List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1970. American soul singer Wilson Pickett with Pino Presti (1970)

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1970 in British music This is a summary of 1970 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. Events *4 January – The Who drummer Keith Moon fatally runs over his chauffeur with his Bentley while trying to escape a mob outside a ...

* 1970 in Norwegian music

Specific genres

1970 in country music This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1970. Events * April 13 - Marty Robbins is awarded Artist of the Decade for the 1960s by the Academy of Country Music * September — '' That Good Ole Nashville Music ...

1970 in heavy metal music Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condi ...

* 1970 in jazz

Events

* January 3 – Ex- Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett releases his first solo album ''

The Madcap Laughs ''The Madcap Laughs'' is the debut solo album by the English singer-songwriter Syd Barrett. It was recorded after Barrett had left Pink Floyd in April 1968. The album had a chequered recording history, with work beginning in mid-1968, but the ...

''. * January 4 –

The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...

drummer Keith Moon fatally runs over his chauffeur with his Bentley trying to escape a mob outside a pub. The death is later ruled an accident. * January 7 –

Max Yasgur Max B. Yasgur (December 15, 1919 – February 9, 1973) was an American farmer who was the owner of a dairy farm in Bethel, New York, where the 1969 Woodstock musical festival was held from August 15–18, 1969. He sold his farm in 1971 and ...

, owner of the

Bethel, New York :''This is the article about the Sullivan County, New York town. For the Dutchess County, New York hamlet, see Bethel, Pine Plains'' Bethel is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was estimated at 4,255 in 2010. The ...

farm where the 1969

Woodstock Festival Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, southwest of the town of Woodstock. Billed as "an Aquar ...

was held, is sued for $35,000 in property damages by neighboring farmers. * January 9 – Led Zeppelin performs at

The Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no governm ...

John Bonham John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was an English musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Led Zeppelin. Esteemed for his speed, power, fast single-footed kick drumming, distinctive sound, and feel for groove ...

plays a fifteen-minute rendition of "Moby Dick". * January 14 –

Diana Ross and the Supremes The Supremes were an American girl group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Founded as the Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful ...

perform for the last time together at the

Frontier Hotel The New Frontier (formerly Hotel Last Frontier and The Frontier) was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The property began as a casino and dance club known as Pair O' Dice, opened in 1931. It was sold in 1941, and inc ...

in Las Vegas. * January 16 –

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

's London art gallery exhibit of lithographs, Bag One, is shut down by Scotland Yard for displaying "erotic lithographs". *

January 24 Events Pre-1600 * 41 – Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula. * 914 – Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt. *1438 – The Cou ...

– James "Shep" Sheppard, of

The Heartbeats The Heartbeats were a 1950s American doo-wop group best known for their song " A Thousand Miles Away", which charted at No. 53 in the US '' Billboard'' listings in 1957. Career The Heartbeats began as a quartet in early 1953 in Jamaica, Que ...

and

Shep and the Limelites Shep and the Limelites was an American doo-wop trio of the early 1960s, composed of James "Shep" Sheppard (September 24, 1935 – January 24, 1970), Clarence Bassett (March 13, 1936 – January 25, 2005) and Charles Baskerville (July 6, 1936 – J ...

, is found murdered in his car on the Long Island Expressway. *

January 26 Events Pre-1600 * 661 – The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. *1531 – The 6.4–7.1 Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people. * 1564 – The Council of Tren ...

– Simon & Garfunkel release their final album together, '' Bridge Over Troubled Water''. The

title track A title track is a song that has the same name as the album or film in which it appears. In the Korean music industry, the term is used to describe a promoted song on an album, akin to a single, regardless of the song's title. Title track may a ...

and album stay #1 on the Billboard charts for six weeks and go on to win a record six

Grammys The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

at the

13th Grammy Awards The 13th Annual Grammy Awards were held on 16 March 1971, on ABC, and marked the ceremony's first live telecast. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1970. The ceremony was hosted for the first time by Andy Williams. Awa ...

, including "Record of the Year", "Song of the Year", and "Album of the Year." In Britain it tops the album chart at regular intervals over the next two years, and becomes the best-selling album in Britain during the 1970s. * January 27 –

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

makes the final recordings for his experimental album ''

Circle in the Round ''Circle in the Round'' is a 1979 compilation album by jazz musician Miles Davis. It compiled outtakes from sessions across fifteen years of Davis's career that, with one exception, had been previously unreleased. All of its tracks have since been ...

'', featuring sitar and tabla. *

January 28 Events Pre-1600 * 98 – On the death of Nerva, Trajan is declared Roman emperor in Cologne, the seat of his government in lower Germany. * 814 – The death of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, brings about the accession ...

– The newly formed

Band of Gypsies ''Band of Gypsys'' is a live album by Jimi Hendrix and the first without his original group, the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It was recorded on January 1, 1970, at the Fillmore East in New York City with Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums, ...

breaks up when guitarist Jimi Hendrix walks out after playing just two songs, telling the audience "I'm sorry we just can't get it together". * February 11 – The film '' The Magic Christian'', starring

Peter Sellers Peter Sellers (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series ''The Goon Show'', featured on a number of hit comic songs ...

and Ringo Starr, is premiered in New York City. The film's soundtrack album, including

Badfinger Badfinger were a Welsh rock band formed in Swansea, who were active from the 1960s to the 1980s. Their best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (vocals, guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (guitar). They are rec ...

's " Come and Get It" (written and produced by

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

), is released on

Apple Records Apple Records is a record label founded by the Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. It was initially intended as a creative outlet for the Beatles, both as a group and individually, plus a selection of other artists including Ma ...

. * February 13 – English band

Black Sabbath Black Sabbath were an English rock music, rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy met ...

release their self titled debut album in the U.K., credited as the first major album in the heavy metal genre. * February 14 –

records ''Live At Leeds'' in

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...

, England. The Grateful Dead plays an equally historic concert on the same date at the

Fillmore East The Fillmore East was rock promoter Bill Graham's rock venue on Second Avenue near East 6th Street in the (at the time) Lower East Side neighborhood, now called the East Village neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan of New York City. I ...

, New York City. * February 17 – Joni Mitchell announces that she is retiring from live performances, following her show at London's Royal Albert Hall. She would be back performing concerts within a year. * February 23 – Ringo Starr appears on the television show ''

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' (often simply referred to as ''Laugh-In'') is an American sketch comedy television program that ran for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968, to March 12, 1973, on the NBC television network, hosted by comedians Da ...

''. * February 27 – Jefferson Airplane is fined $1,000 for using profanity during a concert in

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...

, Oklahoma. * February 28 –

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

performed at the Houston Astrodome. The King of Rock and Roll broke previous attendance records with a crowd of 36,299 - which was 10,000 more than the previous record. * February 28 –

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...

perform in

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under the pseudonym The Nobs, to avoid a threatened lawsuit by Count

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, descendant of airship designer

Ferdinand von Zeppelin Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (german: Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin; 8 July 1838 – 8 March 1917) was a German general and later inventor of the Zeppelin rigid airships. His name soon became synonymous with airships a ...

. *

March 4 Events Pre-1600 *AD 51 – Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title '' princeps iuventutis'' (head of the youth). * 306 – Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. * 852 – Croatian Knez Trpimir I issues a st ...

– Janis Joplin is fined $200 for using obscene language during a concert performance in

Tampa, Florida Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and ...

. *

March 6 Events Pre-1600 * 12 BCE – The Roman emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the emperor. * 632 – The Farewell Sermon (Khutbah, Khutbatul Wada') of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. * 845 & ...

– Cult leader and suspected murderer Charles Manson releases an album titled '' Lie: The Love and Terror Cult'' to help finance his defense. * March 7 –

Mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...

, one of the many bands credited as having influence in the development of heavy metal music, releases '' Climbing!'', their debut album. *

March 11 Events Pre-1600 * 222 – Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander. * 843 – Triumph of Orthodoxy: Empress Theodora II restores the ven ...

– The

12th Annual Grammy Awards The 12th Annual Grammy Awards were held on March 11, 1970. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1969. Award winners *Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year **Bones Howe (producer) & The 5th Dimension for "Aqu ...

are presented in

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, Nashville, New York and

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is a jazz rock music group founded in New York City in 1967, noted for a combination of brass with rock instrumentation. In addition to original music, the group has performed popular songs by Laura N ...

