An album many consider to be the greatest double live album ever released was recorded on this and the following night in 1971 at the Fillmore East in New York City. Released in July of '71, the Allman Brothers Band Live At Fillmore East established the group as a must-see live band. 

Since the ABB was just an added act on a nights billed as "Johnny Winter and Elvin Bishop Group, with Extra Added Attraction: Allman Brothers" the band only received $1250.00 for doing the gigs but crowd response got them elevated to headline status for the third night.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on March 12 include...

1948 James Taylor is born.

1949 Little Feat keyboard great Billy Payne is born.

1956 Iron Maiden keyboard, bassist, songwriter Steve Harris is born

1967 Velvet Underground releases its debut album.

1968 Rolling Stones record their first takes of Jumpin' Jack Flash.

1969 Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman at a Register's office. Reception held at the Ritz Hotel.

1969 George Harrison  and Pattie Boyd get arrested on marijuana charges

1969 The Allman Brothers Band releases its self-titled album.

1971 British High Court issues a ruling dissolving the Beatles partnership.

1971 Elton John releases 11/17/70.

1974 Drunk John Lennon and Harry Nilsson get ejected from the Troubadour in LA for calling out insults during a set by the comedy duo the Smothers Brothers.

1977 The Sex Pistols get into a fight with a BBC DJ at the Speakeasy Club in London during which another BBC employee is bashed in the head, requiring stitches. 

1991 R.E.M. releases Out Of Time.

2003 Elvis Costello guest hosts David Letterman's Show while Letterman recovered from heart surgery.

2007 Van Halen, Patti Smith, Ronettes get inducted into the Rock Hall Of Fame.

2010 Pink Floyd prevails in a lawsuit against EMI over the sale of digital files of individual songs.

2010 More than 125 arrests made and 8 hospitalized after a gate crashing incident at Metallica in Colombia.

2012 Doobie Brothers drummer Michael Hossack dies of cancer at his Wyoming home.

2013 Bob Dylan becomes the first Rock musician to get the Academy of Arts and Letters honor.

2013 Iron Maiden drummer (1979-'82) Clive Burr dies of complications related to MS at 56.

2016 Iron Maiden's custom 747 tour jet loses two engines in an under tow collision at Santiago, Chile airport...