This Day in Music History: March 6
March 6, 2017We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: March 6.
1965: The Temptations topped the US singles chart with the Smokey Robinson penned song 'My Girl'. It made the band the first male act that had a No.1 for Motown. The single reached only the No.43 spot in the UK but reached the No.2 spot when it was re-issued.
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1966: The Rolling Stones began recording sessions for their tenth UK single 'Paint It, Black' at RCA studios in Hollywood. The song was originally titled 'Paint It Black' without a comma. Keith Richards later said that the comma was actually added by the record label, Decca.
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1967: The Beatles recorded sound effects to their song 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' at Abbey Road studios in London. The beginning audience murmurs and sounds of a band preparing for a performance were added, along with screams from a tape of the Beatles in concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
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1970: David Bowie released the single 'The Prettiest Star' in the UK as a follow-up single to 'Space Oddity'. Marc Bolan played guitar on the song. Bowie and Bolan battled the next few years as rivals for the crown of the king of glam rock. Despite receiving good reviews, the single reportedly sold less than 800 copies, which was a big disappointment on the back of the success of 'Space Oddity'.
1982: The Go-Go's started a six-week run at the top of the US album chart with 'Beauty And The Beat.'
2010: Frontman of US band Sparklehorse, Mark Linkous, committed suicide when he shot himself in the heart outside a friend's house in Knoxville, Tennessee. In 1996 Linkous actually "died" for two minutes after ingesting a mix of Valium and antidepressants when he supported Radiohead on tour in the UK. He recovered, but this incident left him paralysed, after lying unconscious for 14 hours, with circulation to his legs cut off. He also suffered a heart attack when doctors tried to straighten the limbs, and had surgery seven times in order to save his legs.
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