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What happened in history on this day: March 3?
On March 3 in ...
- 1794 - First performance of Joseph Haydn's 101st Symphony in D.
- 1842 - First performance of Felix Mendelssohn's third "Scottish" Symphony.
- 1931 - Cab Calloway records "Minnie the Moocher" (Jazz's first million seller).
- 1944 - First performance of corporal Samuel Barber's second Symphony.
- 1971 - South African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles.
- 1973 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 15th Annual Grammy Awards.
Record of the Year: Roberta Flack for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face";
Album of the Year: Billy Preston, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Klaus Voormann, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and Phil Spector for "The Concert For Bangla Desh";
Song of the Year: Ewan MacColl for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face";
Best New Artist of the Year: America;
Best Instrumental Arrangement: Don Ellis for "Theme From The French Connection";
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Michel Legrand for "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?";
Best Engineered Recording - Non-classical: Armin Steiner for "Moods";
Best Album Cover: Acy R. Lehman and Harvey Dinnerstein for "The Siegel-Schwall Band";
Best Album Notes: Tom T. Hall for "Tom T. Hall's Greatest Hits";
Best Album Notes (classical): James Lyons for "Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)";
Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist: Gary Burton for "Alone At Last";
Best Jazz Performance by a Group: Freddie Hubbard for "First Light";
Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band: Duke Ellington for "Toga Brava Suite";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Helen Reddy for "I Am Woman";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Harry Nilsson for "Without You";
Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus: Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack for "Where Is The Love";
Best Pop Instrumental Performance by an Instrumental Performer: Billy Preston for "Outa-Space";
Best Pop Instrumental Performance by an Arranger, Composer, Orchestra and/or Choral Leader: Isaac Hayes for "Black Moses";
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Aretha Franklin for "Young, Gifted And Black";
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Billy Paul for "Me And Mrs. Jones";
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus: The Temptations for "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone";
Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance: The Temptations and Paul Riser for "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone";
Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield for "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone";
Best Soul Gospel Performance: Aretha Franklin for "Amazing Grace";
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Donna Fargo for "Happiest Girl In The Whole USA";
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Charley Pride for "Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs";
Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group: The Statler Brothers for "Class Of '57";
Best Country Instrumental Performance: Charlie McCoy for "Charlie McCoy/The Real McCoy";
Best Country Song: Ben Peters for "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'";
Best Inspirational Performance: Elvis Presley for "He Touched Me";
Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel): Blackwood Brothers for "L-O-V-E";
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (including traditional blues): Muddy Waters for "The London Muddy Waters Session";
Best Recording for Children: Rita Moreno and Bill Cosby for "The Electric Company";
Best Comedy Recording: George Carlin for "FM And AM";
Best Spoken Word Recording: Bruce Botnick for "Lenny";
Best Instrumental Composition: Michel Legrand for "Brian's Song";
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special: Nino Rota for "The Godfather";
Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album: Micki Grant and Jerry Ragavoy for "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope";
Best Classical Album: Georg Solti for "Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat (Symphony Of A Thousand)";
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra: Georg Solti for "Mahler: Symphony No. 7 In E Minor";
Best Opera Recording: Colin Davis for "Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini";
Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera): Georg Solti for "Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat (Symphony Of A Thousand)";
Best Chamber Music Performance: John Christopher Williams and Julian Bream for "Julian And John (Works By Lawes, Carulli, Albeniz, Granados)";
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra): Artur Rubinstein for "Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat";
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra): Vladimir Horowitz for "Horowitz Plays Chopin";
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau for "Brahms: Die Schone Magelone";
Best Engineered Recording (classical): Gordon Parry and Kenneth Wilkinson for "Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Symphony Of A Thousand)";
Births on March 3
- 1869 - Birth of Henry J Wood; English conductor (Gentle Art of Singing, Proms).
- 1921 - Birth of Junior Parker in Arkansas, USA; blues vocalist/songwriter ("Mystery Train").
- 1925 - Birth of Enzo Stuarti in Italy; singer ("Yesterday").
- 1927 - Birth of [Herman] Junior Parker; rocker ("Driving Wheel", "In the Dark").
- 1928 - Birth of Dave Dudley; singer ("Six Days on the Road").
- 1928 - Birth of Don Gibson; singer/writer ("I can't Stop Loving You", "Oh Lonesome Me").
- 1933 - Birth of Marco Antonio Muñiz in Mexico; Spanish singer ("Murmullos").
- 1938 - Birth of Lew De Witt; singer (Statler Brothers - "Flowers on the Wall").
- 1938 - Birth of Willie Chambers; guitarist/vocalist (Chambers Brothers).
- 1942 - Birth of Mike Pender in Liverpool, England, vocalist/guitarist (Searchers - "Needles and Pins").
- 1944 - Birth of Janice Garfat; rocker (Dr Hook).
- 1947 - Birth of Dave Mount in Carshalton, Surrey, England; rocker (Mud).
- 1950 - Birth of Re Styles; rock vocalist (Tubes).
- 1952 - Birth of Robyn Hitchcock; rocker (Moss Elixir).
- 1953 - Birth of Dave Amato; rocker (REO Speedwagon - "Can't Fight this Feeling").
- 1954 - Birth of Merrick [Chris Hughes]; rock drummer (Adam and The Ants).
- 1966 - Birth of Anthony Terrell Smith in Los Angeles, California, USA; rocker (Tone Loc - "Let's Do It").
- 1975 - Birth of Albert Fields in Gary, Indiana; rocker (Party - "Rodeo", That's Why).
- 1977 - Birth of Ronan Keating Bayside in Dublin, Ireland; Irish singer (Boyzone).
- 1978 - Birth of Douglas Osmond in Provo, Utah; vocalist (Osmonds second generation).
Deaths on March 3
- 1706 - Johann Pachelbel organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at age 52.
- 1974 - Barbara Ruick, actress/singer (Jerry Colonna Show, Carousel, Fearless Fagan), dies at age 43.
- 1987 - Danny Kaye, American singer/actor/comedian (Danny Kaye Show), part owner of the Seattle Mariners, dies of heart failure at age 74 (born 1918).
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