Original file (1,830 × 2,556 pixels, file size: 2.08 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image comes from the Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection at the UCLA Library. Copyright for the photographs in the archive was deeded to UCLA. The bulk of images digitized from the archive have been published by UCLA under a CC-BY 4.0 license. Ozzy Osbourne recently told a very amusing story of Black Sabbath 's urge to play pinball over at the legendary California Jam festival in 1974, and what it took to scratch the itch. Original file (1,830 × 2,556 pixels, file size: 2.08 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image comes from the Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection at the UCLA Library. Copyright for the photographs in the archive was deeded to UCLA. The bulk of images digitized from the archive have been published by UCLA under a CC-BY 4.0 license. Ozzy Osbourne recently told a very amusing story of Black Sabbath 's urge to play pinball over at the legendary California Jam festival in 1974, and what it took to scratch the itch. California Jam (also known as Cal Jam) was a rock music festival co-headlined by Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, on April 6, 1974. In 1974, Black Sabbath played the California Jam festival alongside Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, which at the time set the record for the highest paid attendance at a rock festival. Now, 50 years later, Ozzy Osbourne is looking back at the event on the latest episode of his Madhouse Chronicles series. A veritable sea of humanity washed up at Ontario Motor Speedway on April 6, 1974 for California Jam, a one-day rock festival that drew 200,000 fans and was aired nationally on ABC. California Jam (also known as Cal Jam) was a rock music festival co-headlined by Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, on April 6, 1974. The BLACK SABBATH episode is packed with behind-the-scenes stories from Ozzy, recounting SABBATH 's record-breaking performance at the 1974 California Jam alongside EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER and A short clip of Ozzy Osbourne talking about the 1974 California Jam, sampled from The Madhouse Chronicles with Billy Morrison on YT. A veritable sea of humanity washed up at Ontario Motor Speedway on April 6, 1974 for California Jam, a one-day rock festival that drew 200,000 fans and was aired nationally on ABC. The BLACK SABBATH episode is packed with behind-the-scenes stories from Ozzy, recounting SABBATH 's record-breaking performance at the 1974 California Jam alongside EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER and Notes Caption CAMERA, CROWD--Black Sabbath's Ozzie (sic) Osbourne appears before the thousands at California Jam. Notes Caption CAMERA, CROWD--Black Sabbath's Ozzie (sic) Osbourne appears before the thousands at California Jam. Here's the next set from the 1974 California Jam. This time, it's the hard rockers Black Sabbath, with lead singer Ozzy Osbourne. Unlike most of the previous sets from earlier in the day, this recording does not come from the TV and/or radio broadcast. Instead, it's a reel to reel recording that sounds excellent. A very short interview with Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi talking about the CALIFORNIA JAM. A short clip of Ozzy Osbourne talking about the 1974 California Jam, sampled from The Madhouse Chronicles with Billy Morrison on YT. Here's the next set from the 1974 California Jam. This time, it's the hard rockers Black Sabbath, with lead singer Ozzy Osbourne. Unlike most of the previous sets from earlier in the day, this recording does not come from the TV and/or radio broadcast. Instead, it's a reel to reel recording that sounds excellent. A very short interview with Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi talking about the CALIFORNIA JAM. In 1974, Black Sabbath played the California Jam festival alongside Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, which at the time set the record for the highest paid attendance at a rock festival. Now, 50 years later, Ozzy Osbourne is looking back at the event on the latest episode of his Madhouse Chronicles series.
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