List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1974.
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Events
JanuaryâÂÂApril
- January 1 â English jazz musician John Dankworth is named CBE in the United Kingdom's New Year's Honours List. Other musicians honoured include Charles Mackerras (CBE) and organist Gordon Archbold Slater (OBE)
- January 3 â Bob Dylan and The Band begin their 40-date concert tour at Chicago Stadium. It is Dylan's first tour since 1966.
- January 17
- Joni Mitchell releases her album Court and Spark, supported by the single "Help Me".
- Dino Martin, singer and son of Dean Martin, is arrested on suspicion of possession and sale of two machine guns.
- February 12 â New York's rock club The Bottom Line opens in Greenwich Village. The first headlining act is Dr. John.
- February 16 â Two years of litigation between Grand Funk and former manager Terry Knight are finally resolved. The band gets the rights to its name but Knight wins a cash settlement.
- February 19 â The first American Music Awards are broadcast on ABC, two weeks before the Grammys. Helen Reddy and Jim Croce are among the winners.
- February 20 â Cher files for divorce from her husband of 10 years, Sonny Bono.
- February 22 â The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Raymond Leppard performs the world premiere of Three Regions from Terrain by Douglas Young.
- February 27 â The Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, conducted by Jörg Faerber, makes its English debut at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.
- March 2 â The 16th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by Andy Williams. Stevie Wonder's Innervisions wins Album of the Year, while Roberta Flack's version of "Killing Me Softly With His Song" wins both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Bette Midler wins Best New Artist.
- March 3
- Elvis Presley played two shows at the Houston Astrodome, breaking attendance records with 44,000 at the evening show.
- March 4
- Ivan Stepanov and His Balalaikas make their London debut at the Wigmore Hall.
- Baritone Hermann Prey cuts short a vocal recital in the Royal Festival Hall, London, due to vocal fatigue.
- March 10 â Hans Vonk makes his London debut in the Royal Festival Hall, conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme of Berlioz and Schubert, as well as the Violin Concerto by Roberto Gerhard, with Erich Gruenberg as soloist.
- March 12 â John Lennon is involved in an altercation with a photographer outside The Troubadour in Los Angeles. Lennon and friend Harry Nilsson have been heckling comedian Tommy Smothers and are forced to leave the club.
- March 16 â Country music's Grand Ole Opry moves to a new location at the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee
- March 31 â Record producer Phil Spector is badly injured in a car accident in Hollywood, details of which are largely suppressed at the time.
- April 5 â Van Halen play their first show on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood at Gazzarri's.
- April 6
- 200,000 music fans attend The California Jam rock festival. Artists performing at the event include Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Black Oak Arkansas and the Eagles.
- Swedish group ABBA wins the 19th Eurovision Song Contest in The Dome, Brighton, England, with the song "Waterloo", kickstarting their international career. The 1967 Eurovision winner, Sandie Shaw, attends.
- April 14 â ', a concert film made during the Rolling Stones' 1972 North American Tour, premieres at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York.
- April 16 â Queen play their first North American concert, opening for Mott the Hoople in Denver, Colorado.
- April 20 - "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" by MFSB reaches number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States for the first of two weeks. It is considered the first Disco song to reach number one. As it was commissioned, composed, and recorded specifically to be used as the theme for the syndicated television program Soul Train where it debuted in October 1973, it is also the first television theme song of the rock era to reach that position.
- April 24âÂÂ25 â Music aired on the radio in Portugal acts as a secret signal to trigger the Carnation Revolution there: at 10:55 p.m. on April 24, Paulo de Carvalho's "E Depois do Adeus" (Portugal's entry in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest) on Emissores Associados de Lisboa alerts rebel captains and soldiers that the coup is beginning; at 12:20 a.m. on April 25, Rádio Renascença broadcasts "Grândola, Vila Morena", a song by José Afonso, an influential political folk singer-songwriter, signalling the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) to begin the takeover of strategic points of power in the country from 3.00 a.m.
- April 25
- Sotheby's Galleries in London sell a violin made in 1733 by Cremonese master Giuseppe Guarneri, formerly belonging to violinist Elaine Weldon, for the equivalent of $140,000, the second-highest price ever paid for a violin.
