Classic Rock 1971 Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Who, David Bowie, T Rex, Janis Joplin
Promoter Bill Graham closes Fillmore East and West concert venues. Doors frontman Jim Morrison dies of drug overdose. Former Beatle George Harrison holds a Concert for Bangladesh in New York. The first Glastonbury Festival is held in the UK. British folk duo T. Rex go electric and launch glam rock, scoring, 1 album in the UK. British band Yes s progressive rock hit the top 10 in both the US and UK. Singersongwriters are popular, with hits by Gordon Lightfoot, Bill Withers, John Denver, and Carole King.
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