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[{"title":"T. Rex scored their first No.1 album with their sixth release ‘Electric Warrior’","description":"December – T. Rex scored their first No.1 album with their sixth release ‘Electric Warrior’. The album which became the biggest seller of the year in the UK contained two of T. Rex’s most popular songs, ‘Get It On’ and ‘Jeepster.’","month": 12,"day": 18,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"David Bowie released his fourth album Hunky Dory","description":"December – David Bowie released his fourth album Hunky Dory, which was the first to feature all the members of the band that would become known the following year as Ziggy Stardust’s Spiders From Mars. Two singles were released from the album: ‘Changes’ / ‘Andy Warhol’ in January 1972 and ‘Life on Mars’ which was released late June 1973. 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The typeface for the lyrics to Stairway to Heaven, printed on the inside sleeve of the album, was Jimmy Page’s contribution. He found it in an old arts and crafts magazine from the late 19th century. He thought the lettering was interesting and arranged for a designer to create a whole alphabet.","month": 12,"day": 14,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"UK comedian Benny Hill was at No.1 on the UK singles chart","description":"December – UK comedian Benny Hill was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the innuendo-laden novelty song, ‘Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)’, giving Hill his only No.1 and the Christmas No.1 hit of 1971. 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On the night of the blaze, Nobs saved several young people who, thinking they would be sheltered from the flames, had hidden in the casino from the blaze. A recording of the outbreak and fire announcement can be found on a Frank Zappa Bootleg album titled Swiss Cheese / Fire.","month": 12,"day": 6,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Sly And The Family Stone were at No.1","description":"November – Sly And The Family Stone were at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Family Affair’, their fourth and final No.1. Rolling Stone magazine later ranked the song No.138 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.","month": 11,"day": 30,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Elton John kicked off a 13-date UK tour at The Coventry Theatre","description":"November – Elton John kicked off a 13-date UK tour at The Coventry Theatre, promoting his new album Madman Across The Water. 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The 19th century rustic oil painting on the front of the album was purchased by Robert Plant from an antique shop in Reading, Berkshire, England. The 20th century urban tower block on the back of the full gatefold LP cover is Butterfield Court in Eves Hill, Dudley, England.","month": 11,"day": 8,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Cher started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles","description":"November – Cher started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves’, the singers first US solo No.1, it made No.4 in the UK.","month": 11,"day": 6,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Elvis Presley kicked off a 15-date North American tour","description":"November – Elvis Presley kicked off a 15-date North American tour at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Minneapolis. Announcer Al Dvorin uttered the well known phrase: “Elvis has left the building” at the end of the show. 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The album contained two tracks attacking Paul McCartney, ‘How Do You Sleep’ and ‘Crippled Inside.’ Early editions of the LP included a postcard featuring a photo of Lennon holding a pig, in mockery of McCartney’s similar pose with a sheep on the cover of Ram. The front cover photo was a Polaroid taken by Andy Warhol.","month": 10,"day": 30,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers Band was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle","description":"October – Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers Band was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle on a Macon, Georgia street while trying to swerve to avoid a tractor-trailer and was thrown from the motorcycle. The motorcycle bounced into the air, landed on Allman and skidded another 90 feet with Allman pinned underneath. He was three weeks shy of his 25th birthday.","month": 10,"day": 24,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Music publishing firm, Arco Industries filed a $500,000 dollar lawsuit","description":"October – Music publishing firm, Arco Industries filed a $500,000 dollar lawsuit against Creedence Clearwater Revival singer John Fogerty, claiming that Fogerty’s song Travelin’ Band “contained substantial material copied from Little Richard’s Good Golly, Miss Molly”. The suit was eventually dropped.","month": 10,"day": 14,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Gene Vincent (Vincent Eugene Craddock), died","description":"October – Gene Vincent (Vincent Eugene Craddock), died from a perforated ulcer, aged 36. Had the 1956 US No.7 & UK No.16 single ‘Be Bop A Lula’. Appeared in the film, The Girl Can’t Help It with Jayne Mansfield. In 1960, while on tour in the UK, Vincent and songwriter Sharon Sheeley were seriously injured the car crash that killed Eddie Cochran.","month": 10,"day": 12,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Rod Stewart was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Maggie May","description":"October – Rod Stewart was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Maggie May’, (first released as a B side to ‘Reason To Believe’). The first of six UK No.1’s for Stewart, spent five weeks at the top of the chart.","month": 