1970s

The Pointer Sisters brought their infectious Oaktown rhythms and sounds to New York City's famous Carnegie Hall for the 1977 Newport Jazz Festival,...

Roberta Flack was already a popular singer when she appeared at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival. She went on to win Record Of The Year Grammies in 1...

Roger Daltrey, singer and founding member of The Who, relaxing backstage before the group's performance in Detroit, in July of 1970.

Roger McGuinn gained popularity as a founding member of the Byrds, for whom he wrote many songs. His association with the Byrds led to his inductio...

Smokey Robinson appeared as a solo act at this 1975 R&B Revue, held in the Oakland Coliseum, home of the Oakland A's baseball team. It was only...

Stevie Wonder came to Ann Arbor to play in the 1971 benefit to Free John Sinclair. He only played a few tunes, but it gave us a chance to see one o...

Tony Bennett, also known as Tony Benefit, because of all his charitable causes, came to San Francisco in 1978, where he had left his heart many yea...