On This Date In Music

1974 - The Ozark Music Festival was held over three days on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Missouri. One of the largest music festivals ever held, some estimates have put the crowd count at 350,000 people. Acts who appeared included, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Blue Öyster Cult, the Eagles, America, Marshall Tucker Band, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Boz Scaggs, Ted Nugent, Lynyrd Skynyrd,Electric Flag, Joe Walsh, Aerosmith and Spirit.

 

 

1975 - Paul McCartney and Wings went to No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Listen To What The Man Said', his fourth US No.1. It would go on to sell a million copies in America and reach No. 6 in the UK.