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1979 - 1982
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.
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1981
MTV, a new 24 hour video music station, is transmitted for the first time on cable stations in the USA. The first track played is Video Killed The Radio Star by The Buggles.
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1981
Rick Springfield reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA with Jessie's Girl.
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1981
Motorhead, Ozzy Osbourne, Mahogany Rush, Triumph, Riot and Vardis play in The Heavy Metal Holocaust, at Port Vale Football Stadium, Stoke on Trent, England, UK, Europe. The sound system is so huge that it causes the local electricty substation to crash.
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1981
Shakin Stevens reaches No1 in the UK singles chart with Green Door.
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