When I was in school, way back in the 20th century, I used to argue with my mate Steve about which was the greatest heavy metal band ever. Steve insisted it was Led Zeppelin. I was adamant it was Deep Purple. With hindsight, clearly we were both wrong, because of course it was Black Sabbath!
Johnny Cash was arrested crossing the Mexican border into El Paso, Texas after customs officials found hundreds of pills in his guitar case. He would receive a suspended jail sentence and a $1,000 fine
Just days after recording what would be her biggest hit, 27 year old Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose at Hollywood’s Landmark Hotel . “Me and Bobby McGee” would reach number one in early 1971, her highest chart success since “Piece Of My Heart” with Big Brother And The Holding Company in 1968.
Billy Joel released the first digitally recorded, live album, “Songs in the Attic”, a collection of tunes he had recorded before his big breakthrough, “Just The Way You Are”.