1973
 
January 14 - Elvis Presley performs his 'Aloha From Hawaii' concert.
Beamed by satellite around the world, an estimated 1 billion veiwers
see the show.
 
February 2 - "The Midnight Special" debuts on NBC television. The 90
minute program each Friday night, with famed announcer Wolfman Jack
hosting, features appearances by some of the biggest names in rock
music over its eight year run.
 
March 2 - The concept album 'Dark Side Of The Moon' by Pink Floyd is
released. It will appear on the Billboard 200 list for 741 weeks (not
consecutive).
 
May 29 - Columbia Records fires president Clive Davis for
misappropriating $100,000 in funds. Davis went on to start Arista
records.
 
July 14 - The Everly Brothers split up after Phil smashes his guitar
and walks off stage during a concert at Knotts Berry Farm in
California.
 
July 21 - "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" reaches #1 on the "Billboard"
pop-singles chart, becoming Jim Croce's first big hit.
 
July 28 - New York's 'Watkins Glen Summer Jam' attracts 600,000 (the
largest recorded attendance for a rock festival). Performers included
The Grateful Dead, The Band, and The Allman Brothers Band.
 
August 6 - Stevie Wonder is involved in a car crash in South Carolina
and remains in a coma for 4 days.
 
September 20 - Jim Croce dies when his chartered plane snags a pecan
tree during takeoff and crashes at the Natchitoches, La., airport. He
was 30 years old.
 
October 11 - Elvis and Priscilla Presley get divorced.
 
The government requires that all radios installed in new American cars
be capable of receiving both AM and FM.
 
December 31 - AC/DC perform their first live gig at The Chequers Club,
Sydney, Australia.