' self-titled album wins Album of the Year,

The 5th Dimension The 5th Dimension is an American popular music vocal group, whose repertoire includes pop, R&B, soul, jazz, light opera, and Broadway. Formed as the Versatiles in late 1965, the group changed its name to "the 5th Dimension" by 1966. Betwe ...

's " Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" wins

Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...

and

Joe South Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter; February 28, 1940 – September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1970 for " Ga ...

's " Games People Play" wins Song of the Year.

Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) were a folk rock supergroup made up of American singer-songwriters David Crosby and Stephen Stills and English singer-songwriter Graham Nash. When joined by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young as a fourth member ...

win

Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...

. *

March 15 Events Pre-1600 *474 BC – Roman consul Aulus Manlius Vulso celebrates an ovation for concluding the war against Veii and securing a forty years' truce. * 44 BC – The assassination of Julius Caesar takes place. * 493 – Odo ...

– West German pavilion at

Expo '70 The or Expo 70 was a world's fair held in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan between March 15 and September 13, 1970. Its theme was "Progress and Harmony for Mankind." In Japanese, Expo '70 is often referred to as . It was the first world's fair ...

in Osaka features 5½ hours' daily live performances of the music of

Karlheinz Stockhausen Karlheinz Stockhausen (; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th-century classical music, 20th and early 21st-century ...

(to September 13). *

March 19 Events Pre-1600 * 1277 – The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire. * 1279 – A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen en ...

–

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

marries model Angela Barnett. *

March 21 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the ''Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas an ...

– In

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

, Dana wins the 15th annual Eurovision Song Contest for

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

with the song

All Kinds of Everything "All Kinds of Everything" is a song written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith; as performed by Dana, it won the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 representing . "All Kinds of Everything" marked a return to the ballad form from the more energetic pe ...

. She is elected to the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

some 29 years later. * March 25 –

José José José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (17 February 1948 – 28 September 2019), known professionally as José José, was a Mexican singer and actor. Born into a family of musicians, José began his musical career in his early teens playing guitar and sin ...

gives a masterful performance of the song "

El Triste "El Triste" ("''The Sad One''") is a song written by Mexican composer Roberto Cantoral. It was performed for the first time on March 15, 1970, at the "Latin Song Festival II" (predecessor of the OTI Festival) by the Mexican singer José José. ( ...

" at the "Latin Song Festival II", predecessor of the

OTI Festival OTI Festival ( es, Festival OTI de la Canción, pt, Festival OTI da Canção), often known simply as La OTI, was an international song competition, organised annually between 1972 and 2000 by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) ...

. *

March 26 Events Pre-1600 * 590 – Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. *1021 – On the feast of Eid al-Adha, the death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret for six weeks, ...

–

Peter Yarrow Peter Yarrow (born May 31, 1938) is an American singer and songwriter who found fame for being in the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yarrow co-wrote (with Leonard Lipton) one of the group's best known hits, " Puff, the Magic Dragon". H ...

(of

Peter, Paul and Mary Peter, Paul and Mary was an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961 during the American folk music revival phenomenon. The trio consisted of tenor Peter Yarrow, baritone Paul Stookey, and contralto Mary Travers. The group's reper ...

) pleads guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14-year-old girl in Washington, D.C., on August 31, 1969. *

April 2 Events Pre-1600 * 1513 – Having spotted land on March 27, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida, landing somewhere between the modern city of St. Augustine and the mouth of the St. J ...

– The London Magistrate's Court hears arguments on

's indecency summons for his exhibition of erotic lithographs during his art exhibit on January 16. *

April 3 Events Pre-1600 * 686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul. *1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. *1077 – The Patriarchate of Friûl, the first Friulian state, is created. * ...

–

Minneapolis Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

nightclub the Depot opens, eventually renamed to First Avenue. *

April 10 Events Pre-1600 * 428 – Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople. * 837 – Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles). * 140 ...

–

publicly announces that he has left

The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...

in a press release, written in mock-interview style, that is included in promotional copies of his first solo album and headlined in the ''

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'' newspaper in the United Kingdom. *

April 14 Events Pre-1600 * 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum. * 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho ...

–

Michael Nesmith Robert Michael Nesmith or Mike Nesmith, (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series ''The Monkees'' (1966� ...

announces he has left

The Monkees The Monkees were an American rock and pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1966, whose lineup consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork alongside English actor/singer Davy Jones. The group was con ...

. *

April 17 Events Pre-1600 *1080 – Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized. *1349 – The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan ...

– Johnny Cash performs at the

White House The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in ...

at the invitation of President Richard M. Nixon. *

April 20 Events Pre-1600 * 1303 – The Sapienza University of Rome is instituted by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII. 1601–1900 *1653 – Oliver Cromwell dissolves England's Rump Parliament. *1657 – English Admiral Robert Blake destroys ...

–

's first solo album, '' McCartney'', is released. *

April 24 Events Pre-1600 * 1479 BC – Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty). *1183 BC – Traditional reckoning of the Fall of Troy ...

–

Grace Slick Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing; October 30, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter, artist, and painter. Slick was a key figure in San Francisco's early psychedelic music scene in the mid-1960s. With a music career spanning four decades, ...

of Jefferson Airplane is invited to a tea party at the White House by

Tricia Nixon Patricia Nixon Cox ( Nixon; born February 21, 1946) is the elder daughter of the 37th United States president Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon, and sister to Julie Nixon Eisenhower. She is married to Edward F. Cox and is the mother of Chri ...

, daughter of U.S. President

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

. Slick arrives at the party with Abbie Hoffman, who is on trial for conspiring to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The pair planned to spike Nixon's tea cup with a heavy dose of

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. Slick is recognized (although Hoffman is not) and told to leave because she is on the FBI list. *

May 4 Events Pre-1600 * 1256 – The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull ''Licet ecclesiae catholicae''. * 1415 – Religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus ar ...

– Charles Wuorinen, 32, becomes the youngest composer ever to win the

Pulitzer Prize for Music The Pulitzer Prize for Music is one of seven Pulitzer Prizes awarded annually in Letters, Drama, and Music. It was first given in 1943. Joseph Pulitzer arranged for a music scholarship to be awarded each year, and this was eventually converted ...

. * May 8 –

' last LP, '' Let It Be'', is released. * May 16 **

Randy Bachman Randolph Charles Bachman (; born September 27, 1943) is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of the bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Bachman recorded as a solo artist and was part of a num ...

leaves

the Guess Who The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1965. The band originated in 1962 and achieved an international hit single with a cover of " Shakin' All Over" in 1965 under the name Chad Allan and the Expressions. After ...

to start up Brave Belt. **

release ''

Live at Leeds ''Live at Leeds'' is the first live album by English rock band The Who. It was recorded at the University of Leeds Refectory on 14 February 1970, and is their only live album that was released while the group were still actively recording and p ...

'' which is their first live album. Since its initial reception, ''Live at Leeds'' has been cited by several

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as the best live rock recording of all time. *

May 20 Events Pre-1600 * 325 – The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church. * 491 – Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed '' Augusta'' is able to choose her ...

–

' film '' Let It Be'' premières in London and Liverpool. None of the four band members are present at either screening. *

May 23 Events Pre-1600 * 1430 – Joan of Arc is captured at the Siege of Compiègne by troops from the Burgundian faction. *1498 – Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy. * 1533 – The marriage of King Henry VI ...

–24 – Grateful Dead make their first British appearance at Hollywood Festival, Newcastle-under-Lyme, on a bill also featuring

, Free, and

José Feliciano José Montserrate Feliciano García (born September 10, 1945) () is a Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer. He recorded many international hits, including his rendition of the Doors' "Light My Fire" and his self-penned Christmas song " F ...

. Everyone is completely upstaged by the previously unknown

Mungo Jerry Mungo Jerry are a British rock band, formed by Ray Dorset in Ashford, Middlesex in 1970. Experiencing their greatest success in the early 1970s, with a changing lineup always fronted by Ray Dorset, the group's biggest hit was " In the Summer ...

