1971
1972
- Chuck Berry: The London Chuck Berry Sessions; St. Louis To Frisco To Memphis released
- Ruth Brown: The Real Ruth Brown; Softly released
- Cream: Live Cream Vol. 2 released
- John Lee Hooker: "Johnny Lee"; Boogie Chillun; Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive; Live At Soledad Prison; Detroit Special; Live At Sugar Hill Vol. 2; Black Snake released
- Son House: The Legendary 1941-1942 Recordings In Chronological Sequence released
- Luther Johnson: Born In Georgia released
- B.B. King: L.A. Midnight; Guess Who released
- Muddy Waters: Rare Live Recordings Volume 1,2,3; Live At Mr. Kelly's; The London Muddy Waters Sessions; Can't Get No Grindin' released
- Elvis Presley: Elvis Now; He Touched Me; Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden; Rock'n'Roll released
- Taj Mahal: Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff released; soundtrack Sounder released
- T-Bone Walker: Fly Walker Airlines, Live In Montreux released
- Big Joe Williams: Big Joe Williams released
- Robert Pete Williams, Big Joe Williams: Robert Pete Williams with Big Joe Williams released
- ?: ?: ?: recordings for Cotillion - Jimmy "Preacher" Ellis
- Europe: Switzerland: Bienne? - recordings for Black & Blue - Luther Johnson, Johnny Shines, Dusty Brown, Sonny Thompson, Emmett Sutton, Bill Warren
- Europe: UK: London - recordings for Excello - Jimmy Dawkins, The Olympic Runners (Pete Wingfield, Joe Jammer, Tony Stevens, REg Isadore), Cecil Moss, Bolly Graham, Chris Mercer, Dick Parry, A.G. "Bubbles" White, Bob Brunning, Mike Vernon, Rome Symphony Orchestra?, Novelle Williams, Rosa Dotson, Velma Smith
- US: California: Berkeley - recordings for Sonet - Weldon "Juke Boy" Bonner,
- US: California: Los Angeles - recordings for Duke - Bobby Bland (Robert Bland)...
- US: California: Los Angeles - recordings for Kent - Johnny Copeland, Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, Nesbert Hooper
- US: California: Orinda - The Square Rigger - K.C. Douglas, Richard "Harmonica Slim" Riggins, Bob Smith, Jim Marshall
- US: Illinois: Chicago - recordings for Bluesway - Carey Bell, Pinetop Perkins, Eddie Taylor, Dave Myers, Willie Smith
- US: Illinois: Chicago - recordings for Chess - Bob Diddley (Ellas McDaniels), Cookie Vee, Frank Gordon, Murray Watson, Arthur Hoyle, Steve Galloway, Gene Barge, Clifford Davis, Willie Henderson, Tennyson Stephens, Phil Upchurch, Gerald Sims, Richard Evans, Robert Crowder, Brian Grice, Sef Reklan Raheem, Mary Ann Stewart, Marilyn Haywood, Vivian Harrell
- US: Illinois: Chicago - recordings for Erica / Grapevine - Jimmy Burns...
- US: Illinois: Chicago - recordings for Magic - Johnnie Mae Dunson, Jimmy Reed, Larry Nestor, King Edward, Nolan Struck, "Rico"
- US: Illinois: Chicago - recordings for Yambo - Margie Evans, Lafayette Leake, Buster Benton, Freddy Robinson, Phil Upchurch, Harold Mason
- US: Louisiana: Baton Rouge - The Speak Easy - Clarence Edwards...
- US: Missouri: St. Louis? - recordings for Vanessa - David Dee (David Eckford), Oliver Sain, Phil Westmoreland, Roosevelt Marks, Sam? or Bellboy Carter
- US: New York City - recordings for Chess - Muddy Waters?, Ernie Royal, Joe Newman, Garnett Brown, Seldon Powell, Rosetta Hightower
- US: Tennessee: Memphis - recordings for I Dischi Del Sole - Sleepy John Estes
- US: Texas: Houston - recordings for Edsel - Lowell Fulson...
