Culture of the 1970's

 

Generally:

            A period of self-doubt in America:

                        Kent State Incident

                        Watergate Scandal

                        Lost War in Vietnam

                        Gas Shortages due to OPEC embargo

                        high inflation

                        Hostage Crisis in Iran

            Acceptance of 60's ideas:

                        civil rights

                        feminism

                        environmentalism

            Era of "self-awareness" and "self improvement"

           

Music:

            Diana Ross

            Chicago

            Four Seasons

            Earth, Wind, and Fire

            Billy Joel

            Elton John

            Eagles                       

            Fleetwood Mac

            Peter Frampton

            Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)

            Frank Zappa

            Led Zeppelin

            Rolling Stones

            Herbie Hancock

            Chick Corea

            Blondie

            The Ramones

            Jim Croce

 

and of course: DISCO (late 70's)

            K.C. and the Sunshine Band

            Kool and the Gang

            Anita Ward

            Sister Sledge

 

11 people are trampled to death at The Who concert

 

Elvis Presley died 1977

 

Television Debuts:

            Saturday Night Live

            The Gong Show

            Family Feud

            Chips

            The Love Boat

            Sanford and Son

            Chico and the Man

            Roots

            The Jeffersons

            Monday Night Football

            Muppet Show

            Barney Miller

            Hawaii Five-O

            All in the Family

            Bonanza

            MASH

            Kojak

            Happy Days

            Monty Python's Flying Circus

 

Sports:

            era of free agency begins in Baseball

            Hank Aaron

            Willie Mays

            Nolan Ryan

            Pete Rose

            Reggie Jackson

            Montreal Canadiens win four straight Stanley Cups

            Bobby Orr plays for Boston Bruins

            Kareen Abdul Jabbar

            Celtics win several NBA championships

            Muhammed Ali

            Steelers dominate the late 70's

            O.J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills rushes for 2,003 yards

            USSR defeats U.S. in disputed Olympic basketball

            Arabs seize 11 Israeli athletes in Munich games 1972