, whose debut single "

In the Summertime "In the Summertime", released in 1970, is the debut single by British rock band Mungo Jerry. It reached number one in charts around the world, including seven weeks on the UK Singles Chart, two weeks on one of the Canadian charts, and number ...

" becomes the best-selling hit of the year. *June – Australian composer

Peter Sculthorpe Peter Joshua Sculthorpe (29 April 1929 – 8 August 2014) was an Australian composer. Much of his music resulted from an interest in the music of countries neighboring Australia as well as from the impulse to bring together aspects of Aborigin ...

receives the

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in the Queen's Birthday Honours. *

June 3 Events Pre-1600 * 350 – The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators. * 713 – The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, depos ...

–

The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhyt ...

singer

Ray Davies Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother Dave on lead guitar and backing voc ...

makes a 6000-mile round trip from New York to London and back- interrupting the band's American tour- to re-record one word on their latest single "

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". In order to get any airplay in Great Britain he has to change the word "

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" to a more subtle "cherry cola". *

June 7 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). * 879 – Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir as an independent state. * 1002 – Henr ...

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play two shows of

Tommy Tommy may refer to: People * Tommy (given name) * Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Tommy'' (1975 fil ...

, at the New York

Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is oper ...

House. *

June 13 Events Pre-1600 * 313 – The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia. * 1325 – Ibn Battuta ...

**"

The Long and Winding Road "The Long and Winding Road" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album '' Let It Be''. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. When issued as a single in May 1970, a month after the Beatl ...

" becomes

the Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...

' last U.S. Number 1 song, though it is never released as a single in Britain. **

The Stooges The Stooges, originally billed as the Psychedelic Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, was an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Da ...

play at the Cincinnati Pop Festival, Midsummer Rock. *

July 4 Events Pre-1600 *362 BC – Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans. * 414 – Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaime ...

– The music countdown show '' American Top 40'' debuts. *

July 17 Events Pre-1600 * 180 – Twelve inhabitants of Scillium (near Kasserine, modern-day Tunisia) in North Africa are executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world. *1048 – Damasu ...

–

The Guess Who The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1965. The band originated in 1962 and achieved an international hit single with a cover of " Shakin' All Over" in 1965 under the name Chad Allan and the Expressions. After ...

perform at the

for

President Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was t ...

and his guest

The Prince of Wales Prince of Wales ( cy, Tywysog Cymru, ; la, Princeps Cambriae/Walliae) is a title traditionally given to the heir apparent to the English and later British throne. Prior to the conquest by Edward I in the 13th century, it was used by the rulers o ...

. At

Pat Nixon Thelma Catherine "Pat" Nixon (''née'' Ryan; March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974 as the wife of President Richard Nixon. She also served as Second Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 wh ...

's request, they do not play their breakthrough hit "

American Woman "American Woman" is a song by Canadian rock band the Guess Who, released January 1970, from the album of the same name. It was later released in March 1970 as a single backed with "No Sugar Tonight", and it reached number one for three weeks ...

" due to the song's supposed anti-American lyrics. *

July 26 Events Pre-1600 * 657 – First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I. * 811 – Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is se ...

– Guitarist Jimi Hendrix plays at his hometown of

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at Sicks Stadium where, under the influence of drugs, he starts verbally abusing members of the audience. *

August 3 Events Pre-1600 * 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna. * 435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emper ...

– Janis Joplin makes her final TV appearance, on the ''

Dick Cavett Show ''The Dick Cavett Show'' was the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks, including: * ABC daytime, (March 4, 1968–January 24, 1969) originally titled ''This Morning'' * ABC prime time, Tuesdays, ...

''. *

August 26 Events Pre-1600 * 683 – Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah. *1071 – The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most ...

–30 – The

Isle of Wight Festival 1970 The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 was a music festival held between 26 and 31 August 1970 at Afton Down, an area on the western side of the Isle of Wight in England. It was the last of three consecutive music festivals to take place on the islan ...

takes place on East Afton Farm off the coast of England. Some 600,000 people attend the largest rock festival of all time. Artists include

The Moody Blues The Moody Blues were an English rock music, rock band formed in Birmingham in 1964, initially consisting of keyboardist Mike Pinder, multi-instrumentalist Ray Thomas, guitarist Denny Laine, drummer Graeme Edge and bassist Clint Warwick. The g ...

, Jimi Hendrix,

The Doors The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial and influential rock acts ...

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...

, Richie Havens,

John Sebastian John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonicist who founded the rock band The Lovin' Spoonful. He made an impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more ...

Ten Years After Ten Years After are a British rock group, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Between 1968 and 1973, the band had eight consecutive Top 40 albums on the UK Albums Chart. In addition, they had twelve albums enter the US ''Billboar ...

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer (informally known as ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitar, producer) and Carl Palmer (drums, percus ...

and Jethro Tull. *

August 30 Events Pre-1600 * 70 – Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple. * 1282 – Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers. *1363 – The five-week Battle of Lake ...

–

The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the g ...

open their European tour in Malmö, Sweden. *

September 6 Events Pre-1600 * 394 – Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish ''magister militum'' Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later. *1492 – Christopher Colu ...

– During his final European tour, guitarist Jimi Hendrix is greeted by booing and jeering by German fans as a result of his late appearance on stage and incoherent stage performance. Bassist Billy Cox quits the tour and returns to the United States. * September 17 – Jimi Hendrix makes his last appearance, with

Eric Burdon Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer. He was previously the lead vocalist of R&B and rock band the Animals and funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, pow ...

War War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

jamming at

Ronnie Scott Ronnie may refer to: * Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name * "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe *"Ronnie," a song from the Metallica album '' Load'' *Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadiu ...

s Club in London. Hendrix, aged 27, dies the following day from a barbiturate overdose at his London hotel. *

October 4 Events Pre-1600 *AD 23 – Rebels sack the Chinese capital Chang'an during a peasant rebellion. *1209 – Otto IV is crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III. *1302 – The Byzantine–Venetian War comes t ...

– Janis Joplin is found dead in her bedroom in the Landmark Motor Hotel in Hollywood. She died from a heroin overdose, at the age of 27. *

October 10 Events Pre-1600 * 680 – The Battle of Karbala marks the Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali. * 732 – Charles Martel's forces defeat an Umayyad army near Tours, France. *1471 – Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with ...

– Newly independent Fiji adopts ''

God Bless Fiji "" () or "God Bless Fiji", is the national anthem of Fiji. The lyrics were written by Michael Francis Alexander Prescott (1928–2006) to the tune of the hymn " Dwelling in Beulah Land" by Charles Austin Miles (1911), and the music was adapted ...

'' as its national anthem. *

October 30 Events Pre-1600 * 637 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Antioch surrenders to the Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge. * 758 – Guangzhou is sacked by Arab and Persian pirates. *1137 – Ranulf of Apulia defeats Ro ...

–

Jim Morrison James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, poet and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his wild personality, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, unpredictable and err ...

, found guilty of indecent exposure and profanity because of his behavior during a March 1, 1969, concert, is sentenced to eight months of hard labor and a $500 fine. * November 9 – The blues rock studio double album ''

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs ''Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs'' is the only studio album by the English–American rock band Derek and the Dominos, released in November 1970 as a double album. It is best known for its title track, " Layla", and is often regarded as Eri ...

'', the only album by

Derek and the Dominos Derek and the Dominos was an English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton, keyboardist and singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. All four members had previous ...

, is released, initially in the United States, the first presentation of the classic title track, "

Layla "Layla" is a song written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally recorded by Derek and the Dominos, as the thirteenth track from their only studio album, ''Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs'' (1970). Its contrasting movements were compos ...

", by English guitarist Eric Clapton and American drummer Jim Gordon. *

November 12 Events Pre-1600 * 954 – The 13-year-old Lothair III is crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom. *1028 – Future Byzantine empress Zoe takes the throne as empress consort to Romanos III Argyros. * 13 ...