- US: Virginia: Waverly - recordings for Trix - Pernell Charity
- 1972.01.00 -- Europe: France: Hérouville - recordings for Barclay - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Wayne Jackson, Andrew Lowe, Ed Logan, James Mitchell, André Hervé, Jo Wright, Michel Hervé, Christian Devaux
- 1972.01.00 -- US: California: Los Angeles - recordings for Impulse - John Henry "Bubba" Brown, Carle Vickers, Jeff Osborne, Jake Riley, Lorenzo Carnegie, Onion Miller, Tobie Butter, Mel Brown, Jimmy Davis, Jimmie Calhoun, Leonard Tower / Mel Brown, John Henry "Bubba" Brown, Jimmy Davis, Jimmie Calhoun, Leonard Tower, Carle Vickers, Jeff Osborne, Jake Riley, Lorenzo Carnegie, Onion Miller, Marti McCall, Edna Wright, Bobbye Hall, Miss Angel (Angel Brown), Alec Fraser
- 1972.01.01 -- US: New York City - New York Academy Of Music - The Band, Bob Dylan
- 1972.01.08 -- US: California: San Francisco - recordings for Blues Connoisseur - K.C. Douglas, Bob Smith, Jim Marshall
- 1972.01.12 -- US: Illinois: Chicago - recordings for Delmark - Carey Bell, Lovie Lee, Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor, Joe Harper, Willie Williams
- 1972.01.13 -- US: Tennessee: Nashville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Carter Family (Maybelle, June, Anita, Helen Carter), Tommy Allsup, Larry Butler, Ray Edenton, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Red Lane, Carl Perkins, Bill Pursell, Bob Wootton...
- 1972.01.14 -- US: Tennessee: Nashville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Carter Family (Maybelle, June, Anita, Helen Carter), Larry Butler, Ray Edenton, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Red Lane, Carl Perkins, Bill Pursell, Bob Wootton...
- 1972.01.23 -- US: Ohio: Cleveland - Mabel "Big Maybelle" Smith (†)
- 1972.01.27 -- US: Illinois: Chicago - recordings for Delmark - Carey Bell, Lovie Lee, Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor, Joe Harper, Willie Williams
- 1972.02.00 -- Elvis Presley: Elvis Now released
- 1972.02.00 -- US: New York City - Rock 'n' Roll Spectacular, Madison Square Garden - Bob Diddley (Ellas McDaniels), Bobby Cornstock and his Band (Chip Smith, Paul Johnson, Steve Stewart, Al Hartland), Chuck Berry
- 1972.02.03 -- Europe: UK: London - recordings for Chess - Chuck Berry, Derek Griffiths, Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan
- 1972.02.05 -- Europe: UK: London - recordings for Chess - Chuck Berry, Derek Griffiths, Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan
- 1972.02.08 -- Europe: Finland: Helsinki - recordings for Blue North - The Eddie Boyd Quartet (Eddie Boyd, Pekka "Albert" Järvinen, Tapio Seger, Ronnie Österberg)
- 1972.02.11 -- US: Tennessee: Nashville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash. Larry Butler, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Carl Perkins, Bill Pursell, Billy Sanford, Bob Wootton
- 1972.02.16 -- US: Nevada: Las Vegas - Las Vegas Hilton - Elvis Presley, James Burton, John Wilkinson, Charlie Hodge, Jerry Scheff, Ronnie Tutt, Glen D. Hardin, J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, The Sweet Inspirations, Kathy Westmoreland, Joe Guerico
- 1972.02.17 -- Europe: UK: London - recordings for Action - Eddie Burns, Jimmy Jewell, Dave Gelly, Bob Hall, Erwin Helfer, Pat Grover, Bob Brunning, John Hunt
- 1972.02.18 -- Europe: UK: London - recordings for Action - Eddie Burns, Jimmy Jewell, Dave Gelly, Bob Hall, Erwin Helfer, Pat Grover, Bob Brunning, John Hunt
- 1972.02.28 -- US: Louisiana: New Orleans - recordings by John Bentley, Cosimo Matassa - Big Joe Williams
- 1972.03.00 -- US: Illinois: Chicago - recordings for Chess - Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Joe "Pinetop" Perkins, James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn, Calvin Jones, Willie Smith