10,"day": 9,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"The Who played a small, low-key show at the University of Surrey, Guildford","description":"October – The Who played a small, low-key show at the University of Surrey, Guildford, with guest John Sebastian joining in on harmonica on ‘Magic Bus’ ‘ the only outside musician ever to jam with The Who on stage. Backstage, the group celebrated John Entwistle’s 27th birthday.","month": 10,"day": 9,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Led Zeppelin II was enjoying its 100th week on the UK album charts","description":"October – Led Zeppelin II was enjoying its 100th week on the UK album charts. It was the band’s first album to hit No.1 in the US, knocking The Beatles’ Abbey Road twice from the top spot, where it remained for seven weeks. When first released the album had advance orders of 400,000 copies in the USA, (the advertising campaign was built around the slogan Led Zeppelin II Now Flying).","month": 10,"day": 8,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Rod Stewart started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Maggie May","description":"October – Rod Stewart started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Maggie May / Reason To Believe’, his first solo No.1. Stewarts album Every Picture Tells A Story also started a four-week run on this day at No.1 on the UK and US chart.","month": 10,"day": 2,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"The first edition of the new BBC TV music show ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test","description":"September – The first edition of the new BBC TV music show ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’ was aired. Presented by Richard Williams, the show included; film clips of Jimi Hendrix from Monterey Festival playing ‘Wild Thing’, Bob Dylan playing ‘Maggies Farm’, plus America and Lesley Duncan ‘live’ in the studio. The influential show went on to enjoy a run from 1971 to 1987. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme derived its name from a Tin Pan Alley phrase from years before. When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the old greys—doormen in grey suits. The songs they could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test.","month": 9,"day": 21,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"The Who scored their first and only UK No.1 album with Who’s Next","description":"September – The Who scored their first and only UK No.1 album with Who’s Next the bands sixth LP release, featuring ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’. Cover artwork shows a photograph, taken at Easington Colliery, of the band apparently having just urinated on a large concrete piling. According to photographer Ethan Russell, most of the members were unable to urinate, so rainwater was tipped from an empty film canister to achieve the desired effect.","month": 9,"day": 18,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"During a US tour Led Zeppelin appeared at Berkley Community Theatre","description":"September – During a US tour Led Zeppelin appeared at Berkley Community Theatre, Berkley, California. Countless major acts have appeared here, including Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Van Morrison, The Kinks, Bruce Springsteen, Genesis, Elvis Costello, The Clash, Iggy Pop and David Bowie.","month": 9,"day": 14,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"The animated Jackson Five series premiered on ABC-TV in the US.","description":"September – The animated Jackson Five series premiered on ABC-TV in the US.","month": 9,"day": 11,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Donny Osmond started a three week run at No.1","description":"September – Donny Osmond started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Go Away Little Girl’. The singers only US solo chart topper. The song had also been a No.1 for Steve Lawrence in 1963.","month": 9,"day": 11,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"The Tams were at No.1 on the UK singles chart","description":"September – The Tams were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me’, a reissue of a 1964 US hit.","month": 9,"day": 8,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Grateful Dead’s former manager was arrested","description":"September – Grateful Dead’s former manager was arrested after disappearing with over $70,000 of the bands money.","month": 9,"day": 2,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"The Rolling Stones plus the father of Brian Jones filed a high court writ","description":"August – The Rolling Stones plus the father of Brian Jones filed a high court writ against ex-managers Oldham and Easton. Claiming they made a secret deal with Decca Records in 1963 to deprive the group of royalties.","month": 8,"day": 31,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Diana Ross was at No.1 on the UK singles chart ‘I’m Still Waiting’","description":"August – Diana Ross was at No.1 on the UK singles chart ‘I’m Still Waiting’, the singers first solo UK No.1. The song which spent four weeks at the top of the charts was released after BBC Radio 1 DJ Tony Blackburn featured it heavily on his morning programme.","month": 8,"day": 23,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Led Zeppelin kicked off a North American tour at the Pacific Coliseum","description":"August – Led Zeppelin kicked off a North American tour at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada. The band played to a sold out crowd of over 17,000 fans, another 3,000 fans outside the venue who didn’t have tickets started a battle with local police.","month": 8,"day": 19,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"The Who released their fifth studio album Who’s Next","description":"August – The Who released their fifth studio album Who’s Next which