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Nov 25, 1969
The Beatles' John Lennon returns his Membership of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to the queen in protest of the nation's international policies. Some 20 years later, he's listed as a co-writer on the country hit "I Feel Fine"
Dec 1, 1969
Delaney & Bonnie perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The audience includes future country hitmaker Eric Clapton, plus George Harrison and Ringo Starr
Feb 22, 1970
Guitarist Mick Ronson performs for the first time with David Bowie at The Roadhouse in London, a show deemed by many as the first glam rock performance. Ronson will produce a pair of country hits in the 1980s for David Lynn Jones
Apr 21, 1970
Drummer Nigel Olsson and bass player Dee Murray debut as members of Elton John's band in London. The two will eventually appear as backing vocalists on Earl Thomas Conley's 1985 country hit "Nobody Falls Like A Fool"
Jul 15, 1970
Badfinger records the original version of "Without You" at Abbey Road in London. The song becomes a minor country hit 13 years later in the hands of T.G. Sheppard
Sep 18, 1970
Psychedelic rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix dies of a drug overdose in London. The influential musician is the inspiration for Billy Joel's song "Shameless," covered by Garth Brooks. Hendrix is also referenced in Wynonna's "Girls With Guitars"
Nov 10, 1970
The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, the lead singer on "Honky Tonk Women," becomes a father when Marsha Hunt gives birth to a daughter, Karis Hunt Jagger, in London
Nov 11, 1970
Former Beatle Ringo Starr and his wife, Maureen, have a daughter, Lee Starkey, in London. Nearly two decades later, Starr is a Grammy nominee in the country field for a duet with Buck Owens on "Act Naturally"
Nov 18, 1970
Glen Campbell performs "The Impossible Dream" for queen Elizabeth II in London in a benefit for the World Wildlife Fund. The concert is shot for an NBC special, "Royal Gala," that also features Bob Hope, Petula Clark, Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck, who sings "Release Me"
Apr 16, 1971
Burl Ives marries his second wife, Dorothy, at Caxton Hall in Manchester, England
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