LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-APRIL 6, 2019…ON APRIL 6TH 1974 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE MASSIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL CALIFORNIA JAM TOOK PLACE AT ONTARIO MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA.
THE LINE UP FEATURED THE EAGLES, EARTH WIND AND FIRE, SEALS AND CROFTS, DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, RARE EARTH, EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER, AND BLACK OAK ARKANSAS.
THE FESTIVAL ATTRACTED APPROXIMATELY 400,000 FANS, AND AT THAT TIME SET THE RECORD FOR THE LOUDEST AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM EVER INSTALLED, THE THE HIGHEST PAID ATTENDANCE, AND THE HIGHEST GROSS FOR A CONCERT. ( TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, COACHELLA ATTRACTS 90,000 PEOPLE)
HERE’S CONCERT FOOTAGE OF SABBATH
DEEP PURPLE
BLACK OAK ARKANSAS
EARTH WIND AND FIRE
RARE EARTH