– After

Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi or Jehudi (Hebrew: יהודי, endonym for Jew) is a common Hebrew name: * Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999), violinist and conductor ** Yehudi Menuhin School, a music school in Surrey, England ** Who's Yehoodi?, a catchphrase referring to t ...

accepts honorary citizenship from Switzerland, he receives a letter from the

United States State Department The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other nat ...

telling him that both he and his son will lose their US citizenship as a result. *

November 20 Events Pre-1600 * 284 – Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor. * 762 – During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptures Luoyang from the rebels. * 1194 – Palermo is conquered by Henry ...

–

singer

flies to a London studio to re-record one word in a new Kinks single for the second time in 1970. This time, he has to change a line in " Apeman"- "The air pollution is a-foggin' up my eyes" which sounds too much like "a-fuckin'". *

November 23 Events Pre-1600 * 534 BC – Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage. * 1248 – Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. * 1499 – Pretender to the t ...

– The

Electric Factory Franklin Music Hall is a concert venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is in a converted building once part of the General Electric Switchgear Plant and opened in 1995. It has a capacity between 2,500 and 3,000 people. It is owned and operated ...

concert venue in

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ...

, Pennsylvania' closes its doors. *

December 8 Events Pre-1600 * 395 – Later Yan is defeated by its former vassal Northern Wei at the Battle of Canhe Slope. * 757 – The poet Du Fu returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor Xuanzong's court, after having escaped the city durin ...

–

conducts a lengthy and intensely candid interview with Jann Wenner of ''

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'' magazine. He discusses his new

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and the influence of

primal therapy Primal therapy is a trauma-based psychotherapy created by Arthur Janov, who argues that neurosis is caused by the repressed pain of childhood trauma. Janov argues that repressed pain can be sequentially brought to conscious awareness for resoluti ...

on its creation, as well as his personal traumas dating back to childhood. He also makes many revelations about his time in

, including his account of the group's breakup. *

December 12 Events Pre-1600 * 627 – Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh. *1388 – Maria of Enghien sells the lordship of Argos and Nauplia t ...

–

play their final concert with singer

at The Warehouse in New Orleans, Louisiana. After the concert The Doors decide that they will not play live anymore due to Morrison's unpredictable live persona. *

December 31 It is known by a collection of names including: Saint Sylvester's Day, New Year's Eve or Old Years Day/Night, as the following day is New Year's Day. It is the last day of the year; the following day is January 1, the first day of the following ...

officially and finally split up after 10 years.

Bands formed

*''See

Musical groups established in 1970 Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

Bands disbanded

break up permanently. *

The Nice The Nice were an English progressive rock band active in the late 1960s. They blended rock, jazz and classical music and were keyboardist Keith Emerson's first commercially successful band. The group was formed in 1967 by Emerson, Lee Jack ...

disband. *

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as The Bonzo Dog Band or The Bonzos) was created by a group of British art-school students in the 1960s. Combining elements of music hall, trad jazz and psychedelia with surreal humour and avant-garde a ...

split, with reunions in 1972, 1988, and 2006. * Simon & Garfunkel – both members of the duo go on to solo careers, although they have reunited and performed together numerous times since breaking up. *

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(reform in 1983) *

Dave Clark 5 The Dave Clark Five, also known as the DC5, were an English rock and roll band formed in 1958 in Tottenham, London. Drummer Dave Clark served as the group's leader, producer and co-songwriter. In January 1964 they had their first UK top ten sin ...

Many members would leave and new members formed 'Dave Clark & Friends' which lasted until 1973. *''See also

Musical groups disestablished in 1970 Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

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3 Shades of Blue ''3 Shades of Blue'' is the final album recorded as leader by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1970 with vocalist Leon Thomas and composer/arranger Oliver Nelson and first released on the Flying Dutchman ...

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Johnny Hodges Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano ...

* '' 4 Compositions for Sextet'' –

Tony Oxley Tony Oxley (born 15 June 1938) is an English free improvising drummer and one of the founders of Incus Records. Biography Oxley was born in Sheffield, England. A self-taught pianist by the age of eight, he first began playing the drums at s ...

* '' Affenstunde'' -

Popol Vuh ''Popol Vuh'' (also ''Popol Wuj'' or ''Popul Vuh'' or ''Pop Vuj'') is a text recounting the mythology and history of the Kʼicheʼ people, one of the Maya peoples, who inhabit Guatemala and the Mexican states of Chiapas, Campeche, Yucatan and ...

* ''

Afternoon of a Georgia Faun ''Afternoon of a Georgia Faun'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Marion Brown recorded in 1970 and released on the ECM label.

'' -

Marion Brown Marion Brown (September 8, 1931 – October 18, 2010) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, writer, visual artist, and ethnomusicologist. He was a member of the avant-garde jazz scene in New York City during the 1960s, playing alongsi ...

* ''

Again Again may refer to: Entertainment * ''Again'' (video game), a 2009 adventure game for the Nintendo DS * '' Again!!'' manga * ''Again!'', a 2011 children's book by Emily Gravett * ''Again'' (film), a 2015 Japanese film Music * Again (band), a ...

'' – Oliver * '' Alive!'' -

Grant Green Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms ...

* ''

Andy Williams' Greatest Hits ''Andy Williams' Greatest Hits'' is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in early 1970 by Columbia Records. It was not, however, as its title might suggest, strictly a hit singles compilation, although som ...

'' – Andy Williams * ''

The Andy Williams Show ''The Andy Williams Show'' was an American television variety show that ran from 1962 to 1971 (alternating during the summer of 1970 with ''Andy Williams Presents Ray Stevens'')Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time N ...

'' – Andy Williams * '' The Awakening'' - Ahmad Jamal * '' Back Home'' –

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...

* '' Band of Gold'' -

Freda Payne Freda Charcilia Payne (born September 19, 1942Some sources give a birth year of 1945, but this appears to be an error as all sources agree that she is older than her sister Scherrie, born 1944.) is an American singer and actress. Payne is best ...

* '' Barrel'' –

Lee Michaels Lee Eugene Michaels (born Michael Olsen, November 24, 1945) is an American rock musician who sings and accompanies himself on organ, piano, or guitar. He is best known for his powerful soulful voice and his energetic virtuosity on the Hammo ...

* ''

The Big O ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' – Roy Orbison * '' Black Gold'' –

Nina Simone Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone (), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blu ...

* ''

Black on Black! ''Black on Black!'' is the third album by jazz organist Sonny Phillips, which was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.

'' -

Sonny Phillips Sonny Phillips (born December 7, 1936) is an American jazz keyboardist. His primary instrument is electronic organ but he often plays piano. Biography Phillips began playing jazz organ after hearing Jimmy Smith in his twenties. He studied under ...

* '' Bless Her Heart...I Love Her'' -

Hank Locklin Hank Locklin (born Lawrence Hankins Locklin; February 15, 1918 – March 8, 2009) was an American country music singer-songwriter. He had 70 chart singles, including two number one hits on ''Billboard''s country chart. His biggest hits included ...

* ''

Both Sides Now "Both Sides, Now" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. First recorded by Judy Collins, it appeared on the US singles chart during the fall of 1968. The next year it was included on Mitchell's album '' Clouds'', and became one ...

'' -

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album '' Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of '' Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (1 ...

* ''Bright Sun Is Shining'' –

Barry Melton Barry "The Fish" Melton (born June 14, 1947) is the co-founder and original lead guitarist of Country Joe and the Fish and Dinosaurs. He appears on all the Country Joe and the Fish recordings and he also wrote some of the songs that the band re ...

* ''

Bruce Cockburn Bruce Douglas Cockburn ( ; born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. His song styles range from folk to jazz-influenced rock and his lyrics cover a broad range of topics including human rights, environmental issues, p ...

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* ''

The Candlestickmaker ''The Candlestickmaker'' is the lone solo album by American musician Ron Elliott, released in 1970 on Warner Bros. It was recorded following the dissolution of The Beau Brummels, with whom Elliott had been the chief songwriter and guitarist. A ...

'' - Ron Elliott * ''

Canned Heat '70 Concert Live in Europe ''Canned Heat '70 Concert Recorded Live in Europe'' is a 1970 live album by Canned Heat. The album is taken from various locations on live concert European tour right before Alan Wilson (musician), Alan Wilson's death and is the band's first o ...

