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1970
6/13 Sat
The Stooges play at the Cincinnati Pop Festival.
7/4 Sat
The music countdown show American Top 40 debuts.
7/17 Fri
"The Guess Who perform at the White House for President Nixon and his guest The Prince of Wales. At Pat Nixon's request, they do not play their breakthrough hit ""American Woman"" due to the song's supposed anti-American lyrics."
7/26 Sun
"Guitarist Jimi Hendrix plays at his hometown of Seattle at Sicks Stadium where, under the influence of drugs, he starts verbally abusing members of the audience."
8/3 Mon
"Janis Joplin makes her final TV appearance, on the Dick Cavett Show."
8/26 Wed
"The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 takes place on East Afton Farm off the coast of England. Some 600,000 people attend the largest rock festival of all time. Artists include Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Doors, Chicago, Richie Havens, John Sebastian, Joan Baez
8/30 Sun
"The Rolling Stones open their European tour in Malm_, Sweden."
9/6 Sun
"During his final European tour, guitarist Jimi Hendrix is greeted by booing and jeering by German fans as a result of his late appearance on stage and incoherent stage performance. Bassist Billy Cox quits the tour and returns to the United States."
9/17 Thu
"Jimi Hendrix makes his last appearance, with Eric Burdon & War jamming at Ronnie Scotts Club in London. Hendrix, aged 27, dies the following day from a barbiturate overdose at his London hotel."
10/4 Sun
"Janis Joplin is found dead in her bedroom. She died from a heroin overdose, at the age of 27."
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