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Contents 1 Events 2 Bands formed 3 Bands disbanded 4 Albums released 5 Biggest hit singles 6 Top hits - US and UK singles 7 Biggest Songs 8 Published popular songs 9 Classical music 10 Opera 11 Musical theater 12 Musical films 13 Births 14 Deaths 15 Awards 15.1 Grammy Awards 15.2 Eurovision Song Contest 16 References

Events

• Charles Wuorinen, aged 32, becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. This page indexes the individual year in music pages 2000s The table of years in music is a tabular display of all years in Music, to provide an overview and quick navigation to any year Events January 14 - Elvis Presley is promoted to Sergeant in the U Events January 15 - Motown Records signs The Supremes January 20 - Francis Poulenc 's Gloria Events January 1 - The Beatles and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes both audition at Decca Records, a company which has the option Events January 1 - The Beatles start a 5 day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single "Love Me Do" Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television See also Events January 4 - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million Events January 3 - Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It The year 1967 was an important year for Psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles ( Sgt Events January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with Events Perhaps the two most famous musical events of 1969 were concerts Events February 5 - Eric Burdon & War disbanding They never performed togeather again until April 21 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. Events 26 October - Garry Trudeau 's Comic strip Doonesbury debuts in approximately two dozen newspapers in the Explorations Excavations Joint British Museum, Harvard University, and Cambridge University project was begun at The year 1970 in architecture involved some significant events The year 1970 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1970 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Charles Wuorinen (b June 9, 1938 in New York City is an American Composer. The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943 Joseph Pulitzer did not call for such a prize in his will but had arranged for a music scholarship to be awarded
• January 3 - Davy Jones announces he is leaving the Monkees. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Davy Jones (born David Thomas Jones December 30, 1945) is an Grammy winning English pop Singer-songwriter and For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett releases his first solo album The Madcap Laughs. Pink Floyd are The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song Syd Barrett (born Roger Keith Barrett; 6 January 1946 - 7 July 2006 was an English singer songwriter guitarist and artist The Madcap Laughs was Syd Barrett 's first solo album after being replaced in Pink Floyd by his old school friend David Gilmour.
• January 7 - Max Yasgur, owner of the New York farm where the 1969 Woodstock Festival was held, is sued for $35,000 in property damages by neighbouring farmers. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• January 14 - Diana Ross and the Supremes perform for the last time together at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes
• January 16 - John Lennon's London Art gallery exhibit of lithographs, Bag One, is shut down by Scotland Yard for displaying "erotic lithographs"
• January 24 - James Shep Sheppard, of The Heartbeats and Shep and the Limelites, is found murdered in his car on the Long Island Expressway
• January 26 - Simon and Garfunkel release their final album together, Bridge Over Troubled Water. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. New Scotland Yard or Scotland Yard, informally known as The Yard and NSY, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled The Heartbeats were a 1950s American Doo-wop group best known for their song A Thousand Miles Away, which charted at #53 in 1957 Shep and the Limelites was an American Doo-wop group in the early 1960s Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio Album by Simon and Garfunkel. 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", "Song of the Year", and "Album of the Year. " Bridge over Troubled Water " is the title song of Simon and Garfunkel 's final album together Bridge over Troubled Water, released January 1970 See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The 13th Grammy Awards were held on 16 March 1971, and was the first time the ceremonies were broadcast on television by ABC. " In Britain it tops the album chart at regular intervals over the next two years, and becomes the best-selling album in Britain during the 1970s.
• January 28 - The newly formed group 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". Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter
• February 11 - The film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr premieres in New York City. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. The Magic Christian is a 1969 film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr. Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor The City of New York The film's soundtrack album, including Badfinger's "Come and Get It", (which is written and produced by Paul McCartney), is also released on Apple Records. Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd.
• February 11 - John Lennon pays £1,344 in fines for 96 people who had protested against the South African rugby team playing in Scotland. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• February 13 - Black Sabbath releases debut self-titled LP. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Black Sabbath are an It is Friday the 13th.
• February 14 - The Who records Live At Leeds in Yorkshire, England. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Grateful Dead plays an equally historic concert on the same date at the Fillmore East, New York City. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Fillmore East was promoter Bill Graham 's late Sixties / early Seventies rock palace in the East Village area of New
• February 17 - Joni Mitchell announces that she is retiring from live performances, following her show at London's Royal Albert Hall. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known She would be back performing concerts within a year.
• February 23 - Ringo Starr appears on the television show Laugh-In
• February 27 - Jefferson Airplane is fined $1,000 for using profanity during a concert in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Here Comes The Judge redirects here for the 1968 song see Shorty Long. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the Psychedelic rock movement Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma.
• February 28 - Led Zeppelin performs in Copenhagen under the pseudonym The Nobs, due to threats of lawsuits from Count Eva von Zeppelin, descendant of airship designer Ferdinand von Zeppelin. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Led Zeppelin were Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city Ferdinand Adolf August Heinrich Graf von Zeppelin mostly called Count Zeppelin) ( July 8, 1838 – March 8, 1917) was a
• March 4 - Janis Joplin is fined $200 for using obscene language during a concert performance in Tampa, Florida. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Janis Lyn Joplin ( January 19, 1943  – October 4, 1970) was an American singer songwriter and music arranger from
• March 6 - Cult leader and suspected murderer Charles Manson releases an album titled Lies to help finance his defense. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice" for that usage see Cult (religious practice G N' R Lies is the second album by the Hard rock band Guns N' Roses in 1988 (see 1988 in music)
• March 20 - David Bowie marries model Angela Barnett. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.
• March 21 – Dana wins Eurovision Song Contest – and later became a Euro MP. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Dana Rosemary Scallon (born Rosemary Brown on 30 August 1951 is better known simply as Dana, an Irish singer and former politician
• March 26 - Peter Yarrow (of Peter Paul and Mary) pleads guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14 year old girl in Washington D.C.
• April 2 - The London Magistrate's Court hears arguments on John Lennon's indecency summons for his exhibition of erotic lithographs during his art exhibit on January 16. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Peter Yarrow (born May 31, 1938 in New York City, New York) is an American Singer who found fame with the 1960s Peter Paul and Mary (often called PP&M) are a musical group from the United States who were one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
• April 3 - Minneapolis nightclub the Depot opens, eventually renamed to First Avenue. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. First Avenue and 7th Street Entry are two music venues housed in the same building in Minneapolis Minnesota.
• April 10 - Paul McCartney publicly announced the break-up of The Beatles, though John Lennon had left the previous year. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born
• April 17 - Johnny Cash performs at the White House at the invitation of President Richard M. Nixon. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence
• April 20 - Paul McCartney's first solo album, McCartney is released. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, McCartney is the first solo album by Paul McCartney and was released in 1970
• April 24 - Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane is invited to a party at the White House by Tricia Nixon, daughter of U. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing on October 30, 1939) is an American Singer and Songwriter, who was one of Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the Psychedelic rock movement See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Patricia "Tricia" Nixon Cox (born February 21, 1946, in Whittier, California) is the first daughter of the late U S. President Richard Nixon. Slick arrives at the party with Abbie Hoffman, who is on trial for conspiring to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Abbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman (November 30 1936 &ndash April 12 1989 was a radical social and political activist in the United States who co-founded the Hoffman is not allowed into the White House and leaves with Slick.
• May 15 - The Beatles' last LP, Let It Be, is released in the United States. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 A gramophone Let It Be is the twelfth and final original album released by The Beatles. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• May 16 - Randy Bachman leaves The Guess Who to start up Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Randolph Charles Bachman (the Bachman family name is pronounced as /bækmæn/ ( OC OM) (born September 27 1943 was lead guitarist and songwriter The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg Manitoba, that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country Bachman-Turner Overdrive (frequently known as BTO) is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that enjoyed a string of hit albums
• May 23-24 - Grateful Dead make their first British appearance at Hollywood Festival, Newcastle-under-Lyme, on a bill also featuring Black Sabbath, Free, and Jose Feliciano. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Black Sabbath are an Free were an English Rock band, formed in London in 1968 and best known for their popular song " All Right Now " José Montserrate Feliciano García (born September 10, 1945) is a Puerto Rican singer and guitarist Everyone is completely upstaged by the previously unknown Mungo Jerry, whose debut single "In the Summertime" becomes the best-selling hit of the year. Mungo Jerry are an English folk/classic rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing
• June 13 - "The Long and Winding Road" becomes the Beatles' last U. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for " The Long and Winding Road " is a Ballad written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) that originally appeared on The Beatles The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 S. Number 1 song, though it is never released as a single in Britain. [1]
• June 13 - The Stooges play at the Cincinnati Pop Festival. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for The Stooges are an American rock band that was active from 1967 to 1974 then reformed in 2003
• July 26 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix plays at his hometown of Seattle at Sicks Stadium where, under the influence of drugs, he starts verbally abusing members of the audience. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus
• August 30 - The Rolling Stones open their European tour in Malmö, Sweden. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and
• September 6 - During his final European tour, guitarist Jimi Hendrix is greeted by booing and jeering by German fans at his late appearance on stage and incoherent stage performance. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Bassist Billy Cox quits the tour and returns to the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• October 30 - Jim Morrison of The Doors, found guilty of indecent exposure and profanity because of his behaviour during a March 1, 1969 concert, is sentenced to eight months of hard labour and a $500 fine. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. James Douglas Morrison (December 8 1943—July 3 1971 was an American Poet, Singer, Songwriter, Writer, and Film director This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[1]
• Isle of Wight Festival. The 1970 Isle of Wight Festival was held on August 26 - 31, 1970.
• Jimmy Buffett begins recording. James William "Jimmy" Buffett (born December 25 1946) is a Singer, Songwriter, Author, Businessman, and recently
• Paul Davis begins recording. Paul Davis ( April 21, 1948 &ndash April 22, 2008) was an American Singer, best known for his radio hits and
• Eric Clapton leaves Blind Faith for a solo career. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Blind Faith were an English blues-rock band that consisted of Eric Clapton
• Dalida leaves Barclay Records for Orlando Records. Dalida ( January 17, 1933 &ndash May 3, 1987) was an Egyptian born singer of Italian origin who lived most of her Barclay Records is a French Record label, which was founded round 1954 by Eddie Barclay (who founded the Riviera label round 1950/51 alias Edouard
• Derek Bailey and Evan Parker found Incus Records, specialising in releasing free improvised music and said to be the first independent artist-owned record label. Derek Bailey ( January 29, 1930 – December 25, 2005) was an English avant-garde Guitarist and leading figure in the Evan Shaw Parker (born 5 April 1944 in Bristol is a British free-improvising Saxophone player from the European free jazz Incus Records is an artist owned Record label, founded by Derek Bailey, Tony Oxley, Evan Parker and Michael Walters specialising in the dissemination Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any rules beyond the taste or inclination of the musician(s involved in many cases the musicians make
• Miles Davis' Bitches Brew is widely considered the first successful full-fledged fusion of rock and roll and jazz, as well as being one of the most famous and well-remembered albums by Davis. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. Bitches Brew is a studio Double album by Jazz musician Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States

