Events from the year 1975 in Michigan. The Associated Press (AP) selected the state's top news stories of 1975 as follows: # The disappearance of former Teamsters president

Jimmy Hoffa James Riddle Hoffa (born February 14, 1913 – disappeared July 30, 1975; declared dead July 30, 1982) was an American labor union leader who served as the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) from 1957 until 1971. F ...

on July 30 from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Township where he had planned to meet with organized crime figures,

Anthony Provenzano Anthony Provenzano (May 7, 1917 – December 12, 1988), also known as Tony Pro, was an American mobster who was a powerful caporegime in the Genovese crime family New Jersey faction. Provenzano was known for his associations with Jimmy Hoffa du ...

and Anthony Giacalone; # The resignation of Michigan Supreme Court Justice and former Governor

John Swainson John Burley Swainson (July 31, 1925 – May 13, 1994) was a Canadian-American politician and jurist who served as the 42nd governor of Michigan from 1961 to 1963. Early life and education Swainson was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He mo ...

on November 7, five days after his conviction on three counts of perjury charges for lying to a federal grand jury investigating Swainson's role in a bribery conspiracy involving an effort to secure a new trial for a convicted burglar; # An upturn in the automobile business following a major slump in 1974; # The June 6 escape by helicopter of con man Dale Otto Remling from the nation's largest walled prison ( Southern Michigan Prison in

Jackson, Michigan Jackson is the only city and county seat of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534, down from 36,316 at the 2000 census. Located along Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127, it is approxi ...

) and his capture one day later at a bar 10 miles away in Leslie, Michigan; # The

Michigan Legislature The Michigan Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber, the Senate, and a lower chamber, the House of Representatives. Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, ...

's struggles with a budget deficit; # Flooding in southern lower Michigan reported to be the worst since 1947; # The sinking of , an ore carrier, in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10 with the loss of life of all 29 crew members; # Continued fallout from the

Michigan PBB contamination incident Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), also called brominated biphenyls or polybromobiphenyls, are a group of manufactured chemicals that consist of polyhalogenated compound, polyhalogenated derivatives of a biphenyl core. Their chlorine analogs are th ...

in which a flame retardant chemical feed was mixed with livestock feed, distributed to Michigan farms, and fed to 1.5 million chickens, 30,000 cattle, 5,900 pigs, and 1,470 sheep; # The Ann Arbor Hospital Murders in which 10 patients at the Veterans Hospital in Ann Arbor died mysteriously from respiratory failure, later resulting in the 1976 trial and conviction of two nurses, Filipina Narciso and Leonora Perez; and # The automobile industry introduces rebates to spur sales. The AP also selected the state's top sports stories as follows: # Hudson High School setting a national high school record by extending its winning streak to 72 games (before losing to Ishpeming in the Class C championship game); # The trade that sent Mickey Lolich from the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

to the New York Mets for Rusty Staub; # The NCAA investigation into Michigan State Spartans football; # The opening of the Pontiac Silverdome, a domed stadium built at a cost of $55.7 million; # The Detroit Tigers have a 19-game losing streak to set a modern American League record; # The Northern Michigan Wildcats football team won the NCAA Division II Football Championship; # The

1975 Michigan Wolverines football team The 1975 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season. In it seventh season under head coach Bo Schembechler, Michigan compiled an 8– ...

compiles an 8–1–2 record in the regular season, loses to Ohio State, and goes on to lose to Oklahoma in the

1976 Orange Bowl The 1976 Orange Bowl was the 42nd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, January 1. Part of the 1975–76 bowl game season, it matched the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines of th ...

; # The 1975 Detroit Tigers compile a 57–102 record, the second worst season in club history to that time; # Ten black players from the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team were suspended after walking out; three white players later transferred; # Michigan high school football begins a playoff system with championships won by Livonia Franklin, Dearborn Divine Child, Ishpeming, and Crystal Falls Forest Park; # The trade of

Dave Bing David Bing (born November 24, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player, businessman, and politician who served as the 74th mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 2009 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. After starring a ...

for Kevin Porter; # Mount Pleasant declaring itself the "City of Champions"; and # Marcel Dionne signing with the Los Angeles Kings and the Detroit Red Wings get

Terry Harper Terrance Victor Harper (born January 27, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Harper played in the National Hockey League from 1962 to 1981. During this time, he played for the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Detroi ...

and Don Maloney as compensation.

