The group almost never happened, if it hadn't been for a traffic jam in LA where Stills, Young and Furay were all stuck in. Or if you chose to believe the other story, Stills had been trying to get in contact with Young for some time with no success. Then one day he happened to spot Young's trademark hearse driving in the opposite direction on the Sunset Strip and chased him down. Either way, without these four members, one of the best groups of the mid 60's would never have been.
For What it's Worth, the biggest hit for the group was written about the LA riots, and further immortalized in the movie Riot on Sunset Strip. Unfortunately, internal issues broke the band up within a few years, but Stills and Young both went on to have successful careers with and without each other, and Furay went on to launch Poco.
Other notable events for March 3:
-Elvis Presley made his first appearance on March 3, 1955 on the influential American country television show, Louisiana Hayride
-Slade's Cum On Feel the Noize entered the UK charts at number 1 on March 3, 1973, this was the first time a single entered at number 1 since the Beatles had broken up
-London auctioneers Sothrbby held their first auction of pop memorabilia on March 3, 1980
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