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Sugar Babies - The Burlesque Musical, starring Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney, is presented at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1208 performances.
John Rockwell of the New York Times reviews the album London Calling by The Clash, saying, "Although it's only been available as an import for a couple of weeks and won't be released domestically for a couple of weeks more, The Clash's London Calling still counts symbolically as the first important rock album of the 1980's. This is a two-disk set that justifies its length, and the first Clash album that fully explains the acclaim that the band's admirers have been heaping upon it all along."
At his office in Wimborne, Dorset, UK, Robert Fripp (of King Crimson fame) writes a sleeve note for his upcoming solo album God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners.
The musical 42nd Street is presented at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will subsequently move to the Majestic Theatre and then to The St. James Theatre, before finally closing in 1989, having racked up a total of 3,486 performances.
Bob Marley, suffering from terminal cancer, is undergoing treatment at the Issels Clinic in the Bavarian Alps, Germany, Europe. He will remain at the clinic until May 1981.