Events in Music History in March 1975

Mar 1 17th Grammy Awards: I Honestly Love You, Marvin Hamlisch win
Mar 1 Eagles' "Best of My Love" reaches #1

People's Choice Awards

Mar 3 1st People's Choice Awards: John Wayne & Barbra Streisand win (Motion Pictures) and Alan Alda, Telly Savalas & Mary Tyler Moore win (TV)

Singer-Songwriter and Actress Barbra Streisand

Goodtime Charley

Mar 3 Larry Grossman and Hal Hackady's historical musical comedy "Goodtime Charley", based on King Charles VII of France, and starring Joel Grey, opens at Palace Theater, NYC; runs for 104 performances

Music History

Mar 3 Linda McCartney is charged in US with possession of marijuana

Musician, Activist and Photographer Linda McCartney

Academy of Country Music Awards

Mar 5 10th Academy of Country Music Awards: Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn win

Country Music Singer and Songwriter Merle Haggard

Young Americans

Mar 7 RCA releases "Young Americans", David Bowie's 9th studio album, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City; featuring appearances by John Lennon on two tracks, it peaks in the U.S. charts at No. 9, and No. 2 in the U.K.

Mar 9 Musical rock opera "The Lieutenant" opens at the Lyceum Theatre, NYC; runs for 9 performances
Mar 10 "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens at the Belasco Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances

Stand By Me

Mar 10 John Lennon releases single "Stand By Me", a cover of Ben E. King's song from 1961

Mar 15 "That's the Way of the World" 6th studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1975)
Mar 16 Musical rock opera "The Lieutenant" closes at the Lyceum Theater, NYC, after 9 performances
Mar 19 Buster Davis and Luther Henderson's musical "Doctor Jazz" opens at the Winter Garden Theatre, NYC; runs for 5 performances
Mar 22 20th Eurovision Song Contest: Teach-In for Netherlands wins singing "Ding-a-dong" in Stockholm, Sweden
Mar 22 Buster Davis and Luther Henderson's musical "Doctor Jazz" closes at the Winter Garden Theatre, NYC, after 5 performances
Mar 22 Netherlands' "Ding-a-dong" performed by Tech-In wins Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden
Mar 22 Robert Wilson and Alan Lloyd's musical theatre work "A Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater. NYC; runs for 18 performances

Music Concert

Mar 24 New Orleans R&B piano player Professor Longhair with the Meters perform at record release party for Paul McCartney and Wings' "Venus and Mars", aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California

When Will I Be Loved

Mar 25 Linda Ronstadt releases cover of the Everly Brothers' 1960 song "When Will I Be Loved" as a single; climbs to No. 2 in the charts

Tommy

Mar 26 Ken Russell's film "Tommy", based on the rock opera by The Who, premieres in London; Roger Daltrey and Ann-Margret star, Tina Turner and Elton John are featured