1970s

A young Bob Seger, from nearby Ann Arbor, playing and singing his way into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; here is a closeup of him performing wi...

Chuck Berry helped to found and popularize Rock & Roll music in the Fifties; here he is playing in a Rock & Roll Revival show in 1970.

Crosby, Stills & Nash were so great and so popular; when they added Neil Young to the group to become CSN&Y, they were even greater and mor...

In this picture of the group Crosby, Stills & Nash, the players are (LtoR) David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills. At the height of their...

Don Brewer, drummer for Grand Funk Railroad, enjoys playing on a sunny afternoon in Cincinnati, during the Cincy Rock Festival in 1970.

The Everly Brothers--Phil (L) and Don (R), were early Rock & Roll heroes, appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show more than once. In 1970 they were p...

Grace Slick watches Jefferson Airplane singer Marty Balin during an outdoor concert in East Lansing, back in 1970.

Herbie Hancock was a jazz pianist and gained fame as part of the Miles Davis Quintet (The Second Great Quintet). Later he branched out musically an...

As night falls over Crosley Field, Iggy Pop takes the stage at the Cincinnati Rock Festival, with his band, the Stooges. They are loud and Iggy is ...

Jefferson Airplane bassist Jack Casady entertains the throng at an all-day rock festival on the MSU campus back in 1970.

Jim Morrison was a poet and became a Rock Star with the Doors. Their concert in Detroit became an album: The Doors Live In Detroit, and featured my...

Joey Covington was the Jefferson Airplane's brand new drummer for this outdoor date on the grounds of Michigan State University, in East Lansing.

Blues singer John Lee Hooker looks over the audience during his performance at the second Ann Arbor Blues Festival in 1970. His popularity soared w...

John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally, a benefit concert held in Crisler Arena in 1971. Radical activist Sinclair ha...

John Sebastian was a member of the Mugwumps, a folk-rock group that split into two groups: The Mamas and the Papas and Sebastian's Lovin' Spoonful....

Keith Moon was one of the most influential drummers in Rock history. His flashy style of play helped to establish The Who as one of the world's gre...

Leon Russell appeared at the Wadena, Iowa, Rock Festival in August of 1970, on the strength of his eponymous debut album, which contained his renow...

Little Richard Penniman grew up in a household so religious that he was not allowed to listen to or sing R&B music. But after leaving home and ...

Mark Farner was the lead guitar and singer for Grand Funk Railroad. It was a hot, muggy day in Cincinnati, so Mark took off his shirt and thrilled ...

Marty Balin, singer, songwriter and founding member of The Jefferson Airplane, appeared with that group at an outdoor Rock Festival on the grounds ...

Maynard Ferguson loved sharing his ebullience with his audience, and they loved it, too. This photo, fettered on the back of his "Conquistador" alb...

Mel Schacter was bassist for the hit-making Grand Funk Railroad, back in 1970, when the group appeared at the Cincinnati Rock Festival.

Neil Young's solo career began before he joined up with Crosby, Stills and Nash in 1969. Here he is pictured in Detroit with CSN&Y. His singing...

Paul Kantner, guitarist, singer, composer, was recruited by Marty Balin to be in his new band, The Jefferson Airplane. Here he is in 1970 at a one-...