Back To Basics.

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Episode 31 1975. “Back To Basics” Happy Birthday To Me David Bowie “Fame” off the album Young Americans his ninth studio album by the English musician David Bowie RIP.

The president signed a 2 trillion dollar stimulus package.

Extended the social distancing guidelines for another 30 days.

Dr. Anthony Fauci director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was the 38th president.

VietnamThe Battle of Ban Me Thuot.

Cost of Living 1975 How Much things cost in 1975

Yearly Inflation Rate USA9.2%

Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 858

Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 7.25%

Cost of a gallon of Gas 44 cents

Average cost new car $4,250.00

A few More Examples

Average Cost of new house $39,300.00

Average Income per year $14,100.00

Average Monthly Rent $200.00

Sony introduces Betamax videotapes and JVC introduces VHS.

First Blockbuster movie, Jaws, is released

• New York City avoids bankruptcy when President Gerald R. Ford signed a $2.3 billion loan.

Popular Culture 1975

• The film version of The Who's Tommy premiers in London
  
• Saturday Night Live debuts on NBC On October 11, 1975, (SNL), a topical comedy sketch show featuring Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman.
  Muhammad Ali beat Joe Fraser in the "Thriller In Manilla" match Muhammad Ali would later say, it was the closest thing to death he had ever known. He and Joe Frazier had gone 14 brutal rounds.

Popular Musicians and songs

• Bruce Springsteen releases his third album, Born To Run, widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time
  
• Minnie Riperton Lovin You
  
• Aerosmith “Toys in the attic” “Walk this way”
  
• Black Sabbath 1975 Album Sabotage “Hole in the sky” Ozzy Ozbourn Tony Iommi and Mike Butcher
  
• Chicago
  
• Bob Dylan “Blood on the tracks” “Tangled up in blue”
  
• David Bowie with " Fame "
  
• Alice Cooper
  
• The Eagles with " Best of My Love "
  
• Jefferson Starship
  
• Elton John with Rock of the Westies is the tenth studio “Island Girl’ Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy,
  
• Kiss “Hotter than Hell” “Hotter than hell” Gene Simmons
  
• Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page Robert Plant John Bonham Physical Graffiti was the sixth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released as a double album on 24 February 1975 “Ten Years Gone”
  
• John Lennon Rock 'n' Roll is the sixth studio album by John Lennon. Released in 1975, it is an album of late 1950s and early 1960s songs as covered by Lennon “Stand by Me”
  
• Bob Marley and the Wailers “Three little birds”
  
• Paul McCartney and Wings
  
• Pink Floyd Wish you were here “ Wish you were here” It was the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975.
  
• Paul Simon “Still Crazy After All These Years” is the fourth solo studio album by Paul “Still crazy after all these years”.
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