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Jesse Smith
Feb 111 min read
Did You Know Stairway To Heaven was released in 1971?
Jesse at the IMAX in Waterloo. Who’s seen the new #becomingledzeppelin  documentary? We went to see it last night at the biggest screen...
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Jesse Smith
Feb 11 min read
Maggie May and the birth of a rock star.
1971 was the year Rod Stewart took over the world of music. As well as releasing TWO records with his band The Faces, Stewart also...
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Jesse Smith
Jan 141 min read
The last song Janis Joplin ever recorded...
Even after her death in October 1970 Janis Joplin left behind a Pearl. Her second and final solo album was released on January 11th 1971....
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Jesse Smith
Oct 7, 20241 min read
Next show SOLD OUT
We’re finishing 2024 with an intimate celebration of 1971 at Pizza Express Live in Holborn on December 21st. The show is now sold out....
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Jesse Smith
Sep 23, 20242 min read
September 1971.
I always love looking back and seeing what the charts were doing in 1971! This is an image of the charts from Sep 1971 - the ones that...
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Jesse Smith
Sep 18, 20242 min read
Why is 1971 the Greatest Year in Rock and Roll?
There have been some great years in rock and roll that could stake a claim for the top spot, 1967 had Sgt Pepper, '69 had Woodstock, 1977...
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