- Pam Morrison, Jim Morrison's widow, is found dead in her Hollywood apartment from an apparent heroin overdose.
MayâÂÂDecember
- May 7 â Led Zeppelin announces their new record label, Swan Song Records, with a lavish party at The Four Seasons Hotel in New York.
- May 25 â Twenty years after it was recorded, "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets returns to the Billboard top 40, after it gains renewed popularity from its use in the film American Graffiti and the TV series Happy Days.
- May 28 â Experimental orchestra, the Portsmouth Sinfonia, plays a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, with its regular conductor John Farley. The performers included Michael Nyman and Brian Eno.
- June 1 â Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno, Nico and other musicians perform at the Rainbow Theatre in London. The performances are later released as June 1, 1974.
- June 5
- Sly Stone married model-actress Kathy Silva on June 5, 1974, during a sold-out performance at Madison Square Garden.
- Patti Smith records "Hey Joe", her debut single, which was released in August.
- June 14 â David Bowie launches his Diamond Dogs tour at the Montreal Forum. One year previously he had announced that he was retiring from touring as Ziggy Stardust.
- July 4 â Barry White marries Love Unlimited lead singer Glodean James.
- July 19âÂÂ21 â Ozark Music Festival is held in Sedalia, Missouri, with a crowd estimated between 100,000 and 350,000 people.
- July 20 â The first Knebworth Concert is held in England, headlined by The Allman Brothers Band.
- July 29
- Having performed at two sold-out concerts at the London Palladium, "Mama" Cass Elliot dies in her sleep after suffering a heart attack in a Mayfair flat in London, aged 30.
- Neil Peart officially joins Rush.
- August 7
- During a performance of Carmina Burana, conducted by André Previn, at The Proms, soloist Thomas Allen collapses because of the heat and eventually has to be carried out by members of the orchestra. Prommer Patrick McCarthy, just embarking on his professional singing career, offers his services as a replacement and completes the performance.
- Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J. Geils Band, marries actress Faye Dunaway.
- August 16 â Ramones' first appearance on NYC's venue CBGB. The venue would help establish their place at the forefront of punk rock.
- September 15 â Gary Thain of Uriah Heep is electricuted on stage at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas, and is seriously injured.
- October 5
- AC/DC performs at the Brighton Le-Sands Masonic Hall in Sydney, Australia its first official show with Bon Scott as its new lead singer.
- The North Coast Band Invitational competition, sponsored by St. Ann's CYO Band of Neponset, is held for the first time, at Nickerson Field on the Boston University campus.
- October 18 â Al Green is attacked while bathing by a girlfriend of several weeks, Mrs. Mary Woodson, a 29-year-old mother of three. She scalds his body with a pan of boiling grits and commits suicide a few moments later, reportedly because he rejected her marriage proposal.
- November 2 â George Harrison launches his "George Harrison & Friends North American Tour" in Vancouver. It is the first North American tour by a former Beatle since the band's August 1966 tour.
- November 21 â Wilson Pickett is arrested in Andes, New York, after allegedly firing a bullet through the door of a hotel room where he was staying while on a hunting trip with The Isley Brothers.
- October 26 â The 3rd OTI Festival, held at the of the in Acapulco, Mexico, is won by the song "", written by and Nydia Caro, and performed by Caro herself representing Puerto Rico.
- November 28 â John Lennon joins Elton John on stage at Madison Square Garden for three songs.
- December 12 â Mick Taylor leaves The Rolling Stones after six years.
- December 31
- Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks join Fleetwood Mac.
- The third annual New Year's Rockin' Eve, moving this year from NBC to ABC, is aired with performances by Herbie Hancock, The Beach Boys, Chicago, Olivia Newton-John and The Doobie Brothers.
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Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1974.
Top 40 Chart hit singles
Other Chart hit singles
Notable singles
Other Notable singles
- "Ake, Make, Pera ja mä" b/w "Perjantai on mielessäin" - Hector
Published popular music
- Anne Boyd â Angklung for piano
- George Crumb â Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III) for two amplified pianos and percussion (two players).