- 1972.03.02 -- US: New York City - recordings forFlying Dutchman - Gil Scott-Heron, Hubert Laws, David Spinozza, Brian Jackson, Garry Jemmott, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Horace Ott, Eddie Knowles, Charlie Saunders
- 1972.03.03 -- US: New York City - recordings forFlying Dutchman - Gil Scott-Heron, Hubert Laws, David Spinozza, Brian Jackson, Garry Jemmott, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Horace Ott, Eddie Knowles, Charlie Saunders
- 1972.03.11 -- Europe: Germany: Munich - recordings for Blues Beacon - Robert Pete Williams
- 1972.03.12 -- Europe: Germany: Munich - recordings for Blues Beacon - Robert Pete Williams
- 1972.03.16 -- Europe: Germany: Lünen - Hilpert Theater (American Folk Blues Festival) - Big Joe Williams, Robert Pete Williams, Memphis Slim, Big Mama Thornton, T-Bone Walker, Michel Denis, Paul Lennart, Hartley Severns, Edward Taylor, Phillip Morrison
- 1972.03.17 -- US: Texas: Houston - recordings for Trix - Tarheel Slim
- 1972.03.18 -- US: Connecticut: Meriden - concert - Clyde Bernhardt, Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, Herb Hall, Jimmy Evans, Hayes Alvis, Wilbert Kirk
- 1972.03.20 -- Europe: Denmark: Copenhagen - recordings for Storyville - Big Joe Williams, Robert Pete Williams
- 1972.03.25 -- US: New York City - Academy of Music - Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniels), The Grateful Dead (Donny Jean Godchaux, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann)
- 1972.03.27 -- US: California: Hollywood - recordings for RCA - Elvis Presley, James Burton, John Wilkinson, Charlie Hodge, Emory Gordy, Ronnie Tutt, Glen D. Hardin, J.D. Sumner & The Stamps
- 1972.03.28 -- US: California: Hollywood - recordings for RCA - Elvis Presley, James Burton, John Wilkinson, Charlie Hodge, Emory Gordy, Ronnie Tutt, Glen D. Hardin, J.D. Sumner & The Stamps
- 1972.03.29 -- Europe: UK: London - BBC Television Theatre - Chuck Berry, Rocking Horse Mick Snow, Jimmy Campbell, Billy Kinsley, Dave Harrison
- 1972.03.29 -- US: California: Hollywood - recordings for RCA - Elvis Presley, James Burton, John Wilkinson, Charlie Hodge, Emory Gordy, Ronnie Tutt, Glen D. Hardin, J.D. Sumner & The Stamps
- 1972.04.00 -- Elvis Presley: He Touched Me released
- 1972.04.00 -- Europe: France: Herouville - recordings for Barclay - Julio Finn Blues Band (Julio Finn (Augustus Arnold), Chicago, IL Beau, Eddie Tuleja, Michael McEwan, Jimmy Conley, Andy Brown, Frank Focarino, Tony Stevens, Reginald Isadore
- 1972.04.00 -- Latin America: Puerto Rico: Vega Bagh - Mar y Sol Festival - B.B. King, Edward Rowe, Joseph Burton, Earl Turlington, Bobby Forte, Louis Hubert, Ron Levy, Milton Hopkins, Wilbert Freeman, Sonny Freeman / The Allman Brothers Band / Emerson, Lake & Palmer / Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin / Faces / Roberta Flack / Black Sabbath / Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan
- 1972.04.01 -- US: ? - recordings for Blue Goose - Tom Shaw
- 1972.04.17 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Larry Butler, Charlie Cochran, Ray Edenton, Larry Gatlin, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Red Lane, Mark Morris, Carl Perkins, Carol Snow, Don Tweedy, Bob Wootton
- 1972.04.18 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Byron Bach, Larry Butler, Charlie Cochran, Larry Gatlin, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Red Lane, Mark Morris, Carl Perkins, Bob Phillips, Don Tweedy, Bob Wootton
- 1972.04.28 -- US: California: San Francisco - Winterland - Taj Mahal, Howard Johnson, The Pointer Sisters (Bonnie, June, Anita)
- 1972.04.29 -- US: California: San Francisco - Winterland - Taj Mahal, Howard Johnson, The Pointer Sisters (Bonnie, June, Anita)
- 1972.05.00 -- Europe: UK: London - recordings for Polydor - Boogie Woogie Red (Vernon Harrison), Baby Boy Warren, Johnny Mars, Bob Hall, Pat Grover, Bob Brunning, John Hunt
- 1972.05.00 -- US: New York: Uniondale - Nassau Coliseum - Chuck Berry...
