Historic events this week from Pink Floyd, Soundgarden, U2, Harry Nilsson, The Replacements, Eric Clapton and David Bowie.
MARCH 1, 1973: THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON IS RELEASED IN AMERICA
Pink Floyd‘s The Dark Side of the Moon gave the band international recognition.
With over 45 million sold, it’s their best selling album. With each new generation discovering the album, it has spent 900 non-consecutive weeks on the charts.
MARCH 1, 1995: SOUNDGARDEN WIN THEIR ONLY GRAMMYS
Soundgarden were previously nominated for Best Metal Performance for the albums Ultramega OK and Badmotorfinger, as well as the song “Into the Void (Sealth).”
They finally became Grammy winners when their album, Superunknown, brought them four more nominations. Soundgarden won their only Grammys for “Spoonman” (Best Metal Performance) and “Black Hole Sun” (Best Hard Rock Performance).
MARCH 2, 1988: U2 BECOME GRAMMY WINNERS
U2‘s The Joshua Tree received 4 Grammy nominations in 1988.
In addition to winning Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, they won Album of the Year by beating out Whitney by Whitney Houston, Bad by Michael Jackson and Sign o’ the Times by Prince.
MARCH 3, 1972: NILSSON SCHMILSSON CERTIFIED GOLD
Harry Nilsson‘s Nilsson Schmilsson has sold over 500,000 copies thanks to hit singles “Coconut”, “Jump Into the Fire”, and his Grammy-winning Badfinger cover, “Without You.”
It received the Album of the Year nod but lost to his friend George Harrison‘s The Concert for Bangladesh.
MARCH 3, 1987: PLEASED TO MEET ME BY THE REPLACEMENTS
The Replacements traveled to Memphis to record Pleased to Meet Me at the legendary Ardent Studios, resulting in a polished yet defiant sound following the departure of guitarist Bob Stinson. The album is anchored by the anthemic tribute “Alex Chilton” and features fan favorites like the delicate acoustic ballad “Skyway” and the horn-infused classic “Can’t Hardly Wait.”
MARCH 6, 2000: ERIC CLAPTON INTO ROCK HALL AS SOLO ARTIST
In 2000, Eric Clapton was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for a third time! This time, it was as a solo artist. He was previously inducted with the Yardbirds in 1992 and with Cream in 1993.
MARCH 7, 1975: YOUNG AMERICANS BY DAVID BOWIE
After the glam rock of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Aladdin Sane and Diamond Dogs, David Bowie took an unexpected left turn into Blue-eyed soul.
Young Americans included contributions from soul singer Luther Vandross, John Lennon, and featured a cover of The Beatles‘ “Across the Universe.”