Office holders

State office holders

Governor of Michigan The governor of Michigan is the head of state, head of government, and chief executive of the U.S. state of Michigan. The current governor is Gretchen Whitmer, a member of the Democratic Party, who was inaugurated on January 1, 2019, as the stat ...

: William Milliken ( Republican) *

Lieutenant Governor of Michigan The lieutenant governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor. The current lieutenant governor by default is Garlin Gilchrist, a Democrat, who has held the office since January 1, 2019. Proce ...

James Damman James Joseph Damman (January 16, 1933 – February 23, 2011) was an American, Republican politician from Michigan. Born in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, Damman served in the United States Army. He then served on the Troy, Michigan city commiss ...

(Republican) * Michigan Attorney General:

Frank J. Kelley Frank Joseph Kelley (December 31, 1924 – March 5, 2021) was an American politician who served as the 50th Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan. His 37-year term of office, from 1961 to 1999, made him both the youngest (36 years old ...

(

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

) * Michigan Secretary of State: Richard H. Austin (Democrat) * Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: William A. Ryan (Democrat) * Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate:

Robert VanderLaan Robert "Robbie" VanderLaan (c. 1930-November 1, 2015) was a former majority leader of the Michigan State Senate. A Republican, he ran to replace Gerald Ford as representative for Michigan's 5th congressional district in a 1974 special election, ...

(Republican)/

Milton Zaagman Milton Zaagman (March 28, 1926 – February 3, 2012) was a Republican member of the Michigan Senate from 1963 through 1974 who was its majority leader in his final year. Early life A native of Grand Rapids, Zaagman attended Calvin College and ea ...

(Republican) * Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court: Thomas M. Kavanagh

Mayors of major cities

* Mayor of Detroit:

Coleman Young Coleman Alexander Young (May 24, 1918 – November 29, 1997) was an American politician who served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan, from 1974 to 1994. Young was the first African-American mayor of Detroit. Young had emerged from the far-left ele ...

Mayor of Grand Rapids This is a list of mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The current mayor is Rosalynn Bliss, who was sworn into office on January 1, 2016. References {{Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city and county seat ...

Lyman Parks Rev. Lyman S. Parks (1917 – November 4, 2009) was the mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1971 to 1976. He was the first African-American to serve in the position. He was also the first African-American elected to the Grand Rapids City Commissi ...

* Mayor of Flint:

Paul Calvin Visser Paul Calvin Visser is an American politician who was mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States. Located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit, it is a principal cit ...

Mayor of Lansing List Lansing, Michigan, was incorporated as a city on February 15, 1859. * Hiram H. Smith, 1859 * John A. Kerr, 1860 * William H. Chapman, 1861–62 * Dr. Ira H. Bartholomew, 1863–65 * Dr. William H. Haze, 1866 * George W. Peck, 1867 * ...

: Gerald W. Graves *

Mayor of Ann Arbor This is a list of mayors of Ann Arbor, Michigan, beginning with Ann Arbor's incorporation as a city on April 4, 1851. References Ann Arbor mayors, Political Graveyard website* Samuel W. Beakes, Past and Present of Washtenaw County' (Washtenaw C ...

: James E. Stephenson (Republican)

Federal office holders

* United States Senator from Michigan: Philip Hart (

) * United States Senator from Michigan:

Robert P. Griffin Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the M ...

( Republican) * United States Representative, District 1:

John Conyers John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. ...

(Democrat) * United States Representative, District 2:

Marvin L. Esch Marvin Leonel Esch (August 4, 1927 – June 19, 2010) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1977 before unsuccessfully seekin ...

(Republican) * United States Representative, District 3:

Garry E. Brown Garry Eldridge Brown (August 12, 1923 – August 27, 1998) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979. Biography Brown was born in Schoolcraft, Michiga ...

(Republican) * United States Representative, District 4:

J. Edward Hutchinson J. Edward Hutchinson (October 13, 1914 – July 22, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan's 4th congressional district in the United States House of R ...