Bands formed

• The Doobie Brothers, formerly Pud, forms with Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, John Hartman, Dave Shogren. The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present Tom Johnston (born 15 August 1948, Visalia, California) is a U ---- Patrick Simmons (born October 19, 1948) is an American Singer and Guitarist best known as a member of the rock John Hartman (born 18 March 1950, in Falls Church Virginia) is a U
• Electric Light Orchestra form as an offshoot project of rock band The Move with Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan. The Move were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s from Birmingham, England, and were among the most popular British bands to not find any success Roy Wood (born Roy Adrian Wood 8 November 1946, Kitts Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is a Songwriter Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award -winning English rock Songwriter Bev Bevan (born Beverley Bevan on 24 November 1944 in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England) is an English rock
• Ocean formed. Ocean was a Gospel rock band formed in 1970 in London, Ontario, Canada.
• Queen forms with its first three members Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead Brian Harold May, CBE Roger Taylor (born Roger Meddows-Taylor on July 26, 1949 in Dersingham, Norfolk later moved to Kings Lynn is an English Musician Bassist John Deacon joins in 1971. John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951 is a retired English musician best known as the Bass guitarist for the rock band Queen.
• Styx formed. Styx ( pronounced: /stɪks/ is an American Rock band. Their hit songs have included " Come Sail Away " " Babe " "
• Emerson, Lake and Palmer is formed, taking its name from its three founding members Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer. Emerson Lake & Palmer ( ELP) were an English Progressive rock supergroup. Keith Noel Emerson (born 2 November 1944 in Todmorden, West Yorkshire) is a British Keyboard player and composer Gregory Stuart Lake (born 10 November 1947 in Poole Dorset England is an English Bass guitarist Guitarist, Vocalist Carl Palmer (born Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer, on March 20, 1950, in Handsworth, Birmingham) is an English drummer
• Manfred Mann's Earth Band is formed in 1971 with Manfred Mann

Bands disbanded

• The Beatles break up. Manfred Mann's Earth Band are a jazz/rock group formed by Manfred Mann, in 1971. This article is about Manfred Mann the band For Manfred Mann the man see Manfred Mann (musician. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 All four band members release solo albums.
• The Dave Clark Five
• The Monkees
• Simon and Garfunkel break up, and both members of the duo go on to solo careers, although they have reunited and performed together numerous times since breaking up. The Dave Clark Five (also known as "The DC5" were an English Beat group, one of the few presenting something of a commercial threat to The Beatles For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.
• The Nice break up. The Nice were an English Progressive rock band from the 1960s known for their unique blend of rock, Jazz and classical music Keith Emerson weingart founded ELP.

Albums released

• 12 Songs - Randy Newman
• A Beard Of Stars - Tyrannosaurus Rex
• A Song For Me - Family
• ABC - Jackson 5
• Abraxas - Santana
• After the Gold Rush - Neil Young
• All Kinds of Everything - Dana
• All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
• American Beauty - Grateful Dead
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Anyway - Family
• Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd
• A Tribute to Jack Johnson - Miles Davis
• A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World - Merle Haggard
• Band of Gypsys - Jimi Hendrix
• Benefit - Jethro Tull
• The Best of the Wailers - The Wailers
• The Big O - Roy Orbison
• Bill Haley's Scrapbook: Live at the Bitter End - Bill Haley & His Comets
• Bitches Brew - Miles Davis
• Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Bullshit 3 1/4 - Danny Ben-Israel
• Canto Libre - Víctor Jara
• Changes - The Monkees
• Chapter 2 - Roberta Flack
• Chicago (sometimes referred to as Chicago II) - Chicago
• Climbing! - Mountain
• Closer to Home - Grand Funk Railroad
• Close to You - The Carpenters
• Come To My Garden - Minnie Riperton
• Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Cucumber Castle - The Bee Gees
• Deep Purple in Rock - Deep Purple
• Déjà Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• Die Flippers - Die Flippers
• Down to Earth - Jimmy Buffett
• Easy Action - Alice Cooper
• Egg - Egg
• Electronic Meditation - Tangerine Dream
• Ella in Budapest, Hungary - Ella Fitzgerald
• Elton John - Elton John
• Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (debut)
• Eric Burdon Declares "War" - Eric Burdon & War
• The End of an Ear - Robert Wyatt
• Fire and Water - Free
• Fun House - The Stooges
• Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow-Funkadelic
• Funkadelic-Funkadelic
• The Great Songs Of Roy Orbison - Roy Orbison
• Hank Williams The Roy Orbison Way - Roy Orbison
• His Band and the Street Choir - Van Morrison
• Idlewild South - The Allman Brothers Band
• if (aka If 1) - If
• IF 2 - If
• (I Live) One Day at a Time - Joan Baez
• Ils ont changé ma chanson - Dalida
• In and Out of Focus - Focus
• The Isaac Hayes Movement - Isaac Hayes
• It Ain't Easy - Three Dog Night
• John Barleycorn Must Die - Traffic
• Klopfzeichen - Kluster
• Ladies of the Canyon - Joni Mitchell
• Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek & the Dominoes
• Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin
• Legal - Gal Costa
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Live Album - Grand Funk
• Live at Leeds - The Who
• Lizard - King Crimson
• Loaded - The Velvet Underground
• Looking On - The Move
• Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends - Screaming Lord Sutch
• McCartney - Paul McCartney
• Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon - Status Quo
• The Madcap Laughs - Syd Barrett
• Magic Christian Music - Badfinger
• The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie
• Maria Bethânia Ao Vivo - Maria Bethânia
• Master - Tremeloes
• Moondance - Van Morrison
• Morrison Hotel - The Doors
• Mungo Jerry - Mungo Jerry
• Naturally - Three Dog Night
• No Dice - Badfinger
• On Stage - Elvis Presley
• Open Road - Donovan
• Osmium - Parliament
• Paranoid - Black Sabbath
• Pearl - Janis Joplin
• Perry Como in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas - Perry Como
• Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band - Yoko Ono
• The Point! - Harry Nilsson
• Portrait - Fifth Dimension
• Self Portrait - Bob Dylan
• Sex Machine - James Brown
• Share the Land - The Guess Who
• Shooting at the Moon - Kevin Ayers
• Sit Down Old Friend - Dion DiMucci
• Skid - Skid Row
• Small Talk at 125th and Lenox - Gil Scott-Heron
• Soul Rebels - The Wailers
• Spirit in the Dark - Aretha Franklin
• Stranded - Edwards Hand
• Sunflower - The Beach Boys
• Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
• Tea for the Tillerman - Cat Stevens
• Thank Christ for the Bomb - The Groundhogs
• The Black Gladiator - Bo Diddley
• Things Ain't What They Used to Be - Ella Fitzgerald
• This Girl's In Love With You - Aretha Franklin
• Tide - Antonio Carlos Jobim
• 'Til The Band Comes In - Scott Walker
• Time and a Word - Yes
• Tin Tin - Tin Tin
• Trespass - Genesis
• Vintage Violence - John Cale
• Watertown - Frank Sinatra
• Wailing Wall - Wailing Wall
• Weasels Ripped My Flesh - Frank Zappa
• Well Now Dig This - The Jodimars
• Wishbone Ash - Wishbone Ash
• Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
• Yeti - Amon Düül II

