Events in Music History in May 1975

Inseparable

May 11 Natalie Cole releases her debut album "Inseparable" (wins 2 Grammy Awards)

  • May 13 "Rodgers & Hart" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 108 performances
  • May 16 Wings release "Listen to What the Man Said" in UK
  • May 17 "Funky Gibbon" by The Goodies hits #79

Music History

May 17 Singer Mick Jagger (31) punches a restaurant window, needs 20 stitches for repairs

Rhinestone Cowboy

May 26 "Rhinestone Cowboy" single released by Glen Campbell (Billboard Song of the Year, 1975)

Venus and Mars

May 27 Paul McCartney & Wings release their "Venus and Mars" album

  • May 31 "Fight the Power" single released by The Isley Brothers (Billboard Song of the Year, 1975)

Goodtime Charley

May 31 Larry Grossman and Hal Hackady's historical musical comedy "Goodtime Charley", based on King Charles VII of France, and starring Joel Grey, closes at Palace Theater, NYC, after 104 performances