- Mario Davidovsky
- Synchronisms No. 7, for orchestra and tape
- Synchronisms No. 8, for woodwind quintet and tape
- Einar Englund â Piano Concerto No. 2
- Luc Ferrari
- Petite symphonie intuitive pour une paysage de printemps
- éphémère I, for tape and undetermined instrumentation
- Nicolas Flagello â The Passion of Martin Luther King (oratorio)
- Joaquin Homs â Trio
- Wojciech Kilar â Krzesany, for orchestra
- György Ligeti â San Francisco Polyphony, for orchestra (1973âÂÂ74)
- Olivier Messiaen â Des canyons aux étoiles... for solo piano, solo horn, solo glockenspiel, solo xylorimba, small orchestra with 13 string players
- Krzysztof Penderecki â The Dream of Jacob
- Wolfgang Regel â Requiem "àla mémoire de César Geoffray"
- Steve Reich â Music for 18 Musicians
- Wolfgang Rihm
- Dis-Kontur for orchestra
- Hervorgedunkelt (text: Paul Celan), for mezzo-soprano, flute, harp, vibraphone, cello, organ, and percussion
- Klavierstück Nr. 4
- Siebengestalt, for organ and tam-tam
- Alfred Schnittke
- Symphony No. 1
- Hymn I, for cello, harp and timpani
- Hymn II, for cello and double-bass
- Hymn III, for cello, bassoon, harpsichord and bells or timpani
- Dmitri Shostakovich â String Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144
- Karlheinz Stockhausen â '
Opera
Births
- January 1 â Mehdi Ben Slimane, Tunisian footballer
- January 4 â Tricky Stewart, American record producer, musician and songwriter
- January 6 â Wolfgang Dimetrik, Austrian accordionist
- January 10 â Jemaine Clement, New Zealand bassist, guitarist, pianist and singer (Flight of the Conchords)
- January 10 â Hrithik Roshan, Indian actor
- January 11 â Giuseppe Filianoti, Italian opera singer (tenor)
- January 12 â Melanie C, English pop singer (Spice Girls)
- January 18 â Gustavo Kupinski, Argentine guitarist (d. 2011)
- January 18 â Christian Burns, English singer (BBMak)
- January 21 â Linda Thelenius, Swedish glamour model and singer (Basic Element)
- January 22 â Barbara Dex, Belgian singer
- January 23 â Chris Corner, English singer, songwriter and record producer (Sneaker Pimps)
- January 25 â Emily Haines, Canadian singer-songwriter
- January 26 â Rokia Traoré, Malian singer-songwriter
- January 29 â MÃÂlina Olinescu, Romanian singer (d. 2011)
- February 7 â Danny Goffey, English musician and singer-songwriter (Supergrass)
- February 7
- J Dilla, American record producer, rapper, and songwriter (Slum Village) (d. 2006)
- Jeff Schroeder, American guitarist (The Smashing Pumpkins)
- February 8
- Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, French record producer, singer-songwriter, DJ and composer (Daft Punk)
- Seth Green, American actor
- February 11 â D'Angelo, American R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer (d. 2025)
- February 13 â Robbie Williams, British singer-songwriter
- February 15
- Renee Sands, American R&B singer (Wild Orchid)
- Mr Lordi, Finnish rock singer (Lordi)
- Miranda July, American actress
- February 17
- Bernt Moen, Norwegian pianist
- Bryan White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- February 22 â James Blunt, English singer, songwriter and musician
- February 24
- Chad Hugo, American multi-instrumentalist and record producer. (The Neptunes, N.E.R.D, Pharrell Williams)
- Noah Bernardo, American musician (P.O.D.)
- March 6 â Guy Garvey, British singer-songwriter and guitarist (Elbow)
- March 6 â Yanou, German trance
- March 9 â Deborah Lurie, American composer, arranger, and music producer
- March 10 â Keren Ann, Dutch-Israeli singer and songwriter
- March 13 â Phil Burton, Australian singer (Human Nature)
- March 18 â Stuart Zender, English bassist (Jamiroquai)
- March 28 â Mystic, American singer and rapper
- April 7 â Antonia Bennett, American singer of adult alternative music, standards, and jazz.
