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Overview of the events of 1972 in music
List of years in music
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Tina Turner in 1972
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1972.
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Events [ ]
January 17 – 12 miles of U.S. Highway 51 in Memphis, Tennessee from South Parkway East to the Tennessee/Mississippi state line is renamed "Elvis Presley Boulevard."
January 20 – The debut of Pink Floyd 's Dark Side of the Moon at The Dome, Brighton, is halted by technical difficulties. Dark Side of the Moon would be played in its entirety the following night, but it would be a full year before the album was released.
January 21 – Keith Richards jumps on stage to jam with Chuck Berry at the Hollywood Palladium , but is ordered off for playing too loud. Berry later claims that he did not recognize Keith and would not have booted him if he did.
January 29 –31 – The first Sunbury Music Festival is held in Sunbury, Victoria . Performers include Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs , Wendy Saddington , Chain and The La De Das .
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 9 – Paul McCartney 's new band, Wings , make their live debut at the University of Nottingham in England. It's McCartney's first public concert since The Beatles' 1966 US tour .
February 10 – David Bowie opens the Ziggy Stardust tour at The Toby Jug pub, Tolworth, Surrey.
February 13 – Led Zeppelin 's concert in Singapore is canceled when government officials will not let them off the airplane because of their long hair.
February 14 –18 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono co-host an entire week of 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 " (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.
Sammy Davis, Jr. makes a guest appearance on the television show All in the Family .
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 15
At the 14th Annual Grammy Awards , hosted by Andy Williams , winners include Carole King , Kris Kristofferson , Colin Davis , Michel LeGrand , Isaac Hayes , Julian Bream , Vladimir Horowitz , the Juilliard String Quartet and Bill Withers .[1] King wins Album of the Year (for Tapestry ), Record of the Year (for "It's Too Late ") and Song of the Year (for ”You've Got a Friend "), while Carly Simon wins Best New Artist .
L.A. disc jockey Robert W. Morgan plays Donny Osmond 's "Puppy Love" non-stop for 90 minutes. Police are called, but no arrests are made.
March 21 – Terry Knight announces he is launching a $5 million lawsuit against Grand Funk 's new manager John Eastman, one week after being fired as Grand Funk's manager. It triggers a series of suits and counter-suits between Knight and the band throughout the coming months.
March 25 – The 17th Eurovision Song Contest , held in the Usher Hall , Edinburgh , Scotland , is won by German-based Greek singer Vicky Leandros , representing Luxembourg with the song Après Toi . The song is subsequently released around Europe, having been recorded in several languages, including in English as Come What May .
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 against the US Immigration Department's decision to deport John.
April 9 – First solo concert of Valery Leontiev .
April 16 – Electric Light Orchestra make their live debut at the Fox and Greyhound pub in Park Lane, Croydon, England.
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 , by touching a poorly connected microphone. Harvey died in a hospital a few hours later. The band's lead singer, Maggie Bell , Harvey's longtime girlfriend, was also hospitalized, having 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
May 27 – The Opryland USA country music theme park opens in Nashville, Tennessee .
June – Founding member Roy Wood leaves the Electric Light Orchestra line-up just as the band scores its first hit single.
June 3 – The Rolling Stones open their North American tour in Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada.
June 10 – Elvis Presley does the first of four concerts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. He sells out all the shows in one day.
June 14 – Simon & Garfunkel reunite briefly to perform live at Madison Square Garden at a campaign benefit for Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern . Other performers include Peter, Paul and Mary and Dionne Warwick .
July 24 – Bobby Ramirez, 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 City.
August 30 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono headline the "One To One Concert" at Madison Square Garden to benefit mentally handicapped children. Elephant's Memory , Roberta Flack , Stevie Wonder and Sha Na Na also perform.
September 1 –7 – Karlheinz Stockhausen directs performances of his works at the Shiraz Arts Festival , including Mantra , Hymnen , an all-day performance of Aus den sieben Tagen , and world premieres of two compositions from Für kommende Zeiten
September 21 – ABC premieres the new TV series In Concert . The first episode features Alice Cooper .
September 29 – Miles Davis unveils his new nine-piece band at the Lincoln Center Philharmonic Hall .
October 12 – Diana Ross makes her acting debut in the successful film Lady Sings the Blues , garnering her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
November 3 – James Taylor and Carly Simon are married in a tiny ceremony in Simon's Manhattan apartment.
November 12 – 51,778 fans pack San Diego Stadium for a concert promoted by KGB-AM to see J. Geils Band , Quicksilver Messenger Service , Foghat and Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show .
November 25 – The 1st OTI Song Contest , held in the Congres and Expositions Palace, Madrid , Spain, is won by singers Tobias and Claudia Regina, representing Brazil with the song Diálogo ("Dialogue").
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 .
December 23 – Grand Funk Railroad , completing its 1972 Tour, with a sold-out concert at NYC's Madison Square Garden, with the proceeds from the concert benefiting the Phoenix House Drug Rehabilitation Program, and with the show being filmed for ABC-TV's "In Concert" Series, the band is met by a lawsuit taken out by their former manager, Terry Knight, who attempts to block the show from going on, attempting to seize their equipment. Fortunately, a court injunction is given later in the day, allowing the concert to take place.
December 31 – The first New Year's Rockin' Eve , with host Dick Clark , airs on NBC (before moving to ABC) with Three Dog Night as the featured act. Blood, Sweat & Tears , Helen Reddy and Al Green also perform.
unknown date
Herbert Howells becomes a Companion of Honour .
Billy Ray Hearn founds Myrrh Records .
Joseph Hoo Kim founds Channel One Studios in Kingston, Jamaica .
Numa Labinsky (bass singer) and the brothers Michael and Gerald Reynolds found Nimbus Records , a specialist classical music recording company at Wyastone Leys in Herefordshire , England.
Heisei College of Music is established in Mifune, Kumamoto, Japan.
Bands formed [ ]
See Musical groups established in 1972
Bands disbanded [ ]
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jefferson Airplane
Martha and the Vandellas
MC5
Them
The Velvet Underground
Albums released [ ]
January [ ]
Day
Album
Artist
Notes
7
Jamming with Edward!
