It’s the year 1971 on Stuck In The 70s this week. Let’s take a look at what was happening in the music world then. The Monkees have disbanded! Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water wins a bunch of Grammy awards including album of the year. The historic Filmore West music venue shuts its doors with closing performances from Santana, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and The Grateful Dead. Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, is found dead in a bath tub in Paris. Debut albums are released from Billy Joel, Kraftwerk, Bill Withers, Rory Gallagher and more. Check out the playlist for some other musical highlights from the year 1971:
Pink Floyd – “One Of These Days” – Meddle
Carol King – “I Feel The Earth Move” – Tapestry
Harry Nilsson – “Gotta Get Up” – Nilsson Schmilsson
Paul McCartney – “Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey” – RAM
Yes – “Long Distance Runaround” – Fragile
Mountain – “Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin)” – Nantucket Sleighride
Ten Years After – “I’d Love To Change The World” – A Space In Time
Alice Cooper – “Ballad Of Dwight Fry” – Love It To Death
Jethro Tull – “Hymn 43” – Aqualung
Three Dog Night – “Never Been To Spain” – Harmony
The Rolling Stones – “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” – Sticky Fingers
Janis Joplin – “Move Over” – Pearl
ZZ Top – “(Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree” – ZZ Top’s First Album
Led Zeppelin – “When The Levee Breaks” – Led Zeppelin IV
David Bowie – “Changes” – Hunky Dory
T. Rex – “Jeepster” – Electric Warrior
Badfinger – “Baby Blue” – Straight Up
Cat Stevens – “Peace Train” – Teaser And The Firecat
The Beach Boys – “‘Til I Die” – Surf’s Up
Elton John – “Madman Across The Water” – Madman Across The Water
Black Sabbath – “Children Of The Grave” – Master Of Reality
Focus – “Hocus Pocus” – Moving Waves
Caravan – “Love To Love You (And Tonight Pigs Will Fly)” – In The Land Of Grey And Pink
Uriah Heep – “I Wanna Be Free” – Look At Yourself
The Groundhogs – “Cherry Red” – Split
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds – “Don’t Pull Your Love” – Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
America – “Sandman” – America
Billy Joel – “Everybody Loves You Now” – Cold Spring Harbor
Carpenters – “Rainy Days And Mondays” – Carpenters
Freddie King – “Going Down” – Getting Ready…
Rory Gallagher – “Used To Be” – Deuce
James Gang – “Walk Away” – Thirds
Faces – “Stay With Me” – A Nod Is As Good As A Wink… To A Blind Horse
The Who – “Won’t Get Fooled Again” – Who’s Next
Thanks for listening. See you in 1972!