1971-5

Just as I Am

Bill Withers

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1971
5/12 Wed
"Mick Jagger marries Bianca de Mac_as in Saint-Tropez, France, in a Roman Catholic ceremony. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and their wives are among the wedding guests."
6/
"Rafael Kubel_k becomes music director of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, at the invitation of G_ran Gentele, the new general manager.[1]"
6/6 Sun
John Lennon and Yoko Ono join Frank Zappa on stage at the Fillmore East for an encore jam. The performance would be released the following year on the Some Time in New York City album.
6/8 Tue
"Carole King gives her first live concert, at Carnegie Hall."
6/20 Sun
"the first Glastonbury Festival to take place at the summer solstice is held in South West England. Performers include David Bowie, Traffic, Fairport Convention, Quintessence and Hawkwind."
6/27 Sun
"Promoter Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East in New York City with a final concert featuring the The Allman Brothers Band, The Beach Boys and Mountain."
7/3 Sat
"Jim Morrison is found dead in a bath tub in Paris, France, aged 27. Alain Ronay would claim, years later, that he assisted Morrison's lover, Pamela Courson, in covering up the circumstances."
7/4 Sun
"The Fillmore West is closed in San Francisco with a final show featuring Santana, Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Grateful Dead."
7/9 Fri
Grand Funk becomes only the second band (after The Beatles) to perform a sold-out concert at Shea Stadium.
8/1 Sun
"The Concert for Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden, New York, starring George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan and Leon Russell; also featuring Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Jesse Ed Davis and Badfinger."
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