Music in 1974

This article is about music from the year 1974 .

Content

 * 1 Pop Music
 * 1.1 Singles
 * 2 Grammy Awards
 * 3 Matches
 * 4 Events

Pop music
1974 is the year when the American punk band The Ramones was founded by four men who use immediately went the surname Ramone. Not until 1976, however, they will release their first album. Other well-known bands from the 70s which is formed in this year Talking Heads , Japan and Netherlands The Nits .

Peter Gabriel left in 1974, the symphonic rock group Genesis, and many fans see this as the end of an era. The sound of Genesis will be led by new singer Phil Collins, who was for several years the drummer of the band change drastically.

Also Sonny & Cher go separate ways, both privately and in the musical collaboration. In particular, the musical career of Cher will have many highlights.

From the Los Angeles based band Sparks scored their albums kimono my house and propaganda big hits. Critics speak of music that far anticipates the time. On kimono my house state number this town is not big enough that they score a big hit.

At the Eurovision Song Contest win ABBA with the song Waterloo . The Dutch duo Mouth & MacNeal with will I see a star / I see a star get to third, Jacques Hustin behalf occupied Belgium in ninth place with Fleur de Liberté.

In the summer of 1974 dies "Mama" Cass Elliott, one of the singers of The Mamas & the Papas , from a heart attack. Ellen Cohen, as was her real name, had been struggling with overweight and fought against it with slimming diets. The coroner was that her fatal.

On December 12, the Dutch band The Nits their live debut at a student party in the Brakke Grond in Amsterdam . In 2003 the band released an album called 1974, which refers to their founding year.

Singles

 * Lady Marmalade Labelle