This week, The Doobie's and Halen get to #1 for the first time, and one of the best concert line-ups ever!

March 14, 1981:

Eric Clapton
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Eric Clapton was hospitalized with bleeding ulcers causing a US tour to be cancelled. Five weeks later, Clapton returned to the hospital after being involved in a car crash.

March 15, 1975:

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Jim Steinfeld, Getty Images
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The Doobie Brothers hit No.1 in the US for the first time with 'Black Water'.

March 16, 1989:

Jon Bon Jovi
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MTV began a contest in which the prize was going to be Jon Bon Jovi's childhood house.

March 17, 1984:

Van Halen, 'Jump'
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Van Halen's 'Jump' peaked at No.1 in the US. When asked about the meaning behind the lyrics, David Lee Roth most often says they are about a TV news story he saw where a man was about to kill himself by jumping off a building.

March 18, 1978:

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AeroJosuex360 via YouTube
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Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Santana, Heart, Dave Mason, and Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush all appeared at the California Jam II festival in California.

 

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