Canned Heat Canned Heat is an American band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1965. The group is noted for its efforts to promote interest in blues music and its original artists and rock music. It was founded by two blues enthusiasts Alan Wilson and Bob ...

* '' Canto libre'' –

Víctor Jara Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez (; 28 September 1932 – 16 September 1973) was a Chilean teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter and Communist political activist. He developed Chilean theater by directing a broad array of works, ran ...

* ''

Christine Perfect Christine Anne McVie (; née Perfect; 12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022) was an English musician and songwriter. She was best known as keyboardist and one of the vocalists of the band Fleetwood Mac. McVie was a member of several bands, nota ...

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Christine McVie Christine Anne McVie (; née Perfect; 12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022) was an English musician and songwriter. She was best known as keyboardist and one of the vocalists of the band Fleetwood Mac. McVie was a member of several bands, nota ...

* '' Come On Down!'' - Eddie Harris * '' Consciousness!'' -

Eric Kloss Eric Kloss (born April 3, 1949) is an American jazz saxophonist. Music career Kloss was born blind in Greenville, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, and attended the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind, which was run by his father. When he was 1 ...

* ''

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'' - The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra * '' Copperfields'' –

The Dillards The Dillards are an American bluegrass and country rock band from Salem, Missouri. The band is best known for introducing bluegrass music into the popular mainstream with their appearance as " The Darlings" on '' The Andy Griffith Show''. B ...

* ''

Country and West ''Country and West'' is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in May 1970 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Danny Davis. Her fourteenth studio album, ''Country and West'' spawned one single that becam ...

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Dottie West Dorothy Marie Marsh West (October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most in ...

* '' Cowboy in Sweden'' –

Lee Hazlewood Barton Lee Hazlewood (July 9, 1929 – August 4, 2007) was an American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960 ...

* '' Demon's Dance'' -

Jackie McLean John Lenwood "Jackie" McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator, and is one of the few musicians to be elected to the ''DownBeat'' Hall of Fame in the year of their deat ...

* ''

Doris Troy Doris Troy (born Doris Elaine Higginsen; January 6, 1937 – February 16, 2004) was an American R&B singer and songwriter, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul". Her biggest hit was " Just One Look", a top 10 hit in 1963. Life and career She ...

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* '' Down to Earth'' – Jimmy Buffett * '' Drives'' - Lonnie Smith * '' Earth Rot'' - David Axelrod * ''

East Bay Grease ''East Bay Grease'' is the debut album by the soul and funk group Tower of Power, released in 1970. The band was one of the early music groups to be signed by Bill Graham's Fillmore Records, which released the LP. The album shows the band at an ...

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Tower of Power Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk based band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. There have been a number of lead vocalists, the best-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted th ...

* ''

Eastwood Rides Again ''Eastwood Rides Again'' is a studio album by The Upsetters, released in 1970. Track listing All tracks composed by Lee "Scratch" Perry, except where indicated. #"Eastwood Rides Again" – 2:59 #"Hit Me" – 2:28 #"Knock on Wood" (The Untouchab ...

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The Upsetters The Upsetters was the name given to the house band for Jamaican reggae producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. The name of the band comes from Perry's nickname of Upsetter, after his song "I Am the Upsetter", a musical dismissal of his former boss Coxso ...

* ''

Ebony Woman ''Ebony Woman'' is an album by soul singer Billy Paul. The album was produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, arranged by Stanley Johnson and Bobby Martin, and engineered by Joe Tarsia. On its original Neptune Records release in 1970 the LP reached ...

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Billy Paul Paul Williams (December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016), known professionally as Billy Paul, was a Grammy Award-winning American soul singer, known for his 1972 No. 1 single "Me and Mrs. Jones", as well as the 1973 album and single '' War of the Go ...

* ''

Elastic Rock ''Elastic Rock'' is Nucleus' first album. Recorded in January 1970, it was a pioneering work in the emerging genre of jazz-rock fusion. Bandleader Ian Carr (later a jazz journalist and published expert on Miles Davis) was probably inspired by D ...

'' -

Nucleus Nucleus ( : nuclei) is a Latin word for the seed inside a fruit. It most often refers to: *Atomic nucleus, the very dense central region of an atom * Cell nucleus, a central organelle of a eukaryotic cell, containing most of the cell's DNA Nucl ...

* '' Electric Byrd'' - Donald Byrd * ''

The Electric Lucifer ''The Electric Lucifer'' is an album by Bruce Haack combining acid rock and electronic sounds. AllMusic describes it as "a psychedelic, anti-war song cycle about the battle between heaven and hell." Haack used a Moog synthesizer and his own hom ...

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Bruce Haack Bruce Clinton Haack (May 4, 1931 – September 26, 1988) was a Canadian musician and composer in the field of electronic music. Biography From Alberta to New York (1931-1963) Demonstrating an early ability for music, Bruce Haack is said to ha ...

* ''

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Emitt Rhodes Emitt Lynn Rhodes (February 25, 1950 – July 19, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer. At 14 years, Rhodes began his career in musical ensembles the Palace Guard as the group's drummer before jo ...

'' –

* '' Empty Rooms'' - John Mayall * ''Entrance (album), Entrance'' – Edgar Winter * ''Everything I Play Is Funky'' - Lou Donaldson * ''Fancy (Bobbie Gentry album), Fancy'' - Bobbie Gentry * ''Fancy Free (Donald Byrd album), Fancy Free'' - Donald Byrd * ''Fanny (album), Fanny'' - Fanny (band), Fanny * ''Fat Mattress II'' - Fat Mattress * ''Five Bridges'' -

* ''Flamingo (Flamin' Groovies album), Flamingo'' - Flamin' Groovies * ''Flat Baroque and Berserk'' – Roy Harper (singer), Roy Harper * ''Fools (1970 film), Fools'' – Kenny Rogers and The First Edition * ''Focus Plays Focus'' – Focus (band), Focus * ''Friend's Friend's Friend'' - Audience (band), Audience * ''Glass Harp (album), Glass Harp'' - Glass Harp (band), Glass Harp * ''Golden Earring (album), Golden Earring'' - Golden Earring * ''Good-byes and Butterflies'' – Five Man Electrical Band * ''Good Vibes (The Natural Four album), Good Vibes'' - The Natural Four * ''Gravy Train (Gravy Train album), Gravy Train'' - Gravy Train (band), Gravy Train * ''Greatest Hits (Phil Ochs album), Greatest Hits'' - Phil Ochs * ''Green Is Beautiful'' -

* ''A Groovy Situation'' - Reuben Wilson * ''Gula Matari'' – Quincy Jones * ''Gypsy (Gypsy album), Gypsy'' - Gypsy (band), Gypsy * ''Here Comes Shuggie Otis'' - Shuggie Otis * ''Here It 'Tis'' - Johnny "Hammond" Smith * ''Hey America (album), Hey America'' - James Brown * ''High Tide (album), High Tide'' - High Tide (band), High Tide * ''Honey Come Back'' - Patti Page * ''Honey, Wheat and Laughter'' – Anne Murray * ''It'll All Work Out in Boomland'' - T2 (band), T2 * ''I Am the Blues'' - Willie Dixon * ''I'll Never Fall in Love Again (album), I'll Never Fall in Love Again'' - Dionne Warwick * ''In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969'' – Ricky Nelson * ''Intensified'' – Desmond Dekker & the Aces * ''Iron Mountain Depot'' - John Hartford * ''Joe Farrell Quartet'' - Joe Farrell * ''The Jumpin' Blues'' - Dexter Gordon * ''King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa'' - Jean-Luc Ponty * ''King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. II'' – Robert Johnson * ''Klopfzeichen'' – Kluster * ''The Last Poets (album), The Last Poets'' - The Last Poets * ''Laying My Burdens Down'' -

* ''Liberation Music Orchestra (album), Liberation Music Orchestra'' - Charlie Haden * ''Legal (Gal Costa album), Legal'' – Gal Costa * ''Lie Back and Enjoy It'' – Juicy Lucy (band), Juicy Lucy * ''Live on Blueberry Hill'' -

