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A new sports arena, The Boston Garden, opens in Boston, Massachusetts. In the 70s it will become a major music venue with gigs by Elvis Presley, The Jackson 5, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Grateful Dead and many more.
John Baldwin is born in Sidcup, Kent, UK. He will become better known as John Paul Jones, bassist for Led Zeppelin.
Edwin Shirley is born in Cranbrook, Kent, England, UK, Europe. He will find success as a rock'n'roll trucking pioneer whose fleet of vehicles will transport equipment for artists including The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Abba, Queen and Michael Jackson. Train Kept A-Rollin' is recorded by The Tiny Bradshaw Band. The song will later migrate to the rock'n'roll community and will be covered by numerous bands including The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith.
The Jetblacks (former backing group for Jet Harris) play at The Cavern, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. Their bass player, John Paul Jones, will go on to be a founder member of Led Zeppelin. Their guitarist John McLaughlin will go on to form The Mahavisnu Orchestra.
The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley and The Rolling Stones play at The Gaumont, Wolverhampton, England, UK, Europe.Marianne Faithfull records As Tears Go By at Olympic Sound Studios, Baker Street, London, UK, with Jimmy Page on guitar and John Paul Jones on bass. Page and Jones will later form Led Zeppelin. The song is written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones.
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Rod Stewart records his first solo single, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, in London, UK. Bassist for the session is John Paul Jones, later to play for Led Zeppelin
Little known singer Robert Plant releases Our Song, the second of three solo singles before he joins Led Zeppelin.
The Cream play a charity appeal gig at the Royal Agricultural College, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Yardbirds and The Mindbenders. Eric Clapton of The Cream was, of course, formerly the guitarist for The Yardbirds. At this stage, however, he had been replaced by revered session player Jimmy Page, who would subsequently re-name the group The New Yardbirds and then, Led Zeppelin.
Donovan records Hurdy Gurdy Man in London, England, UK, Europe, with Mickie Most as producer. Guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones, both later to become founder members of Led Zeppelin, play on the track.
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The New Yardbirds, later to re-name themselves Led Zeppelin, play the second of two nights in The Tivoli Gardens, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.Producer Glyn Johns plays the as yet unreleased Led Zeppelin debut LP to Peter Frampton in Paris, France, Europe. The music will powerfully influence Frampton who, in the coming days, will form his new band Humble Pie, with former Small Faces leader Steve Marriott.
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Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin and Porter's Popular Preachers play the second of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
While flying from Atlanta, Georgia, USA, to play in The Newport Jazz Festival, Led Zeppelin learn - to their surprise - that they have cancelled the gig due to the ill health of a band member. The festival organisers have dreamed up this excuse to avoid revealing the unpalatable truth - that local officials have banned the group 'in the interest of public safety' following a near riot during the festival's second night. The band's manager, Peter Grant, insists that their contract is binding and Led Zeppelin go onstage at 1 a.m.Led Zeppelin release the album Led Zeppelin II in the USA and UK simultaneously.
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Led Zeppelin begin a North American tour with a show in Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada.Led Zeppelin are recording material for their fourth album at Headley Grange mansion, Hampshire, UK.
Led Zeppelin are forced to cancel a show in Adelaide, Australia, when a torrential downpour buckles the stage.
Led Zeppelin begin a Japanese tour with the first of two nights at The Budokan, Tokyo.
At 7.00am Jim Croce lands at Orly Airport, Paris, France, to begin his first (and last) European tour. He then flies on to Nice, from where he is driven to Monte Carlo for a tv appearance. On the same day, Led Zeppelin play at Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Led Zeppelin play the first of three consecutive nights at the Chicago Stadium, Illinois, USA.
After a day of tour rehearsals and excessively heavy drinking, at Bray Studios in Windsor, England, UK, Europe, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham is driven to the home of guitarist Jimmy Page, The Old Mill, where he collapses into sleep and has to be carried up to bed.
The Honeydrippers, featuring Robert Plant, play at the Brunel Rooms, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
The film soundtrack LP, Scream For Help, composed by Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, is released on Atlantic Records.
On his Shaken 'n' Stirred tour, 
A report in the newspaper USA Today states that album sales in the USA have increased by between 20% and 100% for artists who performed in the Live Aid Concerts on July 13. Examples include the first four Led Zeppelin albums, reportedly selling double and triple their normal volume, albums by Black Sabbath, Crosby Stills And Nash and The Who all selling 50% more than usual. Phil Collins' albums are said to have sold out on the weekend of Live Aid, according to some retailers.Atlantic Records celebrates its 40th Anniversary with a concert in Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA. The Bee Gees, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Genesis, Iron Butterfly, The Rascals, Crosby, Stills And Nash, Foreigner, Paul Rodgers, Bob Geldof, Booker T. Jones, Wilson Pickett, The Coasters, The Spinners, Peabo Bryson, Dan Aykroyd, Roberta Flack, Manhattan Transfer, Debbie Gibson, Ruth Brown, LaVern Baker, Ben E. King, and Vanilla Fudge are among the performers.
Wonderwall by Oasis is chosen as the Best Ever British Song in a poll of listeners carried out by the UK’s Virgin Radio.
The top ten songs chosen in the Vigin Radio poll were :
1. Oasis - Wonderwall
2. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
3. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
4. The Beatles - Let It Be
5. John Lennon - Imagine
6. The Police - Every Breath You Take
7. The Jam - Going Underground
8. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
9. Robbie Williams - Angels
10. The Stranglers - Golden Brown
The top ten songs chosen in the Vigin Radio poll were :
1. Oasis - Wonderwall
2. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
3. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
4. The Beatles - Let It Be
5. John Lennon - Imagine
6. The Police - Every Breath You Take
7. The Jam - Going Underground
8. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
9. Robbie Williams - Angels
10. The Stranglers - Golden Brown
When Los Lobos play at
The Petrillo Music Shell, Grant Park, Chicago, USA, they bring
out a number of special guests, most notably Robert Plant.
Robert Plant And The Band Of Joy play at The D.A.R. Constitution Hall, Washington, DC, USA.
Robert Plant, Lana Del Rey, Jenny Lewis, St. Vincent, SBTRKT, Temples and others play on the third and last day of The Sasquatch Festival at The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, Washington, USA.1928 |
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