- 1972.05.03 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Carl Perkins, Bob Wootton
- 1972.05.05 -- US: New Jersey: Hammonton - Gary Davis (†)
- 1972.05.11 -- US: New York City - Alec "Guitar Slim" Seward (†)
- 1972.05.15 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Carter Family (Maybelle, June, Anita, Helen Carter), Larry Butler, Charlie Cochran, Ray Edenton, Larry Gatlin, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Red Lane, Mark Morris, Carl Perkins, Statler Brothers, Don Tweedy, Bob Wootton...
- 1972.05.16 -- US: California: Los Angeles - recordings for Verve - Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Mel Brown...
- 1972.05.16 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Larry Butler, Charlie Cochran, Ray Edenton, Larry Gatlin, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Red Lane, Mark Morris, Carl Perkins, Don Tweedy, Bob Wootton
- 1972.05.17 -- US: California: Los Angeles - recordings for Verve - Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Mel Brown...
- 1972.05.17 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Carter Family (Maybelle, June, Anita, Helen Carter), Statler Brothers...
- 1972.05.17 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash
- 1972.06.00 -- Elvis Presley: Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden released
- 1972.06.00? - US: New York City - recordings for ABC - B.B. King, Edward Rowe, Steve Madaio, Garnett Brown, Joseph Burton, Bobby Forte, Gene Dinwiddie, Trevor Lawrence, Louis Hubert, Earl Turbington, David Sanborn, Howard Johnson, Ron Levy, Frank Owens, Milton Hopkins, Cornell Dupree, Wilbert Freeman, Jerry Jemmott, Sonny Freeman, Bernard Purdie...
- 1972.06.00 -- US: Texas: Dallas - Explp '72 - Johnny Cash, Carter Family (Maybelle, June, Anita, Helen Carter), Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Statler Brothers, Bob Wootton
- 1972.06.01 -- US: Lousiana: Crowley - recordings for Flyright - Rockin' Dupsee (Rockin' Dopsie (Alton Jay Rubin))...
- 1972.06.02 -- US: California: Santa Monica - recordings for Pablo - Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie and his Orchestra (George Minger, Paul Cohen, Sonny Cohn, Waymon Reed, Al Grey, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Curtis Peagler, Jimmy Forrest, Eric Dixon, J.C. Williams, Freddie Green, Norman Keenan, Harold Jones, Quincy Jones, Marty Paich, Gerald Wilson) / Ella Fitzgerald, JATP All Stars (Roy Eldridge, Harry Edison, Al Grey, Stan Getz, Eddie Davis, Count Basie, Freddie Green, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpan
- 1972.06.04 -- US: Connecticut: Byram - recordings for Spivey - Victoria Spivey, Bill Dicey, Bob Malenky, Tony Soll
- 1972.06.05 -- Europe: Paris - The Salle Pleyel? - Muddy Waters, Mojo Buford, Joe "Pinetop" Perkins, Louis Myers, Calvin Jones, Willis Smith
- 1972.06.05 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Norman Blake, Charlie Cochran, Ray Edenton, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Red Lane, Charlie McCoy, Mark Morris, Carl Perkins, Bob Wootton
- 1972.06.06 -- Europe: France: Paris - recordings for Vogue - Jimmy Dawkins, George Arvanitas, Mickey Baker, Jacky Samson, Michel Denis
- 1972.06.06 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Carter Family (Maybelle, June, Anita, Helen Carter), Norman Blake, Larry Butler, Charlie Cochran, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Jan Howard, Red Lane, Carl Perkins, Bob Wootton...
