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- Don’t Knock the Rock, the second film associated with radio disc jockey Alan Freed, premieres in U.S. cinemas. It features Little Richard, Bill Haley and His Comets, and The Treniers. The story follows Freed as he tries to prove to parents that rock ’n’ roll is not harmful to young people.
- Lady Sings the Blues, a musical biographical film about singer Billie Holiday, premieres in New York. Diana Ross makes her feature-film debut as Holiday, starring alongside Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, and Scatman Crothers. The film receives five Oscar nominations, including one for Ross for Best Actress.
- After nearly 28 years, the concert film The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, filmed in December 1968, is released. Alongside the Rolling Stones, it features The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, and Marianne Faithfull. John Lennon and Yoko Ono perform with the group Dirty Mac. The Rolling Stones had long delayed its release, reportedly partly because they feared The Who’s performance had overshadowed their own.