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Sept 20th. 1972, Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for the second time in four weeks for possession of cannabis - this time at their Scottish farmhouse in Campbeltown. 1973, on his way to perform his second concert of the day, US singer, songwri 
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Sept 19th1970, The first UK Glastonbury Festival took place featuring Marc Bolan, Ian Anderson, Keith Christmas, Quintessence, Amazing Blondel and Sam Apple Pie. 1973, 26-year-old Gram Parsons, formerly of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, Posted Thu 18 Sep 2008 1:47AM BST
Sept 18,1970, Jimi Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital in London at the age of 27 after choking on his own vomit. Hendrix left the message 'I need help bad man', on his managers answer phone earlier that night. 1982, T Posted Wed 17 Sep 2008 3:22PM BST
Sept 17,1964, during a US tour The Beatles appeared at the Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. The Beatles were paid $150,000 for the show, which was more than any other act had ever been paid for a live show. Tickets cost $4.50. 1967, The Doors were b Posted Mon 15 Sep 2008 9:54PM BST
Sept 16th. 1970, Led Zeppelin won 'best group' in the Melody Maker readers Poll. This was the first time in eight years that The Beatles hadn't won 'best group.' 1977, 29-year-old former T Rex singer Marc Bolan was killed instantly when the car drive Posted Mon 15 Sep 2008 9:05AM BST
Sept 15th.2006, The Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool where The Beatles played their first gig was given a Grade II listed building status after a recommendation from English Heritage. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison played in the conve Posted Sun 14 Sep 2008 10:24AM BST
Sept 14th.2005, HMV stores in Canada removed Bob Dylan CDs from their shelves in protest at the singer's deal to only sell his new album in Starbucks after he signed an exclusive contract with the coffee giant. The chain has previously boycotted CDs Posted Sat 13 Sep 2008 8:51AM BST
Sept 13th.2005, the home where Jimi Hendrix grew up in Seattle was saved from demolition after a new location was agreed at the last minute. The James Marshall Hendrix Foundation and the City of Seattle agreed to renovate the building into a communit Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 8:35AM BST
Sept 12th.2007, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin announced they would reform for a star-studded tribute concert in London. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones would play at a show to remember the late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Erte Posted Thu 11 Sep 2008 7:13AM BST
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