1972 in music

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Years in music:	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Centuries:	19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

See also:

1 Events
2 Unknown dates
3 Albums released
4 Top hits on record
5 Published popular music
6 Classical music
7 Opera
8 Musical theater
9 Musical films
10 Musical television productions
11 Births
12 Deaths
13 Awards
14 External Charts

[edit] Events

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 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.
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.

[edit] Unknown dates

June - Simon and Garfunkel reunite briefly to perform live at Madison Square Garden in New York City for a campaign benefit for Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern.
June - Founding member Roy Wood exits the Electric Light Orchestra line-up just as the band scores its first hit single.
The Sonny and Cher Show begins airing
Sammy Davis Jr. makes a guest appearance on the television show All In The Family
Billy Ray Hearn founds Myrrh Records.

[edit] Albums released

Album III - Loudon Wainwright III
A Little Bit of Paul Davis - Paul Davis
All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
A Meeting Of The Times - Rahsaan Roland Kirk
A Song For You - Carpenters
Argus - Wishbone Ash
America - America
American Pie - Don McLean
The Ballad of Calico - Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
Bandstand - Family
Birds of Fire - Mahavishnu Orchestra
Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 - Black Sabbath
Boot Power - Mungo Jerry
Can't Buy a Thrill - Steely Dan (debut)
Caravanserai - Santana
Carl and the Passions - "So Tough" - The Beach Boys
Catch A Fire - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Catch Bull at Four - Cat Stevens
Chicago V - Chicago
Close to the Edge - Yes
Cold Blue Excursion - Ray Dorset
Come from the Shadows - Joan Baez
Dingly Dell - Lindisfarne
Drama - Maria Bethânia
Dr. John's Gumbo - Dr. John
Eat a Peach - The Allman Brothers Band
Ege Bamyasi - Can
Ella Loves Cole - Ella Fitzgerald
Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones
Faust So Far - Faust (band)
First Take - Roberta Flack
For the Roses - Joni Mitchell
Foxtrot - Genesis
Fragile - Yes (USA Release)
Free to Be... You and Me - Marlo Thomas & Friends
Give It Up - Bonnie Raitt
Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance - Ocean
Go Away Little Girl - The Lawrence Welk Orchestra
Harvest - Neil Young
- The best selling album of the year in the United States. Features hits such as "Heart of Gold" and "Needle and the Damage Done". The album blends country music and rock and roll and a degree of experimentalism, all led by Young's guitar and songwriting talents.
He Touched Me - Elvis Presley
Honky Chateau - Elton John
IF 4 (aka Waterfall) - If
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
Il faut du temps - Dalida
Infinite - Kazumi Watanabe
Into the Purple Valley - Ry Cooder
Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 - Ella Fitzgerald
La Familia - Kracker
Let My Children Hear Music - Charles Mingus
Live at Max's Kansas City - The Velvet Underground
Live in Japan - Chicago
Living in the Past - Jethro Tull
Machine Head - Deep Purple
- This album contains the rock and roll staple "Smoke on the Water". The album is one of the first heavy metal records, as the style would come to be known.
Made In Japan - Deep Purple
Madman Across The Water - Elton John
Manassas - Stephen Stills and Manassas
Music - Carole King
Music of My Mind - Stevie Wonder
Neu! - Neu!
No Answer - Electric Light Orchestra
No Secrets - Carly Simon
Obscured By Clouds - Pink Floyd
Olympia 71 - Dalida
One Man Dog - James Taylor
Paul Simon - Paul Simon
Pictures at an Exhibition - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Roy Orbison Sings - Roy Orbison
Roxy Music - Roxy Music
Sail Away - Randy Newman
Saint Dominic's Preview - Van Morrison
Sanctuary - Dion DiMucci
School's Out - Alice Cooper
- School's Out becomes a teenage rock anthem and one of the biggest singles of all time.
Seven Separate Fools - Three Dog Night
Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits - Simon and Garfunkel
Something/Anything? - Todd Rundgren
Squawk - Budgie
Suit For Late Summer - Dion DiMucci
Summer Breeze - Seals and Crofts
Talking Book - Stevie Wonder
The Concert For Bangla Desh - George Harrison
The Divine Miss M. - Bette Midler
The Eagles - The Eagles
The Grand Wazoo - Frank Zappa
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - David Bowie
- An early glam rock album. Included the American and British hit "Starman".
The Soundtrack to Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
The Unnamables - Magma
Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
Toulouse Street - The Doobie Brothers
Transformer - Lou Reed
Trilogy - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Trouble At Mill - King Earl Boogie Band
Will the Circle Be Unbroken - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Who will Save the World? The Mighty Groundhogs - The Groundhogs
Hogwash - The Groundhogs