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1970. Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer A Beard of Stars is the fourth album by Tyrannosaurus Rex, comprising Marc Bolan (vocals guitarorganbass and the first with new partner Mickey Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English singer songwriter and Guitarist This article is about the British rock band For other uses see Family (disambiguation. ABC was the second studio album by The Jackson 5, issued in May 1970 on Motown Records. The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music Family Abraxas is the second album by Santana, the Latin rock n' roll group led by guitarist Carlos Santana. For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales. After the Gold Rush is the third album by Neil Young, and one of four high-profile albums released by each partner of Crosby Stills Nash & Young Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician " All Kinds of Everything " was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith, and sung in Dana Rosemary Scallon (born Rosemary Brown on 30 August 1951 is better known simply as Dana, an Irish singer and former politician All Things Must Pass is a Triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author American Beauty is the fifth album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded between August and September 1970 and originally released in November 1970 by Warner The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. American Woman is an Album released in 1970 by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg Manitoba, that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country This article is about the British rock band For other uses see Family (disambiguation. Atom Heart Mother is a 1970 Progressive rock album by Pink Floyd, engineered by Alan Parsons and Peter Bown Pink Floyd are Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. Band of Gypsys is a Live album and a project by Jimi Hendrix, backed by Billy Cox and Buddy Miles, that followed Hendrix's James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man The Best of the Wailers is an album by The Wailers, released in August 1971 The Wailers are a Ska, Rocksteady, and Reggae group formed in Kingston, Jamaica in 1963, consisting of Junior The Big O is a music album recorded by Roy Orbison for London Records in the United Kingdom with the music and backing vocals by Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning This article is specifically about the rock and roll band See Bill Haley for biographical information regarding Haley himself Bitches Brew is a studio Double album by Jazz musician Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. Black Sabbath is the self-titled debut album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Black Sabbath are an Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio Album by Simon and Garfunkel. Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Canto Libre was an album recorded by Víctor Jara in 1970 Track listing "Inga" - ( Peruvian folk "Canción del Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez ( September 28, 1932 – September 15, 1973) was a Chilean teacher Theatre director, For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Roberta Flack (born February 10, 1937) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who is notable in the areas of Jazz Chicago is the second album by Chicago -based rock band Chicago. Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately Climbing! is the Debut album by American Hard rock band Mountain. Mountain is an American rock band. The band broke up in 1972 reformed two years later broke up soon after that and have since reconvened and resumed Closer to Home is Grand Funk Railroad 's third studio album and was released in July 1970 by Capitol Records. Grand Funk Railroad (also known as Grand Funk) is an American rock band The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo consisting of Siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. Come To My Garden is the debut solo album by Minnie Riperton, released in 1971. Cosmo's Factory is the fifth Album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Cucumber Castle is the Bee Gees ' seventh album released in 1970 The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Deep Purple in Rock (also known as In Rock) is an album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in June 1970 Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Déjà Vu is the second album by rock band Crosby Stills & Nash, and their first as Crosby Stills Nash & Young, released on March 11 Crosby Stills & Nash ( CSN) is a Folk rock / rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash Die Flippers ("The Flippers" is the first studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. Die Flippers (The Flippers are a German Schlager group formed in 1964 James William "Jimmy" Buffett (born December 25 1946) is a Singer, Songwriter, Author, Businessman, and recently Easy Action is the second Studio album by Alice Cooper, released by Straight Records in June 1970 Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five Egg is the 1970 debut album of British band Egg. Track listing "Bulb" – 009 "While Growing My See also The Egg (funk band for the electronic band Egg were an English Progressive rock band formed in January 1969 Electronic Meditation is the debut album by the German Electronic music group Tangerine Dream. Tangerine Dream is a German Electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. Ella in Budapest Hungary is a 1970 (see 1970 in music) Live album by Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by the Tommy Flanagan trio Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25 1917 &ndash June 15 1996 also known as " Lady Ella " and the "First Lady of Song" is considered one of the most influential Elton John is the eponymous second Album by British Singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1970 Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Emerson Lake & Palmer is the debut Album of British Progressive rock band Emerson Lake & Palmer, released in 1970 in Emerson Lake & Palmer ( ELP) were an English Progressive rock supergroup. Eric Burdon Declares "War" was the debut album for eclectic funk band Eric Burdon & War, which was released in 1970 Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne) is the former lead singer of The Animals and War War is an American Funk band from California, known for the hit songs " Low Rider " " Spill the Wine " and " The End of an Ear is the debut solo album by Soft Machine 's Robert Wyatt. Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945 in Bristol) is an English Musician, and founding member of the influential Fire and Water is the third studio album by English rock group Free. Free were an English Rock band, formed in London in 1968 and best known for their popular song " All Right Now " For other uses see Funhouse (disambiguation Fun House is the second album by the American rock band The Stooges. The Stooges are an American rock band that was active from 1967 to 1974 then reformed in 2003 Free Your MindAnd Your Ass Will Follow is a 1970 album by the American Funk band Funkadelic. Funkadelic was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s Funkadelic was the debut album by the American Funk band Funkadelic, released in 1970 on Westbound Records. Funkadelic was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s The Great Songs of Roy Orbison is an album recorded by Roy Orbison for MGM Records that was released in the United States in February 1970 Hank Williams The Roy Orbison Way is a music album recorded by Roy Orbison for MGM Records that was released in August 1970 His Band and the Street Choir is Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison 's fourth solo Album, released in 1970 George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Idlewild South is the second Album of The Allman Brothers Band, released in 1970 The Allman Brothers Band is a Southern rock band based in Macon, Georgia. If was a Jazz-rock band formed in Britain in 1969 In the period spanning 1970-1975 they produced 8 studio-recorded albums and did some 17 tours of Europe the If was a Jazz-rock band formed in Britain in 1969 In the period spanning 1970-1975 they produced 8 studio-recorded albums and did some 17 tours of Europe the Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941 in Staten Island, New York) an American Folk singer and Songwriter known Dalida ( January 17, 1933 &ndash May 3, 1987) was an Egyptian born singer of Italian origin who lived most of her In and Out of Focus is the 1970 debut album by the Dutch band Focus The album was initially recorded in 1969 in Amsterdam the Netherlands and subsequently FOCUS is a software product of Information Builders Inc Originally developed for data handling and analysis on the IBM mainframe, as newer systems were developed Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician This article is about the album by Three Dog Night For the album by Long John Baldry see It Ain't Easy (Baldry album. Three Dog Night is an American Rock band, best known for their music from 1968&ndash1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008 For the article about the song and character John Barleycorn, see John Barleycorn. Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. Klopfzeichen is the first full-length album by German experimental music trio Kluster. Kluster was a German Krautrock or experimental musical group whose work often resembles later Industrial music. Ladies of the Canyon is Joni Mitchell 's third album released in 1970 Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs is a Blues - rock album by Derek and the Dominos. Derek and the Dominos were a Blues-rock supergroup formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock Led Zeppelin III is the third album by English rock band Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin were Legal is an album by Brazilian singer-songwriter Gal Costa, released in 1970 Gal Costa (born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos on September 26, 1945 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) is a popular Let It Be is the twelfth and final original album released by The Beatles. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Live Album is Grand Funk Railroad 's first Live album, and was released in November 1970 by Capitol Records. Grand Funk Railroad (also known as Grand Funk) is an American rock band Live at Leeds (1970 is The Who 's first Live album, and is their only live album that was released while the band was still recording and performing The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Lizard is the third album by the British band King Crimson, released in 1970 King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 Loaded is the fourth album released by American rock band The Velvet Underground. This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Looking On is the third album by The Move, released in the UK in December 1970 The Move were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s from Birmingham, England, and were among the most popular British bands to not find any success Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends is the debut album of English rock singer Screaming Lord Sutch. Screaming Lord Sutch 3rd Earl of Harrow, known as Screaming Lord Sutch, born David Edward Sutch ( 10 November 1940 &ndash McCartney is the first solo album by Paul McCartney and was released in 1970 Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon is the third album by English rock band Status Quo. Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which" The Madcap Laughs was Syd Barrett 's first solo album after being replaced in Pink Floyd by his old school friend David Gilmour. Syd Barrett (born Roger Keith Barrett; 6 January 1946 - 7 July 2006 was an English singer songwriter guitarist and artist Magic Christian Music is an album by Power pop band Badfinger, released in early 1970 on Apple Records. Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre " The Man Who Sold the World " is a song by David Bowie. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. The Tremeloes are a British Rock and roll band founded in the late 1950s in Dagenham, Essex. Moondance is the third Solo album by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Morrison Hotel (sometimes referred to as Hard Rock Cafe from the title of the first side of the LP whose second side is titled Morrison Hotel This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing Mungo Jerry are an English folk/classic rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing Mungo Jerry are an English folk/classic rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing Naturally is the fifth Album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music) No Dice is a pop album by Badfinger, issued by Apple Records and released on November 9, 1970. Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre On Stage is an Elvis Presley Live album recorded in 1970 at the International Hotel, Las Vegas Nevada. Open Road is the eighth studio Album, and ninth album overall from Scottish Singer-songwriter Donovan. Donovan ( Donovan Phillips Leitch, born 10 May 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Singer-songwriter and guitarist Osmium is the 1970 debut album by the Funk band Parliament, led by George Clinton. Parliament was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s Paranoid is the second album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Black Sabbath are an Pearl is an album by Janis Joplin, released on February 1 1971 - four months after her death from a Heroin Overdose. Janis Lyn Joplin ( January 19, 1943  – October 4, 1970) was an American singer songwriter and music arranger from Perry Como In Person at the International Hotel Las Vegas was Perry Como's 18th RCA Victor 12" long-play album the 16th recorded in full "living" Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como ( May 18 1912 &ndash May 12 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band is the avant-garde debut album by Yoko Ono, which came after recording three experimental releases with John Lennon and a born in Tokyo on February 18 1933 is a Japanese Artist and Musician. The Point! is a Fable by American Songwriter and Musician Harry Nilsson about a boy named Oblio the only round-headed Harry Edward Nilsson III ( June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) was an American Songwriter, singer Pianist, and Portrait is the fifth Album by American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music) The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop Self Portrait is Bob Dylan 's 10th studio album released by Columbia Records in 1970 Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Sex Machine is a 1970 Double album by James Brown. It showcases the playing of the original J James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Share the Land is an Album released in 1970 by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg Manitoba, that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country Shooting at the Moon is the second solo album of Kevin Ayers. Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent) is an English Songwriter and major influential force in the English Dion Francis DiMucci (born July 18 1939) better known as Dion, is an American Singer-songwriter who blended elements of Skid is a 1970 EP Album by Skid Row featuring guitar ace Gary Moore. A New Black Poet - Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, commonly referred to as Small Talk at 125th & Lenox, is the Debut album of soul Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1 1949) is an American Poet, Musician, and Author known primarily for his late 1960s and Soul Rebels is an album by The Wailers, their first album to be released outside of Jamaica. The Wailers are a Ska, Rocksteady, and Reggae group formed in Kingston, Jamaica in 1963, consisting of Junior Formerly known as Piccadilly Line, Edwards Hand are a Musical group formed by Englishmen Rod Edwards (keyboard and vocals and Roger Hand (acoustic Sunflower is The Beach Boys ' thirteenth studio Album, twenty-first official album release and their first under their contract with Reprise Records The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Sweet Baby James is Singer-songwriter James Taylor 's second album and his first release on Warner Bros James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts Tea for the Tillerman is a highly-regarded album by Singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician The Groundhogs were a British Blues band founded in late 1963 which toured extensively in the 1960s and continued in existence sporadically to the present day Bo Diddley ( December 30 1928 &ndash June 2 2008, born Ellas Otha Bates) was an original and influential American Things Ain't What They Used to Be is a 1970 (see 1970 in music) album by the American Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25 1917 &ndash June 15 1996 also known as " Lady Ella " and the "First Lady of Song" is considered one of the most influential This Girl's In Love With You is a 1970 Album (see 1970 in music) by soul musician Aretha Franklin. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Tide is a 1970 album (see 1970 in music) by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim ( January 25, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro &ndash December 8, 1994 in Brazil) also Til The Band Comes In is a Scott Walker album released in 1970 Scott Walker is the Stage name of the American Singer-songwriter Noel Scott Engel (born 9 January 1943 in Hamilton Time and a Word is the second album by progressive rock band Yes, released in mid-1970 in the UK and November 1970 in the US Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin is a series of Comic strips created by Belgian artist Hergé, the pen name of Georges Remi Trespass is the second studio album by Genesis and was recorded and released in 1970 Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Vintage Violence was the first solo album from former Velvet Underground member John Cale. John Davies Cale (born March 9, 1942) better known as John Cale, is a Welsh Musician, Composer, Singer-songwriter Watertown is a studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music) Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Wailing Wall was a 1970s Psychedelic rock band Personnel Mike Cancellari ( Guitar) Weasels Ripped My Flesh is an Album by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music) Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director The Jodimars was an American Rock and roll band that was formed in the summer of 1955 and remained active until 1958 Wishbone Ash is the first album by Wishbone Ash. The band's debut album became a reality when they were opening for Deep Purple in early 1970 Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved particular success in the early and mid-1970s with their most critically acclaimed records including Workingman's Dead is the fourth Studio album by the Grateful Dead. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Yeti is a double LP by rock musicians Amon Düül II which was released in 1970 Amon Düül II (or Amon Düül 2) is a German rock band. The group is generally considered to be one of the founders of the German rock music

#	Artist	Title	Year	Country	Chart Entries
1	The Beatles	Let it Be	1970		US BB 1 - Mar 1970, Canada 1 - Mar 1970, Holland 1 - Mar 1970, Switzerland 1 - Mar 1970, Norway 1 - Mar 1970, Australia 1 of 1970, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Sep 1970, Australia Goset 1 - Apr 1970, UK 2 - Mar 1970, Germany 2 - Apr 1970, DDD 3 of 1970, Italy 8 of 1970, US CashBox 9 of 1970, RYM 9 of 1970, France 10 - Mar 1970, Virgin 11, WXPN 12, Japan 14 of all time (international songs), Europe 15 of the 1970s, US BB 20 of 1970, Rolling Stone 20, POP 20 of 1970, OzNet 25, Poland 28 - Dec 2003, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1970, Scrobulate 34 of classic rock, Belgium 77 of all time, Germany 149 of the 1970s, TheQ 318, Acclaimed 342
2	Mungo Jerry	In the Summertime	1970		UK 1 - Jun 1970, Holland 1 - Jun 1970, Switzerland 1 - Jun 1970, Norway 1 - Jul 1970, Germany 1 - Jul 1970, Éire 1 - Jul 1970, Australia 1 for 1 weeks Feb 1971, Australia Goset 1 - Aug 1970, South Africa 2 of 1970, US BB 3 - Jul 1970, Canada 4 - Jul 1970, Italy 5 of 1970, France 7 - Aug 1970, Australia 16 of 1970, US BB 26 of 1970, POP 26 of 1970, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1970, US CashBox 35 of 1970, Germany 45 of the 1970s, DDD 47 of 1970, RYM 61 of 1970, Acclaimed 2195
3	Simon & Garfunkel	Bridge Over Troubled Water	1970		UK 1 - Feb 1970, US BB 1 - Feb 1970, Canada 1 - Feb 1970, Australia Goset 1 - Mar 1970, Grammy in 1970, DDD 2 of 1970, Germany 4 - Apr 1970, US CashBox 5 of 1970, Holland 5 - Feb 1970, Switzerland 5 - Mar 1970, Australia 5 of 1970, Norway 7 - Apr 1970, US BB 9 of 1970, France 10 - Apr 1970, Europe 18 of the 1970s, RYM 19 of 1970, 28 in 2FM list, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1970, POP 41 of 1970, WXPN 41, Rolling Stone 47, Acclaimed 64, Scrobulate 66 of oldies, Belgium 162 of all time, Germany 239 of the 1970s
4	Shocking Blue	Venus	1970		US BB 1 - Dec 1969, Canada 1 - Dec 1969, France 1 - Apr 1970, Switzerland 1 - Oct 1969, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Aug 1970, Australia Goset 1 - Jan 1970, Norway 2 - Feb 1970, Germany 2 - Jan 1970, Holland 3 - Jul 1969, Italy 3 of 1970, US CashBox 6 of 1970, South Africa 7 of 1970, UK 8 - Jan 1970, Japan 15 of all time (international songs), POP 17 of 1970, Australia 19 of 1970, Europe 20 of the 1960s, US BB 21 of 1970, RYM 26 of 1969, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1969, DDD 34 of 1969, Germany 261 of the 1960s
5	Led Zeppelin	Whole Lotta Love	1970		France 1 - Jan 1970, Germany 1 - Mar 1970, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Sep 1970, Australia Goset 1 - Feb 1970, TheQ 1, DDD 1 of 1969, Canada 2 - Dec 1969, US BB 4 - Dec 1969, Holland 4 - Dec 1969, Switzerland 5 - Mar 1970, RYM 8 of 1969, Australia 11 of 1970, Europe 11 of the 1960s, Scrobulate 11 of classic rock, US BB 38 of 1970, POP 38 of 1970, Belgium 48 of all time, US CashBox 54 of 1970, Poland 74 of all time, Rolling Stone 75, Acclaimed 85, Germany 120 of the 1970s, WXPN 400

