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Acclaimed Jamaican jazz saxophonist and composer Joe Harriott dies of cancer in Southampton, Hampshire, UK.
Rehearsals for the Eric Clapton's comeback shows at The Rainbow, Finsbury Park, London, UK, begin at Ronnie Wood's home, The Wick, Richmond Hill, Hampton Court, Surrey.
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When The Sweet play at The Grand Hall, Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock, Scotland, the audience is not impressed and begins a barrage of bottles which force the band to flee the stage and leave the hall. The incident will inspire the song Ballroom Blitz, written by Nicky Chinn And Mike Chapman, which Sweet will take to No2 in the UK charts later in the year.
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Sutherland Brothers and The Groundhogs perform live sets on BBC Radio 1's Peter Drummond Show in London, England, UK, Europe.
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Chuck Berry plays at The Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, UK, supported by Fumble.
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The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Coliseum, Monroe, Louisiana.
Led Zeppelin release a new album, Houses Of The Holy, in the UK. On the same day, they play in the Palais Des Sports, Lyon, France.
Dr Hook And The Medicine Show, the band that scored a hit single in 1972 with The Cover Of The Rolling Stone, gets its just reward when it appears on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine published on this day in the USA.
Paul McCartney comes to the end of recording the tv special James Paul McCartney at ATV Television Studios, Elstree, Studio D, Eldon Avenue, Borehamwood, UK. This is the first time a major pop or rock 'n' roll star has starred in a prime-time television show aimed at both UK and USA TV audiences.


The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Tokyo Imperial Theatre, Tokyo, Japan.
Behind Closed Doors by Charlie Rich reaches No1 on the Billboard country singles chart in the USA.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan.
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Wonder attends and sings at the funeral of Clifford Glover, a ten-year-old black boy who had been shot in the back by a New York City Police officer, Detective Thomas Shea, who claimed he believed that the child was a hold-up suspect and he pulled a gun on him.
Jean Michel Jarre releases his second LP, Les Granges Brulees [The Burned Barns], in France, Europe. It is the soundtrack to the film of the same name starring Simone Signoret and Alain Delon.
Weather Report play the second of five nights at Tulagi's, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Led Zeppelin play the first of two nights at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Music trade magazine Billboard in the USA increases the number of positions in its Hot Country Singles chart to 100 (up from 75). The expansion comes at a time when the number of No1 songs in a given year has increased significantly.
During a show supporting Edgar Winter's White Trash and Sly and the Family Stone, Ray Davies announces, from the stage of the White City Festival, in London, UK, that he is leaving The Kinks. On the same day, Led Zeppelin play at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York State.

John Lennon's sixth solo album, Rock'n'Roll, begin at A+M Studios, Los Angele, California, USA. Phil Spector is producer, but he will abandon the sessions before they are completed.
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John Lennon releases the single Mind Games/ Meat City on Apple Records in the USA.
Weather Report play the first of two nights at The Roxy, Los Angeles, California, USA.


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