Events in Music History in December 1974

Ding Dong, Ding Dong

Dec 6 George Harrison releases single "Ding Dong, Ding Dong"

"The Godfather Part II"

Dec 20 "The Godfather Part II", directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1975)

  • Dec 20 George Harrison releases "Dark Horse", his fifth studio album in UK

Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti

Dec 23 Dmitri Shostakovich' son cycle "Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti" premieres in Leningrad

  • Dec 23 Revival of Ray Henderson, B.G. DeSylva, and Lew Brown's musical "Good News" opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 16 performances
  • Dec 30 Beatles are legally disbanded (4 years after suit was brought)

Buckingham, Nicks Join Fleetwood Mac

Dec 31 Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks join Fleetwood Mac