(Republican) * United States Representative, District 5:

Richard Vander Veen Richard Franklin Vander Veen (November 26, 1922 – March 3, 2006) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life and education Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Vander Veen attended the local public schools and graduated from Muskego ...

(Democrat) * United States Representative, District 6: Bob Carr (Democrat) * United States Representative, District 7:

Donald W. Riegle Jr. Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress. Early life and family Donald W ...

(Democrat) * United States Representative, District 8:

J. Bob Traxler Jerome Bob Traxler (July 21, 1931 – October 30, 2019), also known as J. Bob Traxler or Bob Traxler, was an American lawyer and politician from Michigan. He served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 to 1993. Early ...

(Democrat) * United States Representative, District 9: Guy Vander Jagt (Republican) * United States Representative, District 10:

Elford Albin Cederberg Elford Albin "Al" Cederberg (March 6, 1918 – April 17, 2006) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Cederberg was born to dairy farmers Albin and Helen (Olson) Cederberg in Bay City, Michigan; his father and maternal grand ...

(Republican) * United States Representative, District 11:

Philip Ruppe Philip Edward Ruppe (born September 29, 1926) is an American former politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979 before running, unsuccessfully ...

(Republican) * United States Representative, District 12:

James G. O'Hara James Grant O'Hara (November 8, 1925 – March 13, 1989) was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1977. Early life O'Hara was born in Washington, D.C. He moved with his parents to ...

(Democrat) * United States Representative, District 13:

Charles Diggs Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Congress ...

(Democrat) * United States Representative, District 14:

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(Democrat) * United States Representative, District 15:

William D. Ford William David Ford (August 6, 1927 – August 14, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from Michigan and namesake of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program. Ford was known for his support of workers and educational opportunity. Among his significant ...

(Democrat) * United States Representative, District 16: John Dingell (Democrat) * United States Representative, District 17:

William M. Brodhead William McNulty Brodhead (born September 12, 1941) is an American lawyer and former politician from Michigan who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983. Early life and education Brodhead was born in Clev ...

(Democrat) * United States Representative, District 18: James Blanchard (Democrat) * United States Representative, District 19: William Broomfield (Republican)

Population

Sports

Baseball

1975 Detroit Tigers season The 1975 Detroit Tigers compiled a record of 57–102, the fifth worst season in Detroit Tigers history. They finished in last place in the American League East, 37½ games behind the Boston Red Sox. Their team batting average of .249 and team ER ...

– Under head coach Ralph Houk, the team compiled a record of 57–102, finished in last place in the American League East, and was outscored by opponents, 786 to 570. The team's batting leaders were

Ben Oglivie Benjamin Ambrosio Oglivie Palmer (born February 11, 1949) is a Panamanians, Panamanian former professional baseball left fielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox (1971–1973), Detroit Tigers (1974–1977), and Mi ...

with a .286 batting average, Willie Horton with 25 home runs and 92 RBIs, and

Ron LeFlore Ronald LeFlore (born June 16, 1948) is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder. He played six seasons with the Detroit Tigers before being traded to the Montreal Expos. He retired with the Chicago White Sox in 1982. He stole 455 ...

with 28 stolen bases. The team's pitching leaders were Mickey Lolich with 12 wins and 139 strikeouts and John Hiller with a 2.17 earned run average.

American football

1975 Detroit Lions season The 1975 Detroit Lions season was the 46th season in franchise history. It was the first season for the Detroit Lions at the new Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium in Pontiac, a Detroit suburb, which was built specifically for the team. It was also ...

– Under head coach Rick Forzano, the team compiled a 7–7 record and finished second in the NFC Central. The team's leaders included Joe Reed with 1,181 passing yards,

Dexter Bussey Dexter Manley Bussey (born March 11, 1952) is a former American football running back. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions for 11 years from 1974 to 1984 and became the Lions' all-time career ...

with 696 rushing yards, Ray Jarvis with 501 receiving yards, and

Errol Mann Errol Denis Mann (June 27, 1941 – April 11, 2013) was an American football placekicker. He played in the National Football League from 1968 to 1978, and was a member of the Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl XI winning team. When attempting kicks, M ...

with 67 points scored. *

– Under head coach

Bo Schembechler Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler Jr. ( ; April 1, 1929 – November 17, 2006) was an American football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Miami University from 1963 to 1968 and at the University of ...