[edit] Top hits on record

"10538 Overture" - Electric Light Orchestra
"A Horse With No Name" - America
"All The Young Dudes" - Mott The Hoople
"Alone Again (Naturally)" - Gilbert O'Sullivan
"America" - Simon and Garfunkel
"American Pie" - Don McLean
"Baby Blue" - Badfinger
"Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me" - Mac Davis
"Back Stabbers" - The O'Jays
"Ben"- Michael Jackson
"Boppin' The Blues" - Blackfeather
"Brand New Key" - Melanie
"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" - Looking Glass
"Burning Love" - Elvis Presley
"California Man" - The Move
"The Candy Man" - Sammy Davis Jr.
"Crocodile Rock" - Elton John
"Day After Day" - Badfinger
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
"Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly)" - Curtis Mayfield
"Gingerman" - Brian Cadd
"Goodbye To Love" - Carpenters
"Happy" - Rolling Stones
"Heart Of Gold" - Neil Young
"Hi Honey Ho - Daddy Cool
"How Do You Do" - Jigsaw
"Hurting Each Other" - Carpenters
"I Am Woman" - Helen Reddy
"I Can See Clearly Now" - Johnny Nash
"I Don't Believe In Miracles" - Colin Blunstone
"I Gotcha" - Joe Tex
"If You Don't Know Me By Now" - Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes
"I'll Take You There" - The Staple Singers
"I'm Stone in Love With You" - The Stylistics
"It's Going To Take Some Time" - Carpenters
"Jealous Guy" - John Lennon
"Joy" - Apollo 100
"Layla" - Derek & the Dominoes
"Lean on Me" - Bill Withers
"Les choses de l'amour"- Dalida
"Let's Stay Together" - Al Green
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" - Robert John
"Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)" - Hollies
"Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard" - Paul Simon
"Metal Guru" - T.Rex
"Morning Has Broken" - Cat Stevens
"Most People I Know Think I'm Crazy" - Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs
"Mother and Child Reunion" - Paul Simon
"My Ding-A-Ling" - Chuck Berry
"Nights in White Satin" - The Moody Blues
"Old Man" - Neil Young
"Open Up" - Mungo Jerry
"Outa-Space" - Billy Preston
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
"Parle plus bas (Le Parrain)"- Dalida
"Rock and Roll Part 1 + 2" - Gary Glitter
"Rock Me Baby" - Johnny Farnham
"Rocket Man" - Elton John
School's Out - Alice cooper
"Signs" - The Drifters
"Song Sung Blue" - Neil Diamond
"Starman" - David Bowie
"Superman" - Alison MacCullum
"Take It Easy" - The Eagles
"Top Of The World" - Carpenters
"Tumbling Dice" - Rolling Stones
"Two Divided By Love" - The Grass Roots
"Ventura Highway" - America
"Virginia Plain" - Roxy Music
"Wheat In The Field" - Harry Young + Sabbath
"Without You" - Harry Nilsson
"You Don't Mess Around With Jim" - Jim Croce
"You Wear It Well" - Rod Stewart
"You're All Woman" - Sherbet
"You're So Vain" - Carly Simon
"You've Got The Gun" - Sherbet

