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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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Led Zeppelin play at Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK.
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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Powerpop band Blue Ash begin recording their debut album, No More, No Less at Peppermint Productions, Youngstown, Ohio, USA.
The Sutherland Brothers and The Groundhogs perform live sets on BBC Radio 1's Peter Drummond Show in London, England, UK, Europe.
Chuck Berry plays at The Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, UK, supported by Fumble.
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Flamenco singer Manolo Caracol dies in a road accident in Madrid, Spain, Europe.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Coliseum, Monroe, Louisiana.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Astrodome, Houston, Texas.
Wizzard and Atomic Rooster play at the City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.
The Incredible String Band plays at The Royal Festival Hall, London, UK.
Can play at the Bataclan, Paris, France, Europe.
Thin Lizzy play at Imperial College, Bromley, England, UK.
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.
Led Zeppelin play at the Palais des Sports, Paris, France.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band play at Neeld Hall, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe
On their Get Me A Ladder Tour, Emerson, Lake And Palmer play in Oude RAI, Amsterdam, Holland, Europe.
On their Get Me A Ladder Tour, Emerson, Lake And Palmer play the first of two nights in The Konzert Haus, Vienna, Austria, Europe.
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.
Merry Clayton begins six nights of shows at the Boarding House, San Francisco, California, USA.
Stevie 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.
Argent, Family, Glencoe and Ellis play at Alexandra Palace, London, UK
Paul Simon releases a new single, Loves Me Like a Rock, in the USA.
Stevie Wonder releases a new single, Higher Ground, on Motown Records in the USA.
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The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California.
Lou Reed plays a gig in Amsterdam, Holland, Europe.
On their European Tour 1973, The Rolling Stones play at The Olympiahalle, Innsbruck, Austria, Europe.
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John Mayall plays at McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Judas Priest play at the Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire, UK.
Recording sessions for 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.
John Lennon releases the single Mind Games/ Meat City on Apple Records in the USA.
Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath marries wealthy socialite Susan Snowdon.
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San Francisco traffic is backed up for five blocks from one post office, because of mail-order demand for Bob Dylan concert tickets, which have gone on sale today.
Weather Report play the first of two nights at The Roxy, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bobby Darin, aged 37, dies of heart failure during open-heart surgery in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bob Dylan's album Dylan is awarded a Gold Disc in the USA.
Wishbone Ash, supported by Vinegar Joe, Renaissance and Al Stewart, play a Christmas concert at Alexandra Palace, London, England, UK, billed as Christmas At The Palace. During this gig, Wishbone Ash are presented with a gold disc for their album Argus.
Bob Dylan and The Band are rehearsing in Inglewood Forum, Los Angeles, California, for their first tour of the USA in eight years.
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