1975 in music

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Events

• January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of Immigration files pertaining to his deportation case.
• January 5 - The Wiz, a new version of the classic The Wizard of Oz story, opens at Broadway's Majestic Theater in New York City
• January 6 - Approximately 1000 Led Zeppelin fans cause an estimated $30,000 in damage to the lobby of the Boston Garden. The fans had been waiting for tickets to go on sale for Led Zeppelin's February 4 concert. The fans reportedly broke chairs and doors and caused other damage to the building. Boston Mayor Kevin White cancels the upcoming show
• January 8 - Three Led Zeppelin concerts at Madison Square Garden sell out in a record four hours.
• January 12 - "The Warner Brothers Music Show" begins a nine city, 18 show tour of Europe. The tour included Warner Brothers acts Little Feat, Tower of Power, the Doobie Brothers, Bonaroo, Montrose & Graham and Central Station
• February 15 - Soul Train makes it national television debut after 5 years as a local show in Chicago, Illinois. The shows first performance is by Gino Vannelli
• February 21 - John Lennon releases his "Rock & Roll" LP, featuring John singing his favorite early rock songs from the 50's. To promote the album he conducts a telephone interview with 20 rock radio stations simultaneously.
• March 2 - Los Angeles Police make a routine traffic stop that turns out to be Paul McCartney and his wife Linda. Linda McCartney is arrested for having six to eight ounces of marijuana in her pocketbook.
• March 26 - The film version of The Who's Tommy premieres in London
• April 3 - Steve Miller is arrested and charged with setting fire to the clothes and personal effects of a friend, Benita DiOrio, and resisting arrest. DiOrio drops the charges the following day.
• April 18 - Alice Cooper's first television special, Welcome To My Nightmare: The Making Of A Record Album airs
• April 23 - Badfinger's Peter Ham hangs himself in his London garage
• April 28 - Tom Snyder interviews John Lennon on the Tomorrow Show.
• May 10 - Stevie Wonder performs before 125,000 people at the Washington Monument as part of Human Kindness Day festivities.
• August 9 - Renato Carosone's comeback concert after 15-year retirement
• November - The Ramones release their debut single, "Blitzkrieg Bop".
• November 6 - The Sex Pistols play their first concert at St. Martin's School of Art in London.