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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.
A readers poll in UK pop paper Sounds votes Kate Bush the No1 singer of the past year.
Having been delayed for nine months by legal problems, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Brian Eno and David Byrne (of Talking Heads), enters the UK album chart, where it will peak at No29.
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Rock musical movie Xanadu, starring Olivia Newton-John and featuring music by the Electric Light Orchestra [E.L.O.], opens to cinemas in Japan, Asia.
Face Value, the first solo album by Phil Collins of Genesis, enters the UK album chart at No1.