This Day in Music History – March 16th

1963 – “Puff The Magic Dragon” was released by Peter, Paul and Mary.

1964 – Capitol released the Beatles “Can’t Buy Me Love” backed with “You Can’t Do That.”

1969 – The musical “1776” opened on Broadway.

1974 – The new Opryland auditorium in Nashville was dedicated.

1979 – Twisted Sister became the first band to sell out New York City’s Palladium without ever releasing a record. The band did not sign a record deal until 3 years later.

1991 – Seven members of Reba McEntire’s band and her road manager were killed when their private plane crashed near California’s border with Mexico. McEntire was on a separate plane.


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