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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.
The three-day long US Festival, organised by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, continues in Glen Helen Regional Park near Devore, San Bernardino County, California, USA. Acts appearing on this, the second day, include The Kinks, Pat Benatar and Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers.
Valley Girl, a collaborative single by Frank Zappa and his daughter Moon Unit enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No32.
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Jump To It by Aretha Franklin reaches No1 in the Billboard R'n'B Singles Chart in the USA.
MTV in the USA broadcasts Special Delivery – Roger Daltrey – Ride A Rock Horse, featuring in-concert footage of a solo performance by The Who's vocalist.
Dire Straits enter the UK singles charts with Private Investigations, which will become their first Top 5 entry.
It is announced that Roy Orbison is suing his manager, Wesley Rose, for $500m of unpaid royalties.
Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA.
Sami Lauri Takamäki is born in Espoo, Finland, Europe. He will enjoy some success as Sami Yaffa, a bass guitarist best known for his work in New York Dolls and Hanoi Rocks.The album Talking Back To The Night by Steve Winwood enters the Billboard Albums Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No28.
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George Harrison of The Beatles is interviewed at his home near London, England, UK, Europe, by Mukunda Goswami about his involvement with Radha-Krishna Temple and the Hare Krishna Mantra.