Film Release
Mar 2 One of the most popular musical films of all time, "The Sound of Music", starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1966)
Christopher Plummer
Julie Andrews
- Mar 3 The Temptations' "My Girl" reaches #1
- Mar 5 1st performance of Walter Piston's 8th Symphony
- Mar 6 "How to Succeed in Business" closes at 46th St NYC after 1415 performances
- Mar 10 "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" album by Buck Owens is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1965)
- Mar 12 "Wooly Bully" single released by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
- Mar 13 Beatles' "Eight Days a Week" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
Event of Interest
Mar 13 Jeff Beck replaces Eric Clapton of the Yardbirds
Eric Clapton
- Mar 17 Beatles announce their film is named "8 Arms to Hold on to You" (Help)
- Mar 18 "Do I Hear a Waltz?" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 220 performances
- Mar 18 Rolling Stones fined £5 each for public urination
- Mar 20 10th Eurovision Song Contest: France Gall of Luxembourg wins singing "Poupee de cire, poupee de son" written by Serge Gainsbourg in Naples