This Day in Music History: March 2
March 2, 2017We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: March 2.
1955: Bo Diddley had his first recording session at Universal Recording Studio in Chicago, where he laid down 'Bo Diddley'. It reached the top of the US R&B chart by the following June.
1961: The Everly Brothers had their third UK No.1 single with 'Walk Right Back'. The song was written by Sonny Curtis from The Crickets.
1964: The Beatles began filming 'A Hard Day's Night' at Marylebone train station in London. It would become their first feature film.
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1974: Terry Jacks started a three week run at the top of the US singles chart with 'Seasons In The Sun', which also topped the UK chart. The song which was written in French by Belgian, Jacques Brel, had English lyrics by poet Rod McKuen.
1985: The Smiths topped the UK indie charts with 'How Soon Is Now.' Soho had a No.8 UK hit with 'Hippy Chick.' a song based on a guitar sample from the song.
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1985: Wham! started a three week run at the top of the US singles chart with 'Make It Big'. It sold more than 5 million copies in the US.
1991: 'Rescue Me' by Madonna, entered the US hot 100 at No.15. This made her the highest-debuting female artist in rock history.
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1999: Dusty Springfield died after battling with cancer. She was 59 years old. Springfield had her first UK hit single in 1963 with ‘I Only Want To Be With You’, which reached the No.4 spot, the 1966 UK No.1 & US No.4 single with 'You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me’ and more than 15 other UK Top 40 singles.
2003: Norah Jones started a four week run at the top of the UK album chart with her debut album 'Come Away With Me'. The album was more than a year on the chart and also reached the No.1 spot in the US.
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