* ''Lorca (album), Lorca'' - Tim Buckley * ''Loretta Lynn Writes 'Em & Sings 'Em'' – Loretta Lynn * ''Loudon Wainwright III (album), Loudon Wainwright III'' – Loudon Wainwright III * ''Love Country Style'' - Ray Charles * ''Lucifer's Friend (album), Lucifer's Friend'' – Lucifer's Friend * ''Magma (Magma album), Magma'' - Magma (band), Magma * ''Magnetic South (album), Magnetic South'' -

* ''Manal'' – Manal * ''Manfred Mann Chapter Three Volume Two'' - Manfred Mann Chapter Three * ''Marrying Maiden'' - It's a Beautiful Day * ''Mashmakhan (album), Mashmakhan'' - Mashmakhan * ''Masterpiece (The Master's Apprentices album), Masterpiece'' - The Masters Apprentices * ''May Blitz (album), May Blitz'' - May Blitz * ''Me & Jerry'' - Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed * ''Melody Fair (album), Melody Fair'' - Lulu (singer), Lulu * ''Mona - The Carnivorous Circus'' - Mick Farren * ''Moog Indigo'' - Jean-Jacques Perrey * ''Morning Way'' - Trader Horne (band), Trader Horne * ''Mountains (Steamhammer album), Mountains'' - Steamhammer (band), Steamhammer * ''Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty'' - Herbie Mann * ''Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings (Bo Hansson album), Music Inspire by Lord of the Rings'' - Bo Hansson * ''Natural Resources'' - Martha and the Vandellas * ''The New Birth (album), The New Birth'' - New Birth (band), New Birth * ''New Routes'' - Lulu (singer), Lulu * ''Nicely Out of Tune'' - Lindisfarne (band), Lindisfarne * ''No BS'' - Brownsville Station (band), Brownsville Station * ''Now I'm a Woman'' - Nancy Wilson (jazz singer), Nancy Wilson * ''Only for the Lonely'' - Mavis Staples * ''Open Road (Donovan album), Open Road'' – Donovan * ''Parallelograms (album), Parallelograms'' - Linda Perhacs * ''The Partridge Family Album'' – The Partridge Family * ''Patto (album), Patto'' - Patto * ''Perry Como in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas'' – Perry Como * ''Pretty Things (album), Pretty Things'' - Lou Donaldson * ''Primordial Lovers'' - Essra Mohawk * ''Ptah, the El Daoud'' - Alice Coltrane * ''Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (Andy Williams album), Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head'' – Andy Williams * ''Raw Sienna (album), Raw Sienna'' - Savoy Brown * ''Real Friends (The Friends of Distinction album), Real Friends'' - The Friends of Distinction * ''Red Clay'' - Freddie Hubbard * ''Revolution (The Dubliners album), Revolution'' – The Dubliners * ''The Return of The Marvelettes'' - The Marvelettes * ''Rick Sings Nelson'' – Ricky Nelson * ''Right On (Wilson Pickett album), Right On'' – Wilson Pickett * ''The Road to Ruin (John and Beverley Martyn album), The Road to Ruin'' - John Martyn and Beverley Martyn * ''Rock Festival (album), Rock Festival'' – The Youngbloods * ''Rose Garden (album), Rose Garden'' – Lynn Anderson * ''Runt (album), Runt'' - Todd Rundgren * ''The Rubaiyat of Dorothy Ashby'' - Dorothy Ashby * ''Sacrifice (Black Widow album), Sacrifice'' - Black Widow (band), Black Widow * ''Seatrain (album), Seatrain'' – Seatrain (band), Seatrain * ''Small Talk at 125th and Lenox'' – Gil Scott-Heron – Live * ''Snowbird (album), Snowbird'' – Anne Murray * ''Something's Burning'' – Kenny Rogers and The First Edition * ''Soul Liberation'' - Rusty Bryant * ''Spaces (Larry Coryell album), Spaces'' - Larry Coryell * ''Stone Flute'' - Herbie Mann * ''Stoned Guitar'' - The Human Instinct * ''Stonehenge (Richie Havens album), Stonehenge'' – Richie Havens * ''Stormbringer!'' - John Martyn and Beverley Martyn * ''Subway to the Country'' - David Ackles * ''Sugarloaf (album), Sugarloaf'' – Sugarloaf (band), Sugarloaf * ''Take Me to Tomorrow'' - John Denver * ''Tammy's Touch'' - Tammy Wynette * ''Tap Root Manuscript'' – Neil Diamond * ''Tarkio (album), Tarkio'' - Brewer & Shipley * ''Tell It All Brother'' – Kenny Rogers and The First Edition * ''Them Changes (Buddy Miles album), Them Changes'' - Buddy Miles * ''Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It)'' – Ella Fitzgerald * ''Things We Like'' - Jack Bruce * ''Think Pink'' - Twink (musician), Twink * ''Tide (album), Tide'' – Antonio Carlos Jobim * ''The Time Is Near'' - Keef Hartley * ''Tin Tin (album), Tin Tin'' - Tin Tin (band), Tin Tin * ''To Bonnie from Delaney'' - Delaney & Bonnie * ''Toe Fat (album), Toe Fat'' - Toe Fat * ''Tommy James'' - Tommy James * ''Ton-Ton Macoute!'' - Johnny Jenkins * ''Tony Joe'' – Tony Joe White * ''Trapeze (1970 album), Trapeze'' – Trapeze (band), Trapeze * ''Transition (John Coltrane album), Transition'' - John Coltrane * ''A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills)'' – Merle Haggard * ''Turn It Over'' - The Tony Williams Lifetime * ''USA Union'' – John Mayall * ''The Use of Ashes'' - Pearls Before Swine (band), Pearls Before Swine * ''Very Dionne'' - Dionne Warwick * ''Warpig (album), Warpig'' – Warpig (band), Warpig * ''We Went to Different Schools Together'' – the Jaggerz * ''Whales & Nightingales'' - Judy Collins * ''The Whispers'' - The Whispers * ''Willard (album), Willard'' - John Stewart (musician), John Stewart * ''Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia'' - Wilson Pickett * ''Yeti (album), Yeti'' – Amon Düül II

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highes
chart positions
in the charts of 1970. "Chart Entries" provides select national weekly results, year end results, decade end results and all-time lists.

Top 40 Chart hit singles

Other Chart hit singles

Notable singles

Other Notable singles

*"Shoe Salesman" b/w "Return Of The Spiders" - Alice Cooper

Published popular songs

* "An American Trilogy" medley written & arranged by Mickey Newbury * "Bein' Green" w.m. Joe Raposo, from the TV series ''Sesame Street'' * "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" w.m. John Fogerty, John C. Fogerty * "I Love youuuuuu" w.m. Jeff Moss, from the TV series ''Sesame Street'' * "If Not For You" w.m. Bob Dylan * "Kentucky Rain" w.m. Eddie Rabbitt & Dick Heard * "The Ladies Who Lunch" w.m. Stephen Sondheim. Introduced by Elaine Stritch in the musical ''Company (musical), Company''. * "Lookin' out My Back Door" w.m. John Fogerty, John C. Fogerty * "People in Your Neighborhood" w.m. Jeff Moss, from the TV series ''Sesame Street'' * "Rubber Duckie" w.m. Jeff Moss, from the TV series ''Sesame Street'' * "Teach Your Children" w.m. Graham Nash * "(They Long to Be) Close to You" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach * "Who'll Stop the Rain (song), Who'll Stop the Rain" w.m. John Fogerty, John C. Fogerty * "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story, Where Do I Begin" (Love Story (1970 film), Love Story) – w. Carl Sigman, m. Francis Lai

