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Rupert Neville Hine is born in Wimbledon, London, England, UK, Europe. He will achieve success as songwriter, producer and musician Rupert Hine. He will produce albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Bob Geldof, The Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega and many more. As an artist, he will record eleven albums, mostly under his own name, but also as Thinkman, and as a member of Quantum Jump.Country Joe And The Fish, Grace Slick and the Great Society, and Sopwith Camel play at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move, Pink Floyd, The Nice, Amen Corner, The Outer Limits and Eire Apparent play at The City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe. DJ Pete Drummond acts as compere.
Traffic play at City University, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Magic Mixture.The Action play at the Middle Earth, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Mabel Greer's Toyshop, which includes two future members of Yes, Peter Banks and Chris Squire.
Pink Floyd play at The Midsummer Ball, University College, London, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd release their second album, A Saucerful Of Secrets, in the UK, Europe. This is their first album with new guitarist David Gilmour.
Jack Bruce releases the album Songs For A Tailor in the UK. George Harrison of The Beatles plays guitar on the song Never Tell Your Mother She's Out Of Tune.
A UK package tour featuring The Who, Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Alan Bown and The Mindbenders plays at the Colston Hall, Bristol.
Black Sabbath begin a UK tour at Green’s Playhouse, Glasgow, Scotland, supported by Badger and Necromandus.
Gentle Giant play the last of three nights at The Roxy, West Hollywood, California, USA.
Journey play at Allentown Fairgrounds, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.
On his The Concert tour, Mike Oldfield plays at The Velodromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain, Europe.
Hawkwind, supported by Bronz, play at The Civic Hall, Dunstable, England, UK, Europe.
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The Lloyd-Langton Group plays at The Manor Ballroom, Ipswich, England, UK, Europe.
Amnesty International starts a worldwide tour - the Conspiracy Of Hope concerts - at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, USA, featuring U2, Sting, Bryan Adams, Peter Gabriel, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Joan Baez and the Neville Brothers.Robert Summer, president of RCA, delivers a speech at the International Music Industry Conference in Munich, Germany, Europe, stating that home taping of records is threatening "the viability of the music business as we know it".
Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin reach No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA with Separate Lives, the theme from the film White Nights.
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The Dire Straits, Peter Gabriel, Tracey Chapman, Simple Minds, Whitney Houston, The Bee Gees, George Michael, Eric Clapton, Eurythmics, UB40 and Wet Wet Wet take part in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute celebration at Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK, Europe.
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A dark day. Legendary American rock guitar virtuoso Roy Buchanan ties his shirt to a window grating and hangs himself from it in a jail cell at Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, Virginia, USA. Just an hour or so earlier, he had been arrested for public drunkenness after a verbal fight with his wife. On the same day, Fred Below, Chicago-blues drummer for Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Chuck Berry and others, dies of cancer, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, and Robert Calvert of UK space-rock band Hawkwind dies of a heart attack.
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Production crews for the imminent Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert move into Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK, Europe, to begin constructing the stage and set on which the surviving members of Queen will perform with a host of guest stars.Pink Floyd mainman Dave Gilmour plays a solo show at the Royal Festival Hall, London. In the audience is UK Minister for Defence, Geoff Hoon.
Peter Gabriel is interviewed at Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire, UK, about his involvement with and support for Amnesty International.
While accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ivor Novello Awards ceremony in London, England, UK, Europe, Phil Collins announces his retirement from live performing to enable him to concentrate on bringing up his two young sons at his home in Switzerland. The award is presented to Collins by his old friend Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin.At his home in Begnins, Switzerland, Europe, overlooking Lake Geneva, Phil Collins completes rehearsals for an upcoming run of shows at the Roseland Ballroom, New York City, USA.
Phil Collins records an ITV In Concert special at London Television Centre, Upper Ground, London, UK, for transmission in September to coincide with release of his upcoming album, Going Back.On The Wall Tour 2013, Roger Waters plays the first of two nights at Telenor Arena, Baerum, Norway, Europe.
Ian Anderson, founder of Jethro Tull, releases a solo album, Homo Erraticus, in the USA.
Robert Wyatt releases Different Every Time, a compilation of rarities, collaborations and guest appearances, on Domino Records in the UK.
On their 
Between The Buried And Me, August Burns Red, The Faceless and Good Tiger play at Roseland Theater, Portland, Oregon, USA.
A celebration of 300 years since the formation of the first Grand Lodge Of England is held at The Palladium, London, England, UK, Europe, featuring Mary Wilson of The Supremes, Martha Reeves And The Vandellas, Rick Wakeman, Nick Heyward, Joe Pasquale and others.
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