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1974
- Bob Dylan hits the road for the first time since 1966, with a 40 date tour of U.S. arenas backed by The Band.
- The first Knebworth Festival in Hertfordshire, England attracts 60,000 fans with headliners the Allman Brothers.
- In the US the California Jam attracts over 300,000 fans for Deep Purple, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Black Sabbath plus others.
- Cass Elliot, solo artist and former member of the Mamas & The Papas, dies in her sleep in London at age 32.
- Guitarist Mick Taylor quits the Rolling Stones after six years with the band. He would be replaced by former Faces guitarist Ron Wood.
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