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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.Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang enters the Billboard US Top 40. The song will peak at No36 in the Billboard US Top 40 Singles chart, No3 in the UK, and is generally considered the song that made rap popular.
The Clash begin their 16 Tons tour of the UK at Friar's, Aylesbury, supported by Ian Dury and The Blockheads.
KC And The Sunshine Band reach No1 in the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA with Please Don't Go.
The musical 42nd Street is presented at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will subsequently move to the Majestic Theatre and then to The St. James Theatre, before finally closing in 1989, having racked up a total of 3,486 performances.
Bob Marley, suffering from terminal cancer, is undergoing treatment at the Issels Clinic in the Bavarian Alps, Germany, Europe. He will remain at the clinic until May 1981.