, the team compiled an 8–2–2 record and was ranked No. 8 in the final AP and Coaches Polls. The team's two losses were to No. 1 ranked Ohio State and No. 3 ranked

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in the

, The team's statistical leaders included Rick Leach with 680 passing yards, Gordon Bell with 1,390 rushing yards (

Rob Lytle Robert William Lytle (November 12, 1954 – November 20, 2010) was an American football player. Lytle played college football at the University of Michigan from 1973 to 1976. A running back, he broke Michigan's career record with 3,317 rushing y ...

added 1,030 rushing yards), and Jim Smith with 553 receiving yards. *

1975 Michigan State Spartans football team The 1975 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University during the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by Denny Stolz in his third and final season as head coach, the Spartans compiled an overall record of ...

– Under head coach Denny Stolz, the Spartans compiled a 7–4 record.

Basketball

1974–75 Detroit Pistons season The 1974-75 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 27th season in the NBA and 18th season in the city of Detroit. The team played at Cobo Arena in downtown Detroit. The Pistons finished with a 40–42 (.488) record, 3rd place in the Midwest Divis ...

– Under head coach Ray Scott, the Pistons compiled a 40–42 record. The team's statistical leaders included Bob Lanier with 1,823 points and 914 rebounds and

with 610 assists. *

1974–75 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team The 1974–75 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1974–75 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and ...

– Under head coach Johnny Orr, the team compiled a 19–8 record and was ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll.

Ice hockey

1974–75 Detroit Red Wings season The 1974–75 Detroit Red Wings season was the 49th season for the Detroit franchise, 43rd as the Red Wings. The team finished fourth and missed the playoffs Offseason Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and resu ...

– Under head coach Alex Delvecchio, the team compiled a 23–45–12 record and finished fourth in the Norris Division. The team's statistical leaders included

Danny Grant Daniel Frederick Grant (February 21, 1946 – October 14, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for parts of fourteen seasons from 1966 to 1979, most notably for the Minnesota Nor ...

with 50 goals and Marcel Dionne with 74 assists and 121 points. * Great Lakes Invitational -

Other

Music

Albums and singles by Michigan artists or centered on Michigan topics that were released or became hits in 1975 include the following: * " Some Kind of Wonderful", a single by Flint's Grand Funk Railroad, was released in December 1974, reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was ranked as the No. 6 song on

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1975 This is a list of ''Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1975.One of These Nights ''One of These Nights'' is the fourth studio album by the Eagles, released in 1975. In July that year, the record became the Eagles' first number one album on ''Billboard''s album chart, yielding three Top 10 singles: " One of These Nights", "Lyi ...

, a single co-written by Detroit native Glenn Frey (with

Don Henley Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. He is the drummer and one of the lead singers for the Eagles. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as "Witchy Woman", "Despe ...

), was released in May 1975, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was ranked as the No. 10 song on

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1975 This is a list of ''Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1975.Best of My Love, a single co-written by Detroit natives Glenn Frey and

J.D. Souther John David "J. D." Souther (born November 2, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He has written and co-written songs recorded by Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles (band), Eagles. Souther is probably best known for his songwriting ab ...

(with Don Henley), was released in November 1974, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was ranked as the No. 13 song on

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1975 This is a list of ''Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1975.Boogie On Reggae Woman", a single from Detroit native

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop musi ...

, was released in November 1974, reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart, and was ranked as the No. 26 song on

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1975 This is a list of ''Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1975.Bad Time "Bad Time" is a song written by Mark Farner and performed by Grand Funk Railroad, Grand Funk. It reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1975 and appeared on the band's 1974 album, ''All the Girls in the World Beware!!!'' Jimmy Ienner ...

", a single by Grand Funk Railroad, was released in March 1975, reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was ranked as the No. 62 song on

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1975 This is a list of ''Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1975.Only Women Bleed "Only Women Bleed" is a song by Alice Cooper, released on his debut solo album '' Welcome to My Nightmare'' in 1975. It was written by Cooper and Dick Wagner, and was the second single from the album to be released. Background It is a ballad abo ...