Top hits - US and UK singles

• "ABC" - The Jackson 5
• "After Midnight" - Eric Clapton
• "Ain't It Funky Now (Part 1)" - James Brown
• "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Diana Ross
• "Airport Love Theme (Gwen & Vern)" - Vincent Bell & Orchestra
• "All I Have To Do Is Dream" - Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell
• "All Kinds of Everything" – Dana
• "All Right Now" - Free
• "Always Something There to Remind Me" - R.B. Greaves
• "Amazing Grace" - Judy Collins
• "American Woman" - The Guess Who
• "Amos Moses" - Jerry Reed
• "Are You Ready?" - Pacific Gas & Electric
• "Arizona" - Mark Lindsay
• "As the Years Go By" - Mashmakhan
• "Baby Hold On" - The Grass Roots
• "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" - The Temptations
• "Band of Gold" - Freda Payne
• "Be My Baby" - Andy Kim
• "Beaucoups of Blues" - Ringo Starr
• "Big Yellow Taxi" - Joni Mitchell
• "Black Magic Woman" - Santana
• "Black Night" - Deep Purple
• "Blowing Away" - The Fifth Dimension
• "Border Song (Holy Moses)" - Aretha Franklin
• "Born to Wander" - Rare Earth
• "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel
• "Brontosaurus" - The Move
• "Brother Rapp (Parts 1 & 2)" - James Brown
• "Call Me" - Aretha Franklin
• "Candida" - Tony Orlando and Dawn
• "Cecilia" - Simon & Garfunkel
• "Celebrate" - Three Dog Night
• "Check Out Your Mind" - The Impressions
• "(They Long to Be) Close to You" - The Carpenters
• "Closer to Home" - Grand Funk Railroad
• "Come And Get It" - Badfinger
• "Come Running" - Van Morrison
• "Come Saturday Morning" - The Sandpipers
• "Cracklin' Rosie" - Neil Diamond
• "Cry Me A River" - Joe Cocker
• "Cupid" - Johnny Nash
• "Daughter of Darkness" - Tom Jones
• "Deeper and Deeper" - Freda Payne
• "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" - The Delfonics
• "Do It" - Neil Diamond
• "Do the Funky Chicken" - Rufus Thomas
• "Do What You Wanna Do" - Five Flights Up
• "Do You See My Love (for You Growing)" - Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
• "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" - Chicago
• "Domino" - Van Morrison
• "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" - Aretha Franklin
• "Easy Come, Easy Go" - Bobby Sherman
• "El Condor Pasa" - Simon & Garfunkel
• "Eli's Coming" - Three Dog Night
• "Engine Number 9" - Wilson Pickett
• "Everybody's Got the Right to Love" - The Supremes
• "Everybody's Out of Town" - B.J. Thomas
• "Everything is Beautiful" - Ray Stevens
• "Everything's Tuesday" - Chairmen of the Board
• "Evil Ways" - Santana
• "Express Yourself" - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Mungo Jerry are an English folk/classic rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. " Bridge over Troubled Water " is the title song of Simon and Garfunkel 's final album together Bridge over Troubled Water, released January 1970 Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band from The Hague formed in 1967 " Venus " is a 1969 number-one song by the Dutch band The Shocking Blue, which again reached number one in 1986 in a cover version by Bananarama Led Zeppelin were " Whole Lotta Love " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. For the rap single by Jin see ABC (Jin song "ABC" was a 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5. The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music Family " After Midnight " is a rock song written by J J Cale. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The " Ain't No Mountain High Enough " is an R&B / soul Song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Vincent Bell (b 1935 New York City) is a leading American session guitarist and pioneer of electronic effects in pop music Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell is a 1968 Album by Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry. " All Kinds of Everything " was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith, and sung in Dana Rosemary Scallon (born Rosemary Brown on 30 August 1951 is better known simply as Dana, an Irish singer and former politician " All Right Now " is a rock single by the English band Free. Free were an English Rock band, formed in London in 1968 and best known for their popular song " All Right Now " R B Greaves (born Ronald Bertram Aloysius Greaves III, on 28 November 1944 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a singer of African Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folk and standards Singer The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg Manitoba, that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country Jerry Reed Hubbard ( March 20, 1937 &ndash August 31, 2008) known professionally as Jerry Reed was an American Pacific Gas & Electric was an American rock band, best known for the song "Are You Ready?" released in 1970 Mark Lindsay is an American Musician, best known as the singer for the group Paul Revere & the Raiders. Mashmakhan was a Canadian rock fusion band that was most active in the early 1970s and is best known for their hit single "As This article is about a US band For other uses see Grass roots (disambiguation. The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful Freda Charcelia Payne (born September 19 1945 in Detroit Michigan) is an African-American Singer and actress best known Andy Kim (born Andrew Youakim, 5 December 1952) is a Canadian Pop singer and Songwriter. Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales. " Black Night " is a song by British Hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. The Move were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s from Birmingham, England, and were among the most popular British bands to not find any success James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Tony Orlando and Dawn (originally known as Dawn, and later as Dawn featuring Tony Orlando) is a Pop music group that was popular in the 1970s Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Three Dog Night is an American Rock band, best known for their music from 1968&ndash1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008 The Impressions are an American Music group from Chicago, originally formed in 1958 The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo consisting of Siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. Grand Funk Railroad (also known as Grand Funk) is an American rock band " Come And Get It " was the name of a song composed by Paul McCartney for the film The Magic Christian, and made popular by the group Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, The Sandpipers were a US Easy listening trio / Quartet, who carved a little niche for themselves in the world of 1960s Folk rock. Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. Joe Cocker OBE (born 20 May 1944 is an English rock / Blues Singer who came to popularity in the 1960s and is most known for his gritty Johnny Nash (born John Lester Nash Jr 19 August 1940, Houston, Texas) is an African-American pop Singer-songwriter Sir Thomas John Woodward, (born 7 June 1940 known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh pop music singer particularly noted for his powerful voice Freda Charcelia Payne (born September 19 1945 in Detroit Michigan) is an African-American Singer and actress best known The Delfonics are a Philadelphia soul singing group most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. Rufus Thomas Jr ( March 26 1917 – December 15 2001) was a Rhythm and blues, Funk and soul singer and Five Flights Up was an American five-person R&B ensemble They had a hit in 1970 with the song "Do What You Wanna Do" written by J Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Bobby Sherman (born Robert Cabot Sherman Jr July 22, 1943, in Santa Monica, California) is an American Singer and Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Three Dog Night is an American Rock band, best known for their music from 1968&ndash1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008 Wilson Pickett ( March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B / Rock and Roll and soul The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes B J Thomas ( Billy Joe Thomas, b August 7, 1942, in Hugo Oklahoma) is an American popular singer known for his chart-topping hits in Chairmen of the Board is a Detroit, Michigan based Soul music group active mostly in the 1970s that is still touring today For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales. Rhythm Band
• "Fire and Rain" - James Taylor
• "For the Good Times" - Ray Price
• "For the Love of Him" - Bobbi Martin
• "Get Ready" - Rare Earth
• "Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine (Part 1)" - James Brown
• "Gimme Dat Ding" - The Pipkins
• "Give Me Just a Little More Time" - Chairmen of the Board
• "God, Love and Rock & Roll" - Teegarden & Van Winkle
• "Gotta Hold on to This Feeling" - Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
• "Green-Eyed Lady" - Sugarloaf
• "The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown)" - Fleetwood Mac
• "Groovy Situation" - Gene Chandler
• "Gypsy Woman" - Brian Hyland
• "Hand Me Down World" - The Guess Who
• "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" - Neil Diamond
• "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" - The Hollies
• "Heaven Help Us All" - Stevie Wonder
• "Heed the Call" - Kenny Rogers & the First Edition
• "Hey Lawdy Mama" - Steppenwolf
• "Hey There Lonely Girl" - Eddie Holman
• "Hey, Mister Sun" - Bobby Sherman
• "Hi-De-Ho" - Blood, Sweat & Tears
• "Hitchin' a Ride" - Vanity Fare
• "Holly Holy" - Neil Diamond
• "Honey Come Back" - Glen Campbell
• "House of the Rising Sun" - Frijid Pink
• "I (Who Have Nothing)" - Tom Jones
• "I Am Somebody (Part 2)" - Johnnie Taylor
• "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top" - The Hollies
• "I Found That Girl" - The Jackson 5
• "I Just Can't Help Believing" - B.J. Thomas
• "I Really Don't Want to Know" - Elvis Presley
• "I Think I Love You" - The Partridge Family
• "I Want You Back" - The Jackson 5
• "If I Were Your Woman" - Gladys Knight & The Pips
• "If You Could Read My Mind" - Gordon Lightfoot
• "(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" - Ronnie Dyson
• "I'll Be There" - The Jackson 5
• "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" - Dionne Warwick
• "I'm Not My Brother's Keeper" - The Flaming Ember
• "Immigrant Song" - Led Zeppelin
• "In the Summertime" - Mungo Jerry
• "Indiana Wants Me" - R. Dean Taylor
• "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)" - John Ono Lennon
• "It Don't Matter to Me" - Bread
• "It's a New Day (Parts 1 & 2)" - James Brown
• "It's a Shame" - The Spinners
• "It's All In the Game" - Four Tops
• "It's Impossible" - Perry Como
• "It's Only Make Believe" - Glen Campbell
• "I've Lost You" - Elvis Presley
• "(I Know) I'm Losing You" - Rare Earth
• "(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String" - Chairmen of the Board
• "5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years of Love)" - The Presidents
• "Jam Up and Jelly Tight" - Tommy Roe
• "Jennifer Tomkins" - Street People
• "Jingle Jangle" - The Archies
• "Joanne" - Michael Nesmith & The First National Band
• "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" - Bobby Sherman
• "Kentucky Rain" - Elvis Presley
• "Knock Three Times" - Tony Orlando and Dawn
• "Lady d'Arbanville" - Cat Stevens (all other versions were dubbed)
• "Lay A Little Lovin' On Me" - Robin McNamara
• "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" - Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins Singers
• "Leaving on a Jet Plane" - Peter, Paul and Mary
• "Let A Man Come in and Do the Popcorn (Part 2)" - James Brown
• "Let It Be" - The Beatles
• "Let's Work Together" - Canned Heat
• "Little Green Bag" - George Baker Selection
• "Lola" - The Kinks
• "Lonely Days" - The Bee Gees
• "Long and Winding Road" - The Beatles
• "Long Lonesome Highway" - Michael Parks
• "Long Long Time" - Linda Ronstadt
• "Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma" - The New Seekers
• "Looking Out My Back Door" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" - Edison Lighthouse
