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"A very long haired Tom Petty"
- 2nd "Mudcrutch Farm Festival"
- Evicted from the farm.
- Met Stan Lynch, 15 years old, played in the band Road Turkey with Marty Jourard (The Motels)
- Mudcrutch featured "a very long haired Tom Petty and an already great Mike Campbell" - Marty Jourard
- Don Felder of The Eagles had taught Tom Petty some guitar (years earlier) and did some arrangements for Mudcrutch. Don makes the musicial leap of faith to LA
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1972 In Music
 Led Zeppelin scored three major hits in 1972: "Black Dog," "Rock And Roll," and their almost eight-minute classic, "Stairway to Heaven" (which bore no relation to Neil Sedaka's 1960 song of the same name). The latter piece, although never released commercially as a single, became their most popular number ever, and one of the most requested tunes of all time on radio stations from coast to coast. The song was available only as a track on their untitled Runes album (so named because it bore only four cryptic symbols as identification). To the great confusion of music merchants and buyers, neither the title, artist, label, nor any other information appeared on the record jacket.
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1972 Music Highlights
The '50s musical Grease opens on Broadway, setting off an annoying nationwide nostalgia craze.
New York radio station WCBS-FM is the first to adapt a "solid gold" format of playing "oldies".
John Lennon's U.S. visa expires, begins long battle over residency.
Bruce Springsteen, A 22 year-old singer from Freehold, New Jersey, signs with Columbia Records.
The musical Hair ends after 1742 performances.
Neil Diamond signs multimillion-dollar deal with Columbia Records.
Chuck Berry, who first hit the charts in 1955, has only national number one hit with "My-Ding-A-Ling."
"Glitter rock" gains notoriety because of groups like the New York Dolls.
Genesis makes American concert debut.
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