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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 Cure spend the sixth of eight days recording their second album, Seventeen Seconds, at Morgan Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.Japanese electronic pop pioneers Yellow Magic Orchestra release a new single, Space Invaders, in the UK.
Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, owners of the notorious Studio 54 club in New York City, USA, are sentenced to three and a half years in prison, with a $20,000 fine each, for tax evasion.
Southern boogie label Capricorn Records, home of the Allman Brothers Band, in Macon, Georgia, USA, files for bankruptcy.
At the American Music Awards in ABC-tv Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA, The Bee Gees collect the trophies for Favourite Band and Favourite Album.
During a 23-date US tour, performing mostly religious material, Bob Dylan plays the second of two nights at the Opera House, Spokane, Washington.
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.