The Rolling Stones , Nicky Hopkins , Ry Cooder
1969 jam
15
Home Is Where the Music Is
Hugh Masekela
16
Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult
-
17
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
-
20
Garcia
Jerry Garcia
-
24
Cass Elliot
Cass Elliot
-
Got to Be There
Michael Jackson
-
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
-
Young, Gifted and Black
Aretha Franklin
-
29
Phase III
The Osmonds
-
31
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
-
-
1+1
Grin
-
All the Good Times
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
-
Baby I'm-a Want You
Bread
-
Beads and Feathers
Carol Hall
-
Clever Dogs Chase the Sun
Kenny Young
-
Coven
Coven
-
Flash
Flash
-
Greenhouse
Leo Kottke
-
Hands of Jack the Ripper
Screaming Lord Sutch
-
Hendrix in the West
Jimi Hendrix
Live 1969–70
How Much Time
Jake Holmes
-
I'm the One
Annette Peacock
-
Incredible! Live!
Country Joe
Live
Into the Purple Valley
Ry Cooder
-
I've Found Someone of My Own
The Free Movement
-
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
-
Keep the Faith
Black Oak Arkansas
-
Loose
Crazy Horse
-
Malo
Malo
-
Mark-Almond II
Mark-Almond
-
Peter
Peter Yarrow
-
Rockpile
Dave Edmunds
-
Sex, Dope, Rock'n'Roll: Teenage Heaven
Daddy Cool
Australia
Solid Rock
The Temptations
-
The Spotlight Kid
Captain Beefheart
-
The Unnamables
Magma
as Univeria Zekt
Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine
The Doors
Compilation
February [ ]
Day
Album
Artist
Notes
1
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
-
1
Harvest
Neil Young
-
8
Root Down
Jimmy Smith
-
12
Eat a Peach
The Allman Brothers Band
-
18
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
-
20
Elvis Now
Elvis Presley
-
25
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
-
-
1
The Crusaders
-
3
McKendree Spring
-
Blue River
Eric Andersen
-
Border Lord
Kris Kristofferson
-
Brave Belt II
Brave Belt
-
Burgers
Hot Tuna
-
Cherish
David Cassidy
-
Dinnertime
Alex Taylor
-
Don Quixote
Gordon Lightfoot
-
Fanny Hill
Fanny
-
Forgotten Songs and Unsung Heroes
John Kay
-
Good Hearted Woman
Waylon Jennings
-
Grave New World
Strawbs
-
Greatest Hits
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Compilation
Headkeeper
Dave Mason
-
Heavy Turbulence
Merl Saunders
-
Hellbound Train
Savoy Brown
-
Lonesome Crow
Scorpions
-
Loudwater House
Tony Hazzard
-
My Hang-Up is You
Freddie Hart
-
Ndeda
Quincy Jones
Compilation
Oh How We Danced
Jim Capaldi
-
Pain
Ohio Players
-
Patti Dahlstrom
Patti Dahlstrom
-
Rockin'
The Guess Who
-
Silver Pistol
Brinsley Schwarz
-
Tantamount to Treason Vol. 1
Michael Nesmith
-
Three
Jackie Lomax
-
Together
Jesse Colin Young
-
March [ ]
Day
Album
Artist
Notes
3
Black Magic
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
-
Glitter
Gary Glitter
-
Music of My Mind
Stevie Wonder
-
10
Shades of a Blue Orphanage
Thin Lizzy
-
Thick as a Brick
Jethro Tull
-
Touch Your Woman
Dolly Parton
-
11
Heads & Tales
Harry Chapin
-
21
Love Theme from "The Godfather"
Andy Williams
-
24
Slade Alive!
Slade
Live
Striking It Rich
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
-
25
The Kink Kronikles
The Kinks
US; Compilation
Machine Head
Deep Purple
-
26
Just Another Band from L.A.
Frank Zappa and The Mothers
Live
27
Seven Separate Fools
Three Dog Night
-
-
Alvin Lee and Company
Ten Years After
Compilation
The Ballad of Calico
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
-
Bare Trees
Fleetwood Mac
-
Bobby Whitlock
Bobby Whitlock
-
Cold Blue Excursion
Ray Dorset
-
D&B Together
Delaney and Bonnie
-
Drowning in the Sea of Love
Joe Simon
-
Ennea
Chase
-
Feedback
Spirit
-
Garden Party
Ricky Nelson
-
The Killer Rocks On
Jerry Lee Lewis
-
Live Cream Volume II
Cream
Live 1968
Powerglide
New Riders of the Purple Sage
-
Pure Prairie League
Pure Prairie League
-
Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden
Steve Miller Band
-
Roadwork
Edgar Winter's White Trash
-
Shopping Bag
The Partridge Family
-
Smokin'
Humble Pie
-
Space and First Takes
Lee Michaels
-
Stories We Could Tell
The Everly Brothers
-
Styx
Styx
-
What a Bloody Long Day It's Been
Ashton, Gardner and Dyke
-
April [ ]
Day
Album
Artist
Notes
4
Rio Grande Mud
ZZ Top
-
5
Graham Nash David Crosby
Crosby & Nash
-
10
Raspberries
Raspberries
-
11
Mardi Gras
Creedence Clearwater Revival
-
12
Manassas
Stephen Stills and Manassas
-
14
Three Friends
Gentle Giant
UK
20
Dr. John's Gumbo
Dr. John
-
28
Argus
Wishbone Ash
-
-
Annie
Anne Murray
-
Arthur Alexander
Arthur Alexander
-
Bolan Boogie
T. Rex
Compilation
Cat Mother
Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys
-
Comin' Thru
Quicksilver Messenger Service
-
David Clayton-Thomas
David Clayton-Thomas
-
He Touched Me
Elvis Presley
-
Henry the Human Fly
Richard Thompson
-
Hobo's Lullaby
Arlo Guthrie
-
The Island of Real
The Rascals
-
A Lonely Man
The Chi-Lites
-
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
-
Merrimack County
Tom Rush
-
Moonshot
Buffy Sainte-Marie
-
Mountain Live: The Road Goes Ever On
Mountain
Live
On Record
April Wine
-
A Possible Projection of the Future / Childhood's End
Al Kooper
-
Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Procol Harum
Live
A Thing Called Love
Johnny Cash
-
You Don't Mess Around with Jim
Jim Croce
-
May [ ]
Day
Album
Artist
Notes
1
Jeff Beck Group
Jeff Beck
-
2
Brother, Brother, Brother
The Isley Brothers
-
6
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
-
11
Cabbage Alley
The Meters
-
12
Exile on Main St.