", a single by Detroit native Alice Cooper, was released in April 1975, reached No. 12 on the Billboard R&B chart, and was ranked as the No. 63 song on

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1975 This is a list of ''Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1975.Welcome to My Nightmare'' tour on March 21 in

Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolit ...

. The elaborate show is among the largest stage spectacles of the decade. * ''

Beautiful Loser ''Beautiful Loser'' is the eighth studio album by American rock artist Bob Seger, released in 1975. This album marked Seger's return to Capitol Records after a four-year split. His previous record with Capitol was '' Brand New Morning'' in 1971 ...

'', the eighth studio album by

Bob Seger Robert Clark Seger ( ; born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and The Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, break ...

, was released in April 1975. The album included the songs "

", "

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", and " Nutbush City Limits". * ''

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'', a soundtrack album by

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...

, was released in October 1975 and reached No. 20 on the Billboard album chart. The single " Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. * '' Ted Nugent'', the debut studio album from Ted Nugent, was released in September 1975, reached No. 28 on the Billboard album chart, and was certified double platinum. It included the single " Stranglehold". * '' Caught in the Act'', a live album from Grand Funk Railroad, was released in August 1975 and reached No. 21 on the Billboard album chart. * ''

A Quiet Storm ''A Quiet Storm'' is the 1975 third solo album by American soul music, soul singer, songwriter, and producer Smokey Robinson. The album received generally positive reviews, and spawned the hit single "Baby That's Backatcha", which spent one week ...

'', an album by

Smokey Robinson William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive director. He was the founder and front man of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief ...

, was released in March 1975. The single "

Baby That's Backatcha Baby That's Backatcha is a 1975 single written, produced and performed by Smokey Robinson. From the album, ''A Quiet Storm'', this disco/dance record (also featured on the disco charts) was Robinson's first of two solo (without the Miracles) numbe ...

" reached No. 1 on the R&B chart. * ''

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'', a studio album by

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...

, was released in October 1975 and reached No. 83 on the Billboard album chart. * ''

A Song for You "A Song for You" is a song written and originally recorded by rock singer and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album '' Leon Russell'', which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understandin ...

'', a studio album by The Temptations, was released in January 1975 and reached No. 13 on the Billboard album chart. The album featured two No. 1 R&B hits: " Happy People" and "

Shakey Ground "Shakey Ground" is a 1975 R&B single by The Temptations. It was co-written by Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel, who plays lead guitar on the song. Background Original Funkadelic bassist Billy "Bass" Nelson also plays on the song. Personnel * ...

" * On October 9, rock band Kiss earned publicity by playing the

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in Cadillac, Michigan. * On December 31, Elvis Presley performed before the biggest audience of his career, at Pontiac's Silverdome. During the show, Elvis ripped his pants onstage and had to leave to change.

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Births

* January 2 -

Dax Shepard Dax Randall Shepard (born January 2, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker and podcast host. Since 2018, he has hosted '' Armchair Expert'', a podcast that interviews celebrities, journalists, and academics about their lives. Shepard h ...

, actor ('' Parenthood'', '' CHiPs''), in Highland Township, Oakland County, Michigan * July 1 -

Sufjan Stevens Sufjan Stevens ( ; born July 1, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has released nine solo studio albums and multiple collaborative albums with other artists. Stevens has received Grammy and Academy Award nomi ...

, singer/songwriter, in Detroit * July 9 - Jack White, in Detroit

Gallery of 1975 births

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Deaths

* April 6 -

Arthur J. Lacy Arthur Jay Lacy (September 30, 1876April 6, 1975) was an American politician, lawyer, and philanthropist. In 1934, Lacy served as the Democratic Michigan gubernatorial nominee. Early life and education Arthur J. Lacy was born on September 30, ...

, politician, lawyer, and philanthropist at age 98 in Birmingham * March 18 - Biggie Munn, American football player and coach and athletic director, at age 66 in Lansing * July 30 -

, labor leader, disappeared at age 62 in Bloomfield Township

Gallery of 1975 deaths

References

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