Classic Rock 1973 Elton John, Grand Funk Railroad, T Rex, Queen, Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder

Led Zeppelin drew 56, 800 people to Tampa Stadium, breaking the Beatles record for the largest attendance for a concert at Shea Stadium. Summer Jam in Watkins Glen, New York, broke the Woodstock record with 600, 000 fans seeing The Band, The Allman Brothers, and the Grateful Dead. On US television, the concert series Midnight Special and Don Kirshner s Rock Concert begin, featuring musical acts who perform live rather than lipsyncing. On radio, The King Biscuit Flour Hour debuts with weekly live concert broadcasts. Singersongwriter Jim Croce dies in a plane crash in Louisiana.