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Black Sabbath begin a six day Antipodean tour in Wellington, New Zealand, Oceania, supported by Ticket.
The first of two days of stage rehearsals is held at Guildford Civic Hall, Guildford, UK, in preparation for Eric Clapton's comeback concerts at The Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, UK.
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Bruce Springsteen And The E-Street Band play the last of six nights at Paul
Chick Corea [with Airto Moreira] plays at the Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, USA, supported by The McCoy Tyner Quartet and the Hoo Doo Band.
Randy Newman records thirteen demos of the songs which will become his concept album Good Old Boys.
The Sutherland Brothers And Quiver play at Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Doug Sahm And His Band play the first of six nights at Max's Kansas City, New York State, USA.
Jazz-rock fusion band The Mahavishnu Orchestra plays at The Kinetic Playground, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Aerosmith.
Thin Lizzy play at the Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire, UK, supported by Gentle Giant. Thin Lizzy's set is marred by violence among Hell's Angels in the crowd.
Weather Report play the last of four nights at the Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Black Sabbath come to the end of a European tour at L’Olympia, Paris, France, Europe. On this show they are supported by Badger.
The Comet Kohoutek, sometimes called The Comet Of The Century, is first sighted by Czech astronomer Lobos Kohoutek. It will capture the public imagination and inspire such songs as Kometenmelodie [1973] by Kraftwerk, The Tail Of The Comet Kohoutek [1974] by Burl Ives and Kohoutek [1985] by R.E.M.. It is also thought likely that the Paul Simon song St. Judy's Comet is also about the appearance of Kohoutek.
Black Sabbath begin a UK tour at Green’s Playhouse, Glasgow, Scotland, supported by Badger and Necromandus.
Steely Dan release a new single, Reelin’ In The Years, in the USA.
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Jazz pianist Cecil Taylor plays at Antioch College, Ohio, USA.
Led Zeppelin play at the Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria.
Led Zeppelin play at The Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany, Europe.
Neil Young plays the second of three nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
Blackfoot Sue play at The Caledonian, Inverness, Scotland, UK.
Pablo Picasso, perhaps the most influential artist of the 20th century, dies of a heart attack in Mougins, France, Europe, while he and his wife Jacqueline are entertaining friends for dinner. His final words are "Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can't drink any more." which will, later the same year, inspire the song Picasso's Last Words by Paul McCartney And Wings. Another celebrated - although somewhat fanciful - song about Picasso is Pablo Picasso by Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers.
Columbia Records release a Hall Of Fame reissue single od Bob Dylan's Just Like A Woman and I Want You, in the USA.
Jazz vocalist and recording artist Clare Teal is born in Kidwick, Yorkshire, UK.
Led Zeppelin play in the Sam Houston Coliseum, Hoston, Teaxas, USA.
Led Zeppelin play in The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Multi-instrumentalist composer Mike Oldfield releases his debut album Tubular Bells, in the UK. An innovative LP-length instrumental composition, it will go to No1 and eventually sell 16m copies worldwide, providing the financial foundation for Richard Branson's Virgin empire and inspiring the New Age musical genre.
The Jackson 5 release a new album, Skywriter, in the USA on Motown Records.
A Led Zeppelin gig at The Forum, Los Angeles, California, USA, is delayed because guitarist Jimmy Page has sprained his finger on the fence at LA airport.
Weather Report play the first of five nights at Tulagi's, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
David Bowie releases a new single, Life On Mars, on RCA Records in the UK.
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American teenager Marlene Raymond sets a new world record for limbo dancing, when she dances under a flaming bar set at just six and one eighth inches.
Asleep At The Wheel play at The Record Plant, Sausalito, California, USA.
Country music artist Shannon Lawson is born in Taylorsville, Kentucky, USA. In 2008, she will co-write Like I Never Broke Her Heart by former Alabama lead singer Randy Owen and in the same year she will co-write James Otto's single These Are the Good Ole Days.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at Saratoga Perfect Arts, Saratoga, California.
Wishbone Ash play at Alexandra Palace, London, UK. Also on the bill are Bedlam, McGuinness Flint, Climax Blues Band, Vinegar Joe and Fumble.
Rock-jazz fusion group The Mahavishnu Orchestra, featuring guitarist John McLaughlin, play at The Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
The Mahavishnu Orchestra, featuring guitarist John McLaughlin, play at The Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Man & His World exhibition, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson are recording Don't Let It Get You Down, Girl You're So Together and Farewell My Summer Love, for Motown Records in Detroit, Michigan.
On their European Tour 1973, The Rolling Stones play the second of three nights at The Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe.
Elton John, dressed as a gorilla, invades the stage during an Iggy Pop performance at Richards Nightclub, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Lou Reed plays a gig in Amsterdam, Holland, Europe.
On their European Tour 1973, The Rolling Stones play the second of two nights at The Festhalle, Bern, Switzerland, Europe.
Mott The Hoople play at The Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
At Village Recorders, Santa Monica, California, USA, Bob Dylan records House Of The Rising Sun and Nobody 'Cept You, with The Band as his backing group.
Former Swindon resident Gilbert O'Sullivan enters the UK pop singles chart with Why, Oh Why, Oh Why, which will peak at No6.
Jimmy Reed plays the first of three nights at the King Pleasure Jazz Club, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Jimmy Reed plays the last of three nights at the King Pleasure Jazz Club, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
AC/DC play their first-ever gig at The Chequers Club, Sydney, Australia.
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