The Birth of Rock

Toronto Rock 'n' Roll Revival
13 September 1969

Held at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada, the revival featured the debut of the John Lennon and Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band. The concert also featured some of Lennon’s early heroes—Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent and Little Richard - as well as the Doors and newcomers Chicago Transit Authority and Alice Cooper and others.


L to R: Klaus Voormann, John Lennon & Eric Clapton on the plane to Toronto


John Lennon onstage in Toronto, 1969






Jim Morrison, Toronto Rock-n-Roll Revival



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