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Month: January 1970

1970 – Blues musician Slim Harpo died of a heart attack aged Read more

1970 – Blues musician Slim Harpo died of a heart attack aged

1970 – Blues musician Slim Harpo died of a heart attack aged 46. 1966 US No.16 single ‘Baby Scratch My Back’.

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1970 – The Jackson Five went to No.1 on the US singles chart Read more

1970 – The Jackson Five went to No.1 on the US singles chart

1970 – The Jackson Five went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘I Want You Back’. The song was originally written for Gladys Knight & The Pips and was the first of four No.1’s for the group. It made No.2 in the UK.

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1970 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “I Want You B… Read more

1970 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “I Want You B…

1970 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “I Want You Back,” The Jackson 5.

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1970 – John Lennon writes and records “Instant Karma”… Read more

1970 – John Lennon writes and records “Instant Karma”…

1970 – John Lennon writes and records “Instant Karma” with producer Phil Spector.

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1970 – James Sheppard, the lead singer from the Heartbeats and Shep a Read more

1970 – James Sheppard, the lead singer from the Heartbeats and Shep a

1970 – James Sheppard, the lead singer from the Heartbeats and Shep and the Limelites, was found murdered in his car on the Long Island Expressway. The US singer had been beaten and robbed. The Limelites reached No.2 in the US in 1961 with ‘Daddy’s Home’.

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1970 – The body of James “Shep” Sheppard… Read more

1970 – The body of James “Shep” Sheppard…

1970 – The body of James “Shep” Sheppard is discovered in his car on the Long Island Expressway. He was a singer for the New York R&B group the Heartbeats as well as his own Shep & the Limelites.

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1970 – Judy Collins to sing as part of her testimony is refused… Read more

1970 – Judy Collins to sing as part of her testimony is refused…

1970 – The judge in the case of the Chicago Seven turns down the request of Judy Collins to sing as part of her testimony. The judge also didn’t want to hear any warbling from Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, Arlo Guthrie and especially Country Joe McDonald.

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1970 – Steel Mill, (featuring Bruce Springsteen) opened for The Elvin Bishop Read more

1970 – Steel Mill, (featuring Bruce Springsteen) opened for The Elvin Bishop

1970 – Steel Mill, (featuring Bruce Springsteen) opened for The Elvin Bishop Band at The Matrix in San Francisco, California. Steel Mill were paid only $5 for the gig, The Elvin Bishop Band received $90 as headliner.

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1970 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono both cut their hair off in Denmark Read more

1970 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono both cut their hair off in Denmark

1970 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono both cut their hair off in Denmark and declare it to be Year One. Drugs, anyone?

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1970 – R&B singer Billy Stewart and three of his band were killed Read more

1970 – R&B singer Billy Stewart and three of his band were killed

1970 – R&B singer Billy Stewart and three of his band were killed when the car they’re traveling in crashed off a bridge. Had the 1966 US No.10 single ‘Summertime’.

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1970 – appearing at the Felt Forum New York City, The Doors Read more

1970 – appearing at the Felt Forum New York City, The Doors

1970 – appearing at the Felt Forum New York City, The Doors. The show was recorded for the bands forthcoming ‘Absolutely Live’ album.

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1970 – Born on this day, Brendan O’Hare, Teenage Fanclub, (1992 UK No. 31 single ‘What You Do To Me’). Read more

1970 – Born on this day, Brendan O’Hare, Teenage Fanclub, (1992 UK No. 31 single ‘What You Do To Me’).

1970 – Born on this day, Brendan O’Hare, Teenage Fanclub, (1992 UK No. 31 single ‘What You Do To Me’).

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