- April 8 â Karima Kibble, American gospel singer (Virtue)
- April 11
- David Jassy, Swedish musician, songwriter and music producer
- Alexander Kuoppala, Finnish guitarist
- April 12 â Belinda Emmett, Australian singer, musician and actress (d. 2006)
- April 14 â Da Brat, American rapper and actress
- April 15 â Kim Min-kyo, South Korean actor and director
- April 17
- Victoria Beckham, English businesswoman, fashion designer, model and singer (Spice Girls)
- Mikael ÃÂ
kerfeldt, Swedish musician (Opeth)
- April 18
- Millie Corretjer, Puerto Rican singer and actress
- Mark Tremonti, American guitarist and singer (Creed)
- April 20
- Julie Fernandez, English actress and model
- Duncan Trussell, American actor and comedian
- April 21 â Faust, Norwegian drummer
- April 22 â Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-American bassist (System of a Down)
- April 23 â Carlos Dengler (Interpol)
- April 26
- Nerina Pallot, British singer, songwriter and producer
- Greg Laswell, American musician, recording engineer, and producer (Ingrid Michaelson)
- April 29 â Anggun, Indonesian singer
- April 30 â Andrey Gubin, Russian singer
- May 1 â Kellie Crawford, Australian singer, dancer, actress and children's performer
- May 2 â Matt Berry, an English actor, comedian, musician, and writer
- May 6 â Patrick Tang, Hong Kong actor and singer
- May 9 â The Caretaker, English ambient musician
- May 10
- Quentin Elias, French-Algerian singer and actor (Alliage) (d. 2014)
- Shin Jung-hwan, South Korean singer and entertainer (Roo'ra)
- May 16 â Laura Pausini, Italian singer
- May 17 â Andrea Corr, Irish singer (The Corrs)
- May 18 â Chantal Kreviazuk, Canadian singer-songwriter
- May 20 â Mikael Stanne, Swedish musician (Dark Tranquillity)
- May 21
- Adriano Cintra, Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and producer (Cansei de Ser Sexy)
- Havoc, American Rapper and record producer (Mobb Deep)
- May 23 â Jewel, American singer-songwriter, poet and musician
- May 23 â Mónica Naranjo, Spanish singer
- May 23 â Richard Jones, Stereophonics
- May 30 â Big L, freestyle rapper
- June 1
- Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Wade Morissette, Canadian musician (sister of Alanis Morissette)
- June 3
- Kelly Jones, Welsh singer-songwriter (Stereophonics)
- Seo Jang-hoon, South Korean basketball player
- June 4 â Lange, English DJ and record producer
- June 7
- Cassius Khan, Canadian singer and tabla player
- Max Tundra, English multi-instrumentalist, musician, singer, and music producer
- June 9 â Samoth, Norwegian musician
- June 13 â Selma Björnsdóttir, Icelandic singer
- June 20 â Andrew Tierney, Australian singer (Human Nature)
- June 24
- Magnus Carlsson, Swedish singer
- Vinnie Fiorello, American drummer and songwriter (Less Than Jake)
- June 25
- Karisma Kapoor, Indian actress
- Mario Calire, American drummer (The Wallflowers)
- June 27 â Wim Soutaer, Belgian singer and songwriter
- June 28 â Rob Dyrdek, American actor and television host
- June 30 â Kelli Ali, English singer (Sneaker Pimps)
- July 1 â Jonathan Roumie, American actor
- July 2 â Rocky Gray, American drummer, guitarist and songwriter (Evanescence, We Are the Fallen, Living Sacrifice and Soul Embraced)
- July 3 â Corey Reynolds, American musical theatre, television, and film actor
- July 7 â E.D.I. Mean, American rapper and producer (Outlawz)
- July 9 â Nikola Ã
 arÃÂeviÃÂ, Swedish singer and bassist (Millencolin)
- July 9 â Ross Antony, German R&B hip hop (Bro'Sis)
- July 10
- Imelda May, Irish singer
- Amanda Ghost, English singer
- July 11
- Alanas ChoÃ
¡nau, Lithuanian singer and songwriter
- Lil' Kim, American rapper
- July 12 â Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer
- July 13 â Deborah Cox, Canadian R&B singer
- July 16 â Jeremy Enigk, American singer/songwriter (Sunny Day Real Estate, The Fire Theft)
- July 17 â Tim Hecker, Canadian electronic musician, producer, composer and sound artist
