Events in Music History in December 1975

  • Dec 5 "Me & Bessie" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 453 performances
  • Dec 8 "Raisin" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 847 performances

Treemonisha

Dec 14 Scott Joplin's opera "Treemonisha" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 64 performances

Wood Joins Rolling Stones

Dec 19 British guitarist Ron Wood joins the Rolling Stones

  • Dec 21 "Very Good Eddie" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 307 performances
  • Dec 21 Revival of Jerry Herman's musical "Hello, Dolly", starring Pearl Bailey closes at Minskoff Theater, NYC, after 51 performances

George Harrison Teases Hit

Dec 26 George Harrison teases his hit "My Sweet Lord" before breaking into "The Pirate Song" on Eric Idle's Rutland Weekend Television Christmas Special (UK)

  • Dec 28 1st broadcast of Dutch public radio service Hilversum IV; programming chiefly classical music
  • Dec 30 "Boccaccio" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 7 performances