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Freddie Garrity of Freddie and the Dreamers is taken to Barnet General Hospital in London having sustained multiple injuries in a car accident while driving home from a pantomime appearance in Golders Green, London, UK.
Kitty Wells releases a new album, A Bouquet Of Country Hits, on Decca Records in the USA.
Badfinger enter the UK singles chart with Come And Get It, which will peak at No4. The song is composed by Paul McCartney of The Beatles.
TV show Music Scene, which premiered on ABC in the USA in September 1969, transmits its final show, featuring Bo Diddley performing Hey Bo Diddley, Groucho Marx with Father's Day Song, John Sebastian singing She's a Lady and Rainbows All Over Your Blues, Lee Michaels doing Who Could Want More and Buffy Sainte-Marie singing Universal Soldier.
The Moody Blues are recording their sixth album A Question Of Balance, at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.
Genesis play at Kingston Technical College, Kingston Upon Thames, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley continues with his four-week second season at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Allman Brothers Band plays the first of two nights at Pappaliski's, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
Matthews Southern Comfort play at Essex University, Colchester, England, UK, Europe.
Jefferson Airplane record Mexico at Pacific High Recording Studio, San Francisco, for RCA Records. The track, a protest against US President Richard Nixon's anti-drug initiatives, will be released as a single.
Elvis Presley continues with his four-week second season at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Thin Lizzy play their first ever live show, for a fee of £27.50 at Swords Cloghran National School, County Dublin, Ireland, Europe. 
Love play at Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Syd Barrett, formerly of Pink Floyd, is recording tracks for his second solo album, Barrett, in EMI's Abbey Road studios, London, England, UK, Europe.The Association, The Byrds, Sha-na-na and Frost play at The Felt Forum, New York City, USA.
Jefferson Airplane are rehearsing with recently appointed drummer Joey Covington at The New Orleans House, Berkeley, California, USA.
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The Johnny Dankworth Big Band plays at The Bull's Head, Barnes bridge, London, England, UK, Europe.
Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme host The Kraft Music Hall tv show in the USA, with Peggy Lee as a musical guest.
It is reported in Billboard magazine that Cissy Houston has split from the Sweet Inspirations and will shortly release a medley of He and I Believe as her first solo release on Commonwealth United Records.
Big Brother And The Holding Company play the second of two nights at The New Orleans House, Berkeley, California, USA, standing in for the New Riders Of The Purple Sage who had to cancel.
Stephen Stills records Old Times Good Times with Jimi Hendrix on lead guitar, at Island Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
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Jimi Hendrix has talks in London, England, UK, Europe, with Emerson Lake and Palmer about a possible joint tour. At The Speakeasy he is interviewed by Keith Altham.
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The Moody Blues, Lee Michaels and Argent play the second of three nights at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
Yes appear on the tv show Disco 2 in the UK.
Bob Dylan is working on overdubs for his tenth album Self Portrait in Columbia Studio B, Los Angeles, California, USA.Hawkwind, Procol Harum, High Tide and Ginger Baker's Airforce play at the Music Evolution Festival, Hall des Expositions, Le Bourget, France, Europe.
Wayne Baker Brooks is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The son of Lonnie Brooks, he will find success as blues and blues-rock guitarist and singer.
Popular easy-listening pianist/organist and singer Earl Grant, dies from injuries incurred in a car crash in Lordsburg, New Mexico, USA, on his way back from a performance in Juarez, Mexico. .
Quicksilver Messenger Service play the last of four nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Youngbloods play the last of three nights at the Family Dog, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Joy of Cooking and Jeffrey Cain.
Albert King and Cold Blood play the first of four nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Albert King and Cold Blood play the last of four nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Elton John plays the second of six nights at The Troubadour, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Newly emerging singer-songwriter Elton John plays the second of two nights at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
When I'll Be There hits No1 in the USA, The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, becomes the first group ever to score four consecutive Billboard No1s with its first four singles - I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save and I'll Be There.
San Francsico band Jefferson Airplane play the second of four nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, with Buddy Guy and Junior Wells.
Newly emerging singer-songwriter Elton John plays the second of two nights at The East Town Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Temptations complete recording of Just My Imagination at Hitsville USA Studios, Detroit, Michigan, USA, for Gordy Records.
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