- July 19 â Ramin Djawadi, Iranian-German composer
- July 20 â Bonny B., Cambodian blues musician
- July 21 â Terry Coldwell, singer (East 17)
- July 22
- Rell, soul singer
- Johnny Strong, American actor and musician
- July 26 â Iron & Wine, American singer and songwriter
- July 28 â Afroman, American rapper, singer and songwriter
- July 30 â Lee Jae-hoon, South Korean singer and television personality (Cool)
- July 31 â Leona Naess, British singer-songwriter (Evan Ross, Diana Ross)
- August 1 â Rampage, American rapper (Flipmode Squad)
- August 2 â Emma, Welsh singer
- August 5
- Kajol, Indian actress
- Spike Dawbarn, English boy band (911)
- August 8
- Preta Gil, Brazilian singer
- Brian Harvey, British singer (East 17)
- August 13 â Niklas Sundin, Swedish guitarist (Dark Tranquillity)
- August 14 â Ana Matronic, American singer (Scissor Sisters)
- August 16 â Charli Baltimore, American rapper and television personality
- August 17 â Salem Abraha, singer-songwriter
- August 20 â Amy Adams, American actress
- August 23
- Shifty Shellshock, American musician (Crazy Town) (d. 2024)
- Pacewon, American rapper and producer (Outsidaz)
- August 24 â Achim Petry, German singer and musician (Trademark)
- August 29 â Mario Winans, American R&B singer, songwriter and record producer
- August 30
- Aaron Barrett, lead singer and guitarist (Reel Big Fish)
- Rich Cronin, American singer, songwriter, and rapper (LFO) (d. 2010)
- September 4 â Carmit Bachar, American singer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl (Pussycat Dolls)
- September 6 â Nina Persson, Swedish singer-songwriter (The Cardigans)
- September 9 â Marcos Curiel, American musician, record producer and songwriter (P.O.D.)
- September 16 â Loona, Dutch pop singer and dancer
- September 17
- DJ Babu, American DJ and record producer
- Bianca Shomburg, German singer
- September 18 â Xzibit, American rapper and actor
- September 19 â Jimmy Fallon, American comedian & musician
- September 21 â Crystal Aikin, American gospel singer-songwriter
- September 23 â Layzie Bone, American rapper (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
- September 24
- Niels Brinck, Danish singer and songwriter
- Kati Wolf, Hungarian singer
- September 25
- Slim, American R&B singer (112)
- Daniel Kessler, English-American guitarist (Interpol)
- September 26 â Joo Jin-mo, South Korean actor
- September 29 â Liam Howe, English record producer, musician and songwriter (Sneaker Pimps)
- September 30 â Sheek Louch, American rapper and songwriter
- September â Flashrider, Polish DJ and music producer
- October 1 â Keith Duffy, Irish pop singer and actor
- October 4 â Ramazan Kubat, Turkish folk singer and composer
- October 5 â Heather Headley, Trinidadian-American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress
- October 7
- Charlotte Nilsson, Swedish singer
- Allison Munn, American actress
- October 14
- Natalie Maines, American singer-songwriter
- Shaggy 2 Dope, American rapper and producer
- Lam Trðá»Âng, Vietnamese singer
- October 18 â Peter Svensson, Swedish guitarist (The Cardigans)
- October 19 â Peter Evrard, Belgian singer
- October 28 â Dayanara Torres, Puerto Rican actress, singer, dancer, model and beauty queen
- October 31 â Natasja Saad, Danish rapper and reggae singer (d. 2007)
- November 1 â Kim Kärnfalk, Swedish singer (Friends)
- November 2
- Nelly, American rapper
- Prodigy, American rapper and record producer (Mobb Deep) (d. 2017)
- November 3 â Franko BoÃ
¾ac, Croatian accordionist
- November 4 â Louise Nurding, English singer, television personality and member of Eternal
- November 5 â Ryan Adams, American musician
- November 9 â Alessandro Del Piero, Italian footballer
- November 11 â Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor
- November 14 â Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
- November 19 â G. Dep, American rapper
- November 26 - Katrina Lenk, American actress, singer, dancer, musician, and songwriter.
