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The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.
The Allman Brothers Band plays the second of two nights at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.The Allman Brothers Band plays the second of two nights at UC Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.
The hit single Don't Cry Daddy by Elvis Presley is awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA. The song was composed by Mac Davis.
The Temptations play the tenth night of two weeks at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.Medicine Head plays at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe. Deejay for the night is John Peel.
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The Grateful Dead and the Quicksilver Messenger Service play at the PSC College Center Ballroom, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Pioneering British jazz-rock band Jon Hiseman's Colosseum play at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
Mountain plus Jack Bruce And Friends play the first of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
The Doors, supported by The Flying Burrito Brothers and Albert King, play at Long Beach Sports Arena, Long Beach, California, USA.The film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, opens in New York City, USA.
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The Miles Davis Septet plays at Hill Auditorium, University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.The Third Ear Band play at City Hall, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, UK, Europe, supported by Al Stewart.
Ringo Starr records his vocals for the song Blue Turning Grey Over You at De Lane Lea studios in London, England, UK, Europe. The track will appear on his album Sentimental Journey.
Writing On The Wall play at Friars, Aylesbury, England, UK, Europe, supported by Black Apple.The MC5 play the last of three nights at The Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, supported by Family and Stone The Crows.
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Little Richard records Dew Drop Inn, Freedom Blues, Spreadi' Natta' What's The Matter and Greenwood, Mississippi, at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California, USA, for Reprise Records.
Ringo Starr of The Beatles films a promo-clip for the title track of his solo debut album, Sentimental Journey, at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.Rare Bird play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Time Box.
Quicksilver Messenger Service, Van Morrison and Brinsley Schwarz play at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA. On their first European tour, Creedence Clearwater Revival play at The Grugahalle, Essen, Germany, Europe.
George Harrison of The Beatles jams with Bob Dylan during a visit to Dylan's house on MacDougal Street, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin record I Ain't Superstitious, Goin' Down Slow, I Want To Have A Word With You, during sessions at Olympic Studios, London, UK, which will result in the album The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions. Backing musicians on these sessions include Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and Ringo Starr.When Black Sabbath play at the Marquee Club, Soho, London, UK, several music biz bigwigs turn out to see them. Most important among those gents is Don Arden, a manager/entrepreneur nicknamed The Al Capone Of Pop.
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Quicksilver Messenger Service play the last of four nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Grateful Dead play the first of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA, supported by The New Riders Of The Purple Sage.
The Byrds, Poco and Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen play the third of four nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA. (1970).
Brad Meldhau is born in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He will find success as a jazz pianist and composer, with eclectic tastes and an evident fondness for collaborating with other artists.
Eric Clapton's solo debut album, Eric Clapton, peaks at No13 in the Billboard Albums Chart in the USA.
The Grateful Dead are seen performing Easy Wind in a San Francisco-based tv special entitled Calibration.
On a Chrysalis Records package tour, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum and Tir Na Nog play at Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, Scotland.
The Moody Blues albums Days Of Future Passed and On The Threshold Of A Dream, are both certified as Gold Discs in the USA. Justin Hayward of the Moodies is a Swindon-born lad.
Newly emerging singer-songwriter Elton John plays the last of three nights at The Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Z. Z. Top play the second of two nights at Armadillo World Headquarters in the National Guard Armoury, Austin, Texas, supported by Heaven And Earth.
Black Sabbath play the second of five nights at the Whiskey A Go Go, Hollywood, California, USA.Newly emerging singer-songwriter Elton John plays the second of two nights at The East Town Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band plays the second of four nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA, with Buddy Miles and Quatermass.
Buffalo Springfield, The Collectors and Hour Glass play the last of three nights at The Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA.
On their first national tour The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Little Jimmy Dickens And His Country Boys play at The Cascade Club, Portland, Oregon, USA.Jan |