Rock Timeline: 1970
January
Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs
Aretha Franklin - This Girl's In Love With You
Stevie Wonder - "Never Had A Dream Come True"
21 January
Aretha Franklin - "Call Me"
February
The Doors - Morrison Hotel
Simon & Garfunkel - "Bridge Over Trouble Water"
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
13 February
Rod Stewart - The Rod Stewart Album
March
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu
The Faces - First Step
The Temptations - Psychedelic Shack
6 March
The Beatles - "Let It Be" (UK)
25 March
Band Of Gypsys - Band Of Gypsys
April
Eric Burdon & War - "Spill The Wine"
Eric Burdon & War - Eric Burdon Declares "War"
Jethro Tull - Benefit
Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon
Simon & Garfunkel - "Cecilia"
Ringo Starr - Sentimental Journey
8 April
Jimi Hendrix - "Stepping Stone" (USA)
20 April
Paul McCartney - McCartney
May
The Beach Boys - Live In London (UK)
The Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead
The Temptations - "Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)"
4 May
Kent State massacre
6 May
Aretha Franklin - "Spirit In The Dark"
8 May
The Beatles - Let It Be
11 May
The Beatles - "The Long And Winding Road"
22 May
Diana Ross - Diana Ross
June
Cream - Live Cream
Delaney And Bonnie - On Tour With Eric Clapton And Friends
Bob Dylan - Self Portrait
Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die
Stevie Wonder - "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)"
July
Blood, Sweat & Tears - Blood, Sweat & Tears 3
James Brown - "Sex Machine"
The Doors - Absolutely Live
The Temptations - Live At London's Talk Of The Town
Yes - Time And A Word (UK)
Neil Young - After The Gold Rush
20 July
Aretha Franklin - "Don't Play That Song"
August
The Band - Stage Fright
Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton
Joe Cocker - Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark
Elton John - Elton John
Stevie Wonder - Signed Sealed & Delivered
31 August
The Beach Boys - Sunflower
September
James Brown - Sex Machine
James Brown - "Super Bad"
The Moody Blues - A Question Of Balance
Simon & Garfunkel - "El Condor Pasa"
Ringo Starr - Beaucoups Of Blues
The Temptations - "Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World)"
The Velvet Underground - Loaded
11 September
Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley
16 September
The Byrds - (Untitled)
18 September
Jimi Hendrix dies in London after a sleeping pill overdose
29 September
The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out
October
Eric Clapton - "After Midnight"
Bob Dylan - New Morning
The Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection (UK)
Santana - Abraxas
The Temptations - The Temptations' Christmas Card
Stevie Wonder - "Heaven Help Us All"
4 October
Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose
5 October
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
November
Syd Barrett - Barrett
George Harrison - "My Sweet Lord"
The Kinks - Lola
The Rolling Stones - "Memo From Turner" (UK)
Stephen Stills - Stephen Stills
December
Eric Burdon & War - Black Man's Burdon
Derek and the Dominoes - Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
The Jefferson Starship - Blows Against The Empire
Love - False Start
11 December
John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
21 December
The Hollies - Moving Finger
1969 - Timeline Index - 1971
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