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The George Harrison triple album All Things Must Pass begins a seven week run at No1 on the Billboard albums chart in the USA.Mr. Bojangles by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No9, during a thirteen-week run on the chart.
Bob Dylan has his first telephone conversation with A.J.Weberman , the obsessive fan who has been rummaging through the garbage cans outside his home in New York City, USA.
Tony Christie enjoys the first of several hits when Las Vegas, on MCA Records, enters the UK singles chart where it will peak at No 21 during a nine-week run.
Daniel Dumile is born in London, England, UK, Europe. He will find success as rapper and producer MF Doom.
The Keef Hartley Band and the Third Ear Band play at The Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK.
The Beach Boys play at The Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA.
Black Sabbath play at The Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Canada, supported by Salt.Black Sabbath’s current tour of the USA ends at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Mountain and Humble Pie are on the same bill.
Stevie Wonder releases a new LP, Where I'm Coming From, on Motown Records in the USA. It will debut on the Billboard Pop Albums at No62, and on the Billboard R'n'B Albums Chart at No10.Black Sabbath play in Fyens Forum, Odense, Denmark, Europe, supported by Jonathan Swift.Black Sabbath play in Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark, Europe, supported by Jonathan Swift.Tony Christie secures the second of several hits when I Did What I Did For Maria, on MCA Records, enters the UK singles chart where it will peak at No 2 during a seventeen-week run.
Bob Dunn, a pioneer of recording the electric steel guitar and the first steel guitarist to introduce jazz licks into country and western music, dies of lung cancer in Houston, Texas, USA.The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Eight days of recording sessions begin in London, England, UK, Europe, for the collaborative album B.B. King In London, featuring contributions by Peter Green, Duster Bennett, Alexis Korner, Steve Marriott, Dr. John, Pete Wingfield, Klaus Voorman and others.The great jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong, aka Satchmo, dies of a heart attack in Corona, Queens, New York City, USA, aged 69.
Security guard George Byington is stabbed to death by 21-year-old Kerry Flaherty while The Who are setting up for that night’s concert in Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York.
David Bowie signs a contract with GEM, a music production company co-owned by music lawyer Lawrence Myers and Bowie’s manager Tony DeFries.The Concert For Bangladesh takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA, featuring George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and others.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama.
Black Sabbath play in Ungano’s Ritz, Staten Island, New York State, USA, supported by Sweathog.
Jazz flute virtuoso Yusef Lateef records African Song, Pink Perfume and other tracks for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
Led Zeppelin play in the Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, New York State, USA, supported by Black Sabbath.
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."
During his Hunky Dory tour, David Bowie records a live set at BBC Radio 1 Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Rory Gallagher plays at The Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.Bob Dylanis in Studio C, Columbia Recording Studios, New York City, USA, working on Sammy's Song with David Bromberg.
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.San Francisco hippy pioneers The Grateful Dead play the first of two nights at the Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Berkeley-based band Country Joe And The Fish play at Hunter College, New York City, USA.
Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin IV is certified as a gold album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA. On the same day, the band plays at St. Matthew's Baths, Ipswich, UK.
Sugar Daddy by the The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, enters the Billboard US Hot 100 Singles chart, where it will peak at No10.
Blue Oyster Cult play at the Pritchard Gymnasium, SUNY, Stony Brook, New York State, USA, with The Byrds and The Mahavishnu Orchestra.
Pink
Floyd spend the last of eight days in Studio Europasinor, Paris, France, Europe, working on their concert film Live At
Pompeii.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia.
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