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The album Waylon And Willie by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson is certified as a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Blues pianist and recording artist Robert McCoy dies in his late 60s, in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Bob Dylan plays the second of three nights at Matsishita Denki Taiibukan, Hirakata City, Osaka Fu, Japan.
The album Weekend In LA by jazz and r'n'b guitarist George Benson is awarded a Gold Disc in the USA by the R.I.A.A.
Power pop band The Young Ones release their debut single on Virgin Records in the UK. The single will flop, but one member, Paul 'Wix' Wickens, will go on to become the MD for Paul McCartney's band.
Eddie And The Hot Rods, Radio Stars and Squeeze play at The Belle Vue, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Young Ones play at The Marquee Club, London, UK. They will not last long, but one member, Paul 'Wix' Wickens, will go on to a lengthy career as MD in Paul McCartney's band.
Queen play the first of two nights at The Ahoy Hallen, Rotterdam, Holland, Europe.
Belgian 'punk' Plastic Bertrand enters the UK singles chart with Ca Plane Pour Moi, which will peak at No8.
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In the Irish television guide; at 4.00 'Top Cat', 4.30 'Skippy' and at 5.30 'Youngline' (a series for young people highlighting their interests) featuring a new pop group called Hype, who will later change their name to U2.
The Human League play their first gig, at Bar 2 in Psalter Lane Art College, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
The EMI pressing plant in the UK stops printing the album cover for The Rolling Stones' Some Girls after complaints from some celebrities, including Raquel Welch and Lucille Ball, who have been depicted without their permission in the cover's mock-wig advertisement.
Bob Dylan's album Street Legal enters the Billboard album chart in the USA where it will peak at No11 during an eight-week run.Touring in support of his album Bat Out Of Hell, Meat Loaf plays at The CNE Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Touring in support of his album Bat Out Of Hell, Meat Loaf plays in The Stampede Corral, Regina, Canada.
Wilko Johnson's Solid Senders play the second of two nights at The Marquee, London, UK, supported by The Young Ones. The support band will not last long, but one member, Paul 'Wix' Wickens, will go on to a lengthy career as MD in Paul McCartney's band.
Steve Winwood marries Nicole Weir at Cheltenham register office, Cheltenham, England, UK, Europe.The Avengers play the first of two nights at Rock Corporation, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by The Plugs and Braniac.
Soul crooner Teddy Pendergrass performs a show "For Women Only" at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, USA. White chocolate lollipops shaped like teddy bears are given to the audience.Ease On Down The Road by Michael Jackson and Diana Ross is released by MCA Records in the USA. It will miss the Billboard Top 40 by one place.
Bob Dylan plays at the Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York State.
Gruppo Sportivo play at Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.Bob Dylan plays at The McKale Memorial Center, University Of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Bob Dylan plays at the Special Events Center, University Of Texas At Austin, Austin, Texas.
George Clinton is featured on the front cover of Jet magazine in the USA, alongside the headline 'Man who makes millions pushing P-Funk'.Joey Castle, an Elvis Presley-styled rockabilly-rock'n'roll singer and recording artist, dies of cancer in New York City, USA.
The Jacksons release Destiny on Epic Records. It is their first entirely self-produced and almost entirely group-written album.
Bob Dylan sets up his own record label, Accomplice Records, but little more is ever heard of it.
At a cost of just £200 Iron Maiden record their first demos, at Spaceward Studios, Cambridge, England, UK, Europe.Jan |