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Ray Charles performs a live show at the BBC TV Centre, Wood Lane, London, England, UK.
The LP Paranoid by Black Sabbath is released in Canada by Warner Bros Records.
The top-rated DJ in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Aku (real name Hal Lewis) on KGMB radio is reported to have signed a 12-year contract at an annual salary of $400,000.
Josie And The Pussycats, an animated childrens' tv series based on the advenutres of an all-girl pop-rock band, comes to the end of its first series on CBS-tv in the USA.
Black Sabbath, Freedom and Curved Air play at the Music Hall, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Ode Records releases Tapestry, Carole King’s second album as a solo vocalist.
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Jim Morrison of The Doors is in Los Angeles, California, USA, where he spends the day playing touch football and walking on the beach with his friend Linda Ashcroft.
The second line-up of Judas Priest play their first gig together, at St John's Hall, Essington, South Staffordshire, UK. (N.B. This is still a significantly different line-up from the one that later found success.)
Chicago play the second night of a week at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA. The entire week of shows is recorded and will be released as a 4-LP set entitled Chicago At Carnegie Hall. It will become the best-selling box set by a rock act, until 1986 when Bruce Springsteen releases the Live/1975-85 5 LP live box.
Chicago play the fifth night of a week at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA. The entire week of shows is recorded and will be released as a 4-LP set entitled Chicago At Carnegie Hall. It will become the best-selling box set by a rock act, until 1986 when Bruce Springsteen releases the Live/1975-85 5 LP live box.
Free record a live session for BBC Radio 1 show Sounds Of The Seventies, in Maida Vale studio 5, London, UK.
Jefferson Airplane are in Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California, USA, working on the song Never Argue With A German.
Black Sabbath play at the Njaardhallen, Oslo, Norway, supported by Jonathan Swift.
Maybe Tomorrow, the fifth album by The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson enters both the Billboard US Black and Pop Albums charts in the USA. It will reach No1 in the Black Albums chart, and No11 on the Pop Chart.
The Beach Boys are recording the Bruce Johnston song Disney Girls at Brian Wilson's studio in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Santana record Everything's Coming Our Way, for the album Santana III, at Columbia Studios, San Francisco, California, USA.
Black Sabbath release their third album, Master Of Reality, in the UK.
Bob Dylan's latest single, Watching The River Flow, enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No24 during a nine-week run.
Maybe Tomorrow by The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, enters the Billboard Black Singles chart, where it will peak at No3 during an eight-week run.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Coliseum, Flint, Michigan.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Black Sabbath play in Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, supported by Alice Cooper and Edgar Winter’s White Trash.
Buck Owens releases a new single, Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms/Corn Likker, in the USA on Capitol Records.
Black Sabbath enter the UK album chart with Master Of Reality, which will peak at No5.
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Led Zeppelin play in the Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas.
Lou McGarity a jazz trombonist, violinist and vocalist best-remembered for his work with Benny Goodman during the 1940s, dies in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Jackson 5ive cartoon series, starring animated versions of The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, debuts on ABC-tv in the USA.
It's A Beautiful Day, Van Morrison, Elvin Bishop and Grootna play the second of two nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
A commendation for The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, is read into the US Congressional Record in Washington, DC, declaring that the group has become, "a symbol of pride among black youth."
You're My Man, the fourth studio album by Lynn Anderson, reaches No1 in the Billboard Country Albums Chart in the USA. The album will remain at the top for a total of seven weeks.
Led Zeppelin begin their first Japanese tour with the first of two nights in The Budokan, Tokyo.
John Lennon enters the Billboard US Top 40 albums chart with Imagine which will peak at No1 during a 17-week run.
The Grateful Dead release a live double album entitled Grateful Dead, in the USA. It is better known to fans as Skull & Roses. On the same day, Pink Floyd are filming at the Roman Amphitheatre, Pompeii, Italy, for their movie Live At Pompeii.
Black Sabbath play at The Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA.
Black Sabbath play at the HIC Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, supported by Sweat Hog.
B.B. King's nineteenth studio LP, B.B.King In London, is released on Probe Records in the USA. Contributors to the album include Ringo Starr, Steve Winwood, Peter Green, Dr. John, Steve Marriott, Duster Bennett, Jerry Ragovoy and Pete Wingfield.
Black Sabbath play in The Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
The Velvet Underground play at Southampton University, Southampton, Hampshire, UK.
Weather Report play at The Beacon Theatre, New York City, USA.
Santana play in The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Chicago release a 4-LP boxed set, Chicago At Carnegie Hall, on Columbia Records in the USA.
The Grateful Dead play at Taft Auditorium, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
The Jeff Beck Group plays at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
Led Zeppelin release their untitled fourth album, usually known as Runes or Four Symbols, because of its cover design.
Beat poet Allen Ginsberg begins recording tracks in The Record Plant, New York City, USA, for an album funded by The Beatles' Apple Records. Bob Dylan plays guitar, piano and organ on some tracks.
Led Zeppelin play at Preston Public Hall, Preston, England, UK, Europe.
Led Zeppelin release a new single, Black Dog, in the USA on Atlantic Records. On the same day, Led Zeppelin play at the Royal Ballroom, Bournemouth, UK.
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