featured the classic song ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ and has since been viewed by critics as the Who’s best record and one of the greatest rock albums of all time. The cover artwork shows a photo of the band apparently having just urinated on a large concrete piling, but according to photographer Ethan Russell, most of the band members were unable to urinate, so rainwater was tipped from an empty film canister to achieve the desired effect.","month": 8,"day": 14,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"John Lennon flew from Heathrow Airport to New York, he never set foot on British soil again.","description":"August – John Lennon flew from Heathrow Airport to New York, he never set foot on British soil again.","month": 8,"day": 13,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Pink Floyd played their first ever Australian date","description":"August – Pink Floyd played their first ever Australian date when they appeared at the Festival Hall in Melbourne. The group, who were on an Asia Pacific tour, played just one other date in Australia – Sydney, two nights later.","month": 8,"day": 13,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"John Lennon & Yoko Ono donated £1,000","description":"August – John Lennon & Yoko Ono donated £1,000 to the Clyde Shipbuilders Scottish Union fighting fund who were refusing to stop work at the Glasgow site after being made redundant.","month": 8,"day": 12,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"The Bee Gees started a four week run at No.1","description":"August – The Bee Gees started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘How Can You Mend A Broken Heart’. It was the group’s tenth US hit and first No.1. The Bee Gees penned song was originally offered to Andy Williams, but ultimately the Bee Gees recorded it themselves, it was also later covered by soul singer Al Green.","month": 8,"day": 7,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Paul McCartney announced the formation of his new group Wings","description":"August – Paul McCartney announced the formation of his new group Wings with his wife Linda and former Moody Blues guitarist and singer Denny Laine.","month": 8,"day": 3,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour","description":"August – The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour started on prime time American TV. By this time, Sonny and Cher had stopped producing hit singles so the duo decided to sing and tell jokes in nightclubs across the country. CBS head of programming Fred Silverman saw them one evening and offered them their own show.","month": 8,"day": 1,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Concert For Bangladesh organised by George Harrison","description":"August – The Concert For Bangladesh organised by George Harrison to aid victims of famine and war in Bangladesh took place at New York’s Madison Sq Garden. Featuring Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Ravi Shankar and members from Badfinger. Harrison had to shell out his own money to maintain the fund after legal problems froze all proceeds. The triple album release (the second in a row by Harrison), hit No.1 in the UK and No.2 in the US and received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.","month": 8,"day": 1,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"A security guard was stabbed","description":"July – A security guard was stabbed to death during a concert by The Who at New York’s Forest Hill Stadium.","month": 7,"day": 31,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"James Taylor Carole King song ‘You’ve Got A Friend’","description":"July – James Taylor went to No.1 on the US singles chart with the Carole King song ‘You’ve Got A Friend’, (included in her album Tapestry and James Taylor’s album Mud Slide Slim). The song would go on to win the 1971 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal male Performance and Song Of The Year.","month": 7,"day": 31,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"T Rex were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Get It On’","description":"July – T Rex were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Get It On’, the group’s second UK No.1 which spent four weeks at the top of the charts. In the US it was retitled Bang A Gong, (Get It On). Power Station had a UK & US hit with their version of the song in 1985.","month": 7,"day": 25,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Paul Revere and the Raiders went to No.1","description":"July – Paul Revere and the Raiders went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Indian Reservation’. The song was first recorded in 1959 by Marvin Rainwater and released as ‘The Pale Faced Indian’ and then later by Don Fardon in 1968.","month": 7,"day": 24,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Make Your Own Kind Of Music","description":"July – The Carpenters show ‘Make Your Own Kind Of Music’, started a six week run on NBC-TV.","month": 7,"day": 20,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on the BBC late nigh","description":"July – John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on the BBC late night talk show, Parkinson, where John chastised the British media for calling Yoko “ugly” and for saying that she broke up The Beatles.","month": 7,"day": 17,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Bruce Springsteen Band opened for Humble Pie","description":"July – The Bruce Springsteen Band opened for Humble Pie at the Sunshine In, Asbury Park in New Jersey. After the show, an impressed Peter Frampton from Humble Pie, tells Springsteen and the band he’d like to have them open for them on a national basis. Frampton also said he would be happy to get the band an audition with his record label, A & M Records. For no logical reason, Springsteen’s manager Tinker West declined both offers on the spot.","month": 7,"day": 11,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"David Bowie started recording sessions at Trident Studios","description":"July – David Bowie started recording sessions at Trident Studios in London, for what would become the concept album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. 