The Rolling Stones
-
14
Live in Europe
Rory Gallagher
Live
15
Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"
The Beach Boys
-
19
Demons and Wizards
Uriah Heep
-
Honky Château
Elton John
-
Waterloo Lily
Caravan
-
22
America Eats Its Young
Funkadelic
-
23
Lookin' Through the Windows
The Jackson 5
-
26
I Sing the Body Electric
Weather Report
-
Wind of Change
Peter Frampton
-
30
Live at Max's Kansas City
The Velvet Underground
Live 1970
Understanding
Bobby Womack
-
-
Ace
Bob Weir
-
Bloodrock Live
Bloodrock
Live
Castles
Joy of Cooking
-
Chameleon
The Four Seasons
-
Colors of the Day
Judy Collins
Compilation
Come from the Shadows
Joan Baez
-
Floy Joy
The Supremes
-
In Concert
Janis Joplin
Live 1968 and 1970
Last of the Red Hot Burritos
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Live
People ... Hold On
Eddie Kendricks
-
Roy Orbison Sings
Roy Orbison
-
Sail Away
Randy Newman
-
Sailin' Shoes
Little Feat
-
Skies of America
Ornette Coleman
-
Still Bill
Bill Withers
-
Tell Me This Is a Dream
The Delfonics
-
June [ ]
Day
Album
Artist
Notes
1
Amazing Grace
Aretha Franklin
Live
Eagles
Eagles
-
2
Obscured by Clouds
Pink Floyd
-
5
The Osmonds Live
The Osmonds
Live
6
Looking Glass
Looking Glass
-
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
-
9
Earthbound
King Crimson
Live
There It Is
James Brown
-
10
Moon Shadow
LaBelle
-
12
Some Time in New York City
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
-
13
A Song for You
Carpenters
-
14
Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
Simon & Garfunkel
Compilation
16
Roxy Music
Roxy Music
-
18
As Recorded at Madison Square Garden
Elvis Presley
Live
23
Living in the Past
Jethro Tull
Compilation
26
Carney
Leon Russell
-
-
666
Aphrodite's Child
-
Bless Your Heart
Freddie Hart
-
Blues Roots
Ike Turner
Free at Last
Free
-
If an Angel Came to See You, Would You Make Her Feel at Home?
Black Oak Arkansas
-
Let Me Tell You About a Song
Merle Haggard
-
Number 1 Record
Big Star
-
School's Out
Alice Cooper
-
Syreeta
Syreeta
-
Together
Golden Earring
-
July [ ]
Day
Album
Artist
Notes
1
Toulouse Street
The Doobie Brothers
-
4
American Gothic
David Ackles
-
5
Waka/Jawaka
Frank Zappa
-
6
Trilogy
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
-
7
The Harder They Come
Jimmy Cliff
Soundtrack
10
Chicago V
Chicago
-
Son of Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
-
15
Moods
Neil Diamond
-
17
Full Circle
The Doors
-
20
Long John Silver
Jefferson Airplane
-
21
Never a Dull Moment
Rod Stewart
-
The Slider
T. Rex
-
27
All Directions
The Temptations
-
Flying High Together
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
-
Someplace Else Now
Lesley Gore
–
The Academy in Peril
John Cale
-
America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
Johnny Cash
-
Captain Beyond
Captain Beyond
-
Feel Good
Ike & Tina Turner
–
Exercises
Nazareth
-
Foghat
Foghat
-
I Can See Clearly Now
Johnny Nash
-
Music Is the Message
Kool & the Gang
-
Saint Dominic's Preview
Van Morrison
-
Sofia Rotaru
Sofia Rotaru
USSR
Straight Shooter
James Gang
-
Super Fly
Curtis Mayfield
Soundtrack
White Witch
White Witch
-
August [ ]
September [ ]
Day
Album
Artist
Notes
8
Mott the Hoople
-
13
Close to the Edge
Yes
-
15
Phoenix
Grand Funk Railroad
-
Rocky Mountain High
John Denver
-
25
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
-
26
Live Full House
The J. Geils Band
Live
27
Catch Bull at Four
Cat Stevens
-
29
Glorified Magnified
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
-
-
At Home with Their Greatest Hits
The Partridge Family
Compilation
Bandstand
Family
-
Below the Salt
Steeleye Span
-
Bright Phoebus
Lal and Mike Waterson
-
Crazy Horses
The Osmonds
-
Give It Up
Bonnie Raitt
-
Hot Butter
Hot Butter
-
Ladies Love Outlaws
Waylon Jennings
-
My Time
Boz Scaggs
-
Nervous on the Road
Brinsley Schwarz
-
Rolling Thunder
Mickey Hart
-
Sandy
Sandy Denny
-
Solomon's Seal
Pentangle
-
Squawk
Budgie
-
Tequila Sunrise
David Clayton-Thomas
-
October [ ]
Day
Album
Artist
Notes
1
War Heroes
Jimi Hendrix
-
4
Willie Remembers
Rare Earth
-
6
Foxtrot
Genesis
-
8
Music Is My Life
Billy Preston
-
9
Heavy Cream
Cream
Compilation
11
Caravanserai
Santana
-
On the Corner
Miles Davis
-
14
Crazy Horses
The Osmonds
-
23
I'm Still in Love with You
Al Green
-
28
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
-
29
My Favorite Songwriter: Porter Wagoner
Dolly Parton
-
-
At Crooked Lake
Crazy Horse
-
Barnstorm
Joe Walsh
-
Bustin' Out
Pure Prairie League
-
Clear Spot
Captain Beefheart
-
Expectations
Keith Jarrett
-
Glen Travis Campbell
Glen Campbell
-
Got the All-Overs for You
Freddie Hart
-
Greetings from L.A.
