This Day in Rock History: March 11

Breakthrough Hits and Milestones

• 1965: Tom Jones reached the top of the UK singles chart with "It's Not Unusual," which only stayed at No. 1 for a single week. It was the first of the Welsh singer's 16 UK Top 40 hits.
• 1967: The Supremes' song "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" got the top spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It was the group's ninth US No. 1, and it was covered by many artists since, most notably Michael Jackson and Phil Collins.
• 1972: Neil Young's fourth studio album, Harvest, went to No. 1 on both the US and UK album charts. It was also the year's best-selling album in the US, helped by the huge success of the single "Heart of Gold."
• 1972: Harry Nilsson's cover of Badfinger's "Without You" got to No. 1 on the UK singles chart, where it spent five weeks. The song was covered by nearly 200 artists throughout the years, with Nilsson's version and Mariah Carey's 1994 version being the most successful.
• 1978: Kate Bush hit No. 1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart with her debut single "Wuthering Heights." The song stayed at the top spot for four straight weeks.
• 2008: Madonna was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Cultural Milestones

• 1964: Vincent Paul Abbott, better known as Vinnie Paul, was born in Abilene, Texas. He's best remembered as the co-founder of the heavy metal band Pantera, as a founder of Damageplan, and a member of Hellyeah until he died in 2018.
• 1979: Benji and Joel Madden are born. They would go on to form Good Charlotte.
• 1997: Paul McCartney earned his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his contributions to the music industry. The award came 32 years after he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
• 2005: The front door of Ozzy Osbourne's childhood home went up for sale on eBay. Fans were repeatedly defacing the door. The owner donated the proceeds to charity.

Notable Recordings and Performances

• 1970: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released their first album together as a quartet, called Déjà Vu. Crosby, Stills, and Nash had already released an album, and this one followed the addition of Neil Young to the supergroup.
• 1975: Alice Cooper released his first solo album, Welcome to My Nightmare, via Atlantic Records. Although it received mixed reviews from critics, it eventually received Platinum certification for selling over a million copies in the US.
• 1978: Making U.K. music history, Meat Loaf started a 416-week run on the U.K.'s Official Albums Chart with his debut album, Bat Out of Hell. This was the longest stay on the chart at the time, and it held the record for almost nine years.
• 1993: Oasis recorded their first demo tape, now known as the Live Demonstration tape, at The Real People's studio in Liverpool, UK. They had been touring for a full year before the recording, and the recording led to them getting a record deal with Creation Records.
• 2000: At the State Palace Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana, 311 played their first concert on 311 Day. The show lasted three hours and 11 minutes, and the band played 47 songs.

Industry Changes and Challenges

• 2015: After a knife fight between Slipknot's guitarist Mick Thomson and his brother, Andrew, the siblings were taken to the hospital and treated for serious but not life-threatening wounds. Both were later charged with disorderly conduct, but declined to press charges against each other.
• 2021: Raymond Charles Campi, known as "The Rockabilly Rebel," passed away.