1970-2-9

Zabriskie Point

Various Artists

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1970
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."
2/13 Fri
"English band Black Sabbath release their self titled debut album in the U.K., credited as the first major album in the heavy metal genre.[1]"
2/14 Sat
"The Who records Live At Leeds in Yorkshire, England. The Grateful Dead plays an equally historic concert on the same date at the Fillmore East, New York City."
2/17 Tue
"Joni Mitchell announces that she is retiring from live performances, following her show at London's Royal Albert Hall. She would be back performing concerts within a year."
2/23 Mon
Ringo Starr appears on the television show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.
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