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1970
1/3 Sat
Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett releases his first solo album The Madcap Laughs.
1/4 Sun
The Who 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.
1/7 Wed
"Max Yasgur, owner of the New York farm where the 1969 Woodstock Festival was held, is sued for $35,000 in property damages by neighboring farmers."
1/14 Wed
Diana Ross and the Supremes perform for the last time together at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.
1/16 Fri
"John Lennon's London art gallery exhibit of lithographs, Bag One, is shut down by Scotland Yard for displaying ""erotic lithographs""."
1/24 Sat
"James ""Shep"" Sheppard, of The Heartbeats and Shep and the Limelites, is found murdered in his car on the Long Island Expressway."
1/26 Mon
"Simon & Garfunkel release their final album together, Bridge Over Troubled Water. The title track and album stay #1 on the Billboard charts for six weeks and go on to win a record six Grammys at the 13th Grammy Awards, including ""Record of the Year"", "
1/27 Tue
"Miles Davis makes the final recordings for his experimental album Circle in the Round, featuring sitar and tabla."
1/28 Wed
"The newly formed Band of Gypsies 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""."
2/11 Wed
"The film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, is premiered in New York City. The film's soundtrack album, including Badfinger's ""Come and Get It"" (written and produced by Paul McCartney), is released on Apple Records."
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