Classical music

* Sir Arthur Bliss – Concerto for Cello and Orchestra * George Crumb ** ''Ancient Voices of Children'' for mezzo-soprano, boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified piano (and toy piano), and percussion (three players) ** ''Black Angels (Images I)'' for electric string quartet * Mario Davidovsky – ''Synchronisms No. 6'' for piano and electronic sound * Charles Dodge (composer), Charles Dodge – ''Earth's Magnetic Field'' * Henri Dutilleux – ''Figures de résonances'' for two pianos * Morton Feldman **''Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety'' **''The Viola in My Life'' 1, 2 and 3 * Luc Ferrari – ''Presque rien No. 1 "Le Lever du jour au bord de la mer"'' * Miloslav Kabeláč – Symphony No. 8 (Kabeláč), Symphony No. 8 "Antiphonies" * György Ligeti – ''Continuum'' *Witold Lutosławski – Concerto for Cello and Orchestra * Olivier Messiaen – ''La fauvette des jardins, La Fauvette des Jardins'' * Allan Pettersson – Symphony No. 9 (Pettersson), Symphony No. 9 * Poul Ruders – Piano Sonata No. 1 *

**''Expo (Stockhausen), Expo'' for three players with short-wave radios, and sound projectionist **''Mantra (Stockhausen), Mantra'' for two pianos and live electronics **''Pole (Stockhausen), Pole'' for two players with short-wave radios, and sound projectionist

Opera

* Herman D. Koppel – ''Macbeth''

Jazz

Musical theater

* ''1776 (musical), 1776'', London production * ''Applause (musical), Applause'' (book: Betty Comden & Adolph Green, lyrics: Lee Adams, music: Charles Strouse) – Broadway production opened at the Palace Theatre (New York City), Palace Theater and ran for 896 performances * ''The Boy Friend (musical), The Boy Friend'' (Sandy Wilson) – Broadway revival * ''Cabaret (musical), Cabaret'' (Kander and Ebb) – Vienna production * ''Company (musical), Company'' (Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway production opened at the Alvin Theater and ran for 705 performances * ''Dames at Sea'', Broadway revival * ''Georgy (musical), Georgy'', Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theater and ran for four performances * ''Golden Bat'' Off-Broadway production opened at the Sheridan Square Playhouse on July 21 and ran for 152 performances * ''The Great Waltz (musical), The Great Waltz'', London production * ''Look to the Lilies'' (Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn) – Broadway production opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and ran for 25 performances * ''The Me Nobody Knows'', started as an off-Broadway production, then moved to Broadway, where it ran for 378 performances * ''Minnie's Boys'', Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre and ran for 80 performances * ''Purlie'', Broadway production opened at The Broadway Theatre and ran for 688 performances * ''The Rothschilds (musical), The Rothschilds'' (book: Sherman Yellen, lyrics: Sheldon Harnick, music: Jerry Bock), Broadway production opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on October 19 and ran for 507 performances. Starring Hal Linden, Jill Clayburgh and Paul Hecht. * ''Two by Two (musical), Two by Two'', Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre and ran for 351 performances

Musical films

* ''The Aristocats'', animated feature film with the voices of Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Thurl Ravenscroft, Hermione Baddeley and Sterling Holloway * ''Darling Lili'', starring Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson, Lance Percival and Jeremy Kemp * ''Dastak (1970 film), Dastak'', Hindi film starring Sanjeev Kumar * ''Johny Mera Naam'', Hindi film starring Dev Anand and Pran (actor), Pran * ''Let It Be (film), Let It Be'', a documentary film featuring

* ''On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (film), On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'' starring Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand and Bob Newhart * ''Peau d'Âne'', starring Catherine Deneuve and Jean Marais, with music by Michel Legrand * ''Scrooge (1970 film), Scrooge'', starring Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Kenneth More, Suzanne Neve and Anton Rodgers * ''Song of Norway'', starring Toralv Maurstad, Florence Henderson and Harry Secombe. * ''Woodstock (film), Woodstock'', a documentary film featuring Jimi Hendrix,

, Jefferson Airplane,

and others

Births

*January – Frank Mullen, American rock singer (Suffocation (band), Suffocation) *January 2 **Eric Whitacre, composer **Karen Kamensek, orchestra conductor * January 9 **Carl Bell (musician), Carl Bell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer **Lara Fabian, Canadian-Belgian singer **Mia X, rapper **Alex Staropoli, Italian keyboard player and songwriter *January 12 **Zack de la Rocha (Rage Against the Machine) **Raekwon, rapper *January 18 – DJ Quik, rapper and record producer *January 20 – Edwin McCain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist *January 23 – Brendan O'Connor (media personality), Brendan O'Connor, Irish singer and television host *

– Kirk Franklin, gospel singer * January 27 – Mark Trojanowski (Sister Hazel) *January 31 **Minnie Driver, English singer-songwriter and actress **Danny Michel, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer *February 18 **Susan Egan, American actress and singer **Raine Maida, Canadian musician and beat poet *February 26 – Linda Brava, Finnish violinist * February 28 – Daniel Handler, accordionist and arranger (The Magnetic Fields) *March 1 – Jason V Brock, American author, filmmaker, artist, scholar and musician *March 5 – John Frusciante, American guitarist, singer, producer and composer (Red Hot Chili Peppers) * March 7 – Vladislav Adelkhanov, Georgian classical violinist and writer *March 9 **La India, salsa singer ** Shannon Leto, American drummer and songwriter (Thirty Seconds to Mars) * March 12 – Roy Khan, Norwegian singer-songwriter *March 17 – Gene Ween, guitarist and vocalist (Ween) *March 18 – Queen Latifah, American rapper, singer and actress *

– Jaya (singer), Jaya, Filipino singer and television personality *March 24 – Sharon Corr, Irish musician * March 25 – Teri Moïse, American singer *March 27 **Brendan Hill, drummer (Blues Traveler) *April 4 – Sean Kelly (Canadian musician), Sean Kelly, Canadian guitarist *April 5 – Miho Hatori, Japanese singer and songwriter (Cibo Matto) *April 6 – Joe Gittleman, guitarist (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones) *

** Mike Mushok, guitarist (Staind) ** Q-Tip (musician), Q-Tip, rapper *April 11 – Delroy Pearson, British singer (Five Star) *April 12 – Nick Hexum, American singer and guitarist *April 13 **Eduardo Capetillo, Mexican actor and singer **Seagram (rapper), Seagram, American rapper (d. 1996) *

– Shizuka Kudo, Japanese singer and actress *

– Redman (rapper), Redman, rapper *April 18 – Greg Eklund, American rock drummer (Everclear (band), Everclear) *April 19 – Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri, Luis Miguel, Mexican singer *

** Phife Dawg, rapper ** Sarantuya, Mongolian soprano *April 22 – Regine Velasquez, Filipino singer, actress, model and record producer *April 26 – Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, singer and songwriter TLC (band), TLC *May 1 – Sacha Perry, American jazz pianist and composer *

– Gregg Alexander, American singer, songwriter and producer (New Radicals) *May 5 – Driss El Maloumi, Moroccan oud player and composer *May 9 – Ghostface Killah, American rapper *May 10 **Perry Blake, Irish singer-songwriter **Craig Mack, American rapper (d. 2018) *May 15 – Attrell Cordes (P.M. Dawn) *May 17 – Jordan Knight, American singer (New Kids on the Block) *May 18 – Billy Howerdel, guitarist, songwriter and producer (A Perfect Circle) *June 2 – B-Real, rapper (Cypress Hill) *

– Peter Tägtgren, Swedish musician (Hypocrisy (band), Hypocrisy) *June 6 – James Shaffer, musician *June 8 – Seu Jorge, Brazilian pop samba singer=songwriter *June 10 – Mike Doughty, American singer *

** Cheryl "Coko" Clemons, American singer ** Rivers Cuomo, American singer, guitarist and songwriter (Weezer) *June 15 – Claus Norreen, Danish musician and record producer (Aqua (band), Aqua) *June 17 – Sasha Sokol, Mexican singer *June 19 **MJ Hibbett, English singer-songwriter **Brian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Korn and Love and Death (band), Love and Death) *June 20 – Jason Robert Brown, American playwright and composer *June 21 **Eric Reed (musician), Eric Reed, American pianist and composer (Black Note) **Pete Rock, American rapper and producer (Pete Rock & CL Smooth) *June 22 – Steven Page, Canadian singer and songwriter (Barenaked Ladies) *June 23 ** Christian Meier, Peruvian actor and singer ** Yann Tiersen, Breton musician *June 24 ** Glenn Medeiros, American singer ** Andres Raag, Estonian actor and singer *June 25 – Roope Latvala, Finnish guitarist *