See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1972

[edit] Published popular music

"Alone Again" w.m. Raymond O'Sullivan
"Alone At A Drive-In Movie" w.m. Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey
"American Pie" w.m. Don McLean
"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" w.m. Jim Croce
"Bein' Green" w.m. Joe Raposo
"Burning Love" w.m. Dennis Linde
"C is for Cookie" w.m. Joe Raposo
"Come Dream With Me" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen
"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" - Simon and Garfunkel
"I Can See Clearly Now" w.m. Johnny Nash
"Liza With A Z" w. Fred Ebb m. John Kander from the television production Liza With A Z
"Magic To Do" w.m. Stephen Schwartz. Introduced by Ben Vereen in the musical Pippin
"Maybe This Time" w. Fred Ebb m. John Kander from the musical film Cabaret
"The Morning After" w.m. Joel Hirschhorn & Al Kasha from the film The Poseidon Adventure
"The Old Fashioned Way" w. Charles Aznavour, Joel Hirschhorn & Al Kasha m.George Garvarentz
"Ring Them Bells" w. Fred Ebb m. John Kander from the television production Liza With A Z
"Rock and Roll" - Led Zeppelin
"Shakin' At The High School Hop" w.m. Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey
"Speak Softly, Love" w. Larry Kusik m. Nino Rota from the film The Godfather
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree" w.m. L. Russell Brown & Irwin Levine
"Vincent" w.m. Don McLean
"You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" w.m. Stevie Wonder

[edit] Classical music

Arthur Bliss - Metamorphic Variations
Friedrich Cerha - Spiegel
George Crumb - Makrokosmos, Volume I for amplified piano
Mario Davidovsky - Transientes for orchestra
Paul Le Flem - Symphony No. 4
Dmitri Kabalevsky - A Letter to the 30th Century (oratorio)
György Ligeti - Double Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Orchestra
Theo Loevendie - Horn Concerto, "Orbits"
George Rochberg - Recordanza (Soliloquy for Cello and Piano)

[edit] Opera

Peter Maxwell Davies - Taverner
Thomas Pasatieri - Black Widow

[edit] Musical theater

Beggar's Opera Broadway production
Berlin To Broadway With Kurt Weill Broadway revue opened at the Theatre de Lys on October 1 and ran for 152 performances
Company(Stephen Sondheim) - London production
Cowardy Custard London production
Curly McDimple Broadway revival
Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope Broadway revue opened at the Playhouse Theatre on April 19 and ran for 914 performances
Don't Play Us Cheap Broadway production
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Stephen Sondheim) - Broadway revival
Jesus Christ Superstar (Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice) - London production opened at the Palace Theatre on August 9 and ran for 3358 performances
Grease Broadway production
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Lloyd Webber & Rice) - London production opened at The Roundhouse on November 8 and ran for 43 performances
Man of La Mancha Broadway revival
Pippin Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on October 23 and ran for 1944 performances
Rebbitzen from Israel Broadway production
Sugar Broadway production
The Sunshine Train Broadway production

[edit] Musical films

Cabaret
Man of La Mancha

[edit] Musical television productions

Liza With A Z

[edit] Births

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 - The Notorious BIG
May 27 - Ivete Sangalo, Brazilian female singer
June 12 - Bounty Killer, singer
June 26 - Garou, singer
August 6 - Geri Halliwell
August 8 - Lüpüs Thünder, The Bloodhound Gang
August 9 - A-Mei, singer
September 4 - Carlos Ponce, singer and composer
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

[edit] Deaths

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
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

[edit] Awards

[edit] Grammy Awards

Grammy Awards of 1972
- Grammy Album of the Year: The Concert for Bangla Desh
- Grammy Best New Artist: America
- Grammy Best Album Design: "School's Out" - Alice Cooper
- Grammy Best Pop Duo or Group: "Where Is the Love" - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
- Grammy Best Pop Female Vocal: "I Am Woman" - Helen Reddy
- Grammy Best Pop Male Vocal: "Without You" - Harry Nilsson
- Grammy Record of the Year: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
- Grammy Song of the Year: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack