Timeline April 1971

Events in April 1971 9

• 1882 – 1971 Igor Stravinsky Modernist ballet composer Russian-born composer whose ballets The Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring — which caused a riot at its premiere — transformed 20th-century music.
• 1971 "L.A. Woman" released April 1971 Released "L.A. Woman" in April 1971 — featuring "Riders on the Storm", "L.A. Woman" and "Love Her Madly", widely regarded as one of the band's strongest albums and a fitting farewell, though none of those present knew it would be Morrison's last with the band.
• 1971 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young release 4 Way Street Live album A live double album as the quartet splinters.
• 1971 – present Jacques Villeneuve The Outspoken Champion 1997 World Champion who beat Michael Schumacher in a dramatic title decider.
• 1971 – 1995 Selena (1971-1995) Died 31 March 1995, aged 23 Selena Quintanilla-Perez, known simply as Selena, was a Tejano singer whose crossover success made her one of the most popular Latin artists in the United States. She was shot and killed by Yolanda Saldivar, the former manager of her fan club and boutiques. Her death prompted an outpouring of grief and inspired a hit biographical film.
• 1971 "Pieces of a Man" First album with Brian Jackson Released "Pieces of a Man", recorded at RCA Studios in New York with Brian Jackson on piano, Ron Carter on bass, Bernard Purdie on drums and Hubert Laws on flute — widely regarded as his masterpiece, featuring "Lady Day and John Coltrane", "Home Is Where the Hatred Is" and "I Think I'll Call It Morning".
• 1971 Salyut 1 Launched World's first space station reaches orbit The Soviet Union launched Salyut 1, the first space station ever placed into orbit, opening a new phase of long-duration human spaceflight. Its only crew, the Soyuz 11 cosmonauts, spent 23 days aboard before dying during their return to Earth. The station later reentered the atmosphere in October 1971.
• 1971 The Doors release L.A. Woman Riders on the Storm Their last album with Morrison.
• 1971 Sticky Fingers Ninth album — April 23, 1971 Sticky Fingers, released on April 23, 1971, was the first album on their own Rolling Stones Records label. The Andy Warhol-designed cover with a real zip became iconic. The album reached number 1 on both sides of the Atlantic.