1969-5

The Age of Aquarius

The 5th Dimension

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1969
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."
5/10 Sat
The Turtles perform at the White House. Singer Mark Volman falls off the stage five times.
6/2 Mon
"John Lennon and Yoko Ono host a ""Bed-In"" at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Canada. The couple records the song ""Give Peace a Chance"" live in their suite with Tommy Smothers, Timothy Leary, and several others."
6/12 Thu
"25 First Annual Rock & Roll Revival fifth estate Performers include amongst others MC5, Johnny Winter, Chuck Berry, Dr. John, Sun Ra, David Peel, The Stooges, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band"
6/13 Fri
Mick Taylor joins the Rolling Stones.
6/29 Sun
"Bass player Noel Redding announces to the media that he has quit the Jimi Hendrix Experience, having effectively done so during the recording of Electric Ladyland."
7/3 Thu
"Brian Jones is found dead in the swimming pool at his home in Sussex, England, almost a month after leaving The Rolling Stones."
7/5 Sat
"The Rolling Stones proceed with a free concert in Hyde Park, London, as a tribute to Brian Jones; it is also the band's first concert with guitarist Mick Taylor. Estimates of the audience range from 250,000 to 400,000."
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