MARCH 16
ON THIS DAY IN 1979 CBS AIRS THE ‘WINGS OVER THE WORLD’ DOCUMENTARY, CONSISTING OF CONCERT PERFORMANCES FROM THEIR ACCLAIMED 1975-76 WORLD TOUR, ALONG WITH BEHIND-THE-SCENES FOOTAGE.
TODAY IN 1980, THE POLICE RECORD AN EARLY VERSION OF “DRIVEN TO TEARS” IN MELBOURNE’S ARMSTRONG STUDIOS. THE SONG IS USUALLY PAIRED WITH “WHEN THE WORLD IS RUNNING DOWN, YOU MAKE THE BEST OF WHAT’S STILL AROUND” FROM THEIR THIRD STUDIO ALBUM ‘ZENYATTA MONDATTA’.
AND BIRTHDAY GREETINGS GO OUT TO GUITARIST NANCY WILSON OF HEART. THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER WAS BORN TODAY IN 1954.