1975 In Music ,
Other Events Of 1976 ,
1977 In Music , 1970s In Music and the List Of 'years In Music'
- March 4 - ABBA arrive at Sydney airport for a promotional tour in Australia .
- March 6 - EMI Records reissues all 22 previously released British Beatles singles, plus a new single of the classic " Yesterday ". All 23 singles hit the UK charts at the same time
- March 7 - A wax likeness of Elton John is put on display in London 's Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum.
- March 9 - The Who 's Keith Moon collapses onstage ten minutes into a performance at the Boston Garden .
- March 15 - Kiss releases Destroyer , their best-selling album ever, continuing their popularity through the 1970s .
- March 25 - Jackson Browne 's wife Phyllis commits suicide.
- March 26 - In Paris , France , Wings guitarist Jimmy McCulloch breaks one of his fingers when he slips in his hotel bathroom following the final performance on the band's European tour. The injury ended up delaying the band's United States tour by three weeks.
- April 14 - Stevie Wonder announces that he has signed a "$13 million-plus" contract with Motown Records
- April 24 - '' Saturday Night Live '' producer Lorne Michaels makes an on-air offer to pay The Beatles $3000 to reunite on the show. Lennon and McCartney were apparently watching the show together in New York and considered walking down to the studio to accept the check. On May 22 , he raises his offer from $3000 to $3,200.
- April 29 - When his tour stops in Memphis, Tennessee , Bruce Springsteen jumps the wall at Elvis Presley 's mansion, " Graceland ", in an attempt to see his idol. Security guards stop Springsteen and escort him off the grounds.
- May 3 - Paul McCartney and Wings start their ''Wings over America'' tour in Fort Worth, Texas . This is the first time McCartney has performed in the US since The Beatles ' last concert in 1966 at Candlestick Park .
- May 3 - Paul Simon puts together a benefit show at Madison Square Garden to raise money for the New York Public Library. Phoebe Snow , Jimmy Cliff and the Brecker Brothers also perform. The concert brings in over $30,000 for the Library.
- May 19 - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is involved in a car accident. Cocaine is found in his wrecked car. Richards is given a court date of January 12 , 1977 .
- members killed in plane crash, only Ani-Fridh survived.
- June - Former Spring Canyon keyboardist Mark Cook joins Daniel Amos
- 100 Club Punk Festival , the first international punk festival is held in London
- August 13 - The official ABBA logo with the reversed 'B' is born.
- September 25 - Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr form a band called Feedback in Dublin . The band would later be renamed U2
- October 8 - The Sex Pistols sign a contract with EMI Records
- October 10 - ABBA in New York on The Midnight Special performing 'Fernando', 'Dancing Queen', 'Mamma Mia' and 'S.O.S.' live.
- November - Former Tower Of Power lead singer Rich Stevens , and another person, are found guilty on two counts of murder.
- November 15 - Kiss Rock & Roll Over is released.
- November 24 - The Band gives its last public performance; Martin Scorsese is on hand to film it.
- December 1 - The Sex Pistols cause media furor when they swear on prime time British TV.
- January 16 - Stuart Fletcher , The Seahorses
- January 21 - Emma Bunton , Spice Girls
- February 4 - Cam'ron
- February 15 - Brandon Boyd , Incubus
- February 28 - Ja Rule
- March 8 - Gareth Coombes , Supergrass
- March 17 - Stephen Gately , Boyzone
- March 20 - Chester Bennington , Linkin Park
- May 17 - Kandi Burruss , Xscape
- May 29 - Dave Buckner , Papa Roach
- May 31 - Scott Klopfenstein , Reel Big Fish
- June 2 - Adrian Carlos Olivares , Menudo
- June 15 - Dryden Mitchell , Alien Ant Farm
- June 21 - Mike Einziger , Incubus
- June 26 - Paul Phillips , Puddle Of Mudd
- June 27 - Leigh Nash , Sixpence None The Richer
- July 3 - Shane Lynch , Boyzone
- July 11 - Lil' Kim
- July 12 - Tracie Spencer
- August 8 - Drew Lachey , 98 Degrees
- August 8 - J.C. Chasez , ---NSYNC
- August 18 - Dirk 'Alex' Lance , Incubus
- September 11 - Ludacris
- October 1 - Blu Cantrell
- October 20 - Tom Wisniewski , MxPx
- November 12 - Tevin Campbell
- December 13 - Tom Delonge , Blink-182
- John Collura , The Ataris
- Mike Davenport , The Ataris
- Patrick Riley , The Ataris
- January 8 - George Baker , singer
- January 10 - Howlin' Wolf , blues musician
- January 23 - Paul Robeson
- January 30 - Mance Lipscomb
- January 31 - Evert Taube , composer and singer
- February 9 - Percy Faith
- February 12 - Sal Mineo , actor and singer, murdered
- February 13 - Lily Pons , coloratura soprano
- February 22 - Florence Ballard , The Supremes
- March 14 - Busby Berkeley
- March 19 - Paul Kossoff , Free , Back Street Crawler , cerebral and pulmonary oedema
- March 26 - Duster Bennett , Car Accident .
- April 8 - Phil Ochs , suicide
- May 12 - Rudolf Kempe , conductor
- May 14 - Keith Relf , The Yardbirds , Renaissance , Medicine Head , Armageddon , cardiac arrest due to electrocution
- May 15 - David Munrow , early music performer, suicide
- June 25 - Johnny Mercer
- June 28 - Yakov Zak , pianist and music teacher
- August 26 - Lotte Lehmann , opera singer
- August 27 - Mukesh , Indian singer
- October 3 - Victoria Spivey , US singer, pianist and composer
- October 11 - Connee Boswell , US singer, member of the Boswell Sisters
- October 11 - Alfredo Bracchi , Italian lyricist
- November 12 - Walter Piston , composer
- December 4 - Benjamin Britten
- December 4 - Tommy Bolin
- December 28 - Freddie King , blues musician
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