Tim Buckley
-
Guitar Man
Bread
-
Lady Sings the Blues
Diana Ross
Soundtrack
The Lady's Not for Sale
Rita Coolidge
-
Lion's Share
Savoy Brown
-
Live Concert at the Forum
Barbra Streisand
Live
Loggins and Messina
Loggins and Messina
-
The London Chuck Berry Sessions
Chuck Berry
-
Made in England
Atomic Rooster
-
Mom's Apple Pie
Mom's Apple Pie
-
The Moviegoer
Scott Walker
-
New Blood
Blood, Sweat & Tears
-
Passin' Thru
James Gang
-
Rhymes & Reasons
Carole King
-
Rock & Roll Music to the World
Ten Years After
-
Round 2
The Stylistics
-
Sniper and Other Love Songs
Harry Chapin
-
Stealers Wheel
Stealers Wheel
-
To Whom It May Concern
Bee Gees
-
Who Came First
Pete Townshend
-
November [ ]
Day
Album
Artist
Notes
1
Burning Love and Hits from His Movies, Volume 2
Elvis Presley
Compilation
One Man Dog
James Taylor
-
Romany
The Hollies
-
Slayed?
Slade
-
5
Europe '72
Grateful Dead
Live
7
The Divine Miss M
Bette Midler
-
Journey Through the Past
Neil Young
Soundtrack
8
Transformer
Lou Reed
-
10
Baby James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest
-
The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume II
The Byrds
Compilation
See All Her Faces
Dusty Springfield
-
13
Fresh
Raspberries
-
15
Homecoming
America
-
17
Seventh Sojourn
The Moody Blues
-
20
Get on the Good Foot
James Brown
-
24
Doremi Fasol Latido
Hawkwind
-
25
A Good Feelin' to Know
Poco
-
27
Garden Party
Ricky Nelson
-
-
Boomer's Story
Ry Cooder
-
Can't Buy a Thrill
Steely Dan
-
Don McLean
Don McLean
-
Ege Bamyasi
Can
-
Ennismore
Colin Blunstone
-
For the Roses
Joni Mitchell
-
Free to Be... You and Me
Marlo Thomas & Friends
-
Good Times
Kool & the Gang
-
International Superstar
Johnny Cash
Compilation
Jesus Was a Capricorn
Kris Kristofferson
-
Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker
-
The Johnny Cash Family Christmas
Johnny Cash
Christmas
Killer Joe
Little Jimmy Osmond
-
Life Goes On
Paul Williams
-
The Magician's Birthday
Uriah Heep
-
No Secrets
Carly Simon
-
Not till Tomorrow
Ralph McTell
-
Old Dan's Records
Gordon Lightfoot
-
Passage
Bloodrock
-
The Partridge Family Notebook
The Partridge Family
-
The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb
The Supremes
-
They Only Come Out at Night
Edgar Winter Group
-
Tigers Will Survive
Ian Matthews
-
Whatever's for Us
Joan Armatrading
-
Why Dontcha
West, Bruce and Laing
-
The World Is a Ghetto
War
-
December [ ]
Release date unknown [ ]
360 Degrees of Billy Paul - Billy Paul
Akilah! - Melvin Sparks
Album III – Loudon Wainwright III
All I Ever Need Is You - Sonny & Cher
All the King's Horses - Grover Washington Jr.
All Over You – Chilliwack
All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
All Together Now - Argent
Alone Again (Naturally) – Andy Williams
Already Here – Redbone
Antithesis - Gypsy
The Artistry of Glen Campbell – Glen Campbell
Attica Blues – Archie Shepp
The Award Winning Country Gentlemen - The Country Gentlemen
Azteca - Azteca
Aztec Two-Step – Aztec Two-Step
Baby Won't You Change Your Mind - Black Ivory
Back Door - Back Door
Backroads – Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
Back to Front – Gilbert O'Sullivan
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso – Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
Be Altitude: Respect Yourself – The Staple Singers
Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day - Man
Bitter Sweet - The Main Ingredient
Black Heat - Black Heat
Blacknuss – Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Bloodstone - Bloodstone
Black Widow III – Black Widow
Blue Moses - Randy Weston
Bluesmith - Jimmy Smith
Bob Mosley – Bob Mosley
Bootleg Him – Alexis Korner – Compilation
Boot Power – Mungo Jerry
Bread Winners – Jack Jones
The Bridge in Blue – The Brooklyn Bridge (as The Bridge)
Bugger Off! - Stack Waddy
Bulletproof - Hard Stuff
Bump City - Tower of Power
Carnival in Babylon – Amon Düül II
Changes - Catapilla
Cherry - Stanley Turrentine
Celebration – El Chicano
Climax – Climax
Cluster II – Cluster
Cochran – Wayne Cochran
Coming Together - New Birth
Cosmo - Doug Clifford
Crossings – Herbie Hancock
Cymande - Cymande
Dark Round the Edges – Dark
Dave Clark and Friends – Dave Clark
Dead Forever... - Buffalo
Demolition Derby – Sandy Bull
Demon in Disguise – David Bromberg
Diamonds in the Rough - John Prine
Dig This! - Bobbi Humphrey
Dingly Dell – Lindisfarne
Discover America - Van Dyke Parks
Don't It Drag On - Chris Smither
Double Dubliners – The Dubliners
Drama – Maria Bethânia
Duane & Greg Allman - Duane and Gregg Allman
Earthspan – Incredible String Band
Electric Shocks – Roger Ruskin Spear
Ella Loves Cole – Ella Fitzgerald
Emergency Ward – Nina Simone
Ethiopian Knights - Donald Byrd
Everything Stops for Tea - Long John Baldry
Face to Face with the Truth - The Undisputed Truth
Faces – Shawn Phillips
Faro Annie – John Renbourn
Faust So Far – Faust
Fifth - Soft Machine
Filthy! - Papa John Creach
First Base - Babe Ruth
First Taste of Sin – Cold Blood
Fly Dude - Jimmy McGriff
Focus 3 – Focus
Foxy Lady - Cher
Framed – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Freeway Madness - Pretty Things
Friendliness - Stackridge
Garden in the City – Melanie
The Gentle Giant - Yusef Lateef
Genya Ravan – Genya Ravan
Geronimo Black – Geronimo Black
Geronimo's Cadillac - Michael Martin Murphey
Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance – Ocean
Goin' Down Slow - Sonny Stitt
Got My Own Bag of Tricks – Bo Diddley
Hard Attack - Dust
Heads – Osibisa
The Heatin' System - Jimmy McGriff
Help Me Make It Through the Night - Hank Crawford
High, Low and In Between – Townes van Zandt
Hogwash – The Groundhogs
Home - Home
Home Free – Dan Fogelberg
Hometown! – The Dubliners (live)
