| 1970 in music | ||
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| See also: Other events in 1970 Theater Events and Movie Events | ||
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Events
- The Queen group has been created.
- The band " Black Sabbath " will debut with the album of the same name.
- The Beatles quartet broke up, former members released solo albums.
- Florian Schneider and Ralph Hutter created the group " Organization ", which later became the Quartet " Kraftwerk ".
- The three Shulman brothers created the Gentle Giant band.
- " Deep Purple " performed live The Gemini Suite - the second work of John Lord for a rock band and orchestra.
Timeline
- January 3 :
- Davy Jones announced his imminent departure from The Monkees .
- Former Pink Floyd frontman and co-founder Sid Barrett released his first solo album , The Madcap Laughs .
- February 10 - In g . Beaumont ( Texas ) hosted the debut concert “ ZZ Top ”.
- August - Alla Pugacheva leaves VIA "New Electron" under the direction of Valery Prikazchikov and becomes the soloist of the Moscow Regional Philharmonic.
- October 31 - Michelle Phillips married actor Dennis Hopper . Their marriage lasted only eight days.
- November 8 - Michelle Phillips divorced her husband Dennis Hopper .
Released Albums
- See also the 1970 album category .
- A Tribute to Jack Johnson ( Miles Davis )
- ABC ( Jackson 5 )
- Abraxas ( Carlos Santana )
- After the Gold Rush ( Neil Young )
- All Things Must Pass ( George Harrison )
- American Beauty ( Grateful Dead )
- American Woman ( The Guess Who )
- Atom Heart Mother ( Pink Floyd )
- Band of Gypsys ( Jimi Hendrix )
- Barrett ( Cid Barrett )
- Benefit ( Jethro Tull )
- Bitches Brew ( Miles Davis )
- Black Sabbath ( Black Sabbath )
- Bridge Over Troubled Water ( Simon & Garfunkel )
- Chicago II ( Chicago )
- Close to You ( Carpenters )
- Closer to Home ( Grand Funk Railroad )
- Cosmo's Factory ( Creedence Clearwater Revival )
- Cucumber Castle ( The Bee Gees )
- Deja Vu ( Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young )
- Elton John ( Elton John )
- Emerson, Lake and Palmer ( Emerson, Lake & Palmer )
- Fun House ( The Stooges )
- Gentle Giant ( Gentle Giant )
- Grand Funk ( Grand Funk Railroad )
- Hank Williams The Roy Orbison Way ( Roy Orbison )
- High Tide (album) ( High Tide)
- H to He, Who Am the Only One ( Van der Graaf Generator , LP )
- Home ( Procol Harum , LP )
- Il forestiero ( Adriano Celentano )
- Ils ont changé ma chanson ( Delilah )
- In Rock ( Deep Purple )
- In the Wake of Poseidon ( King Crimson )
- It Ain't Easy ( Three Dog Night )
- John Barleycorn Must Die ( Traffic )
- John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band ( John Lennon )
- Ladies of the Canyon ( Joni Mitchell )
- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs ( Derek & the Dominoes )
- Led Zeppelin III ( Led Zeppelin , LP , Atlantic Records , October 5)
- Let It Be ( The Beatles )
- Live at Leeds ( The Who )
- Lizard ( King Crimson )
- Loaded ( The Velvet Underground )
- Lycka ( Björn & Benny )
- McCartney ( Paul McCartney )
- Mona Bone Jakon ( Cat Stevens )
- Morrison Hotel ( The Doors )
- Naturally ( Three Dog Night )
- Open Road ( Donovan )
- On Stage ( Elvis Presley )
- One Day at a Time ( Joan Baez )
- Paranoid ( Black Sabbath )
- Pearl ( Janice Joplin )
- Pendulum ( Creedence Clearwater Revival )
- Plastic Ono Band ( John Lennon )
- Self Portrait ( Bob Dylan )
- Sex Machine ( James Brown )
- Scorpio's Dance ( Shocking Blue )
- Signed, Sealed & Delivered ( Stevie Wonder )
- Share the Land ( The Guess Who )
- Spirit in the Dark ( Aretha Franklin )
- Sunflower ( The Beach Boys )
- Tea for the Tillerman ( Cat Stevens )
- The Least We Can Do is Wave to Each Other ( Van der Graaf Generator , LP )
- The Big O ( Roy Orbison )
- The Great Songs Of Roy Orbison ( Roy Orbison )
- The Madcap Laughs ( Sid Barrett )
- The Man Who Sold The World ( David Bowie )
- This Girl's in Love with You ( Aretha Franklin )
- Time and a Word ( Yes )
- Tone Float ( Organization )
- Trespass ( Genesis )
- Very 'eavy ... Very' umble ( Uriah Heep )
Best Songs of the Year
- “ Let It Be ” ( The Beatles )
- Layla ( Eric Clapton )
- Bridge Over Troubled Water ( Simon & Garfunkel )
- " Your Song " ( Elton John )
- "Who'll Stop the Rain" ( Creedence Clearwater Revival )
- Moondance ( Van Morrison )
- Fire and Rain ( James Taylor )
- " Paranoid " ( Black Sabbath )
- Across the Universe ( The Beatles )
- Immigrant Song ( Led Zeppelin )
- Iron Man ( Black Sabbath )
- Maybe i`m amazed ( Paul McCartney )
Sales
- US Top Selling Single ( Billboard Hot 100 ) - “ Bridge Over Troubled Water ” ( Simon & Garfunkel )
- Best selling album in the USA ( Billboard Top 200 ) - “Bridge Over Troubled Water” ( Simon & Garfunkel ), second place - “ Led Zeppelin II ” ( Led Zeppelin ), third place - “Chicago” ( Chicago )
- UK Top Selling Single - The Wonder of You ( Elvis Presley )
- UK's best-selling album - “Bridge Over Troubled Water” ( Simon & Garfunkel )
Rewards
- Grammy for Album of the Year - Simon & Garfunkel for Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Grammy for Record of the Year - Simon & Garfunkel for " Bridge Over Troubled Water "
- Grammy Award for Song of the Year - Simon & Garfunkel for Bridge Over Troubled Water
Born
- January 11 - Mustafa Sandal , Turkish singer, producer, composer;
- March 27 - Mariah Carey , American singer, songwriter, music producer, actress;
- April 6 - Irina Bilyk , Ukrainian pop singer, People's Artist of Ukraine ;
- April 16 - Dero Goi , German musician and composer, leader of the industrial group Oomph! ;
- April 17 - Reginald Noble ( Redman ), rap artist, actor;
- June 6 - James Schaffer , American guitarist, band Korn ;
- June 11 - Alexander Litvinov ( Venya D'rkin ), Ukrainian bard, poet, musician;
- June 19 - Brian Welch , American guitarist, band Korn ;
- August 4 - Gleb Samoilov , a group of Agatha Christie ;
- August 20 - Fred Durst , vocalist, band Limp Bizkit ;
- August 27 - Tony Canel , musician, bassist, No Doubt band.
- December 6 - Vladimir Politov, musician, DJ, soloist of the Na-Na group
Died
- August 14 - Vano Muradeli
- September 3 - Alan Wilson ( Canned Heat )
- September 18th - Jimi Hendricks
- October 4 - Janice Joplin
- December 31 - Cyril Scott
See also
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