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1970s In Music .
- January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis, Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd"
- January 20 - Pink Floyd debuts "Dark Side of the Moon" during a performance at The Dome, in Brighton, but due to technical difficulties, is halted during the song 'Money.' Dark Side of the Moon would be played in its entirety the next night. It would be a full year before the album was released.
- January 26 - First Sunbury Music Festival held in Sunbury, Victoria
- January 31 - Over 40,000 mourners file past Mahalia Jackson 's open casket to pay their respects in Chicago 's Great Salem Baptist Church.
- February 8 - Frank Zappa 's concert at London 's Royal Albert Hall is canceled because of Zappa's obscene lyrics
- February 9 - Paul McCartney 's new band, Wings , make their live debut at the University Of Nottingham in England
- February 13 - Led Zeppelin 's concert in Singapore is canceled when government officials won't let them off the airplane because of their long hair
- February 14 - " Steppenwolf Day" is declared in Los Angeles, California
- Mid February - John Lennon and Yoko Ono cohost an entire week on '' The Mike Douglas Show ''.
- February 15 - The United States gives federal Copyright protection to sound recordings. Prior to this, phonograph records were only protected at state level, and not in all states.
- February 19 - Paul McCartney 's single "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (which was inspired by the "Bloody Sunday" massacre in Ireland on January 30 , 1972 ) is banned by the BBC . The controversy caused by the banning only increases the song's popularity and it ends up in the Top 20 in England .
- February 23 - Elvis and Priscilla Presley separate
- February 29 - John Lennon 's U.S. immigration visa expires, beginning his three-and-a-half year fight to remain in the country.
- March 31 - Official Beatles fan club closes down.
- April 2 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold a press conference in New York . The Lennons discuss their appeal of the US Immigration Department's decision to deport John
- April 16 - Electric Light Orchestra make their live debut at the Fox and Greyhound pub in Park Lane, Croydon, England
- April 28 - Wishbone Ash release their third album, Argus which is named album of the year by readers of Sounds and Melody Maker , ahead of albums by more widely-known artists such as David Bowie and Deep Purple .
- April 29 - New York City mayor John Lindsay announces that he is supporting John Lennon and Yoko Ono in their fight to remain in the United States
- May 2 - Stone The Crows lead guitarist Les Harvey is electrocuted on stage during a show in Swansea , Wales after touching a poorly connected microphone. Harvey died in a hospital a few hours later. The band's lead singer, Maggie Bell , who had been Harvey's longtime girlfriend, was also hospitalized. Bell collapsed on stage after the incident.
- May 8 - Billy Preston becomes the first rock performer to headline at New York 's Radio City Music Hall
- June 3 - The Opryland USA country music Theme Park opens in Nashville, Tennessee
- June 10 - Elvis does the first of four concerts in the Madison Square Garden . He sells out all the shows in one day.
- July 22 - The Eagles release their self-titled debut album.
- July 24 - Bobby Ramirez, the drummer for Edgar Winter's White Trash, is beaten to death in a Chicago bar fight, reportedly because his hair was too long.
- August 5 - Clive Davis signs Aerosmith to Columbia Records at Max's Kansas City in New York, NY .
- October 12 - Diana Ross has her acting debut in the wildly successful Lady Sings The Blues and garners her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
- November 26 - Family , touring North America as the warmup act for Elton John , play their last concert on U.S. soil in St. Petersburg, Florida .
The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1972.
- January 17 - Aqualung , singer-songwriter
- February 2 - Dana International , Eurovision-winning singer
- February 11 - Craig Jones , sampler/keyboardist for Slipknot
- February 14 - Rob Thomas , Matchbox Twenty
- February 17 - Billie Joe Armstrong , Green Day
- February 20 - K-os , rapper/musician
- February 24 - Chris Fehn , percussionist/backing vocalist for Slipknot
- March 10 - Douglas Ardito , Puddle Of Mudd
- March 11 - UA , singer
- March 15 - Mark Hoppus , Blink-182
- March 17 - Melissa Auf Der Maur , Hole
- April 8 - Paul Gray , bassist for Slipknot
- May 4 - Mike Dirnt , Green Day
- May 19 - Jenny Berggren , Ace Of Base
- May 21
- --- Adriano Cintra , Cansei De Ser Sexy
- --- The Notorious B.I.G.
- May 27 - Ivete Sangalo , Brazilian female singer
- June 12 - Bounty Killer , singer
- June 26 - Garou , singer
- June 27 - Edward Royster , vocalist for Four Sick Cats , Blowfex , and Backwoods Warriors
- July 4 - Rogue , lead singer of The Crüxshadows
- July 4 - Brett Reed , Rancid
- August 6 - Geri Halliwell
- August 8 - Lüpüs Thünder , The Bloodhound Gang
- August 9 - A-Mei , singer
- September 4 - Carlos Ponce , singer and composer
- September 21 - Liam Gallagher , Oasis
- September 26 - Shawn Stockman , Boyz II Men
- October 17
- --- Clef Jean , The Fugees
- --- Eminem
- October 19 - Pras Michel , The Fugees
- December 1 - Greg Upchurch , Puddle Of Mudd
- December 9 - Tré Cool , Green Day
- December 10 - Scot Alexander , Dishwalla
- December 16 - Michael McCary , Boyz II Men
- December 22 - Vanessa Paradis , singer and actress
- December 27 - Matt Slocum , Sixpence None The Richer
- December 31 - Joe McIntyre , New Kids On The Block
- January 1 - Maurice Chevalier , French singer and actor
- January 16 - David Seville , voice of The Chipmunks
- January 19 - Michael Rabin
- January 24 - Gene Austin , singer-songwriter
- January 27 - Mahalia Jackson , gospel singer
- February 21 – Marie Dubas , French music-hall singer
- March 27 - Sharkey Bonano
- April 4 - Stefan Wolpe , composer
- May 2 - Les Harvey , Stone The Crows , electrocuted, 25 years old
- July 3 - "Mississippi" Fred McDowell , blues musician
- July 16 - Thomas Eboli , American Gangster
- July 24 - Bobby Ramirez , drummer Edgar Winter's White Trash
- August 2 - Brian Cole , bass player The Association
- August 14 - Oscar Levant
- August 29 - Lale Andersen , Danish singer
- November 3 - Harry Richman , US singer, actor and composer
- November 6 - Billy Murcia , drummer New York Dolls
- November 11 - Berry Oakley , bass player Allman Brothers Band
- November 12 - Rudolf Friml '' Rose Marie '' composer
- November 18 - Danny Whitten , guitarist Crazy Horse
- November 28 - Havergal Brian , composer
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