Honky-Tonk Stardust Cowboy - Jonathan Edwards
Hoodoo Man – Birth Control
Hot Licks, Cold Steel & Truckers Favorites - Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Howard Tate – Howard Tate
Hush 'N' Thunder - Yusef Lateef
I Am – Pete Townshend
I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
I'll Play the Blues for You - Albert King
If 4 (a.k.a. Waterfall ) – If
I Got Some – Billy Garner
I Gotcha – Joe Tex
I'll Make You Music – Beverly Bremers
Imagination Lady – Chicken Shack
I'm Satisfied – John Paul Hammond
Infinite – Kazumi Watanabe
In Search of Amelia Earhart - Plainsong
...In Spite of Harry's Toenail - Gnidrolog
Instant Death - Eddie Harris
Intensity - Charles Earland
It Never Rains in Southern California – Albert Hammond
It's Just Begun - Jimmy Castor
Jackie - Jackie DeShannon
Jermaine - Jermaine Jackson
Jo Jo Gunne – Jo Jo Gunne
John David Souther - J.D. Souther
Kapt. Kopter and the (Fabulous) Twirly Birds – Randy California
Keeper of the Castle – Four Tops
Kongos – John Kongos
Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit – Kossoff , Kirke , Tetsu and Rabbit
Kraftwerk 2 - Kraftwerk
La Población – Víctor Jara
Lady Lake - Gnidrolog
Lark - Linda Lewis
Last Autumn's Dream – Jade Warrior
Last Days and Time - Earth, Wind & Fire
The Late Great Townes Van Zandt - Townes Van Zandt
Let's Make Up and Be Friendly – Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Let My Children Hear Music – Charles Mingus
Letters - Jimmy Webb
A Little Bit of Paul Davis – Paul Davis
Little Jimmy Osmond – Jimmy Osmond
Live – Donny Hathaway – Live
Live in Tokyo – Weather Report – Live
Living – Judy Collins
The London Muddy Waters Sessions – Muddy Waters
Love Unlimited - Love Unlimited
Mark, Don & Mel: 1969–71 – Grand Funk Railroad – Compilation
Marlena (Marlena Shaw album) - Marlena Shaw
Mandrill Is – Mandrill
Matching Mole - Matching Mole
Matching Mole's Little Red Record - Matching Mole
Maxoom - Mahogany Rush
Me & Chet - Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed
Mediterranean Tales - Triumvirat
A Meeting of the Times – Rahsaan Roland Kirk
A Message from the People – Ray Charles
Millie Jackson - Millie Jackson
Mississippi Gambler – Herbie Mann
Mournin' – Night Sun
Morning Bugle - John Hartford
Morning Star - Hubert Laws
Move Along - The Grass Roots
Mustang – The Shadows
Myrrh - Robin Williamson
Neither One of Us – Gladys Knight & the Pips
Neu! – Neu!
Never Get Out of These Blues Alive – John Lee Hooker
Next Album - Sonny Rollins
A Night on the Town – Brownsville Station
The Night is Still Young – Sha Na Na
Nitzinger – John Nitzinger
O'Keefe - Danny O'Keefe
Of Rivers and Religion - John Fahey
Offering - Larry Coryell
Olympia 71 – Dalida – Live
Ontinuous Performance – Stone the Crows
Orange - Al Stewart
The Osmonds Live – The Osmonds – Live
Painted Head – Tim Hardin
Phantasmagoria - Curved Air
Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 – Chick Corea
Portrait of Donny – Donny Osmond
Pancho and Lefty – Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson
Prologue – Renaissance
Prosperous – Christy Moore
Ratchell II – Ratchell
Raw Velvet - Bobby Whitlock
Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff - Taj Mahal
Red Sea - Warhorse
Return to Forever – Return to Forever
Reunion: Live at Madison Square Garden – Dion and the Belmonts
Road - Road
The Road Is No Place for a Lady - Cass Elliot
Rock Me Baby – David Cassidy
Roforofo Fight - Fela Kuti
Sahara - McCoy Tyner
Sanctuary – Dion DiMucci
Science Fiction - Ornette Coleman
Scraps – NRBQ
Screaming Target – Big Youth
Seven Bridges Road - Steve Young
Seventy-Second Brave - Keef Hartley
Shakara – Fela Kuti
Shearwater - Martin Carthy
Sloppy Seconds – Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
Smokestack Lightning – Mike Harrison
Sonic Seasonings - Wendy Carlos
A Song for You – Jack Jones
Sort Of – Slapp Happy
Soul Is... Pretty Purdie - Bernard Purdie
Space Shanty - Khan
Speech - Steamhammer
Spring - American Spring
Standing Ovation – Gladys Knight & the Pips
Stardancer - Tom Rapp
Stoneground Words – Melanie
Stratavarious - Ginger Baker
Suite for Late Summer – Dion DiMucci
Sunday Morning Coming Down – Johnny Cash
The Sweet Life - Reuben Wilson
Sweet Revival - Ronnie Foster
The Sylvers - The Sylvers
A Tab in the Ocean – Nektar
Talk to the People - Les McCann
Te John, Grease, & Wolfman - Charlie Daniels
Tell Me This Is a Dream - The Delfonics
Texas Cannonball - Freddie King
Three – Jackie Lomax
Through the Eyes of Love – Ray Charles
Tim Rose – Tim Rose
Together – Jesse Colin Young
Too Young – Donny Osmond
The Train I'm On - Tony Joe White
Trouble at Mill – King Earl Boogie Band
Understanding - Bobby Womack
Uomo di pezza – Le Orme
Vindicator - Arthur Lee
Walking the Blues - Otis Spann
We Got a Good Thing Going - Hank Crawford
We the People - The Soul Searchers
What a Bunch of Sweeties - Pink Fairies
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get – The Dramatics
Who Will Save the World? – The Groundhogs
Where It All Began – Bo Diddley
...Where the Groupies Killed the Blues - Lucifer's Friend
Whistle Rymes - John Entwistle
White Rabbit - George Benson
Whole Oats - Hall & Oates
Wild Flower - Hubert Laws
Wild Horses Rock Steady - Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Wild One – The Guess Who
Willis Alan Ramsey – Willis Alan Ramsey
Will the Circle Be Unbroken – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
The Willie Way - Willie Nelson
Wolf City – Amon Düül II
World Galaxy – Alice Coltrane
You Are the Music...We're Just the Band – Trapeze
You Want It, You Got It – The Detroit Emeralds
Zeit - Tangerine Dream
Biggest hit singles [ ]
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions
in the charts of 1972.
