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1969
4/1 Tue
"The Beach Boys file a lawsuit against their record label, Capitol Records, for $2,041,446.64 in unpaid royalties and producer's fees for Brian Wilson. Capitol retaliates by deleting most of its Beach Boys catalog, severely limiting the band's income."
4/8 Tue
"Opening for Ten Years After at the Fillmore East in New York City, Family perform their first U.S. concert, and the show is an unmitigated disaster. Vocalist Roger Chapman, on his 27th birthday, throws a microphone stand into the audience, unintentionall
4/20 Sun
"The L.A. Free Festival in Venice, California ends early following a riot of audience members, 117 of which were arrested."
4/22 Tue
"The first complete performance of The Who's rock opera Tommy during a performance in Dolton, Devon, UK"
4/22 Tue
John Lennon officially changes his name from John Winston Lennon to John Winston Ono-Lennon.
4/24 Thu
The Beatles make a $5.1 million counter offer to the Northern Songs stockholders in an attempt to keep Associated TV from controlling the band's music.
4/28 Mon
"Chicago releases its debut album, The Chicago Transit Authority."
5/3 Sat
"Sly & the Family Stone release their breakthrough album, Stand!, which became one of the top-selling albums of the decade and made the band one of the most popular acts in rock and soul music."
5/3 Sat
"Jimi Hendrix is arrested by Canadian Mounties at Toronto's International Airport for possession of narcotics. Hendrix is released on $10,000 bail."
5/6 Tue
"In London, representatives of Warner Brothers-Seven Arts discuss the purchase of fifteen percent of The Beatles' Northern Songs."
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