Jim Morrison’s unreleased poem is set to music and released and Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols is born.

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INXS hits number 1 with “Need You Tonight” and Jefferson Airplane founder Marty Balin is born.

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Stevie Nicks marries her recently deceased friend’s husband, and The Beatles have their first and only non-UK recording session.

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Yoko Ono records “Hiroshima Sky is Always Blue”, and The Doobie Brothers appear on “What’s Happening!!”.

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David Bowie arrives in the USA, The Beatles record 14 takes of “Get Back”.

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Ted Nugent autographs a fan’s arm with a Bowie knife, and Fleetwood Mac founding guitarist Peter Green is committed to a British mental institution.

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Doobie Brothers’ song “Black Water” is high on the charts and super-manager Albert Grossman dies.

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Robert Moog introduces the first portable synthesizer, and Steven Tyler crashes his motorcycle into a tree.

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Nancy Wilson and Cameron Crowe have twins, and David Bowie releases the album Station to Station.

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The Beach Boys begin recording ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’ and Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed’s first child is born.

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