– Christian Giesler, American bass player (Kreator) *July 6 – Harald Nævdal (Demonaz Doom Occulta), Norwegian musician *July 8 – Beck, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist *July 10 **Gary LeVox, American singer **Jason Orange, British singer (Take That) *July 12 – Juba Kalamka, American rapper (Deep Dickollective) *July 14 – Thomas Lauderdale, American pianist (Pink Martini) *July 15 – Chi Cheng (musician), American rock bassist *July 18 – Gruff Rhys, Welsh musician, composer, producer, filmmaker and author *

– Joan As Police Woman (Joan Wasser), American singer-songwriter *

– Itamar Golan, Israeli pianist *August 11 – Andy Bell (musician), Andy Bell, British bassist, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer *August 19 – Fat Joe, Joseph Cartagena (Fat Joe), American rapper *August 23 – River Phoenix, American actor and singer of Aleka's Attic (d. 1993) *August 24 – Kristyn Robyn Osborn, American country singer (SHeDAISY) *August 28 – Sherrié Austin, Australian actress and singer *

– Guang Liang, Malaysian singer *August 31 ** Debbie Gibson, American singer-songwriter ** Epic Mazur, American vocalist, rapper, and record producer *September 4 – Daisy Dee, Dutch singer *September 5 – Liam Lynch (musician), Liam Lynch, songwriter and music video director *

** Cheyne Coates, Australian EDM-pop singer-songwriter and producer (Madison Avenue) ** Kim English, American electronica, soul, gospel, and house music singer (d. 2019) *September 7 – Chad Sexton, drummer (311 (band), 311) *September 8 ** Benny Ibarra, Mexican singer ** Neko Case, American singer-songwriter (K D LANG, case/lang/veirs, The New Pornographers) *September 10 **Jeff Marx, American Broadway composer **Ménélik, French rapper *September 14 – Craig Montoya, bassist (Everclear (band), Everclear) *September 15 – Jukka Jokikokko, Finnish musician and studio engineer *September 19 – Takanori Nishikawa, singer and actor (T.M. Revolution) *September 23 – Ani DiFranco, American singer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, songwriter, feminist icon and businesswoman *October 5 – South Park Mexican, Chiacno rapper *October 6 – Amy Jo Johnson, American actress and singer *October 13 – Paul Potts, British tenor *October 15 ** Eric Benét, American singer ** Ginuwine, American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. *October 21 – Tony Mortimer, British singer (East 17) *October 24 – Jarkko Martikainen, Finnish rock musician *October 27 – Adrian Erlandsson, Swedish drummer *October 31 – Linn Berggren, Swedish musician (Ace of Base) *November 2 – Ely Buendia, Filipino rock lead singer and rhythm guitarist (The Eraserheads) *November 7 – Neil Hannon, Northern Irish musician (The Divine Comedy (band), The Divine Comedy) * November 9 **Susan Tedeschi, American musician and singer **Scarface (rapper), Scarface, American rapper *

– Sarah Harmer, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist *November 15 – Jack Ingram, American singer-songwriter and guitarist *December 1 – Jonathan Coulton, American folk rock singer-songwriter *December 2 **Sergei Krylov (violinist), Sergei Krylov, violinist **Treach, American rapper (Naughty by Nature) *December 5 - Michel'le, African-American singer *December 6 – Ulf Ekberg, Swedish musician (Ace of Base) *December 9 – Kara DioGuardi, American singer-songwriter, producer, television judge, musician, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality *December 14 – Beth Orton, British singer-songwriter *December 16 – Benjamin Kowalewicz, Canadian musician *December 18 **DMX (rapper), DMX, American rapper **Cowboy Troy, American singer and rapper *December 24 – Will Oldham, American musician *December 29 – Aled Jones, Welsh boy soprano, later baritone * ''date unknown'' – Ralph Farris, American violist, violinist, composer, arranger, producer and conductor (Ethel (string quartet), ETHEL)

Deaths

*January 5 – Roberto Gerhard, composer, 73 * January 9 – Jani Christou, composer, 44 (car accident) *January 17 ** Simon Kovar, bassoonist ** Billy Stewart, scat singer, 32 (car accident) *January 25 – Jane Bathori, opera singer, 92 *January 31 – Slim Harpo, blues musician, 46 (heart attack) *February 1 – Blaž Arnič, composer, 69 (car crash) *February 12 **Ishmon Bracey, blues musician, 69 **Nick Pantas, guitarist (Elf (band), Elf) (car accident) **André Souris, composer and writer, 70 *February 19 – Pavel Ludikar, operatic bass, 87 *February 20 – Albert Wolff (conductor), Albert Wolff, conductor, 86 *March 1 – Lucille Hegamin, blues singer, 75 *March 16 – Tammi Terrell, singer, 24 (brain tumor) *April 12 – Kerstin Thorborg, operatic contralto, 73 *

– Shakeel Badayuni, songwriter, 53 (diabetes-related) *April 21 – Earl Hooker, blues musician, 41 (tuberculosis) *April 23 – Adeline Genée, ballerina *

– Otis Spann, blues musician, 40 (liver cancer) *April 26 – Gypsy Rose Lee, burlesque entertainer, 59 (cancer) *May 11 –

, jazz musician, 62 (heart attack) *May 14 – Jack Fina, pianist and bandleader, 56 (heart attack) *May 22 – John Waterhouse (violinist), John Waterhouse, Canadian violinist, conductor, and music educator, 92 *

– Nydia Westman, actress and singer *June – Calvin Boze, trumpeter and bandleader *June 11 – Earl Grant, pianist and singer, 39 (car accident) *June 16 **Heino Eller, composer and music teacher **Lonnie Johnson (musician), Lonnie Johnson, blues and jazz musician *July 7 – Charles Tobias, US songwriter and singer *July 12 – L. Wolfe Gilbert, Russian-born US songwriter *July 13 – Roger Edens, composer and arranger, 64 *July 14 – Luis Mariano, singer and actor *

– Stanley Wilson (musician), Stanley Wilson, conductor, arranger and film composer, 54 (heart attack) *July 23 – Leith Stevens, composer, 60 (heart attack) *July 29 – Sir John Barbirolli, conductor and cellist, 70 (heart attack) *July 29 – Jonel Perlea, Romanian conductor, 69 *July 30 – George Szell, conductor and composer, 73 (cancer) *July 31 – Booker Ervin, jazz musician, 39 (kidney failure) *August 10 – Bernd Alois Zimmermann, German composer, 52 (suicide) *September 2 **Mercedes Llopart, operatic soprano, 75 **Kees van Baaren, composer and music teacher, 63 *September 3 – Alan Wilson (musician), Alan Wilson, singer of

, 27 (drug overdose) *September 18 ** Jimi Hendrix, guitarist and singer, 27 (pulmonary aspiration) ** Maxwell Davis, saxophonist, 54 *September 25 – Yefim Golyshev, Ukrainian violinist, painter and composer, 73 *October 2 – Bo Linde, Swedish composer, 37 *

** Janis Joplin, singer, 27 (heroin overdose) **George Frederick McKay, composer, 71 *October 13 – Julia Culp, operatic soprano ("the Dutch nightingale"), 90 *October 22 ** Pauline Donalda, operatic soprano, 88 ** Samson François, pianist, 46 *October 28 – Baby Huey (singer), Baby Huey, singer, 26 (heart attack) *October 31 – Arvid Andersen, violinist, conductor and composer *November 6 – Agustín Lara, composer, 73 *November 7 – Eddie Peabody, banjo player, 68 *November 19 – Maria Yudina, pianist, 71 *November 25 – Albert Ayler, saxophonist and composer, 34 *December 19 – Giulia Recli, composer and writer, 80 *December 23 – Mimi Benzell, operatic soprano, 46 (cancer) *

** Ray Henderson, songwriter, 74 ** Cyril Scott, composer, 91 * ''date unknown'' **Efisio Melis, folk musician **Rokneddin Mokhtari, Iranian violinist

Awards

Grammy Awards

* Grammy Awards of 1970

Eurovision Song Contest

* Eurovision Song Contest 1970

References

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