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The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Coliseum Complex, Portland, Oregon.
When Led Zeppelin attract 56,000 punters to their gig in Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida, USA, they break the long-standing concert attendance record which had been set by The Beatles at Shea Stadium in the mid-sixties.
The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia by Vicki Lawrence reaches No1 in the RPM Singles Chart in Canada.
After many years in the business, David Bowie finally secures his first UK No.1 album when Aladdin Sane begins a five-week run in the top spot.
When Dutch prog-rock band Focus play at The Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, UK, the show is recorded and will be released as the LP Live at the Rainbow. The concert is also filmed for transmission a month later by UK tv rock show The Old Grey Whistle Test.
Larry Wellington, who found success in the 1930s as the accordionist with Louise Massey And The Westerners, dies in the USA.