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Jimmy Buffett plays during a string of concerts at The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.


Bob Dylan releases a new single, Tangled Up In Blue, on Columbia Records in the USA.
During a tour of the West Indies, The Jackson 5 support Bob Marley And The Wailers at the National Heroes Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica.

Former New York Dolls Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan form The Heartbreakers with seminal New York punk Richard Hell.
Homesick James, Tommy Tucker, Billy Boy Arnold, Eddie 'Guitar' Burns, Little Joe Blue and Lonesome Jimmie Lee Robinson play the second of two nights at The 100 Club, London, UK. The shows are recorded and tracks will be released on the album American Blues Legends 75.
Rod Stewart confirms that he has left the UK and intends to live permanently in the USA, where he will apply for citizenship.
Rick Wakeman stages his extravagant rock fantasy King Arthur On Ice at Wembley Stadium, London, UK, during which several ice-skating performers completely lose sight of each other because of clouds of dry ice. Chaos ensues, and the event is still cherished as a rock folly of the highest order.
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When ZZ Top play at The State Fair, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, they outdraw hometown artist Leon Russell.

James Taylor and Phoebe Snow play as part of the The Summer Of Stars concert series in Washington Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Give A Little Bit by The Bay City Rollers reaches No1 in the UK pop singles chart.
Bob Dylan is working on Black Diamond Bay, Oh Sister, Mozambique and other songs in Studio E, Columbia Records Studios, New York City, USA, during sessions for the album Desire.


Jerry Garcia and Friends and Jefferson Starship give a free show to 40,000 fans in Lindley Park, San Francisco, California, USA.
There is a bomb scare at The Uptown Theatre, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, where Bruce Springsteen is playing a show. The singer returns to the Hotel Pfister and has a few drinks until the all clear is given. On the drive back to the hall, Springsteen rides on the roof of the car.
Bruce Springsteen appears on the covers of both Newsweek and Time magazines on the same day. Musicians rarely appeared on the cover of either magazine, so to be featured on both on the same day was quite remarkable.

Matt Montgomery is born in Houston, Texas, USA. Also known as Piggy D, he will find success a guitarist in horror-punk band Wednesday 13 and as bassist for Rob Zombie.

Queen’s ground-breaking Bohemian Rhapsody video is broadcast on UK tv show Top Of The Pops for the first time.
Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue plays at the Civic Center Arena, Hartford, Connecticut.

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