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  • 27 Sep 1973

    Barbra Streisand released her single 'The Way We Were.'

  • 14 Jul 1973

    The Everly Brothers broke up after Phil Avery smashed guitar and stormed off stage.

  • 26 Jun 1973

    Musical 'Grease' opened at the New London Theatre.

  • 17 Mar 1973

    Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' debuted on Billboard's Top 200 chart.

  • 28 Sep 1972

    Singer David Bowie performed for the first time at New York City's Carnegie Hall.

  • 15 Jul 1972

    Elton John's 'Honky Chateau' became his first #1 album in the US, which was a significant turning point in his career.

  • 9 Jun 1972

    Major record label Columbia Records signed singer Bruce Springsteen.

  • 20 May 1972

    Hard Job Being God, a Broadway musical, closed at the Edison Theater NYC after six performances.

  • 25 Feb 1972

    The band 'Wing's' debut single 'Give Ireland Back to the Irish' was released by Apple Records.

  • 9 Sep 1971

    John Lennon released his second album, 'Imagine.'

  • 8 Sep 1971

    John Lennon's most iconic hit, 'Imagine,' was released in the UK.

  • 9 Jun 1971

    Rock star Paul McCartney's 'Ram' album went Gold.

  • 17 May 1971

    Stephen Schwartz's musical 'Godspell' premiered off-Broadway.

  • 23 Apr 1971

    The Rolling Stones release Sticky Fingers.

  • 5 Mar 1971

    Led Zeppelin started their first tour at Ulster Hall, Belfast, UK.

  • 20 Jan 1971

    Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' single was released.

  • 19 Jan 1971

    The Beatles song 'Helter Skelter' was played in court as evidence for Charles Manson's trial.

  • 31 Dec 1970

    Paul McCartney filed a lawsuit to break up The Beatles.

  • 17 Jun 1970

    Rock band Led Zeppelin started their last tour of Europe.

  • 13 May 1970

    The Beatles movie, 'Let it Be,' premiered.

  • 8 May 1970

    The Beatles release the album Let It Be.

  • 10 Apr 1970

    Paul McCartney announced he would leave The Beatles.

  • 6 Mar 1970

    The Beatles released their single 'Let it Be.'

  • 21 Feb 1970

    The Jackson 5 performed on TV for the first time on American Bandstand.

  • 6 Dec 1969

    The Altamont free concert occurred.

  • 10 Oct 1969

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical soundtrack, 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' was recorded.

  • 26 Sep 1969

    The Beatles released Abbey Road, the last album they recorded before breaking up.

  • 15 Aug 1969

    The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens its doors to participants and spectators.

  • 8 Aug 1969

    Photographer Iain Macmillan Takes an Iconic Photograph of the Beatles.

  • 11 Jul 1969

    'Space Oddity' was released by David Bowie.

  • 4 Jul 1969

    The first Atlanta International Pop Festival took place at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia, with as many as 150,000 partygoers.

  • 23 May 1969

    The Who release Tommy.

  • 25 Feb 1969

    George Harrison from The Beatles started recording three solo songs from their Abbey Road album at the EMI studio, Abbey Road, London.

  • 17 Feb 1969

    Friends Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan recorded 'Girl From The North Country' at CBS Studios.

  • 30 Jan 1969

    The Beatles give their last public performance.

  • 12 Jan 1969

    Led Zeppelin releases their debut album.

  • 30 Dec 1968

    Frank Sinatra first recorded 'My Way,' with lyrics written by Paul Anka based on the French song 'Comme d'habitude.'

  • 28 Dec 1968

    The first major rock festival held on America's east coast took place.

  • 30 Sep 1968

    The Supremes released their hit single 'Love Child.'

  • 26 Aug 1968

    The Beatles released one of their all-time hits, Hey Jude, in the US.

  • 20 Jul 1968

    Single 'In-a-gadda-da-vida' by Iron Butterfly became the first heavy metal song to hit the charts.

  • 29 Apr 1968

    The musical Hair goes to Broadway.

  • 17 Mar 1968

    The Bee Gees made their first appearance on TV, performing 'Words' and 'To Love Somebody' on the Ed Sullivan Show.

  • 15 Mar 1968

    Jimi Hendrix was declared the ''most spectacular guitarist in the world" by LIFE magazine.

  • 13 Jan 1968

    Johnny Cash recorded his iconic live album, At Folsom Prison.

  • 27 Dec 1967

    Leonard Cohen released his debut album 'Songs of Leonard Cohen' through Columbia Records.

  • 9 Dec 1967

    Jim Morrison was arrested on stage.

  • 18 Jun 1967

    Jimi Hendrix and Pete Townshend performed an epic battle of the guitars.

  • 16 Jun 1967

    The Monterey Pop Festival opens.

  • 3 Jun 1967

    Aretha Franklin, the 'Queen of Soul,' hits No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart with her cover of Otis Redding's song, 'Respect.'

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