• "Love Land" - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St. James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts Ray Price (born January 12, 1926 in Perryville Texas) is an American Country and western singer/songwriter/guitarist Bobbi Martin (b Nov 29 1943 Brooklyn - d May 2 2000 was an American country and pop music singer Rare Earth is an American Rock band affiliated with Motown 's Rare Earth Record label (which was named after the band who were particularly James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Edison Lighthouse was a UK pop group, initially a studio only assemblage that served as a vehicle for session vocalist Chairmen of the Board is a Detroit, Michigan based Soul music group active mostly in the 1970s that is still touring today Teegarden & Van Winkle were composed of Skip Knape ( Electric organ, organ pedal bass vocals) and David Teegarden ( Drums vocals Sugarloaf was a Denver, Colorado based Rock and roll band in the 1970s featuring Jerry Corbetta. Fleetwood Mac are a British / American Gene Chandler (born Eugene Dixon, July 6 1937, Chicago, Illinois) is an American Singer. Brian Hyland (born November 12 1943, in Woodhaven, Queens New York) is an American pop Recording artist who The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg Manitoba, that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. The Hollies are an English Rock and roll band formed in the early 1960s. Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an The First Edition (later known as Kenny Rogers and The First Edition) was a Rock band, stalwart members being Kenny Rogers ( vocals & Steppenwolf is a rock band that helped establish Heavy metal music in the late 1960s along with bands like Blue Cheer and Iron Butterfly Eddie Holman (born 3 June 1946, Norfolk, Virginia) is an American Singer and Recording artist. Bobby Sherman (born Robert Cabot Sherman Jr July 22, 1943, in Santa Monica, California) is an American Singer and Blood Sweat & Tears (also known as " BS&T " is an American music group originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Vanity Fare were a UK pop / rock group formed in 1966 best remembered for their million selling song " Hitchin' a Ride " Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22 1936 in Delight, Arkansas) is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning and two time nominated Golden Frijid Pink was a Detroit Hard rock band formed in 1967 best known for their version of " House of the Rising Sun. Sir Thomas John Woodward, (born 7 June 1940 known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh pop music singer particularly noted for his powerful voice Johnnie Harrison Taylor ( May 5 1937 &ndash May 31 2000) was an American vocalist in a wide variety of genres from The Hollies are an English Rock and roll band formed in the early 1960s. The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music Family B J Thomas ( Billy Joe Thomas, b August 7, 1942, in Hugo Oklahoma) is an American popular singer known for his chart-topping hits in The Partridge Family was a successful American Television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embarked on a music career The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music Family "The Pips" redirects here For the BBC pips, see Greenwich Time Signal. Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr, (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk country and Ronnie Dyson ( June 5 1950 — November 10 1990) was an American Singer and Actor. The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music Family Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940) is an acclaimed five-time Grammy Award -winning singer actress activist The Flaming Ember was an American White soul band from Detroit, Michigan, who found brief commercial success starting in 1969 Led Zeppelin were Mungo Jerry are an English folk/classic rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing R Dean Taylor (born Richard Dean Taylor, 1939 Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Singer, most famous as an recording artist John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Bread was a 1970s rock / pop band from Los Angeles, California. The Spinners are a Detroit, Michigan -based soul Vocal group (active since 1954 and most popular during the 1970s The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como ( May 18 1912 &ndash May 12 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22 1936 in Delight, Arkansas) is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning and two time nominated Golden Rare Earth is an American Rock band affiliated with Motown 's Rare Earth Record label (which was named after the band who were particularly Chairmen of the Board is a Detroit, Michigan based Soul music group active mostly in the 1970s that is still touring today Tommy Roe, born May 9, 1942 is an American Pop music singer/songwriter For the self-titled syndicated version of the 1968-1978 animated television franchise of which The Archies were a part please see The Archie Show. Robert Michael Nesmith (b December 30, 1942) in Harris County Texas, is an American musician songwriter Actor, producer Bobby Sherman (born Robert Cabot Sherman Jr July 22, 1943, in Santa Monica, California) is an American Singer and Kentucky Rain was a 1970 song sung by American Singer Elvis Presley. Tony Orlando and Dawn (originally known as Dawn, and later as Dawn featuring Tony Orlando) is a Pop music group that was popular in the 1970s Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician Robin McNamara (born 5 May 1947, in Newton, Massachusetts) is an American Singer, Songwriter and Musician Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (born 3 February 1947 in Astoria, New York City) is an American singer-songwriter Edwin Hawkins (born 18 August 1943, Oakland, California) is a Grammy Award -winning American gospel and Peter Paul and Mary (often called PP&M) are a musical group from the United States who were one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Let It Be is the twelfth and final original album released by The Beatles. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Canned Heat is a Blues-rock /boogie band that formed in Los Angeles in 1965 The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Michael Parks (born April 24, 1940) is an American Actor and Singer. Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15 1946 in Tucson Arizona) is an American popular vocalist and Entertainer whose vocal styles in a variety The New Seekers were a British / German / Australian pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Edison Lighthouse was a UK pop group, initially a studio only assemblage that served as a vehicle for session vocalist Rhythm Band
• "Love on a Two Way Street" - The Moments
• "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" - The Friends of Distinction
• "Love the One You're With" - Stephen Stills
• "Lucretia MacEvil" - Blood, Sweat & Tears
• "Ma Belle Amie" - The Tee Set
• "Make It Easy on Yourself" - Dionne Warwick
• "Make it With You" - Bread
• "Make Me Smile" - Chicago
• "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" - Three Dog Night
• "Me And My Life" - The Tremeloes
• "Midnight Cowboy" - Ferrante & Teicher
• "Mississippi Queen" - Mountain
• "Mongoose" - Elephant's Memory
• "Montego Bay" - Bobby Bloom
• "Most of All" - B.J. Thomas
• "Mr. The Friends of Distinction are an American vocal group best known for their late 1960's hits " Grazing in the Grass," "Love or Let Me Be Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945 is an American Guitarist and Singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Blood Sweat & Tears (also known as " BS&T " is an American music group originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Tee Set was a Pop rock band formed in 1966 in Delft, The Netherlands. Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940) is an acclaimed five-time Grammy Award -winning singer actress activist Bread was a 1970s rock / pop band from Los Angeles, California. Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately Three Dog Night is an American Rock band, best known for their music from 1968&ndash1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008 The Tremeloes are a British Rock and roll band founded in the late 1950s in Dagenham, Essex. Ferrante & Teicher were a duo of American piano players known for their light arrangements of familiar classical pieces movie soundtracks and show tunes Mountain is an American rock band. The band broke up in 1972 reformed two years later broke up soon after that and have since reconvened and resumed Elephant's Memory was a New York band most notable for backing up John Lennon and Yoko Ono during 1972 (appearing as the Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band Robert "Bobby" Bloom (1946 – February 28, 1974) was an American Singer-songwriter. B J Thomas ( Billy Joe Thomas, b August 7, 1942, in Hugo Oklahoma) is an American popular singer known for his chart-topping hits in Bojangles" - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• "My Baby Loves Lovin'" - White Plains
• "My Sweet Lord" - George Harrison
• "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" - Steam
• "Neanderthal Man" - Hotlegs
• "Never Had a Dream Come True" - Stevie Wonder
• "No Matter What" - Badfinger
• "No Time" - The Guess Who
• "Ohio" - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• "One Less Bell to Answer" - The Fifth Dimension
• "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" - Neil Young
• "Ooh Child" - The Five Stairsteps
• "Our House" - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• "Out In the Country" - Three Dog Night
• "Overture from Tommy (A Rock Opera)" - The Assembled Multitude
• "Paranoid" - Black Sabbath
• "Patches" - Clarence Carter
• "Psychedelic Shack" - The Temptations
• "Puppet Man" - The Fifth Dimension
• "Question" - The Moody Blues
• "Rainbow" - Marmalade
• "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" - B.J. Thomas
• "Rainy Night In Georgia" - Brook Benton
• "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" - Diana Ross
• "Reflections of My Life" - Marmalade
• "Remember Me" - Diana Ross
• "Ride Captain Ride" - Blues Image
• "Rubber Duckie" - Ernie (Jim Henson)
• "Save the Country" - The Fifth Dimension
• "See Me, Feel Me" - The Who
• "Share the Land" - The Guess Who
• "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" - Joe Cocker
• "Shilo" - Neil Diamond
• "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" - Stevie Wonder
• "Silver Bird" - Mark Lindsay
• "Sly, Slick & The Wicked" - Lost Generation
• "Snowbird" - Anne Murray
• "Solitary Man" - Neil Diamond
• "Somebody's Been Sleeping" - 100 Proof
• "Someday We'll Be Together" - Diana Ross & the Supremes
• "Somethings Burning" - Kenny Rogers & the First Edition
• "Son of a Preacher Man" - Aretha Franklin
• "A Song of Joy (Himno A La Alegria)" - Miguel Rios
• "Soolaimon (African Trilogy II)" - Neil Diamond
• "Spill the Wine" - Eric Burdon & War
• "Spirit in the Dark" - Aretha Franklin
• "Spirit in the Sky" - Norman Greenbaum
• "Stand By Your Man" - Candi Staton
• "Steal Away" - Johnnie Taylor
• "Still Water (Love)" - The Four Tops
• "Stoned Love" - The Supremes
• "Stoney End" - Barbra Streisand
• "Stop the War Now" - Edwin Starr
• "Sugar Sugar" - Wilson Pickett
• "Summertime Blues" - The Who
• "Super Bad (Parts 1 & 2)" - James Brown
• "Take a Letter Maria" - R.B. Greaves
• "Teach Your Children" - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• "Tell It All, Brother" - Kenny Rogers & the First Edition
• "Temma Harbour" - Mary Hopkin
• "Temptation Eyes" - The Grass Roots
• "Tennessee Bird Walk" - Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
• "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" - Sly & The Family Stone
• "That's Where I Went Wrong" - Poppy Family
• "The Bells" - The Originals
• "The Boxer" - Simon & Garfunkel
• "The Letter" - Joe Cocker with Leon Russell
• ";The Long and Winding Road" - The Beatles
• "The Love You Save" - The Jackson 5
• "The Rapper" - The Jaggerz
• "The Tears Of A Clown" - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
• "The Thrill Is Gone" - B.B. King
• "The Wonder of You" - Elvis Presley
• "Ticket To Ride" - The Carpenters
• "Tighter, Tighter" - Alive and Kicking
• "Tracy" - The Cuff Links
• "Travelin' Band" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Turn Back the Hands of Time" - Tyrone Davis
• "25 or 6 to 4" - Chicago
• "Ugena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)" - The Temptations
• "United We Stand" - The Brotherhood of Man
• "Up Around the Bend" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Up on Cripple Creek" - The Band
• "Up the Ladder to the Roof" - The Supremes
• "Vehicle" - The Ides of March
• "Venus" - Shocking Blue
• "Viva Tirado (Part 1)" - El Chicano
• "Walk A Mile in My Shoes" - Joe South & The Believers
• "War" - Edwin Starr
• "We Gotta Get You a Woman" - Runt (Todd Rundgren)
• "Westbound #9" - The Flaming Ember
• "We've Only Just Begun" - The Carpenters
• "What Is Truth?" - Johnny Cash
• "When I'm Dead And Gone" - McGuinness Flint
• "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" - Poppy Family
• "Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin
• "Who'll Stop The Rain" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Who's Your Baby" - The Archies
• "Without Love" - Tom Jones
• "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" - Jimmy Cliff
• "Woodstock" - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• "Yellow River" - Christie
• "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" - Elvis Presley
• "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)" - Gladys Knight & The Pips

