Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

North Central Florida Media Group

MARCH 5 |  

IN SAN FRANCISCO TODAY IN 1983, METALLICA PLAY THEIR FIRST SHOW WITH BASS PLAYER CLIFF BURTON. THE BAND RELOCATED TO THE BAY AREA TO JOIN A METAL SCENE FAR MORE VIBRANT THAN THE ONE THEY LEFT BEHIND IN LOS ANGELES.  

THE INAUGURAL PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF LED ZEPPELIN’S “STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN” TOOK PLACE TODAY IN 1971. ROBERT PLANT, JIMMY PAGE, JOHN BONHAM AND JOHN PAUL JONES PLAYED IT LIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN BELFAST.  

ON THIS DAY IN 2002, MTV LAUNCHES ITS NEW REALITY TELEVISION SHOW, THE OSBOURNES, WHICH CHRONICLES THE DOMESTIC LIFE OF BLACK SABBATH SINGER OZZY OSBOURNE AND HIS FAMILY. IT BECOMES THE MOST-VIEWED SERIES ON MTV IN ITS FIRST SEASON. 

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