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1970s In Music .
- February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour-long Documentary Film , ''Eat the Document'', premieres at New York 's Academy of Music. The film includes footage from Dylan's 1966 UK tour.
- February 16 - Alan David Passaro , the Hells Angel who was tried and acquitted for the stabbing death of Meredith Hunter at the Altamont Speedway in 1969 , files a lawsuit against The Rolling Stones for invasion of privacy because the Documentary Film '' Gimme Shelter '' showed the stabbing.
- March 13 - The Allman Brothers Band records its live album, '' Live At The Fillmore East ''.
- March 16 - The 13th Grammy Awards , honoring Musical Accomplishments of 1970 are presented.
- July 3 - Jim Morrison , is found dead in a bath tub in Paris, France aged 27.
- August 1 - The Concert For Bangladesh , starring Ravi Shankar , George Harrison , Ringo Starr , Bob Dylan , and Leon Russell , also featuring Billy Preston , Eric Clapton , Jesse Ed Davis and Badfinger
- December 4 - The Montreux Casino in Montreux , Switzerland , catches fire and burns during a performance by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention when a Fan fires a Flare Gun into its rafters. The band Deep Purple , who were due to begin recording at the casino the next day, watched the scene from their hotel across Lake Geneva , and later immortalized the events in their song, " Smoke On The Water ".
- December - Electric Light Orchestra release their eponymous titled debut album.
- Lancelot Layne 's "Blown Away" is the beginning of Rapso music.
- August 1 - ''The Sonny And Cher Comedy Hour'' premieres on CBS.
- Kenny Rogers and The First Edition issued their ''Greatest Hits'' album, which will sell over 4 million copies worldwide by the end of the decade. They also star in their own TV series Rollin' On A River which runs until 1974 .
- The line-up for Queen is completed when Bassist John Deacon joins the band.
- Elton John has first international hit with Your Song .
- ABBA 's musical career begins
- The New York Dolls ' musical career begins
- Donna Summer 's musical career begins
- Stevie Ray Vaughan 's musical career begins
- Roxy Music 's musical career begins
- '' Jesus Christ Superstar '' is performed for the first time
- Michael Jackson 's solo career begins
- Rick Springfield leaves Zoot for a solo career
- The Crystals reunite
- Beach Boys musician Daryl Dragon and singer Toni Tennille meet and begin to perform together as Captain & Tennille
- The Eagles form
- November 8 - Led Zeppelin release officially untitled fourth studio album, which would become the biggest selling album of the year, the band's biggest selling album, and the fourth best selling album of all time.
- Ann Wilson joins Heart , which moves to Vancouver , British Columbia .
The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1971.
- January 8 - Karen Poole , Alisha's Attic
- January 11 - Mary J. Blige
- January 11 - Tom Rowlands , Chemical Brothers
- January 11 - Stuart Davis , lyricist
- January 17 - Kid Rock , rapper
- January 18 - Jonathan Davis , KoЯn
- January 25 - China Kantner (Daughter of Grace Slick and Paul Kantner )
- January 26 - Bryan Callen , actor
- February 1 - Ron Welty of The Offspring
- February 2 - Michelle Gayle , singer
- February 2 - Ben Mize , Counting Crows
- February 16 - Amanda Holden , actress and singer
- February 19 - Gil Shaham , violinist
- February 23 - Jeff Beres , Sister Hazel
- February 26 - Erykah Badu
- March 4 - Feargal Lawler , The Cranberries
- March 6 - Betty Boo
- March 31 - Ewan McGregor , actor and singer
- April 17 - Selena Quintanilla
- April 20 - Mikey Welsh , Weezer
- May 3 - Damon Dash , record label executive
- May 9 - Paul McGuigan , Oasis
- May 27 - Lisa Lopes , TLC (d. 2002 )
- May 30 - Patrick Dahlheimer , Live
- June 16 - Tupac Shakur , rapper (d. 1996 )
- June 17 - Bif Naked , singer
- June 18 - Nathan Morris , Boyz II Men
- June 27 - DJ Screw , rapper (d. 2000 )
- July 1 - Missy Elliott
- July 17 - DJ Minutemix , P.M. Dawn
- July 17 - Ed Kowalczyk , Live
- July 23 - Alison Krauss
- July 30 - Calogero , singer
- July 30 - Elvis Crespo , singer
- August 4 - Yo-Yo (rapper)
- August 17 - Uhm Jung-hwa , singer
- August 30 - Lars Frederiksen , Rancid
- September 6 - Dolores O'Riordan , The Cranberries
- September 19 - D-Flame , hip-hop and reggae performer
- September 24 - Marty Cintron , No Mercy
- September 28 - A. J. Croce , singer-songwriter and son of Jim Croce
- October 2 - Tiffany
- October 2 - James Root , guitarist for Slipknot
- October 10 - Evgeny Kissin , pianist
- October 20 - Snoop Dogg
- October 25 - Midori , violinist
- November 6 - Joey Beltram , DJ and record producer
- November 8 - Tech N9ne , rapper
- December 24 - Ricky Martin
- December 25 - Noel Hogan , The Cranberries
- John Dolmayan , System Of A Down
- Derrick Plourde , The Ataris
- February 7 - Dock Boggs , banjo player
- March 21 - Nan Wynn , US singer
- March 26 - Harold McNair , saxaphonist and flute player, Lung Cancer .
- March 31 - Karl King , composer and bandleader
- April 6 - Igor Stravinsky , composer
- April 17 - Carmen Lombardo , US singer, composer and saxophonist
- May 2 - Edith Day , US actress, singer and dancer
- May 30 - Marcel Dupré , organist and composer
- June 11 - Ambrose , English bandleader and violinist
- June 18 - Libby Holman , US singer and actress
- July 3 - Jim Morrison , lead singer of The Doors
- July 6 - Louis Armstrong , US jazz pioneer
- August 13 - King Curtis , jazz and blues musician (murdered)
- August 17 - Tab Smith , saxophonist
- August 25 - Ted Lewis
- August 27 - Lil Hardin Armstrong , wife and musical collaborator of Louis Armstrong
- October 2 - Bola De Nieve , Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter
- October 3 - Seán Ó Riada , composer and bandleader
- October 12 - Gene Vincent , singer
- October 24 - Carl Ruggles , composer
- October 29 - Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers
- November 18 - Junior Parker , blues musician
- November 22 - Zez Confrey , popular composer and pianist
- December 28 - Max Steiner , composer
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