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The musical Your Arms Too Short To Box With God is presented at The Lyceum Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run on Broadway for 429 performances. The musical is based on the Biblical Book of Matthew.Dire Straits get their first airplay when Radio London deejay Charlie Gillett plays a demo of their song Sultans Of Swing on his radio show, Honky Tonk. Guitarist Mark Knopfler and the other members of the band are helping a friend move house, so they do not even hear the broadcast which will, in due course, win them a recording contract with Phonogram Records. Later on this evening, they play at The Albany, London, UK.
The Starland Vocal Band Show makes its debut on CBS-tv in the USA. The show is hosted by the group made famous by their hit single Afternoon Delight.