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Having achieved 100,000 sales, the album Made In Japan by Deep Purple is awarded a gold disc in the UK by the BPI.
The Captain And Tennille are awarded their first gold record by the R.I.A.A. in the USA for the hit single, Love Will Keep Us Together.
Gerry Brown is sworn in as the new Governor of California, in Sacramento, California, USA. Brown's arch-conservative actions while in office will inspire Jello Biafra of punk-rock band The Dead Kennedys to write the song California Uber Alles.
George Benson plays at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA. The show is recorded and will be released as the LP In Concert-Carnegie Hall by CTI Records.
Five and a half years after its UK release, Elton John finally releases his debut album, Empty Sky, in the USA.
Paul Beaver, of the innovative and influential electronic duo Beaver And Krause, dies aged 49 of a stroke, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Tom Jenkinson is born in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK, Europe. He will find international success as electronic dance music musician Squarepusher.
The LP Roots: John Lennon Sings The Great Rock 'N' Roll Hits was issued on the Adam VIII label in the USA. The label belongs to music business entrepreneur Morris Levy, a man of, to say the least, questionable integrity. The album consists of tracks given to Levy by Lennon, but it is released without Lennon's permission. It will sell 1,270 copies on vinyl, and a further 175 on 8-track, before production is halted by a legal action from Lennon and Capitol Records.Lovin' You by Minnie Riperton reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA. In the sixties Riperton had sung with ground-breaking psychedelic soul band Rotary Connection, and her extraordinarily pure five-octave vocal range made her one of the most admired singers of her era.
Freddie Mercury of Queen is given an Ivor Novello Award for Killer Queen by the Songwriters Guild Of Great Britain.
Black Oak Arkansas play at The Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
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Bob Dylan releases the double album The Basement Tapes in the USA on Columbia Records.
Chuck Negron, lead vocalist of Three Dog Night is arrested for possession of cocaine in a Louisville, Kentucky, USA, hotel room.The Bee Gees play as part of the The Summer Of Stars concert series in Washington Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Mathangi Arulpragasam is born in Mitcham, South London, UK. She will find success as singer and songwriter M.I.A.
Seals And Crofts play as part of the The Summer Of Stars concert series in Washington Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Argent play at The New Victoria, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Dirty Tricks.Proto-punk band The London SS is rehearsing in London, with a line-up that includes future members of The Clash, The Damned and Generation X.
Charlie Daniels hosts the Volunteer Jam II in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA, with special guests The Marshall Tucker Band, Billy Joe Shaver, Jimmy Hall and The Allman Brothers Band's Dickey Betts
Pioneering bluegrass guitarist Charlie Monroe dies of cancer at his farm in Reidsville, North Carolina, USA. Brother of the more famous Bill Monroe, Charlie known for compositions including Rubber Neck Blues.Bob Dylan is rehearsing in New York City, USA, for his Rolling Thunder Revue - planned as a traveling cavalcade of Dylan and his long-time musical comrades.
Bob Dylan turns up at the Other End club in Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, to watch singer-songwriter David Blue perform. At the gig, Dylan meets Ronee Blakly, a talented actress/singer who had made such an impression in Robert Altman's three-hour cult classic, Nashville. Blakly joins Dylan on stage for a few duets at the end of Blue's show.
Bruce Springsteen appears on the covers of both Newsweek and Time magazines in the USA on the same day. Musicians rarely appeared on the cover of either magazine, so to be featured on both on the same day was quite remarkable.
The Who play the first of two days at Phillipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany, Europe.
Still Crazy After All These Years by Paul Simon enters the Billboard album charts in the USA, on its way to No1.
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Voyage Of The Acolyte, debut album by ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett enters the UK album charts on its way to No26.
The Royal Variety Performance, held at the London Palladium, London, UK, is transmitted on UK tv, featuring Count Basie and his Orchestra, Telly Savalas and Charles Aznavour.
Travis Barker, drummer of 
ZZ Top play at The Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, supported by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Poco.
CBGB's Club in New York City, USA, continues its Christmas Rock Festival, with the second of two nights featuring The Ramones and Mink De Ville.
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