- November 28 â apl.de.ap, Filipino-American musician (Black Eyed Peas)
- November 28 â Daz Sampson, English singer-songwriter, record producer and football manager (Bus Stop)
- November 28 â Styles P, American rapper
- December 3
- Trina, American rapper and musician
- Trina Braxton, American singer and television personality (The Braxtons)
- December 7
- Nicole Appleton, Canadian television presenter, singer-songwriter and actress (All Saints)
- Kang Full, South Korean webtoon artist and screenwriter
- December 8 â Cristian Castro, Mexican singer
- December 8 â Nick Zinner, American guitarist (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
- December 9
- Canibus, American rapper and actor
- Emjay, Canadian singer-songwriter
- December 10 â Meg White, American drummer and singer (The White Stripes)
- December 10 â Nina Gerhard, German singer (Captain Hollywood Project)
- December 11 â Ben Shephard, English television presenter and journalist
- December 12 â Michelle Saram, Singaporean actress, singer and businesswoman
- December 13 â Sara Cox, English broadcaster and author
- December 13 â Nick McCarthy, English-German guitarist and singer (Franz Ferdinand, Box Codax, FFS, Embryo, Scatter)
- December 14 â Nate Smith, American drummer, songwriter and producer
- December 15 â Acey Slade, American Musician
- December 18
- Rah Digga, American rapper and actress
- Cuban Link, Cuban-American rapper (Terror Squad)
- December 24
- Julian Rachlin, Lithuanian-Austrian violinist
- Ryan Seacrest, American musical/entertainment television host, radio personality and producer
- December 28 â Jocelyn Enriquez, American singer and songwriter
Deaths
- January 2 â Tex Ritter, American country music singer, 68
- January 23 â Lena Machado, Hawaiian singer, 70
- January 30 â Olav Roots, Estonian pianist and composer, 63
- February 2 â Jean Absil, organist and composer, 80
- February 15 â Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer, 86
- February 28 â Bobby Bloom, singer-songwriter, 28
- March 7 â Alberto Rabagliati, Italian singer and actor, 67
- March 28
- Dorothy Fields, lyricist, 68
- Dino Ciani, pianist, 32 (road accident)
- Arthur Crudup, singer, 68
- April 5 â Jennifer Vyvyan, operatic soprano, 49 (bronchial condition)
- April 7 â Pete Wendling, pianist and composer, 85
- April 15 â Giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter, 68
- April 17 â Blossom Seeley, US singer and vaudeville entertainer, 87
- April 25 â Pamela Courson, Jim Morrison's widow, 27 (heroin overdose)
- May 8 â Graham Bond, R&B musician, 36 (hit by train)
- May 15 â Paul Gonsalves, jazz saxophonist, 53
- May 24 â Duke Ellington, jazz musician, and composer, 75
- June 8 â Rodolfo Lipizer, violinist and conductor, 79
- June 22 â Darius Milhaud, composer, 81
- June 27 â Cliff Friend, US composer
- July 18 â Gabrielle Ritter-Ciampi, operatic soprano, 77
- July 27 â Lightnin' Slim, blues musician, 61
- July 29 â "Mama" Cass Elliott, singer (The Mamas & the Papas), 32 (heart attack)
- August 6 â Gene Ammons, tenor saxophonist, 49 (cancer)
- August 9 â Bill Chase, jazz rock trumpeter, 39
- August 11 â Maria Maksakova, Sr., opera singer, 72
- September 3 â Harry Partch, composer, 73
- September 22 â Marta Fuchs, operatic soprano, 76
- September 23 â Robbie McIntosh, drummer (Average White Band), 24
- October 5 â Ebe Stignani, operatic soprano, about 70
- October 13 â Josef Krips, violinist, 72
- October 24 â David Oistrakh, violinist, 66
- November 5 â Marguerite Namara, operatic soprano, 85
- November 8 â Ivory Joe Hunter, R&B singer, songwriter and pianist
- November 9 â Egon Wellesz, Austrian composer, musicologist and teacher (emigrated to England), 89
- November 11 â Alfonso Leng, composer, 80
- November 19 â George Brunies, jazz musician, 72
- November 21 â Frank Martin, composer, 84
- November 25 â Nick Drake, singer/songwriter, 26 (overdose)
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