History has tended to overlook the festival that was bigger than Woodstock, Monterey or the Isle of Wight.
A watershed album for R.E.M. on which Michael Stipe gained in confidence as a frontman and began to clearly enunciate his lyrics.
‘Down To Earth’ was a muscular, radio-friendly classic from the Ritchie Blackmore-led band.
Gene Vincent’s made his TV debut on the ‘Perry Como Kraft Music Hall Show.’ It turned him into a star overnight.