1971 in music

Events

• 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 Pasaro, the Hell's Angel who was tried and acquitted for the stabbing death of Meredith Hunter at the Altamont Speedway[?] in 1969, files a lawsuit againt the Rolling Stones for invasion of privacy because the documentary, Gimme Shelter showed the stabbing
• Lancelot Layne[?]'s "Blown Away" is the beginning of rapso[?] music
• 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.
• The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour premeires on television
• Elton John's musical career begins
• 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 musicial 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

Albums Released

• Trafalgar[?] - The Bee Gees
• Hunky Dory[?] - David Bowie
• III[?] - Chicago
• At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers Band
• L.A. Woman[?] - The Doors
• Tarkus[?] - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
• Quite Fire[?] - Roberta Flack
• Maggot Brain - Funkadelic
• What's Going On? - Marvin Gaye
• All Things Must Pass[?] - George Harrison
• Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• Aqualung - Jethro Tull
• 11-17-70[?] - Elton John
• Madman Across the Water[?] - Elton John
• Tumbleweed Connection[?] - Elton John
• A Nod is as Good as a Wink to a Blind Horse[?] - The Faces
• Pearl[?] - Janis Joplin
• Live in Cook County Jail[?] - B.B. King
• Tapestry[?] - Carole King
• Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
• Ram[?] - Paul McCartney
• Wild Life[?] - Paul McCartney & Wings
• American Pie[?] - Don McLean
• Blue[?] - Joni Mitchell
• If Not for You[?] - Olivia Newton-John
• Nilsson Schmilsson[?] - Harry Nilsson
• Meddle[?] - Pink Floyd
• John Prine[?] - John Prine[?]
• There's a Riot Going On[?] - Sly & the Family Stone
• Sticky Fingers[?] - The Rolling Stones
• Santana[?] - Santana
• Anticipation[?] - Carly Simon
• Carly Simon[?] - Carly Simon
• Tapestry[?] - Carly Simon
• Tea for the Tillerman[?] - Cat Stevens
• Every Picture Tells a Story[?] - Rod Stewart
• Electric Warrior[?] - T. Rex
• Golden Biscuits[?] - Three Dog Night[?]
• Harmony[?] - Three Dog Night[?]
• Who's Next - The Who
• Tupelo Honey[?] - Van Morrison
• Jesus Christ Superstar - Various Artists
• Up to Date - The Partridge Family

Top Hits

• "What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye
• "Imagine" - John Lennon
• "It's Too Late" - Carole King
• "Never Can Say Goodbye" - The Jackson Five
• "Proud Mary" - Ike & Tina Turner
• "Peace Train" - Cat Stevens
• "Maggie Mae" - Rod Stewart
• "Grandad" - Clive Dunn[?]
• "Baby Jump" - Mungo Jerry[?]
• "Double Barrel" - Dave & Ansil Collins[?]
• "Hot Love" - T. Rex
• "Knock Three Times" - Dawn[?]
• "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" - Middle of the Road[?]
• "Get It On" - T. Rex
• "Joy to the World" - Three Dog Night[?]
• "I'm Still Waiting" - Diana Ross
• "Hey Girl Don't Bother Me" - The Tams[?]
• "One Bad Apple" - The Osmonds[?]
• "Got to Be There" - Michael Jackson
• "Family Affair" - Sly & the Family Stone
• "Go Away Little Girl" - Donnie Osmond[?]
• "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" - The Bee Gees
• "One Less Bell to Answer" - Fifth Dimension
• "Coz I Love You" - Slade
• "Black Magic Woman" - Santana
• "Brown Sugar" - The Rolling Stones
• "One Bad Apple" - The Osmonds[?]
• "Indian Reservation" - The Raiders[?]
• "Draggin' the Line" - Tommy James
• "My Sweet Lord" - George Harrison
• "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves" - Cher
• "Treat Her Like a Lady" - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose[?]
• "Ernie" - Bennie Hill[?]
• "Maggie Mae" - Rod Stewart
• "Joy to the World" - Three Dog Night[?]
• "It Don't Come Easy" - Ringo Starr
  • First hit by Ringo Starr, the last member of the Beatles to have a solo hit

For a more complete list of hits by month, see here (http://home.earthlink.net/~yellowbrickroad/1971.htm).

Births

• January 11 - Mary J. Blige
• January 11 - Tom Rowlands[?], Chemical Brothers
• January 17 - Kid Rock
• January 18 - Jonathan Davis[?], Korn
• January 25 - China Kantner[?] (Daughter of Grace Slick[?] and Paul Kantner[?])
• February 1 - Ron Welty[?] of The Offspring
• February 2 - Ben Mize[?], Counting Crows
• February 23 - Jeff Beres[?], Sister Hazel[?]
• February 26 - Erykah Badu
• March 4 - Feargal Lawler[?], The Cranberries
• March 5 - John Frusciante, Red Hot Chili Peppers
• April 17 - Selena Quintanilla
• April 20 - Mikey Welsh, Weezer
• May 4 - Mike Dirnt, Green Day
• May 30 - Patrick Dahlheimer[?], Live
• June 9 - Paul McGuigan[?], Oasis
• June 18 - Nathan Morris[?], Boyz II Men
• July 17 - DJ Minutemix[?], P.M. Dawn[?]
• July 17 - Ed Kowalczyk[?], Live
• July 23 - Alison Krauss[?]
• September 6 - Dolores O'Riordan[?], The Cranberries
• September 24 - Marty Cintron[?], No Mercy[?]
• October 2 - Tiffany[?]
• December 24 - Ricky Martin
• December 25 - Noel Hogan[?], The Cranberries
• John Dolmayan, System of a Down
• Derrick Plourde, The Ataris

Deaths

• July 6 - Louis Armstrong
• July 3 - Jim Morrison
• August 25 - Ted Lewis
• October 29 - Duane Allman[?] of The Allman Brothers[?]

Awards

Grammy Awards

• Grammy Awards of 1971

Country Music Association Awards

• CMA Entertainer of the Year[?]: Charley Pride[?]
• CMA Top Male Vocalist[?]: Charley Pride[?]
• CMA Top Female Vocalist[?]: Lynn Anderson[?]
• CMA Top Vocal Group[?]: Osborne Brothers[?]
• CMA Top Instrumental Group[?]: Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass[?]
• CMA Top Vocal Duo[?]: Porter Wagoner[?] and Dolly Parton
• CMA Single of the Year[?]: "Help Me Make It Through The Night" - Sammi Smith[?]
• CMA Song of the Year[?]: "Easy Loving" - Freddie Hart[?]
• CMA Album of the Year[?]: I Won't Mention It Again[?] - Ray Price[?]
• CMA Musician of the Year[?]: Jerry Reed[?]

Eurovision Song Contest

• Eurovision Song Contest 1971
  • Severine[?] (of Monaco) for "Un Banc, Un Arbre, Un Rue"