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Black Sabbath: California Jam

It was this now legendary appearance at California Jam I that would expose Black Sabbath to many mainstream American television viewers via ABC-TV. The band appeared alongside such acts as Deep Purple, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Rare Earth, Seals & Crofts and The Eagles It was originally broadcast on ABC’s ‘Wide World in Concert’ series, which aired three songs from Sabbath on May 24th, 1974 – and later rebroadcast this segment in November ’74. This footage has never been commercially available, aside from one clip of “Children of The Grave”. The entire show was recorded as a soundboard audio, but apparently only these four songs were captured on video. Track Listing: Intro-Footage of the band arriving, Children of the Grave, Post-show interview with Ozzy, War Pigs, Paranoid, Killing Yourself to Live. (Order may differ based on source.)

Credits

Black Sabbath: California Jam Cast

Name Character
Ozzy Osbourne He was 25, now 75 years old
Tony Iommi He was 26, now 76 years old
Geezer Butler He was 25, now 74 years old

Black Sabbath: California Jam Crew

Name Department
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Black Sabbath: California Jam (49 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, April 06, 1974