#
Artist
Title
Year
Country
Chart Entries
1
Don McLean
"American Pie "
1972
US Billboard 1 for 19 weeks, Canada RPM 1 for 5 weeks, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks, Australia 1 for 5 weeks, UK 2 for 16 weeks
2
Harry Nilsson
"Without You "
1972
UK 1 for 20 weeks, Australia 1 for 5 weeks, US Billboard 1 for 19 weeks, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks
3
Hot Butter
"Popcorn "
1972
Holland 1 for 15 weeks, France 1 for 5 weeks, Switzerland 1 for 17 weeks, Norway 1 for 20 weeks, Germany 1 for 5 months, UK 5 for 19 weeks, US Billboard 9 for 18 weeks
4
Neil Young
"Heart of Gold "
1972
US Billboard 1 for 14 weeks, Canada 1 for 12 weeks, France 2 for 8 weeks, Norway 4 for 11 weeks, Germany 4 for 4 months,
5
The Moody Blues
"Nights in White Satin "
1972
US Billboard 2 for 18 weeks, Canada 2 for 12 weeks, France 1 for 9 weeks, Holland 2 for 14 weeks,
Other selected singles (US, UK) [ ]
"10538 Overture " – Electric Light Orchestra
"A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done " – Sonny & Cher
"A Horse with No Name " – America
"Ain't Understanding Mellow " – Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager
"All the Young Dudes " – Mott the Hoople
"Alone Again (Naturally) " – Gilbert O'Sullivan
"Amazing Grace " – Pipes and Drums and Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
"America " – Simon & Garfunkel
"American Pie " – Don McLean
"Anticipation " – Carly Simon
"Apache " – The Shadows (reissue)
"Baby Blue " – Badfinger
"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me " – Mac Davis
"Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) " – The Detroit Emeralds
"Back Off Boogaloo " – Ringo Starr
"Back Stabbers " – The O'Jays
"Bang a Gong (Get It On) " – T. Rex
"Beautiful Sunday " – Daniel Boone
See also: Hot 100 number-one hits of 1972 (United States)
Published popular music [ ]
"Alone Again (Naturally) " 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
"Beautiful Through and Through" w. Bob Merrill m. Jule Styne from the musical Sugar
"Beauty School Dropout" w.m. Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs from the musical Grease
"The Beauty That Drives Men Mad" w. Bob Merrill m. Jule Styne from the musical Sugar
"Bein' Green " w.m. Joe Raposo from the television series Sesame Street .
"Blues for Newport" m. Dave Brubeck
"Born to Hand Jive" w.m. Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs from the musical Grease
"Burning Love " w.m. Dennis Linde
"C is for Cookie" w.m. Joe Raposo
"Clair " w.m. Raymond O'Sullivan
"Come Dream With Me" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen
"Corner of the Sky" w.m. Stephen Schwartz from the musical Pippin
"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her " – Simon & Garfunkel
"Greased Lightning " w.m. Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs from the musical Grease
"I Can See Clearly Now " w.m. Johnny Nash
"Killing Me Softly with His Song " w. Norman Gimbel m. Charles Fox
"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
"Mooning" w.m. Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs from the musical Grease
"The Morning After" w.m. Joel Hirschhorn & Al Kasha from the film The Poseidon Adventure
"No Time at All" w.m. Stephen Schwartz from the musical Pippin
"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
"Sing " w.m. Joe Raposo . Introduced by Bob McGrath on Sesame Street
"Speak Softly, Love " w. Larry Kusik m. Nino Rota from the film The Godfather
"Summer Nights " w.m. Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs from the musical Grease
"Taxi (song) " — Harry Chapin
"There Are Worse Things I Could Do" w.m. Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs from the musical Grease
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole 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
Other notable songs (world) [ ]
"Caro Mozart" – Sylvie Vartan (France)
"Holidays" – Michel Polnareff (France)
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
Karel Goeyvaerts
Bélise dans un jardin
Nachklänge aus dem Theater I–II , for tape
Piano Quartet
Hans Werner Henze – Heliogabalus imperator
Klaus Huber
...Ausgespannt... , sacred music for baritone, five instrumental groups, loudspeakers, two two-track tapes, and organ
Ein Hauch von Unzeit I: Plainte sur la perte de la réflexion musicale – quelques madrigaux pour flûte seule ou flûte avec quelques instruments quelquonques...