- 1972.06.07 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Norman Blake, Larry Butler, Charlie Cochran, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Jan Howard, Red Lane, Charlie McCoy, Carl Perkins, Bob Wootton...
- 1972.06.08 -- US: New York City - Jimmy Rushing (†)
- 1972.06.08 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Norman Blake, Larry Butler, Charlie Cochran, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Jan Howard, Red Lane, Charlie McCoy, Carl Perkins, Bob Wootton
- 1972.06.09 -- US: California: Hollywood - recordings for Pablo - Ella Fitzgerald, Cole Porter, Charles Turner, Al Aarons, Carroll Lewis, Shorty Sherock, J.J. Johnson, Boll Watrous, Dick Noel, Christopher Riddle, Wilbur Schwartz, Harry Klee, Bill Green, Mahlon Clark, Gordon Schoneberg, Norman Benno, Bobby Tricarico, Don Christlieb, Paul Smith, Ralph Grasso, John Heard, Louie Bellson, Nelson Riddle
- 1972.06.10 -- US: New York City - Madison Square Garden - Elvis Presley, James Burton, John Wilkinson, Charlie Hodge, Jerry Scheff, Ronnie Tutt, Glen D. Hardin, J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, The Sweet Inspirations, Kathy Westmoreland, The Joe Malin Orchestra, Joe Guercio
- 1972.06.11 -- US: California: Soledad - Soledad Prison - John Lee Hooker, John Lee Hooker Jr., Luther Tucker, Charlie Grimes, Lex Silver, Ken Swank
- 1972.06.13 -- Europe: Switzerland: Lausanne - ? - Muddy Waters, Mojo Buford, Louis Myers
- 1972.06.16 -- Europe: Switzerland: Montreux - Montreux Jazz Festival - Chuck Berry, The Aces (Lafayette Leake, Louis Myers, Dave Myers, Fred Below) / Bob Diddley (Ellas McDaniels), The Aces (Lafayette Leake, Louis Myers, Dave Myers, Fred Below), Cookie Vee
- 1972.06.17 -- Europe: Switzerland: Montreux - Montreux Jazz Festival - T-Bone Walker Blues Band (T-Bone Walker, Hartley Sevens, Paul Pena, Johnny Summers, Vinnie Johnson) / T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Mojo Buford, Louis Myers, Dave Meyers, Fred Below / Muddy Waters, Mojo Buford, Louis Myers, Lafayette Leake, Dave Myers, Fred Below / Koko Taylor, Muddy Waters, Mojo Buford, Louis Myers, Lafayette Leake, Dave Myers, Fred Below / Chuck Berry, The Aces (Lafayette Leake, Louis Myers, Dave Myers, Fred Below) / The Aces (Louis Myers, Dave Myers, Fred Below, Lafayette Leake)
- 1972.06.18 -- Europe: Switzerland: Montreux - The Pavillon, Montreux Jazz Festival - Jimmy Dawkins, The Aces (Louis Myers, Dave Myers, Fred Below) Whispering Smith?, Lafayette Leake
- 1972.06.30 -- US: Washington DC - Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife - Carey Bell, Sunnyland Slim, Eugene Pearson?, Joe Harper?, Willie Williams?
- 1972.07.00 -- Cream: Live Cream Vol. 2 released
- 1972.07.00 -- Europe: UK: London - Bob Diddley (Ellas McDaniels), Eddie Hardin, Ray Fenwick, Roy Wood, Keith Smart, Charles Grimar, Nigel Grainge, Cookie Vee, Gregory Taylor, Charise Taylor, Juanita Buckner, Crystal Brake, Angela Smith, Lynn Moore
- 1972.07.00 -- US: North Carolina: Caldwell County - Etta Baker (Etta Lucille Reid), Cora Phillips, Thomas Hoskins ("Delta X")
- 1972.07.00 -- US: Washington DC - Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife - Carey Bell, Sunnyland Slim, Eugene Pearson?, Joe Harper?, Willie Williams? / Sam Chatmon / Jimmy Dawkins, Carey Bell
- 1972.07.03 -- US: Tennessee: Memphis - Mississippi Fred McDowell (†)
- 1972.07.07 -- US: New York City - Yankee Stadium - B.B. King, Edward Rowe, Joseph Burton, Bobby Forte, Louis Hubert, Earl Turbington, Ron Levy, Milton Hopkins, Wilbert Freeman, Sonny Freeman / B.B. King, Clark Terry, Joe Newman, Illinois Jacquet, Zoot Sims, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, Roy Haynes
- 1972.07.08 -- US: Tennessee: Nashville - recordings for Columbia - Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Larry Gatlin, Kenneth Butterey, Tommy Cogbill, Jim Colvard, Chip Young, Michael Utley, Bobby Wood
- 1972.07.09 -- US: Michigan: Detroit - recordings for Trix - J.B. "Poor Boy" Bolden, Charlie Price, Boogie Woogie Red / Boogie Woogie Red (Vernon Harrison)
- 1972.07.17 -- US: New York City - recordings for Saydisc - Clyde Bernhardt, Jack Butler, Charlie Holmes, Happy Caldwell, Earl Knight, Napoleon "Snags" Allen, Jimmy Shirley, James Harewood
- 1972.07.21 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Larry Butler, William Don Favorite, Bob Wootton...
- 1972.07.25 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Larry Butler, Ray Edenton, Evangel Temple Choir, Kenny Malone, Bob Moore, Ron Oates, Billy Sanford, Robert Warford
- 1972.07.27 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Tommy Cash, Carter Family (Maybelle, June, Anita, Helen Carter), Norman Blake, Larry Butler, Charlie Cochran, Lew Dewitt, Ray Edenton, Marshall Grant, Wayne Gray, Gary L. Grossett, Jerry Hensley, W.S. Holland, Mark Morris, Carl Perkins, Statler Brothers, Jimmy Young, Bob Wootton
- 1972.07.28 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Norman Blake, Larry Butler, Charlie Cochran, Ray Edenton, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Mark Morris, Carl Perkins, Bob Wootton...
- 1972.07.31 -- US: California: Berkeley - recordings for Arhoolie - Dave Alexander, Larry Murdo, Mickey Durio
- 1972.08.00 -- US: Missouri: Kansas City - Cowtown Ballroom - B.B. King, Edward Rowe, Joseph Burton, Kenny Walker, Bobby Forte, Louis Hubert, Ron Levy, Milton Hopkins, Wilbert Freeman, Sonny Freeman
- 1972.08.01 -- US: California: Berkeley - recordings for Arhoolie - Dave Alexander, Larry Murdo, Mickey Durio
- 1972.08.01 -- US: Texas: Houston - recordings for Crazy Cajun - Lowell Fulson...
