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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.
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.
Echo And The Bunnymen play a 'secret' gig in The Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK, Europe, which is filmed for posterity under the title Shine So Hard.
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Thin Lizzy start a 26-date Euopean tour which will take them through France, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands.
Jackson Browne gets married for the second time, to Lynne Sweeney, at Hollister Ranch, near Santa Barbara, California, USA. Guests, apart from Browne's close family, include David Geffen.I Love A Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt reaches No1 on the Billboard country singles chart in the USA.
John Otway And Wild Willy Barrett play at Wearmouth Hall, Sunderland Poly, England, UK, Europe.
Motley Crue’s line-up is completed when lead singer Vince Neil joins the band.Promoted as 'the first laser-etched single' The Best Of Times by Styx is released in the UK.