Biggest Songs

The following songs are based on a compilation of being both the most initially popular (chart positions) (35%), currently popular (current popularity, radio airplay (mainly in the most recoginzable and revered musical countries, the U. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country - folk - rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach California White Plains was a manufactured British Pop music group, that existed from 1969 to 1976 George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Steam was a pop-rock music group best known for the 1969 number one hit Song and perennial favorite " Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye " Hotlegs was a short-lived English band best known for its hit single " Neanderthal Man " in 1970 Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg Manitoba, that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country Crosby Stills & Nash ( CSN) is a Folk rock / rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician The Five Stairsteps, known as "The First Family of Soul" were an American Chicago soul group made up of five of Betty and Clarence Burke Sr Crosby Stills & Nash ( CSN) is a Folk rock / rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash Three Dog Night is an American Rock band, best known for their music from 1968&ndash1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008 The Assembled Multitude was an instrumental ensemble consisting entirely of Studio musicians which music producer Tom Sellers organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Black Sabbath are an Clarence Carter (born January 14 1936 is a Blind soul Singer and Musician. "Psychedelic Shack", released December 28, 1969, is a 1970 hit single for the Motown label performed by The Temptations and produced The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop The Moody Blues are an English psychedelic rock band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. Marmalade were a successful Scottish Pop/rock group, from Glasgow in Scotland originally known as Dean Ford and The Gaylords between B J Thomas ( Billy Joe Thomas, b August 7, 1942, in Hugo Oklahoma) is an American popular singer known for his chart-topping hits in Brook Benton ( 19 September 1931 — 9 April 1988) was an American Singer and Songwriter who was popular " Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand " was the debut solo single for Motown singer Diana Ross, released in April 1970 Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Marmalade were a successful Scottish Pop/rock group, from Glasgow in Scotland originally known as Dean Ford and The Gaylords between Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Blues Image was a critically acclaimed late 1960s Rock band. Their most successful Song was " Ride Since 1969 Ernie has been one of the stars of PBS 's long-running children's television show Sesame Street. For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop "See Me Feel Me" is a portion of the song "We're Not Gonna Take It" written by Pete Townshend of The Who. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg Manitoba, that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country " She Came in Through the Bathroom Window " is a song written by Paul McCartney (although credited to Lennon/McCartney) and performed by The Beatles Joe Cocker OBE (born 20 May 1944 is an English rock / Blues Singer who came to popularity in the 1960s and is most known for his gritty " Shilo " is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond. Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. " Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours " (1970 is a Soul single by American musician Stevie Wonder, recorded for Motown 's Tamla Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Mark Lindsay is an American Musician, best known as the singer for the group Paul Revere & the Raiders. The ' Lost Generation' is a phrase made popular by American author Ernest Hemingway in his first published novel The Sun Also Rises. Anne Murray CC ONS (born Morna Anne Murray on June 20 1945 is a Canadian singer " Solitary Man " is a 1966 song written and recorded by Neil Diamond, that has been a hit for him and others across five decades Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes The First Edition (later known as Kenny Rogers and The First Edition) was a Rock band, stalwart members being Kenny Rogers ( vocals & Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Miguel Ríos (born 7 June 1944, Granada, Spain) is a Spanish Singer, Composer, Actor and one of the Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne) is the former lead singer of The Animals and War War is an American Funk band from California, known for the hit songs " Low Rider " " Spill the Wine " and " Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the " Spirit in the Sky " is a song written by Norman Greenbaum and released in 1969 Norman Greenbaum (born on November 20, 1942 in Malden Massachusetts) is a Singer-songwriter. 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• 1. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
• 2. Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio Album by Simon and Garfunkel. Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Let It Be - The Beatles
• 3. Let It Be is the twelfth and final original album released by The Beatles. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Layla - Derek and the Dominos
• 4. " Layla " is the title track on the Derek and the Dominos album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, released in December 1970 Derek and the Dominos were a Blues-rock supergroup formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown
• 5. James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Your Song - Elton John
• 6. " Your Song " is a Ballad composed and performed by musician Elton John. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Fire and Rain - James Taylor
• 7. " Fire and Rain " is a song written and performed by James Taylor. James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts Lola - The Kinks
• 8. " Lola " is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks which details a romantic encounter between a young man (presumably in his late teen The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band Who'll Stop the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• 9. Who'll Stop The Rain is a 1978 psychological Drama film made by Katzka-Jaffe and released by United Artists. Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Paranoid - Black Sabbath
• 10. Black Sabbath are an War - Edwin Starr
• 11. War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units Edwin Starr ( January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003) was an American Soul music Singer. All Right Now - Free
• 12. " All Right Now " is a rock single by the English band Free. Free were an English Rock band, formed in London in 1968 and best known for their popular song " All Right Now " My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• 13. " My Sweet Lord " is a song by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison from his UK number one hit triple album All Things Must Pass George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Instant Karma - John Lennon
• 14. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
• 15. " Maybe I'm Amazed " is a Song written by Paul McCartney that was first released on his McCartney album on April 17 Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, American Woman - The Guess Who
• 16. American Woman is an Album released in 1970 by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg Manitoba, that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country Black Magic Woman - Santana
• 17. " Black Magic Woman " is a song written by Peter Green that first appeared as a Fleetwood Mac single in various countries in 1968 subsequently appearing Santana is a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• 18. " Have You Ever Seen The Rain? " is a song written by John Fogerty and released in 1970 on the album Pendulum of legendary American roots rock group Creedence Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Band of Gold - Freda Payne
• 19. Freda Charcelia Payne (born September 19 1945 in Detroit Michigan) is an African-American Singer and actress best known ABC - The Jackson 5
• 20. For the rap single by Jin see ABC (Jin song "ABC" was a 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5. The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music Family Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• 21. " Joy to the World " is a popular Christmas carol. The scripture-based words are by Isaac Watts. Three Dog Night is an American Rock band, best known for their music from 1968&ndash1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008 Oye Como Va - Santana
• 22. " Oye Como Va " is a song written and composed by Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente in 1963 and popularized by Santana 's Santana is a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
• 23. " Spirit in the Sky " is a song written by Norman Greenbaum and released in 1969 Norman Greenbaum (born on November 20, 1942 in Malden Massachusetts) is a Singer-songwriter. Ooh Child - The Five Stairsteps
• 24. The Five Stairsteps, known as "The First Family of Soul" were an American Chicago soul group made up of five of Betty and Clarence Burke Sr The Five Stairsteps, known as "The First Family of Soul" were an American Chicago soul group made up of five of Betty and Clarence Burke Sr I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• 25. " I'll Be There " is a soul song written by Berry Gordy Jr The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music Family The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• 26. " The Long and Winding Road " is a Ballad written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) that originally appeared on The Beatles The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Child in Time - Deep Purple
• 27. " Child in Time " is a Song by British Hard rock band Deep Purple. Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Moondance - Van Morrison
• 28. Moondance is the third Solo album by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters
• 29. " We've Only Just Begun " is The Carpenters ' Signature song. The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo consisting of Siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• 30. Crosby Stills & Nash ( CSN) is a Folk rock / rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash Iron Man - Black Sabbath
• 31. "Iron Man" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their second studio album Paranoid released in 1970 Black Sabbath are an 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
• 32. " 25 or 6 to 4 " is a Song written by Robert Lamm for the rock band Chicago. Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately Mama Told Me Not to Come - Three Dog Night
• 33. " Mama Told Me Not to Come " is a song by Randy Newman written for Eric Burdon 's first solo album in 1966 Three Dog Night is an American Rock band, best known for their music from 1968&ndash1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008 (They Long to Be) Close to You - The Carpenters
• 34. The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo consisting of Siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder
• 35. " Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours " (1970 is a Soul single by American musician Stevie Wonder, recorded for Motown 's Tamla Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Pressure Drop - Toots and the Maytals
• 36. Pressure drop is a term used to describe the decrease in Pressure from one point in a pipe or tube to another downstream The Jamaican musical group Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are one of the best known Ska and Reggae vocal groups Truckin' - The Grateful Dead
• 37. "Truckin'" is a song by the Grateful Dead, which first appeared on their 1970 album American Beauty. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
• 38. "Roadhouse Blues" is a Blues - rock song written and recorded by the American rock band The Doors. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
• 39. " The Love You Save " is a 1970 number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music Family In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
• 40. Mungo Jerry are an English folk/classic rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing Lookin' Out My Back Door - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• 41. " Lookin' out My Back Door " is a song recorded by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival and written by the band's lead singer guitarist and songwriter Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• 42. Crosby Stills & Nash ( CSN) is a Folk rock / rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash Question - The Moody Blues
• 43. The Moody Blues are an English psychedelic rock band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
• 43. " Proud Mary " is a song written by American singer and Guitarist John Fogerty. Ike & Tina Turner were an American Rock & roll and soul duo made of the husband-and-wife team of Ike Turner and Tina Turner Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross and the Supremes
• 44. " Ain't No Mountain High Enough " is an R&B / soul Song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes Up Around the Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• 45. " Up Around the Bend " is a song recorded by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival and written by the band's lead singer guitarist and songwriter Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Spill the Wine - Eric Burdon & War
• 46. " Spill the Wine " is a 1970 song performed by Eric Burdon and War. War is an American Funk band from California, known for the hit songs " Low Rider " " Spill the Wine " and " Ball of Confusion - The Temptations
• 47. " Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today " is a 1970 hit single for the Gordy ( Motown) label recorded by The Temptations and produced The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
• 48. " Cracklin' Rosie " is a 1970 song written and performed by Neil Diamond in 1970 from his album Tap Root Manuscript. Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. Sweet Jane - The Velvet Underground
• 49. Structure and history of the song The version of "Sweet Jane" on 1969 The Velvet Underground Live is an early version with a simpler chord progression (three-chord This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Carry On - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• 50. "Carry On" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder and Marietta Waters and recorded by Donna Summer. Crosby Stills & Nash ( CSN) is a Folk rock / rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash The Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
• 51. " Immigrant Song " is the opening track on English rock band Led Zeppelin's third album, Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin were I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home - Grand Funk Railroad
• 52. Grand Funk Railroad (also known as Grand Funk) is an American rock band Make Me Smile - Chicago
• 53. For the Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel song see " Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me. Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately Across the Universe - The Beatles
• 54. " Across the Universe " is a Song by The Beatles that first appeared on a charity release in December 1969 and later in modified form on their final album The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Love the One You're With - Stephen Stills
• 55. "Love the One You're With" is a 1970 single by folk rocker Stephen Stills. Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945 is an American Guitarist and Singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and No Matter What - Badfinger
• 56. Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre Mr. Bojangles - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• 57. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country - folk - rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach California The Wonder of You - Elvis Presley
• 58. " The Wonder of You " is a Song written by Baker Knight. Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf
• 59. Sugarloaf was a Denver, Colorado based Rock and roll band in the 1970s featuring Jerry Corbetta. Kentucky Rain - Elvis Presley
• 60. Kentucky Rain was a 1970 song sung by American Singer Elvis Presley. If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
• 61. "If You Could Read My Mind" redirects here for the song see If You Could Read My Mind (song. Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr, (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk country and Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
• 62. Emerson Lake & Palmer ( ELP) were an English Progressive rock supergroup. Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• 63. " Teach Your Children " is a song by Graham Nash from the album Deja Vu by Crosby Stills Nash & Young released in 1970 Crosby Stills & Nash ( CSN) is a Folk rock / rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash Wild World - Cat Stevens
• 64. " Wild World " is a song written and recorded by Cat Stevens. Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician Travelin' Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• 65. Cosmo's Factory is the fifth Album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Patches - Clarence Carter
• 66. Clarence Carter (born January 14 1936 is a Blind soul Singer and Musician. It's A Shame - The Spinners
• 67. " It's a Shame " is the fourth and final single released by Kris Kross from their album Totally Krossed Out. Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield
• 68. Curtis is the debut Album by American soul / Funk artist Curtis Mayfield, released in September of 1970 Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk Don't Play That Song - Aretha Franklin
• 69. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Uncle John's Band - The Grateful Dead
• 70. " Uncle John's Band " is a song by the Grateful Dead that first appeared in their concert setlists in late 1969 The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. What Is Life - George Harrison
• 71. " What Is Life " is a Riff-driven song by George Harrison and is the first track on side two of his 1970 solo Album All Things Must George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author After Midnight - Eric Clapton
• 72. " After Midnight " is a rock song written by J J Cale. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Run Through the Jungle - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• 73. " Run Through the Jungle " is a 1970 rock song recorded by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival. Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Vehicle - The Ides of March
• 74. The Ides of March is a rock band that had a Transatlantic hit with the Song "Vehicle" in 1970. Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
• 75. I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds
• 76. " I Hear You Knocking " (sometimes spelled " I Hear You Knockin' " is a popular Rhythm and blues Song with emphatic Syncopation Dave Edmunds (born 15 April, 1944 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer, Guitarist and Record producer Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
• 77. " Big Yellow Taxi " is a song originally written and performed by Joni Mitchell. Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• 78. " If I Were Your Woman " is a classic song recorded by R&B vocal group Gladys Knight & the Pips. "The Pips" redirects here For the BBC pips, see Greenwich Time Signal. Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn
• 79. For the 1969 country music song see Coal Miner's Daughter (song Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 American biographical Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1934) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading Mississippi Queen - Mountain
• 80. " Mississippi Queen " is a song originally performed by the band Mountain. Mountain is an American rock band. The band broke up in 1972 reformed two years later broke up soon after that and have since reconvened and resumed Funk #49 - The James Gang
• 81. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul James Gang was a rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966 Though the band wasn't a huge commercial success the fame garnered by guitarist Joe The Star-Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix
• 82. " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Southern Man - Neil Young
• 83. In New Zealand, the southern man is a stereotypical southern heterosexual male well used to the loneliness and conditions of open mountain or hill country and completely out Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
• 84. " Everything is Beautiful " is a song by Ray Stevens. Make It With You - Bread
• 85. Make It With You is a song written by David Gates and originally recorded by the Pop / Rock group Bread, of which Gates was a member Bread was a 1970s rock / pop band from Los Angeles, California. Domino - Van Morrison
• 86. For the 1970 song by Van Morrison, see Domino (Van Morrison song. George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
• 87. " I Think I Love You " is a 1970 single by The Partridge Family, featuring David Cassidy. The Partridge Family was a successful American Television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embarked on a music career Call Me Super Bad - James Brown
• 88. James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
• 89. " Into the Mystic " is a song written by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and featured on his 1970 album Moondance George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Knock Three Times - Tony Orlando and Dawn
• 90. " Knock Three Times " is a Popular song recorded by Tony Orlando and Dawn. Tony Orlando (born April 3, 1944) is an American singer best known for his work with the group Dawn in the early 1970s Tony Orlando and Dawn (originally known as Dawn, and later as Dawn featuring Tony Orlando) is a Pop music group that was popular in the 1970s Turn Back the Hands of Time - Tyrone Davis
• 91. Tyrone Davis ( 4 May 1938 — 9 February 2005) was a leading soul Singer Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image
• 92. " Ride Captain Ride " is a song recorded by the American Rock band Blues Image. Blues Image was a critically acclaimed late 1960s Rock band. Their most successful Song was " Ride Groovy Situation - Gene Chandler
• 93. Gene Chandler (born Eugene Dixon, July 6 1937, Chicago, Illinois) is an American Singer. War Pigs - Black Sabbath
• 94. " War Pigs " is an Anti-war song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1970 Album, Paranoid Black Sabbath are an Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Neil Young
• 95. " Only Love Can Break Your Heart " is the third track on Neil Young 's album After the Gold Rush. Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician Midnight Rider - The Allman Brothers Band
• 96. " Midnight Rider " is a popular and widely covered song by The Allman Brothers Band, from their album Idlewild South. The Allman Brothers Band is a Southern rock band based in Macon, Georgia. Psychedelic Shack - The Temptations
• 97. A psychedelic shack was an underground club of sorts in the late-1960s and early 1970s dedicated to Psychedelia, Psychedelic music and Rock The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful Cecilia - Simon and Garfunkel
• 98. "Cecilia" is a song by Paul Simon, from the Simon and Garfunkel 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water. Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Casey Jones - The Grateful Dead
• 99. John Luther "Casey" Jones ( March 14, 1863 &ndash April 30, 1900) was an American Railroad engineer from The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Black Night - Deep Purple
• 100. " Black Night " is a song by British Hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

