Music History

David Bowie performed at the Starkers Royal Ballrooms in Boscombe, Australia.

David Bowie performed at the Top Rank Suite in Doncaster, England.

He released “John, I'm Only Dancing” in the United Kingdom. It was not released in the United States until 1976.

Elvis Presley performed in Las Vegas at an afternoon and midnight show.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono headlined a benefit concert at Madison Square Garden for the Willowbrook school for children with disabilities.

The O’Jays received a gold record for the single “Back Stabbers,” which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Elvis Presley performed at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas in a Dinner Show and a Midnight Show. Both performances had an attendance of 2,200.

The Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival was held for three days on Bull Island near Griffin, Indiana. Organizers expected more than 50,000 fans, but more than 200,000 arrived. Many bands cancelled their performances as the festival gradually descended into chaos. Performers included Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids, Black Oak Arkansas, Cheech and Chong, Foghat, Albert King, Brownsville Station, Canned Heat, Flash, Ravi Shankar, Rory Gallagher, Lee Michaels and Frosty, The Eagles, The Amboy Dukes and Gentle Giant. Three attendees drowned in the Wabash River, and at the end of the festival the crowd set fire to the remains of the stage.

“Alone Again (Naturally)” returned to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the same year, the song also reached number one in Canada and France and the Top 3 in the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia.

Rod Stewart was at number one on the UK singles chart with “You Wear It Well”, his second UK single to reach the top. The song came from the album Never A Dull Moment.

The Eagles performed at Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin, during their first tour as a band.

David Bowie performed at the Hardrock Concert Theatre in Stretford, Manchester, England.

Elvis Presley performed three shows at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas: an extraordinary 3:00 a.m. concert, an evening Dinner Show and a midnight show. The midnight performance included “See See Rider”, “Johnny B. Goode”, “Suspicious Minds”, “My Way”, “A Big Hunk O’ Love” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love”.

In their song “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”, The Temptations sing: “It was the 3rd of September, that day I’ll always remember.”

Elvis Presley attended a press conference with Colonel Parker and the president of RCA at which the Aloha from Hawaii show, scheduled for January 14 of the following year, was announced.

Elvis Presley concluded his Las Vegas engagement with evening and midnight performances at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Welsh musician Guto Pryce, bassist for Super Furry Animals, was born. The group had the UK number-11 single “Northern Lines” in 1999.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on Jerry Lewis's Muscular Dystrophy Telethon Show in the US in support of muscular dystrophy research. From the Americana Hotel in New York, Lennon performed “Imagine” with Elephant's Memory, followed by Yoko Ono performing her new song “Now or Never.” The program concluded with a reggae version of “Give Peace a Chance,” with Jerry Lewis playing trumpet.

Concession vendor Francisco Caruso was killed during a Wishbone Ash concert in Texas after refusing to give a fan a free sandwich.

Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway's duet “Where Is the Love?” was certified gold by the RIAA. The song reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and later won a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.

Yes performed at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland.

David Bowie performed at the Top Rank Suite concert hall in Sheffield, England.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on Jerry Lewis' Muscular Dystrophy Telethon.

Curtis Mayfield's album Super Fly received a gold RIAA certification after reaching the top of the Billboard album chart. It was driven by two million-selling hits, “Freddie's Dead”, which reached No. 4, and the title track “Super Fly”, which reached No. 8. The album is one of the few soundtracks to earn more money than the film for which it was made.

David Bowie performed at The Top Rank in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

Slade interrupted their current US tour due to a contractual obligation and flew from San Francisco back to London to headline at the newly opened Sundown Theatre on Mile End Road in East London. Their current hit “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” reached No. 1 on the UK chart two days later.

The film American Graffiti premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.

“Papa” John Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas filed a lawsuit against his former record label, Dunhill Records, on August 2, 1973, seeking $60 million in unpaid royalties.

Tamla Records released Stevie Wonder’s sixteenth studio album, “Innervisions.” The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and No. 1 on the Billboard Soul LPs chart, and later won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

“Please Come to Boston” by Dave Loggins was at No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart.

The Eagles, Jim Croce, and Ike & Tina Turner appeared on ABC’s “In Concert” at UCLA in Westwood, California.

“The Morning After,” the title song from the film “The Poseidon Adventure,” reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and began a two-week run at the top.

The Carpenters were at No. 1 on the Cashbox chart with “Yesterday Once More.” The song also reached No. 2 in the UK and on the Billboard Hot 100 and became their best-selling recording.

Elvis Presley performed in the showroom at the Las Vegas Hilton during the opening night of his engagement.

Stevie Wonder suffered serious injuries in a car accident when the rented car he was riding in crashed from behind into a small logging truck on I-85 near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and a log struck him in the face. He suffered a severe brain contusion, was in a coma for four days, temporarily lost his sense of smell and taste, and returned to the studio within a few weeks.

Elvis Presley odehrál večerní a půlnoční koncert v Hilton Hotelu v Las Vegas. Každý koncert navštívilo 2 200 diváků.

Byla uvedena filmová adaptace rockového muzikálu „Jesus Christ Superstar“ z roku 1971.

Elvis Presley performed an evening and midnight concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. Each concert had an attendance of 2,200.

Scott Stapp, co-founder and frontman of the rock band Creed, was born in Orlando, Florida.

Elvis Presley performed at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas during the evening and midnight shows.

Henry McCullough and drummer Denny Seiwell left Wings.

Elvis Presley performed an evening and midnight concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. Each concert had a capacity of 2,200.

KISS performed at the Hotel Diplomat in New York City.

A promotional film for Roger Daltrey's performance of “I’m Free” with the London Symphony Orchestra was broadcast on “Top Of The Pops”. The film was shot at Daltrey's farm.

George Lucas's film American Graffiti premiered in theaters. Set in 1962, the story sparked a wave of nostalgia for music from the 1950s and early 1960s and helped revive interest in older recordings.

Jamaican immigrant DJ Kool Herc held a dance party for his sister's birthday in the Bronx, New York, where he played a set full of instrumental breaks that his friends rapped over. He publicly used two turntables to extend instrumental passages, known as breaks. The event is considered one of the key moments in the birth of hip hop, and the date is celebrated as Hip-Hop Celebration Day.