- 1972.08.02 -- US: California: Palo Alto recordings for Pablo - Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie Orchestra + The Tommy Flanagan Trio (George Minger, Paul Cohen, George Cohn, Waymon Reed, William Hughes, Melvin Wanzo, Frank Hooks, Al Grey, John Williams, Eric Dixon, Jimmy Forrest, Robert Plater, Curtis Peagler, Freddie Green, Norman Keenan, Harold Jones, Frank De La Rosa, Ed Thigpen) + The Philharmonic All Stars (Roy Eldridge, Harry Edison, Al Grey, Stan Getz, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Oscar Peterson, Freddie Green, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen)
- 1972.08.02 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Rosey Nix
- 1972.08.05 -- Europe: UK: London - Wembley Stadium - Chuck Berry... / Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniels), Cookie Vee and the Houseshakers (John Earl, Terry Clempson, Jimmy Walls, Les Warren)
- 1972.08.17 -- US: South Carolina: Columbia - Baby Tate (†)
- 1972.08.19 -- US: Georgia: Atlanta - recordings for Trix - Frank Edwards
- 1972.08.20 -- US: Georgia: Covington - recordings for Trix - Roy Dunn
- 1972.08.24 -- Europe: UK: London - recordings for Polydor - Gene "Mighty Flea" Conner, Mike Burney, Bob Hall, Mickey Baker, Roger Hill, Pete York
- 1972.08.25 -- Europe: UK: London - recordings for Polydor - Gene "Mighty Flea" Conner, Mike Burney, Bob Hall, Mickey Baker, Roger Hill, Pete York
- 1972.08.29 -- US: Tennessee: Memphis - recordings for Crosscut - Jimmy De Berry, Walter Horton, Coley Gray, Bryant Hawkins
- 1972.09.00 -- Elvis Presley: Rock'n'Roll released
- 1972.09.00 -- US: New York City - recordings for Buddha - Steve Goodman, David Bromberg, Ken Kosek, Steve Mosley, Steve Burgh, Marc Horowitz, Bob Dylan
- 1972.09.09 -- US: Michigan: Ann Arbor - Ann Arbor Blues And Jazz Festival - Muddy Waters, Marcus Johnson, George "Mojo" Buford, Joe "Pinetop" Perkins, James "Pee Wee" Madison, Louis Myers, Calvin Jones, Willie Smith / Lucille Spann... / Bobby Bland (Robert Bland), Melvin Jackson, Tommy Purkson, Joe Hardin, Al Thomas, Ernie Fields Jr., Dr. John, Reuben Wright, Charles Polk
- 1972.09.09 -- US: New York City - The Bitter End - John Prine, Bob Dylan
- 1972.09.10 -- US: Michigan: Ann Arbor - Blues & Jazz Festival - Luther Allison, Bobby King, Bobby Rush, Robert Plunkett
- 1972.09.10 -- US: Norh Carolina: Tarboro - recordings for Trix - Elester Anderson
- 1972.09.12 -- US: California: Hollywood - Hollywood Bowl (Tribute to Woody Guthrie) - Joan Baez, Jack Elliott, Arlo Guthrie, Odetta, Country Joe McDonald, Richie Havens, Earl Robinson, Pete Seeger, Peter Fonda, Will Geer
- 1972.09.20 -- US: Georgia: Conyers - recordings for Trix - Roy Dunn
- 1972.09.27 -- US: Georgia: Conyers - recordings for Trix - Frank Edwards
- 1972.10.00 -- Chuck Berry: The London Chuck Berry Sessions released
- 1972.10.00? - US: California: Los Angeles - recordings for Columbia - Roger McQuinn, Bob Dylan
- 1972.10.00 -- US: Illinois: Chicago? - recordings for ? - Chuck Berry...
- 1972.10.00 -- US: New York City - recordings for Atlantic - Doug Sahm, Bob Dylan, Ken Kosek, George Rains, Jack Barber, Augie Meyer, Dr. John, David Bromberg, Atwood Allen, Flaco Jimenez...
- 1972.10.03 -- Europe: Sweden: Stockholm (Osteraker Prison) - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Larry Butler, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Carl Perkins, Tommy Williams, Bob Wootton...
- 1972.10.05 -- US: Georgia: Conyers - recordings for Trix - Roy Dunn
- 1972.10.10 -- US: Virginia: Waverly - recordings for Trix - Pernell Charity
- 1972.10.12 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Larry Butler, Charlie Cochran, Ray Edenton, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Red Lane, Carl Perkins, Bob Wootton, Kenny Malone, Charlie McCoy, George Richey, Bobby Thompson
- 1972.10.14 -- US: South Carolina: Spartanburg - recordings for Trix - Pink Anderson, Peg Leg Sam
- 1972.10.22 -- US: Norh Carolina: Tarboro - recordings for Trix - Elester Anderson
- 1972.10.25 -- US: Virginia: Waverly - recordings for Trix - Pernell Charity
- 1972.10.26 -- Europe: Germany: Munich - Circus Krone, American Folk Blues Festival - Bukka White, Roosevelt Sykes, Johnny Young, Willie Kent, Billy Davenport, T-Bone Walker, Jimmy Rogers, Whispering Smith, Lightnin' Slim, Jimmy Dawkins Chicago Blues Band / Jimmy Dawkins, Big Voice Odom, Roosevelt Sykes, Jesse Williams, W.D. Kent, Billy Davenport
- 1972.10.27 -- US: North Carolina: Elm City - recordings for Trix - Guitar Shorty (John Henry Fortescue)
- 1972.10.29 -- US: North Carolina: Tarboro - recordings for Trix - Elester Anderson
- 1972.10.31 -- US: Virginia: Waverly - recordings for Trix - Pernell Charity
- 1972.11.00 -- Europe: UK: London - recordings for Big Bear - Eddie Burns, Bob Hall, Roger Hill, Bob Wilson, Pete York...