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• "Rubber Duckie" w. Jeff Moss ( June 19, 1942 &ndash September 24, 1998) helped to create the children's Television series Sesame Street Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining m. Jeff Moss, from the TV series Sesame Street
• "Teach Your Children" w. Jeff Moss ( June 19, 1942 &ndash September 24, 1998) helped to create the children's Television series Sesame Street Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining m. Graham Nash
• "(They Long to Be) Close to You" w. Graham William Nash (born 2 February 1942) is an British-American Singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions Hal David m. Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American Lyricist and Songwriter. Burt Bacharach
• "Who'll Stop The Rain?" w. Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer. m. John C. Fogerty
• "Where Do I Begin" (Love Story) - w. John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American rock singer Songwriter, and Guitarist, best known for his Love Story is a 1970 Romantic drama film written by Erich Segal coordinated with his 1970 best-selling novel. Carl Sigman, m. Carl Sigman ( September 24, 1909 &ndash September 26, 2000) was a major American songwriter Francis Lai

Classical music

• Sir Arthur Bliss - Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
• George Crumb
  • Ancient Voices of Children for mezzo-soprano, boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified piano (and toy piano), and percussion (three players)
  • Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet
• Charles Dodge - Earth's Magnetic Field
• Mario Davidovsky - Synchronisms No. Francis Lai (born April 26, 1932 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France) is a Composer noted for his Film scores Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, CH, KCVO ( 2 August 1891 - 27 March 1975) was a British composer George Crumb (born October 24, 1929) is an American Composer of modern and Avant garde music Charles Dodge may refer to Charles Cleveland Dodge, Brigadier General during the American Civil War at the age of twenty-one Charles Dodge Mario Davidovsky (born March 4, 1934) is an Argentine - American Composer. 6 for piano and electronic sound
• Luc Ferrari - Presque rien No. Luc Ferrari, French composer born on February 5, 1929 in Paris - deceased on August 22, 2005 in Arezzo in Italy 1 "Le Lever du jour au bord de la mer"
• Miloslav Kabeláč - Symphony No. 8 "Antiphonies"
• György Ligeti - Continuum

Opera

• Herman D. Koppel - Macbeth

Musical theater

• 1776, London production
• Applause, Broadway production
• The Boy Friend (Sandy Wilson) - Broadway revival
• Cabaret (Kander and Ebb) - Vienna production
• Company (Stephen Sondheim) - Broadway production
• Dames at Sea, Broadway revival
• Golden Bat Off-Broadway production opened at the Sheridan Square Playhouse on July 21 and ran for 152 performances
• The Great Waltz, London production
• Joy, Broadway production
• Last Days of Isaac, Broadway production
• Look to the Lilies (Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn) - Broadway production
• The Me Nobody Knows, Broadway production
• Minnie's Boys, Broadway production
• Ododo, Broadway production
• Purlie, Broadway production
• The Rothschilds, Broadway production
• Touch, Broadway production
• Two by Two, Broadway production

Musical films

• The Aristocats     animated feature film with the voices of Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Thurl Ravenscroft, Hermione Baddeley and Sterling Holloway,
• Darling Lili starring Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson, Lance Percival and Jeremy Kemp. Miloslav Kabeláč (1908 – 1979 was a prominent Czech Composer and conductor. The 8th Symphony "Antiphonies" of Miloslav Kabeláč is an extraordinary work both in its form and the composition of the ensemble and Herman David Koppel ( 1 October 1908 - 14 July 1998) was a Composer and Pianist of Jewish origin Applause ( Latin applaudere to strike upon clap is primarily the expression of approval by the act of Clapping, or striking the palms of the hands together Sandy Wilson (born May 19, 1924) is an English Composer and Lyricist, best known for his musical The Boy Friend Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. Kander and Ebb were a highly successful songwriting team consisting of Composer John Kander (born March 18 1927) and Lyricist Company is a musical with a book by George Furth and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven Dames at Sea is a musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise The Golden Bat, Mimon bennettii, is a Bat Species from South America. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World The Great Waltz is a stage and screen musical which uses themes by Johann Strauss I and Johann Strauss II. Look to the Lilies is a musical with a book by Leonard Spigelgass, lyrics by Sammy Cahn, and music by Jule Styne. Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially Sammy Cahn ( June 18, 1913 &ndash January 15, 1993) was a 4-time Academy Award -winning American lyricist songwriter The Me Nobody Knows is a musical that debuted on Broadway in 1970 Minnie's Boys is a musical with a book by Arthur Marx and Robert Fisher, music by Larry Grossman, and lyrics by Hal Hackady Purlie is a musical with a book by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose and Peter Udell lyrics by Udell and music by Gary Geld The Rothschilds is a musical with a book by Sherman Yellen, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and music by Jerry Bock. Two By Two is a Broadway musical with a book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and music by Richard Rodgers. The Aristocats is a 1970 Animated feature produced and released by Walt Disney Productions. Phil Harris (born Wonga Philip Harris) ( June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American Singer, Eva Gabor ( February 11 1919 &ndash July 4 1995) was a Hungarian -born actress best known as Lisa Douglas, the Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft ( February 6, 1914 &ndash May 22, 2005) was an American Voice actor and Singer Hermione Baddeley ( November 13, 1906 - August 19, 1986) was a celebrated Academy Award -nominated English character Sterling Price Holloway Jr (January 4 1905 – November 22 1992 was largely a character actor appearing in 150 films and television shows and a long-standing voice actor for the Darling Lili is a 1970 American Musical film. The Screenplay was written by William Peter Blatty and Blake Edwards Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells on October 1 1935) is an award-winning English Actress Rock Hudson (November 17 1925 &ndash October 2 1985 was an American Film and Television Actor, recognised as a romantic leading man during Lance Percival (born 26 July 1933, Sevenoaks, Kent) is an English Actor, Comedian and after-dinner speaker Jeremy Kemp (born 3 January 1935) is an English actor He is perhaps best known for his role as PC Bob Steele in the BBC Television
• On a Clear Day You Can See Forever starring Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand and Bob Newhart. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever is a 1970 American musical / romantic fantasy Film directed by Vincente Minnelli Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Yves Montand (iv mɔ̃ˈtɑ̃ in French ( 13 October 1921 &ndash 9 November 1991) was an Italian -born French George Robert "Bob" Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and Actor.
• Scrooge released November 5 starring Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Kenneth More, Suzanne Neve and Anton Rodgers
• Song of Norway starring Toralv Maurstad, Florence Henderson and Harry Secombe. Scrooge is a 1970 Musical film adaptation of Charles Dickens ' classic 1843 story A Christmas Carol. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Albert Finney Jr (born 9 May 1936 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning English Actor. Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (2 April 1914 &ndash 5 August 2000 was an English Actor. Kenneth Gilbert More CBE ( 20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English Actor. Anton Rodgers ( 10 January 1933 &ndash 1 December 2007) was an English Actor and occasional director best known for his Song of Norway is a musical written in 1944 by Robert Wright and George Forrest, adapted from the music of Edvard Grieg and the book Toralv Maurstad (born November 24, 1926 in Bærum, Norway) is a prominent Actor of Norwegian stage screen and television Florence Agnes Henderson (born February 14, 1934) is an American actress and singer perhaps best known for playing the role of Carol Brady in the Television Sir Harry Donald Secombe, CBE ( 8 September 1921 &ndash 11 April 2001) was a Welsh Entertainer with a noted fine

