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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.
Crosby, Stills And Nash play in Berkeley, California, USA.
The Who release a new single, Athena, in the USA.
The Go-Go's play in Charlevois, Mississippi, 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 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.
Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA.
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.
Jump To It by Aretha Franklin reaches No1 in the Billboard R'n'B Singles Chart in the USA.
The Beach Boys play in Canfield, Ohio, USA.
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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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.
Fleetwood Mac play in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Queen play at The PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Doobie Brothers play in Los Angeles, California, USA.
REO Speedwagon play in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor reaches No1 in the UK singles chart.
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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UK rock newspaper Sounds reveals that The The have signed to CBS Records for £40,000.
Gang Of Four play in Valencia, California, USA.
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.