Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

North Central Florida Media Group

MARCH 12 |  

ON THIS DAY IN 1969, PAUL MCCARTNEY MARRIED PHOTOGRAPHER LINDA EASTMAN IN A SMALL CIVIL CEREMONY IN CENTRAL LONDON. AFTER A RECEPTION LUNCH AT THE RITZ HOTEL, PAUL THEN WENT TO ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS IN THE EVENING TO WORK.  

TODAY 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’.  

AND 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. 

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