Daily Archives: March 9, 2017

The Doors perform at The Matrix in San Francisco 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 9 1967)


Video: '08 The Doors - The End'

(Thursday, March 9, 1967, 9:30 p.m.-2:00 a.m. PST) — The Doors performed another three sets tonight at The Matrix nightclub in San Francisco (only a partial recording of “The End” survived). Continue reading The Doors perform at The Matrix in San Francisco 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 9 1967)

The Monkees record overdubs for two tracks 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 9 1967)


Video: '01. The Monkees - "You Told Me" (Mono)'

(Thursday, March 9, 1967, 12:30-5:30 p.m./6:00 p.m.-12 midnight PST)The Monkees continued work on “You Told Me” and “I’ll Spend My Life With You” today at Studio C, RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood during the group’s recording sessions for the album Headquarters. Continue reading The Monkees record overdubs for two tracks 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 9 1967)

Rapper Notorious B.I.G. shot to death 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 9 1997)


Video: 'Is this the man who shot Biggie Smalls? (Must See)'

(Sunday, March 9, 1997, 12:45 a.m. PST)Notorious B.I.G., a gangsta rap artist who turned his drug-dealing past on the streets of Brooklyn into a platinum-selling recording career, was was shot four times this morning in a still-unsolved drive-by shooting in Los Angeles which led to his death 30 minutes later. Continue reading Rapper Notorious B.I.G. shot to death 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 9 1997)