Showing all 10 Facts found
Click to filter results
Paul McCartney's band Wings release a triple album, Wings Over America, in the UK and USA simultaneously.
Former Deep Purple guitarist Tommy Bolin is buried, wearing a ring that had been worn by Jimi Hendrix on the day he died.
Rock Against Racism stages its first major music event, a gig featuring Matumbi, Carol Gri mes, Limosine and the London Boogie Band at the Royal College Of Art, London, England, UK, Europe.Former Deep Purple guitarist Tommy Bolin is buried, wearing a ring that had been worn by Jimi Hendrix on the day he died.
When The Stranglers play at The Nashville, London, UK, their set is recorded for a live album, planned as their debut. Support band for the evening is The Tom Robinson Band.
Queen release the album A Day At The Races, in the UK.Generation X, a new band formed by UK punk rocker Billy Idol, plays its first gig, at the Central College of Art, London, UK.