Births

• January 9 - Lara Fabian, singer
• January 12 - Zack de la Rocha, Rage Against the Machine
• January 12 - Raekwon, rapper
• January 16 - Dead, singer (d. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Lara Fabian (born Lara Crokaert January 9, 1970 in Etterbeek, Belgium) is an international Belgian - Italian Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Zacarías Manuel de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970 in Long Beach, California) is an American rapper, Singer Rage Against the Machine (sometimes shortened to RATM or Rage) is Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Corey Woods, known by his stage name Raekwon, is an American East Coast Rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Per Yngve Ohlin ( January 16 1969 – April 8 1991) better known by his stage name Dead, was a Swedish Black 1991)
• January 18 - DJ Quik, rapper and record producer
• January 26 - Kirk Franklin
• January 27 - Mark Trojanowski, Sister Hazel
• January 31 - Minnie Driver, actress and singer
• March 5 - John Frusciante, guitarist
• March 9 - La India, salsa singer
• March 18 - Queen Latifah, rapper, singer and actress
• March 24 - Sharon Corr, musician
• March 27 - Brendan Hill, Blues Traveler
• March 27 - Mariah Carey
• April 6 - Joe Gittleman, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• April 10 - Mike Mushok, Staind
• April 12 - Nick Hexum, 311
• April 17 - Redman, rapper
• April 20 - Phife Dawg, rapper
• May 4 - Gregg Alexander, New Radicals
• May 19 - Billy Howerdel, A Perfect Circle
• May 19 - Prince Be, P.M. Dawn
• June 2 - B-Real, Cypress Hill
• June 13 - Rivers Cuomo, Weezer
• June 22 - Steven Page, Barenaked Ladies
• June 24 - Glen Medeiros, singer
• July 8 - Beck Hansen
• August 3 - Itamar Golan, pianist
• August 11 - Andy Bell, bassist
• August 23 - River Phoenix, actor and singer of Aleka's Attic (d. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor David Martin Blake (born January 18, 1970 in Compton, California) better known by his Stage name DJ Quik, is a Rapper Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Kirk Franklin (born in Fort Worth Texas) is an American Gospel music singer and author and is most notably known as the leader of Urban contemporary gospel Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Mark Trojanowski (born January 21 1970) is the Drummer for the band Sister Hazel. Sister Hazel is a musical group from Gainesville Florida, whose style blends elements of Alternative rock, folk, and Southern rock. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Minnie Driver (born January 31 1970) is an Emmy - BAFTA - and Academy Award -nominated English actress and Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a John Anthony Frusciante (pronounced) (born March 5 1970 is an American Guitarist, singer songwriter and record producer Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. La India (born Linda Viera Caballero on March 9, 1970) is a noted Grammy Award - and Latin Grammy Award -nominated Singer Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Sharon Helga Corr MBE (born March 24 1970 in Dundalk, Ireland) is a musician and member of the Irish pop-rock band The Corrs Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Brendan Colin Charles Hill (born March 27, 1970 in London, England) is the drummer for American Jam band Blues Blues Traveler is an American rock band formed in Princeton New Jersey in 1987 Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Joe Gittleman (born April 6, 1968) is an American musician Professional career Joe Gittleman is best known as the Bass guitar The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are a Ska-core band from Boston, Massachusetts. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Mike Mushok (born April 10, 1970, Ludlow Massachusetts, US) is a musician best known as the lead guitarist for the Post-grunge band Staind is an American Hard rock group from Springfield, Massachusetts, including lead singer/guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Nicholas Lofton Hexum (born April 12, 1970) is an American musician currently the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the Omaha Nebraska 311 (pronounced "three eleven" is a band from Omaha Nebraska. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Reginald "Reggie" Noble (born April 17 1970) better known by his Stage name Redman, is an American rapper and Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Phife Dawg (born Malik Taylor on November 20 1974 in Queens, New York) also known as the Five Foot Assassin and The Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Gregg Alexander (born Gregory Aiuto, 4 May 1970) is an American Singer / Songwriter and producer, best known as the front The New Radicals were an American rock band active in the late 1990s centered on frontman Gregg Alexander, who wrote and produced all of their Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Billy Howerdel (born May 18, 1970) is the founding member Guitarist, Songwriter, and producer for the bands A Perfect Circle A Perfect Circle ( APC) is an Alternative rock supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and PM Dawn is a hip hop / R&B musical group formed by brothers Attrell Cordes (a Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Louis Freese, better known by his Stage name B-Real, is a rapper of Mexican and Afro-Cuban heritage Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles California. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Rivers Cuomo (born June 13, 1970) is a Musician best known as the lead Singer, Guitarist, and principal Songwriter Weezer (ˈwizɚ is an American Alternative rock band from Los Angeles California formed in 1992 Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. This article is about the Canadian musician for the Australian choreographer see Stephen Page. Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL) is a Juno -winning and Grammy -nominated Canadian Alternative Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Glenn Alan Medeiros (born June 24, 1970) is an American Singer-songwriter of Portuguese ancestry from the state of Hawaii Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Itamar Golan (איתמר גולן born August 3, 1970, Vilnius, is an Israeli pianist. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation This article is about the Oasis bandmember and former member of Ride and Hurricane #1; for the lead singer of Erasure, see Andy Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire River Jude Phoenix ( August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American Film Actor. Aleka's Attic were an alternative folk/rock band from Gainesville, Florida formed by River Phoenix and his sister Rain. 1993)
• August 28 - Sherrié Austin, actress and singer
• August 31 - Deborah Gibson
• September 4 - Daisy Dee, singer
• September 5 - Liam Lynch
• September 7 - Chad Sexton, 311
• September 9 - Macy Gray
• September 14 - Craig Montoya, bassist
• September 19 - Takanori Nishikawa, T.M. Revolution
• September 23 - Ani DiFranco
• September 25 - Gene Ween, Ween
• October 31 - Linn Berggren, Ace of Base
• November 20 - Q-Tip, rapper
• December 2 - Treach, Naughty By Nature
• December 6 - Ulf Ekberg, Ace of Base
• December 14 - Beth Orton
• December 29 - Aled Jones, boy soprano, later baritone

Deaths

• January 5 - Roberto Gerhard, composer
• January 9 - Jani Christou, composer
• January 17
  • Simon Kovar, bassoonist
  • Billy Stewart, scat singer
• January 25 - Jane Bathori, opera singer
• January 31 - Slim Harpo, blues musician
• February 1 - Blaž Arnič, composer (car crash)
• February 12
  • Ishman Bracey, blues musician
  • André Souris, composer and writer
• February 20 - Albert Wolff, conductor
• March 1 - Lucille Hegamin, singer
• March 16 - Tammi Terrell, singer, brain tumors, 24 years old
• April 20 - Shakeel Badayuni, songwriter
• April 21
  • Earl Hooker, blues musician
  • Joe Young, lyricist
• April 23 - Adeline Genée, ballerina
• April 24 - Otis Spann, blues musician
• April 26 - Gypsy Rose Lee, burlesque entertainer
• May 11 - Johnny Hodges, jazz musician
• May 14 - Jack Fina, pianist and bandleader
• May 23 - Nydia Westman, actress and singer
• June 6 - Lonnie Johnson, blues and jazz musician
• June 11 - Earl Grant, pianist and singer
• June 16 - Heino Eller, composer and music teacher
• July 7 - Charles Tobias, US songwriter and singer
• July 12 - L. Wolfe Gilbert, Russian-born US songwriter
• July 13 - Roger Edens, composer and arranger
• July 23 - Leith Stevens, composer
• July 29 - Sir John Barbirolli, conductor
• July 30 - George Szell, conductor and composer
• September 2 - Kees van Baaren, composer and music teacher
• September 3 - Alan Wilson (musician), singer Canned Heat
• September 18
  • Jimi Hendrix, guitarist and singer
  • Maxwell Davis, saxophonist
• October 2 - Bo Linde, Swedish composer
• October 4 - Janis Joplin, singer
• October 22
  • Pauline Donalda, operatic soprano
  • Samson François, pianist
• October 28 - Baby Huey, singer
• November 6 - Agustín Lara, composer
• November 7 - Eddie Peabody, banjo player
• November 19 - Maria Yudina, pianist
• December 31
  • Ray Henderson, songwriter
  • Cyril Scott, composer
• date unknown
  • Calvin Boze, trumpeter and bandleader
  • Booker Ervin, jazz musician
  • Luis Mariano, singer and actor
  • Efisio Melis, folk musician
  • Nick Pantas, guitarist Elf

Awards

Grammy Awards

• Grammy Awards of 1970
  • Record of the Year: "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Simon and Garfunkel
  • Song of the Year: "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Simon and Garfunkel
  • Album of the Year: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel
  • Best Contemporary Song: "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Simon and Garfunkel
  • Best Engineered Record: "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Simon and Garfunkel, and Roy Halee
  • Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists: "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Simon and Garfunkel

Eurovision Song Contest

• Eurovision Song Contest 1970

References

1. ^ Jim Morrison bares all | Jim Morrison | Encore | Music | Entertainment Weekly

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Gypsy Rose Lee (also known as Rose Louise Hovick and Louise Hovick) (born January 8 1911 &ndash April 26 1970) was Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges ( 25 July, 1906 in Cambridge, Massachusetts – 11 May, 1970) was an American Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Jack Fina ( August 13 1913 – May 14 1970) was a Bandleader, Songwriter, and Pianist. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Nydia Eileen Westman (b 19 February 1902, New York City - d 23 May 1970, Burbank California) was an American actress Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson ( February 8, 1899 – June 16, 1970) was an American Blues and Jazz Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Earl Grant ( January 20 1931 - June 11[[ 970]] was an American Easy listening Pianist, Hammond organist Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Heino Eller ( 7 March 1887 – 16 June 1970) was an Estonian composer and composition teacher Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Charles Tobias ( August 15 1898 &ndash July 7 1970) was an American Songwriter. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Louis Wolfe Gilbert ( August 31, 1886 &ndash July 12, 1970) was a Russian born American songwriter Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Roger Edens ( 9 November 1905, Hillsboro Texas - 13 July 1970, Hollywood) was a Hollywood composer arranger and associate Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Leith Stevens ( September 13, 1909 – July 23, 1970) was an American Composer. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir John Giovanni Battista Barbirolli, CH ( 2 December Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> George Szell (ˈsɛl ( June 7, 1897 &ndash July Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Kees van Baaren (born 22 October 1906 in Enschede &ndash died 2 September 1970 in Oegstgeest) was a Dutch composer and Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Alan "Blind Owl" Christie Wilson ( July 4, 1943 – September 3, 1970) was the leader Canned Heat is a Blues-rock /boogie band that formed in Los Angeles in 1965 Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Maxwell Davis ( 14 January 1916 – 18 September 1970) was an American R&B Saxophonist, arranger Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Anders Bo Leif Linde ( 1 January 1933 &ndash 2 October 1970) was a Swedish Composer whose style resembled that of notable Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Janis Lyn Joplin ( January 19, 1943  – October 4, 1970) was an American singer songwriter and music arranger from Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Pauline Donalda ( March 5, 1882 &ndash October 22, 1970) was a Canadian operatic Soprano. Samson Pascal François ( May 18, 1924 - October 22, 1970) was a French pianist Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Baby Huey (born James Ramey, January 1 1944 - October 28 1970) was an American rock and soul Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino ( October 30, 1900 &ndash November 6, Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Captain Edwin Ellsworth Peabody ( February 19 1902 - November 7 1970) was an American musical entertainer Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Maria Veniaminovna Yudina or Mariya Yudina (Мария Вениаминовна Юдина Marija Veniamnovna Yudina) ( 28 August (O Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Ray Henderson ( December 1, 1896 &ndash December 31, 1970) was an American Songwriter. Cyril Meir Scott ( September 27, 1879 &ndash December 31 1970) was an English Composer, Writer, and Poet Calvin Boze ( October 15 1916 - June 1970 was an American Trumpeter and Bandleader, best known for his recordings at the Booker Telleferro Ervin II (born October 31 1930 Denison Texas; died July 31 1970 New York City) was an American Hard bop tenor Saxophone Mariano Eusebio González y García ( August 13 1914 - July 14 1970) aka Luis Mariano was a Spanish Basque popular tenor who reached celebrity in 1946 Efisio Melis (1890&ndash1970 was a legendary Sardinian folk musician Elf was a Blues-rock band founded in 1967 by singer and bassist Ronnie James Dio, keyboardist Doug Thaler drummer Gary Driscoll, and guitarists Nick Pantas The 12th Grammy Awards were held in 1970. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1969. " Bridge over Troubled Water " is the title song of Simon and Garfunkel 's final album together Bridge over Troubled Water, released January 1970 Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio Album by Simon and Garfunkel. Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Roy Halee is a record producer and engineer. Halee grew up in Long Island New York Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th Eurovision Song Contest, held on March 21, 1970 at the Rai Congrescentrum in Amsterdam

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