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1979
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy by Rod Stewart begins its first of four weeks at No1 in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart in the USA.
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1979
Melody Maker reports that keyboardist Barry Andrews has left Swindon band XTC.
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1979
Craig Campbell is born in Metter, Georgia, USA. The country singer-songwriter will begin scoring hits with his 2010 release Family Man, followed by the 2012 single Outta My Head and the 2013 hit Keep Them Kisses Comin'.
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1979
Rod Stewart begins a four week run at No1 in the US Top 40 singles with Do Ya Think I'm Sexy.
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1979
Eddie Rabbitt begins the first of three weeks at No1 on the Billboard Country Singles Chart in the USA with the theme from the Clint Eastwood movie Every Which Way But Loose.
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1979
Meat Loaf enters the UK Singles Chart with Bat Out Of Hell which will peak at No15.
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1979
On their Destiny Tour, The Jacksons including Michael Jackson play at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK.
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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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