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The Wiz, a contemporary musical re-make of the movie Wizard Of Oz, featuring an all-black cast, opens at The Majestic Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA.
Western swing pianist John Bryce Wood, aka Smokey Wood, dies of heart failure in Texas, USA. Wood led the pioneering 1930’s western swing group The Modern Mountaineers.
Jimmy Buffett plays during a string of concerts at The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.
Wishbone Ash play at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
Status Quo play at Festival, Épinal, France, Europe.
Linda Ronstadt, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Vassar Clements, Steve Martin and John Hartford appear on tv show Don Kirshner's Rock Concert in the USA.
The New York Dolls and The Dictators are playing at The Coventry Club, New York City, USA.
Queen release a new single, Now I'm Here, on EMI Records in the UK.
Barry Manilow reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA with Mandy.
Sly and the Family Stone play the fourth of six nights at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA.
Bob Dylan releases a new single, Tangled Up In Blue, on Columbia Records in the USA.
During a tour of the West Indies, The Jackson 5 support Bob Marley And The Wailers at the National Heroes Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica.
Meat Loaf opens as Eddie and Dr. Scott in The Rocky Horror Show at The Belasco Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
Police are called out to the home of Steve Miller of the Steve Miller Band, where they find him putting out a fire. He tussles with police and is charged with resisting arrest. He is also subsequently charged with setting fire to clothes and personal effects belonging to Bernita DiOrio, the young lady who had called the police in the first case, but the charges are soon dropped.
Former New York Dolls Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan form The Heartbreakers with seminal New York punk Richard Hell.
Frank Sinatra plays at The Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Homesick James, Tommy Tucker, Billy Boy Arnold, Eddie 'Guitar' Burns, Little Joe Blue and Lonesome Jimmie Lee Robinson play the second of two nights at The 100 Club, London, UK. The shows are recorded and tracks will be released on the album American Blues Legends 75.
The Jackson 5 release a new album, Moving Violation, on Motown Records, in the USA.
Rod Stewart confirms that he has left the UK and intends to live permanently in the USA, where he will apply for citizenship.
Rick Wakeman stages his extravagant rock fantasy King Arthur On Ice at Wembley Stadium, London, UK, during which several ice-skating performers completely lose sight of each other because of clouds of dry ice. Chaos ensues, and the event is still cherished as a rock folly of the highest order.
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When ZZ Top play at The State Fair, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, they outdraw hometown artist Leon Russell.
Aspiring young UK band The Jam place a newspaper small ad stating "Jam require lead guitarist." No suitable applicants respond. On the same day, Jack White of The White Stripes is born.
Queen play the last of four nights at The Forum, Los Angeles, California, USA.
John Lennon and Phil Spector file copyright on their joint composition, Here We Go Again.
James Taylor and Phoebe Snow play as part of the The Summer Of Stars concert series in Washington Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Give A Little Bit by The Bay City Rollers reaches No1 in the UK pop singles chart.
Bob Dylan is working on Black Diamond Bay, Oh Sister, Mozambique and other songs in Studio E, Columbia Records Studios, New York City, USA, during sessions for the album Desire.
San Francisco band The Grateful Dead release a new album, Blues For Allah, in the USA on Grateful Dead Records.
Greenslade play at Friars at The Vale Hall, Aylesbury, England, UK, Europe, supported by John Otway and Kris Needs, and Warren Harry And The Yum Yum Band.
Roy Orbison plays at The ABC, Chester, England, UK, Europe.
Jerry Garcia and Friends and Jefferson Starship give a free show to 40,000 fans in Lindley Park, San Francisco, California, USA.
There is a bomb scare at The Uptown Theatre, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, where Bruce Springsteen is playing a show. The singer returns to the Hotel Pfister and has a few drinks until the all clear is given. On the drive back to the hall, Springsteen rides on the roof of the car.
Pink Floyd reach No1 in the UK album chart with Wish You Were Here.
Weather Report play at Shaboo's, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Weather Report play at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, USA.
Lionel Richie marries his college sweetheart, Brenda Harvey.
Bruce Springsteen appears on the covers of both Newsweek and Time magazines on the same day. Musicians rarely appeared on the cover of either magazine, so to be featured on both on the same day was quite remarkable.
Jefferson Starship play at McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Deaf School play at The Nashville, London, UK.
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Siren, the fifth LP by Roxy Music enters the UK albums chart, where it will peak at No4.
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Singer Feargal Sharkey is invited to audition for The Undertones in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. He gets the job.
Matt Montgomery is born in Houston, Texas, USA. Also known as Piggy D, he will find success a guitarist in horror-punk band Wednesday 13 and as bassist for Rob Zombie.
Charges of marijuana possession against Linda McCartney (wife of Paul McCartney) are dropped in Los Angeles, California, USA, when she completes a drugs counselling course in London, UK.
Queen’s ground-breaking Bohemian Rhapsody video is broadcast on UK tv show Top Of The Pops for the first time.
Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue plays at the Civic Center Arena, Hartford, Connecticut.
Squeeze play at the College of Art, York, England, UK, Europe.
Black Sabbath release a double-album compilation, We Sold Our Soul For Rock’n’Roll, on NEMS Records in the UK.
On their Feel Like Coming 'Ome tour, The Who play at Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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