1972 IN THE U.S.
THE THIRD STUDIO ALBUM BY QUIET RIOT, ‘METAL HEALTH’ WAS RELEASED TODAY IN 1983. THE ALBUM FEATURED THE HIT SINGLES “CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE” AND “METAL HEALTH”. IT WAS THE BAND’S FIRST ALBUM TO RECEIVE A WORLDWIDE RELEASE, AS THE FIRST TWO WERE RELEASED ONLY IN JAPAN.
ON THIS DAY IN 1997, THIRTY YEARS AFTER BEING ADMITTED AS A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MBE), PAUL MCCARTNEY IS KNIGHTED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH II FOR HIS SERVICES TO POPULAR MUSIC.