Ein Hauch von Unzeit II: Plainte sur la perte de la réflexion musicale pour piano à une main et demie... , for piano
Ein Hauch von Unzeit III , for 2–7 players (variable instrumentation)
Dmitri Kabalevsky – A Letter to the 30th Century (oratorio)
Wojciech Kilar – Prelude and Carol for 4 oboes and strings
György Ligeti – Double Concerto for flute, oboe and orchestra
Theo Loevendie – Horn Concerto, "Orbits"
Yves Prin – Actions-Simultanées II , for orchestra
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Cantus Arcticus , for orchestra
Canto III – A Portrait of the Artist at a Certain Moment , for string orchestra
Credo , for mixed chorus
Book of Life (Elämän kirja) , choral suite
Steve Reich – Clapping Music
George Rochberg – Recordanza (Soliloquy for Cello and Piano)
Peter Ruzicka – Bewegung
Karlheinz Stockhausen –
Toru Takemitsu – Distance
Veljo Tormis – Curse Upon Iron (Raua needmine)
Opera [ ]
Peter Maxwell Davies – Taverner (12 July, Covent Garden , London)
Kiyoshige Koyama – Sansho Dayu
Per Nørgård – Gilgamesh
Thomas Pasatieri
Charles Wilson – Héloise and Abelard
Jazz [ ]
Musical theater [ ]
Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill – Off-Broadway revue opened at the Theatre de Lys on October 1 and ran for 152 performances
Company (Stephen Sondheim ) – London production opened at Her Majesty's Theatre on January 18 and ran for 344 performances
Cowardy Custard – London production opened at the Mermaid Theatre on July 10 and ran for 405 performances
Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope – London production opened at the Playhouse Theatre on April 19 and ran for 914 performances
Don't Play Us Cheap – Broadway production opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on May 16 and ran for 164 performances
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway revival
(Music, Lyrics & Book: Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse ) London production opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre on December 20 and ran for 309 performances
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 ran for 3388 performances, the longest run ever at that time
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
Sugar – Broadway production opened at the and ran for 505 performances
Musical films [ ]
Musical television productions [ ]
Births [ ]
January 3 – Nichole Nordeman , American singer
January 17 – Aqualung , English songwriter, musician and record producer
January 19 – Angham , Egyptian singer, record producer and actress
January 26 – Christopher Boykin , American rapper
January 27
Wynne Evans , Welsh tenor
Mark Owen , British singer (Take That )
February 2 – Dana International , Israeli Eurovision-winning singer
February 11 – Craig Jones , American heavy metal sampler/keyboardist (Slipknot )
February 14 – Rob Thomas , American singer-songwriter, musician, multi instrumentalist, advocate (Matchbox Twenty )
February 16 – Taylor Hawkins , American rock musician (Foo Fighters )
February 17
Billie Joe Armstrong , American rock musician, playwright, activist, advocate, actor, and singer-songwriter (Green Day )
Yuki Isoya , Japanese singer
February 20 – K-os , Canadian alternative rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer
February 24
Teodor Currentzis , Greek orchestral conductor
Chris Fehn , American heavy metal percussionist/backing vocalist (Slipknot )
March 4 – Alison Wheeler , British singer (The Beautiful South )
March 6 – Jaret Reddick , American musician (Bowling for Soup )
March 8 – Angie Hart , Australian pop singer
March 9 – AZ , American rapper
March 10 – Timbaland , American record producer, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ (Ginuwine , Aaliyah , Justin Timberlake )
March 11 – UA , Japanese singer-songwriter
April 12 – Şebnem Ferah , Turkish singer and songwriter
March 13 – Common , American rapper and actor
March 15 – Mark Hoppus , American rock musician (blink-182 )
March 17 – Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole )
March 20 – Alexander Kapranos , British rock singer and guitarist (Franz Ferdinand )
April 1 – Sukshinder Shinda , British bhangra singer-songwriter and record producer
April 8 – Paul Gray , American heavy metal bass guitarist (Slipknot )
April 10 – Sami Yli-Sirniö , Finnish rock and metal guitarist
April 12 – Şebnem Ferah , Turkish singer and songwriter
April 13 – Aaron Lewis , American nu metal musician (Staind )
April 20
Željko Joksimović , Serbian singer, composer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer
Marko Kon , Serbian composer, producer and singer
Stephen Marley , Jamaican-American musician
April 23 – Amira Medunjanin , singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina
April 24 – Corey Cerovsek , Canadian violinist and pianist
April 28 – Violent J , American rapper
April 29 – Fredrik Kempe , Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer
May 3 – Mark Morrison , British R&B singer
May 4
Mike Dirnt American musician, songwriter and composer. (Green Day )
Chris Tomlin , American contemporary Christian musician (CCM)
May 7 – Felix da Housecat , American house music DJ and record producer
May 14 – Salaam Remi , American record producer
May 19 – Jenny Berggren , Swedish singer (Ace of Base )
May 20 – Busta Rhymes , American hip hop recording artist, actor, record producer and record executive
May 21
The Notorious B.I.G. , American rapper (d. 1997)
, American record producer, songwriter and musician.
May 26 – Ahmad Dhani , Indonesian rock musician, songwriter, arranger, producer and politician
May 27 – Ivete Sangalo , Brazilian female singer
May 29 – Stanislas , French singer
June 5
Toni Pearen , Australian singer, songwriter, TV host, dancer and actor
Paweł Kotla , Polish conductor
June 6 – Cristina Scabbia , Italian singer
June 12 – Bounty Killer , reggae/dancehall singer
June 23 – Fredwreck , Palestinian American music artist and record producer
June 25 – Mike Kroeger , Canadian rock bass guitarist (Nickelback)
June 26 – Garou , French Canadian singer
July 1
Sunshine Becker , American backing singer (Furthur )
Alex Machacek , Austrian guitarist (BPM and CAB )
July 4 – Rogue, American dark wave lead singer (The Crüxshadows )
July 10 – Tilo Wolff , German musician
July 12 – Brett Reed , drummer (Rancid )
July 17
Elizabeth Cook , American singer and guitarist
Jason Rullo , American drummer (Symphony X and Redemption )
July 20 – Vitamin C , American singer-songwriter, dancer and actress (Eve's Plum )
July 26 – Wayne Wonder , reggae singer
July 29 – Anssi Kela , Finnish rock musician