- 1972.11.00? - US: California: Los Angeles - recordings for Columbia - Roger McQuinn, Bob Dylan
- 1972.11.01 -- US: Virginia: Waverly - recordings for Trix - Pernell Charity
- 1972.11.02 -- US: Virginia: Waverly - recordings for Trix - Pernell Charity
- 1972.11.07 -- US: Mississippi: Jackson - recordings for Southern Culture - John Arnold
- 1972.11.07 -- US: Massachussets: Boston - recordings for ? - Luther Johnson, Tony Cagnita, "Frisco", "Carter", "Again Tuffy" or Jamie Newell
- 1972.11.07 -- US: Texas: Fort Worth - Black Ace (†)
- 1972.11.11 -- US: Virginia: Waverly - recordings for Trix - Pernell Charity
- 1972.11.14 -- Europe: France: Gan - Chicago Blues Festival - Johnny Shines, Luther Johnson
- 1972.11.14 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, Maybelle Carter, Carter Family (Maybelle, June, Anita, Helen Carter), Larry Butler, Charlie Cochran, Ray Edenton, Red Lane, Carl Perkins, Bob Wootton
- 1972.11.15 -- US: Tennessee: Hendersonville - recordings for Columbia - Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Carter Sisters (June, Anita, Helen Carter), Larry Butler, Charlie Cochran, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Red Lane, Mark Morris, Carl Perkins, Bob Wootton
- 1972.11.17 -- US: Georgia: Conyers - recordings for Trix - Frank Edwards, Steve Carson
- 1972.11.27 -- Europe: Switzerland: Bienne - Chicago Blues Festival - Luther Johnson, Johnny Shines
- 1972.12.00 -- US: Michigan: Detroit - recordings for Gordy - Luther Allison, Garfield Angove, Paul White, Ray Goodman, Robert Kreiner (Bob Babbitt), Andrew Smith
- 1972.12.04 -- Europe: France: Bordeaux - Chicago Blues Festival - Johnny Shines, Luther Johnson / Luther Johnson
- 1972.12.05 -- Europe: France: Bordeaux - Chicago Blues Festival - Luther Johnson, Johnny Shines / Luther Johnson
- 1972.12.05 -- US: California: San Francisco - recordings for Arhoolie - Dave Alexander, Larry Murdo, Mickey Durio
- 1972.12.08 -- US: Georgia: Conyers - recordings for Trix - Frank Edwards, "Popcorn" (Arthur Clover)
- 1972.12.19 -- US: Texas: Houston - recordings for Crazy Cajun - Lowell Fulson, Jimmy Jones...
- 1972.12.20 -- US: Tennessee: Brownsville - recordings for Albatros - Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon, Lucio Maniscalchi
- 1972.12.22 -- US: Tennessee: Memphis - recordings for Albatros - Bukka White / Dewey Corley, Gianni Marcucci, Mose Vinson / "Little" Laura Dukes
- 1972.12.23 -- US: Tennessee: Brownsville - recordings for Albatros - Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon, Lucio Maniscalchi
- 1972.12.30 -- US: California: San Diego - recordings by Lou Curtiss - Sam Chatmon
- 1972.12.31 -- US: Tennessee: Brownsville - recordings for Albatros - Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon