1969-7

2525 (Exordium and Terminus)

Zager and Evans

 

 

 

 

 

1969
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."
7/31 Thu
Elvis Presley returns to live performances in Las Vegas. The engagement ends on August 28.
8/9 Sat
"Members of would-be folk singer Charles Manson's ""family"" murder film star Sharon Tate and others, in Tate's home."
8/15 Fri
"-17 The Woodstock Music and Art Festival is held at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, near Woodstock, New York. Performers include Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Coun
8/21 Thu
"-24 The Bilzen Jazz and Pop Festival is held in Bilzen, Belgium. Performers include Deep Purple, Shocking Blue, The Moody Blues, Soft Machine, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, The Move and The Blossom Toes."
8/30 Sat
"-31 The Isle of Wight Festival is held in Wootton Bridge. Performers include amongst others The Band, Blodwyn Pig, Edgar Broughton Band, Joe Cocker, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Bob Dylan, Family, The Who, Free, Mighty Baby, The Moody Blues, The Nice, The Pre
9/13 Sat
"John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band perform at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival 12-hour music festival, backed by Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and Alan White. Other performers on the bill include Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and
9/24 Wed
"Deep Purple and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform the Concerto for Group and Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in London, in the first elaborate collaboration between a rock band and an orchestra."
10/14 Tue
"The final single by Diana Ross & The Supremes, ""Someday We'll Be Together"", is released. The single becomes the final #1 hit of 1969 (and of the 1960s). After a farewell concert in January 1970, Diana Ross leaves the Supremes for a solo career."
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