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Actor Gary Busey, who had starred in the 1978 biopic The Buddy Holly Story, purchases one of
Buddy Holly’s guitars at an auction for $240,000. The guitar comes complete with a tooled leather case made by Holly.
Snooks Eaglin and Earl King headline the First Annual UK Blues Festival, St Asaph, Clwyd, Wales, UK.
Sacrifice/Healing Hands by
Elton John reaches No1 in the UK singles chart for the first of five weeks.

On his
Nude Tour Prince plays the fourth of seven non-consecutive nights at Wembley Arena, London, England, UK.

Keith Sorrentino, a 13 year old fan, files a $500,000 lawsuit against
Madonna, claiming that she threw him to the ground in May 1988 during an incident outside her Central Park West, New York City, USA, apartment.
Madonna’s latest album, I'm Breathless, stalls at No2 in the UK, unable to dislodge
MC Hammer.

Acting on a tip that
Chuck Berry is trafficking in cocaine,
Drug Enforcement agents raid his theme park, Berry Park, in Wentzville, Missouri, USA, while Berry is away. They find marijuana, hashish, two rifles, a shotgun, and several pornographic 8mm films.

On their
Hot In The Shade tour,
Kiss play at Starlake Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, USA.