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He co-wrote some of the group’s biggest hits, including ‘Light My Fire’, ‘Love Me Two Times’, and ‘Love Her Madly.’ On the 25th anniversary of his death, an estimated 15,000 fans gathered at Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France to pay their respects.","month": 7,"day": 3,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Queen appeared at Surrey College, England","description":"July – Queen appeared at Surrey College, England. This was the group’s first gig with the line-up of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon.","month": 7,"day": 2,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Joni Mitchell released her fourth studio album Blue","description":"June – Joni Mitchell released her fourth studio album Blue. The album is now generally regarded by music critics as one of the greatest albums of all time. 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Some of these recordings were released in 1972, on John Lennon’s third post-Beatles album, Some Time in New York City.","month": 6,"day": 6,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Paul McCartney’s second solo album ‘Ram’","description":"June – Paul McCartney’s second solo album ‘Ram’ started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK chart. 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Widely assumed to be that of Mick Jagger, the crotch photographed for the cover was actually that of actor Joe Dallesandro.","month": 4,"day": 23,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Rolling Stones released ‘Brown Sugar’","description":"April – The Rolling Stones released ‘Brown Sugar’ taken from their latest album Sticky Fingers, the first record on their own label, Rolling Stones Records, which introduced the infamous licking- tongue and lips logo.","month": 4,"day": 13,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Rolling Stones Records’","description":"April – The Rolling Stones launched their own record label, Rolling Stones Records’, with Atlantic Records, (after their recording contract with Decca Records expired). The first album to be released was Brian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka in 1971, and is widely credited with being the first world music LP.","month": 4,"day": 6,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"The Temptations scored their second US No.1","description":"April – The Temptations scored their second US No.1 with ‘Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)’. The track is considered one of the Temptations’ signature songs, and is notable for recalling the sound of the group’s 1960s recordings. It is also the final Temptations single to feature founding members Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams.","month": 4,"day": 3,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Janis Joplin was at No.1","description":"April – Janis Joplin was at No.1 on the US album charts with the posthumously released Pearl. The album features the No.1 hit ‘Me and Bobby McGee’, written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster on which she played acoustic guitar.","month": 4,"day": 2,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Janis Joplin started a nine-week run","description":"February – Five months after her death, Janis Joplin started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with her second and final solo studio album Pearl. Joplin sang on all tracks except ‘Buried Alive in the Blues’, which remained a Full Tilt Boogie instrumental because she died before adding her vocals.","month": 2,"day": 27,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"James Taylor","description":"February – James Taylor made his TV debut on The Johnny Cash Show. Other guests included Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt, and Tony Joe White.","month": 2,"day": 17,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"‘One Bad Apple’ The Osmonds","description":"February – The Osmonds started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘One Bad Apple’. The group had been appearing on TV in the US from 1962, on the Andy Williams Show and then the Jerry Lewis show.","month": 2,"day": 13,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Carole King Album Tapestry","description":"February – American singer-songwriter Carole King released her second studio album Tapestry. It is one of the best-selling albums of all time, with over 25 million copies sold worldwide. The lead single from the album ‘It’s Too Late’/’I Feel the Earth Move’ spent five weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The cover photograph was taken at King’s Laurel Canyon home. It shows her sitting in a window frame, holding a tapestry she hand-stitched herself, with her cat Telemachus at her feet.","month": 2,"day": 10,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Led Zeppelin Small UK club tour","description":"February – Led Zeppelin announced a small UK club tour which would see the group playing Universities and small venues with ticket prices at 12 shillings (60p). Zeppelin manager Peter Grant said ‘We decided to do the clubs and forget about the bread and the big concert halls’.","month": 2,"day": 6,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Black Sabbath ‘Master Of Reality’","description":"February – Black Sabbath started recording what would be their third album, ‘Master Of Reality’ at Island Studios in London, England. Released in July of this year, it is sometimes