Rock and Metal History, a day like today March 1
1946: Tony Ashton, English rock pianist, keyboardist, singer and composer. With Ashton Gardner & Dyke he had the 1971 UK No.3 single 'The Resurrection Shuffle'. He was a member of the Liverpool group The Remo Four. He also worked with Jerry Lee Lewis, George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney. Ashton died from cancer on 28 May 2001 at the age of 55.
1944: Roger Daltrey of The Who is born in London.
1957: Chuck Berry released "School Days" on Chess Records. It became his biggest hit to date.
1963: Rob Affuso, drummer of Skid Row, was born in Newburgh, New York.
1966: Gene Clark announces that he is leaving The Byrds, citing fear of flying as the reason. He is not replaced, since the group has three other vocalists: David Crosby, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman.
1967: The Beatles record "A Day In The Life" and "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds."
1969: The White Album by the Beatles registered a ninth week at #1 on the Album chart.
1969: Christina Bergmark, keyboards, vocals, with alternative Swedish rock band The Wannadies who had the 1996 UK No. 18 single, 'You And Me Song'.
1969: Dafydd Leuan, drummer with Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals. They have been described as "one of the most imaginative bands of our time" by Billboard and have released nine UK top 40 albums.
1970: The Beatles make their last appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show when music videos for their songs "Let It Be" and "Two Of Us" are aired.
1973: Ryan Peake, guitarist of Nickelback, was born in Brooks, Alberta, Canada.
1973: Pink Floyd released "Dark Side of the Moon". It remained in the US charts for 741 discontinuous weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in history. With an estimated 45 million copies sold, it is Pink Floyd's most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums worldwide.
1974: Queen launch their first headlining tour with a show at Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
1974: Rush release their eponymous debut album.
1975: The Eagles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Best Of My Love', the first of five US No.1's for the band.
1980: Blondie scored their third career #1 in the U.K. with "Atomic" from their album 'Eat To The Beat'. which in the United States became one of The Top Unknown/Underrated Songs of the Rock Era.
1982: Jimmy Page's first solo LP was released. It was the soundtrack to Death Wish II.
1991: "The Doors" movie debuted. Val Kilmer played the role of Jim Morrison.
1994: Ozzy Osbourne wins Best Metal Performance with Vocal for "I Don't Want to Change the World" from his album No More Tears.
1994: Nirvana played their final ever concert when they appeared at The Terminal Einz in Munich, Germany.
1995: Soundgarden win two Grammy Awards: Best Hard Rock Performance for "Black Hole Sun" and Best Metal Performance for "Spoonman." Bruce Springsteen won Song of the Year, Best Rock Song and Best Male Vocal Performance for "Streets Of Philadelphia" at the Grammy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
2019: English blues and rock singer and musician Paul Williams died age 78. He joined Zoot Money's Big Roll Band on bass and vocals, alongside the guitarist Andy Summers. He then replaced John McVie in John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. He later worked with the progressive rock group Tempest.