August 6 – Geri Halliwell , British singer, clothes designer, author and actress (Spice Girls )
August 8 – Lüpüs Thünder (Bloodhound Gang )
August 9 – A-mei , Taiwanese Puyuma singer-songwriter
August 12
Del tha Funky Homosapien , American hip-hop artist
Demir Demirkan , Turkish rock musician and songwriter
August 15 – Mikey Graham , Irish singer (Boyzone )
August 16 – Emily Robison , American country music performer (Dixie Chicks )
August 18
Leo Ku , Hong Kong actor and singer
Keiko Yamada , Japanese singer (Globe )
August 27 – Jimmy Pop , American musician (Bloodhound Gang )
September 4 – Carlos Ponce , Puerto Rican actor, singer, composer
September 6 – Idris Elba , English actor, producer, musician and DJ
September 21 – Liam Gallagher , British singer (Oasis )
September 23 – Jermaine Dupri , American rapper, record producer, musician
September 26 – Shawn Stockman , American singer (Boyz II Men )
September 30 – Shaan , Indian singer
October 10 – Tor Erik Hermansen, American record producer and songwriter of the team Stargate (music producers)
October 17
Eminem , American rapper, producer, record producer, musician, business man (D12 and Soul Intent (group))
Tarkan , Turkish singer
October 6 – Anders Iwers , Swedish heavy metal guitarist
October 19 – Pras (Michél), American rapper, hip hop musician, record producer, songwriter and actor (Fugees )
October 20 – Stephan Moccio , Canadian pianist, composer, producer, arranger and conductor
October 27 – Elissa , Lebanese singer
October 28 – Brad Paisley , American country music performer
November 17 – Kimya Dawson , American singer/songwriter
November 25 – Mark Morton , American heavy metal guitarist (Lamb of God )
November 28 – Jesper Strömblad , Swedish death metal guitarist
December 1 – Greg Upchurch , American rock drummer (Puddle of Mudd , 3 Doors Down)
December 9 – Tré Cool , German-born American musician, drummer and composer (Green Day )
December 10
Scot Alexander , American alternative rock bass guitarist (Dishwalla)
Brian Molko , British rock singer (Placebo )
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, American songwriter and producer of the team Stargate (music producers)
December 11 – Easther Bennett , British singer (Eternal )
December 12 – Kevin Parent , Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
December 13 – Niki Evans , English actress and singer
December 16 – Ben Kowalewicz , Canadian rock lead singer (Billy Talent )
December 18 – DJ Lethal , Latvian-born rock musician (Limp Bizkit , House of Pain )
December 19 – Alyssa Milano , American activist, advocate, producer, singer and actress
December 22 – Vanessa Paradis , French singer and actress
December 27 – Matt Slocum , American pop guitarist-composer and multi-instrumentalist (Sixpence None the Richer )
December 31 – Joey McIntyre , American singer (New Kids on the Block )
Deaths [ ]
January 1 – Maurice Chevalier , 83, French singer and actor
January 16 – David Seville , 52, voice of the Chipmunks
January 19 – Michael Rabin , 35, violinist (fell downstairs)
January 20 – Jean Casadesus , 44, French pianist (car accident)
January 23 – Big Maybelle , 47, singer and pianist
January 24 – Gene Austin , 69, singer-songwriter
January 27 – Mahalia Jackson , 61, gospel singer
January 29 – Margherita Grandi , 77, operatic soprano
February 8 – Markos Vamvakaris , 66, Greek composer
February 11 – Rudi Gfaller , Austrian operetta singer and composer (b. 1882)
February 19 – Lee Morgan , 33, hard bop trumpeter
February 21 – Marie Dubas , 77, French music-hall singer
March 2 – Erna Sack , 74, coloratura soprano (cancer)
March 17 – Linda Jones , 27, soul singer (diabetic coma)
March 27 – Sharkey Bonano , 67, jazz musician and bandleader
April 3 – Ferde Grofé , 80, composer, arranger, and pianist
April 4 – Stefan Wolpe , 69, composer
May 2 – Les Harvey , 27, guitarist (Stone the Crows ) (electrocuted on stage)
May 5 – Reverend Gary Davis , 76, blues and gospel singer and guitarist
May 12 – David Hughes , 43, operatic tenor (heart failure)
June 8 – Jimmy Rushing , 70, blues and jazz singer
June 13 – Clyde McPhatter , 39, R&B singer
July 3 – "Mississippi" Fred McDowell , 68, blues musician
July 9 – Robert Weede , 69, operatic baritone
July 10 – Lovie Austin , 84, American pianist, composer, and bandleader
July 24 – Bobby Ramirez, drummer (Edgar Winter's White Trash)
July 28 – Helen Traubel , 73, operatic soprano
August 2
Brian Cole , 29, bass player in The Association (drug overdose)
Rudolph Ganz , 95, Swiss pianist, conductor and composer
August 14 – Oscar Levant , 65, pianist and composer
August 21 – Yvonne Gall , 87, operatic soprano
August 29 – Lale Andersen , 67, Danish singer
August 31 – Dalva de Oliveira , 55, Brazilian singer (internal bleeding)
September 19 – Robert Casadesus , French pianist and composer, 73
September 24 – Alfred Kalmus , music publisher, 93
September 28 – Rory Storm , 33, English singer (appendicitis)
September 30 – Grigore Cugler , 69, Romanian riter, artist, composer and violinist
October 3 – Kari Marie Aarvold Glaser , 71, Norwegian pianist and music teacher
October 24 – Thelma Votipka , 67, operatic mezzo-soprano
November 3 – Harry Richman , 77, US singer, actor and composer
November 6 – Billy Murcia , 21, drummer of New York Dolls (suffocation)
November 11 – Berry Oakley , 24, bass player (The Allman Brothers Band ) (motorcycle accident)
November 12 – Rudolf Friml , 92, Rose-Marie composer
November 18 – Danny Whitten , 29, guitarist (Crazy Horse ) (drug overdose)
November 28 – Havergal Brian , 96, English classical composer
December 3 – Bill Johnson , 100, African American Dixieland jazz double-bassist
Awards [ ]
Grammy Awards [ ]
Grammy Awards of 1972
Grammy Album of the Year: The Concert for Bangladesh
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 Best R&B Duo or Group: "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" – The Temptations
Grammy Best R&B Female Vocal: "Young, Gifted And Black" – Aretha Franklin
Grammy Best R&B Male Vocal: "Me And Mrs. Jones" – Billy Paul
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
Country Music Association Awards [ ]
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Eurovision Song Contest [ ]
Eurovision Song Contest 1972
Leeds Piano Competition [ ]
References [ ]
^ "1971 Grammy Award Winners" . Grammy.com. Retrieved May 1, 2011 .
^ Osborne, Jerry (2003). Movie/TV soundtracks & original cast recordings price & reference guide . Port Townsend, WA: Osborne Enterprises. p. 1982. ISBN 9780932117373 .
^ Jha, Subhash (2006). The essential guide to Bollywood . New Delhi: Lustre Press Roli Books. p. 51. ISBN 9788174363787 .