noted as the first stoner rock album. Guitarist Tony Iommi, decided to down tune his guitar down three semi-tones, Geezer Butler also down tuned his bass guitar to match Iommi. The result was a noticeably ‘darker’ sound that almost two decades later would prove hugely influential on at least three of the biggest grunge acts, namely Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, and Nirvana.","month": 2,"day": 5,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"The Beatles The White Album (including ‘Helter Skelter),","description":"January – Tracks from The Beatles The White Album (including ‘Helter Skelter), were played in the courtroom at the Sharon Tate murder trial to find out if any songs could have influenced Charles Manson and his followers to commit murder. Actress Sharon Tate who was married to film director Roman Polanski, was eight and a half months pregnant when she was murdered in her home, along with four others, by followers of Charles Manson.","month": 1,"day": 19,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"David Bowie released ‘Holy Holy’","description":"January – David Bowie released ‘Holy Holy’ as a single in the UK which failed to chart. A more frantic version of the song was recorded in 1971 for The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars but was dropped from the album, and subsequently appeared as the B-side to ‘Diamond Dogs’ in 1974.","month": 1,"day": 15,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Black Sabbath released ‘Paranoid’","description":"Black Sabbath released ‘Paranoid’ their second studio album in the US. The album features the band’s best-known signature songs, including the title track, ‘Iron Man’ and ‘War Pigs’. The album was originally titled War Pigs, but allegedly the record company changed it to Paranoid, fearing backlash from supporters of the ongoing Vietnam War.","month": 1,"day": 7,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"George Harrison album ‘All Things Must Pass’","description":"January – The George Harrison album ‘All Things Must Pass’ started a seven week run at No.1 on the US album chart, making Harrison the first solo Beatle to score a US No.1 album. The triple album included the hit singles ‘My Sweet Lord’ and ‘What Is Life’, as well as songs such as ‘Isn’t It a Pity’ and the title track that were turned down by The Beatles.","month": 1,"day": 2,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"‘One Toke Over the Line’ by Brewer & Shipley","description":"January – New York radio station WNBC banned the song ‘One Toke Over the Line’ by Brewer & Shipley because of its alleged drug references. Other stations around the country followed.","month": 1,"day": 27,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Led Zeppelin Boat Club","description":"January – Led Zeppelin appeared at the Boat Club, Nottingham, England on their ‘Back To The Clubs’ tour. This was the first tour which saw Zeppelin performing ‘Stairway To Heaven’, ‘Black Dog’ and ‘Going To California’. Zeppelin opened the set with ‘Immigrant Song’ and ‘Heartbreaker’. This small club on the banks of the River Trent had also seen performances by Elton John, Black Sabbath, Sex Pistols and Rod Stewart.","month": 1,"day": 21,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Allman Brothers Band","description":"January – The Allman Brothers Band played the first of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York. Both shows were recorded and released as The Allman Brothers live double album, which became the groups breakthrough album.","month": 1,"day": 12,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Led Zeppelin ‘Thank You’ tour","description":"January – Led Zeppelin started a 12-date ‘Thank You’ tour for British fans, appearing at the clubs from their early days and charging the same admission prices as in 1968. The first show was at The Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland where they played songs from their upcoming fourth album, including the first public performances of ‘Black Dog’, ‘Stairway To Heaven’, ‘Going To California’ and ‘Rock And Roll’.","month": 1,"day": 5,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Rolling Stones Brown Sugar","description":"January – The Rolling Stones started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Brown Sugar’, from Sticky Fingers. The first single released on Rolling Stones Records, it was the bands sixth US No.1, and a No.2 hit in the UK. The songs lyrics, which are essentially a pastiche of a number of taboo subjects, include: interracial sex, cunnilingus, slave rape, and less distinctly, sadomasochism, lost virginity, and heroin.","month": 1,"day": 29,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Crosby Stills Nash & Young","description":"January – Crosby Stills Nash & Young scored their second US No.1 album with 4 Way Street. The live album featured recordings from shows at The Fillmore East, New York, and The Forum, Los Angeles.","month": 1,"day": 15,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Dickie Valentine","description":"January – British pop singer Dickie Valentine who enjoyed great popularity in Britain during the 1950s (No.1 with ‘Christmas Alphabet’), was killed outright in a car crash on a single lane bridge near Crickhowell, Wales at the age of 41, together with pianist Sidney Boatman and drummer Dave Pearson, aged 42. The coroner’s inquest revealed the car in which the three were traveling to have been driven in excess of 90 mph at the time of impact.","month": 1,"day": 6,"color":"#009fe3"}, {"title":"Dave and Ansel Collins","description":"January – Dave and Ansel Collins were at No.1 in the UK singles chart with ‘Double Barrel’. It featured renowned drummer Sly Dunbar who was only 14 when the song was recorded.","month": 1,"day": 1,"color":"#009fe3"}]

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