This Day in Rock History – August 1st

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1971: The Concert for Bangladesh, a huge benefit concert is held at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Organized by George Harrison, the event also features Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr.

The concert, a subsequent movie and album release of the live show wind up raising more than $11 million to help combat starvation in the country, which had recently been liberated from Pakistan.

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