MARCH 12
TODAY IN 1971, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND PLAYED THE FIRST OF TWO NIGHTS AT THE FILLMORE EAST IN NEW YORK CITY. THE SHOWS WERE RECORDED FOR THE CLASSIC LIVE ALBUM, “AT FILLMORE EAST,” WHICH BECAME THE BAND’S BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM.
IN 1980 BILLY JOEL RELEASES HIS SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘GLASS HOUSES’ FEATURING HIS FIRST #1 SINGLE, “IT’S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME”.
AND IN 1983 U2 SCORED THEIR FIRST NO.1 ALBUM WITH ‘WAR’, WHICH WENT ON TO SPEND A TOTAL OF 147 WEEKS ON THE CHART. THE ALBUM FEATURED THE SINGLES “NEW YEARS DAY” AND “SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY”.