1971 in music
See also:
1970 in music ,
other events of 1971 ,
1972 in music , 1970s in music and the list of 'years 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 against The Rolling Stones for invasion of privacy because the documentary film Gimme Shelter 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.
December 7 - 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 ".
Lancelot Layne 's "Blown Away" is the beginning of rapso music.
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 musical career begins
Jesus Christ Superstar 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
Albums released
Top hits
Published popular music
Births
January 8 - Karen Poole ,Alisha's Attic
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 - Michelle Gayle 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
June 21 - Betty Boo
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
October 10 - Evgeny Kissin , pianist
December 24 - Ricky Martin
December 25 - Noel Hogan , The Cranberries
John Dolmayan , System of a Down
Derrick Plourde , The Ataris
June 16 - Tupac Shakur ,Rapper
Deaths
Awards
