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After pleading guilty to the involuntary manslaughter of Average White Band drummer Robbie McIntosh, record company executive Kenneth Moss gets 120 days in jail. McIntosh had died of a heroin overdose at a party thrown by Moss in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On their Sabotage Tour, Black Sabbath play at The Kursaal, Southend, UK.
Blues performer Taj Mahal marries Inshirah Geter, and they will go on to have six children.
On his Station To Station tour, David Bowie plays at The Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Elvis Presley records America The Beautiful at home in Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Whern Eddie And The Hot Rods play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, they are supported by The Sex Pistols, who proceed to destroy The Hot Rods' equipment.
National Health play at The School Of Economics, London, England, UK, Europe.
When seven members of Bette Midler's band are arrested for possessing cocaine and pot, they are bailed out by Miss Midler.
Kiss make imprints of their feet in the Walk of Fame outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Eagles' compilation album Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 is awarded platinum status by the R.I.A.A. in the USA. This is the first ever platinum disc award.
The 18th Annual Grammy Awards are held in Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, USA. Singer-songwriter Janis Ian collects Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female). Paul Simon’s album Still Crazy After All These Years gets Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal.
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Pure Prairie League and The Atlanta Rhythm Section play at The Warehouse, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Jackson Browne begins recording sessions for his fourth album, The Pretender, with producer Jon Landau. The sessions will, however, be abandoned on the 25th when Browne's wife Phyllis Major commits suicide.
Hans Koller Free Sound record Kalabash, Turkish Cross Colour, Song For Eva and other tracks at Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik, Stuttgart, Germany, Europe.
Convicted murderer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, whose case has been championed by Bob Dylan in the song Hurricane, is granted a re-trial.
The 101ers, including singer and guitarist Joe Strummer, play at The Nashville Rooms, West London, UK. Support band The Sex Pistols. Also in the audience are Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, who will later form The Clash with Strummer.The Rolling Thunder Revue, a traveling cavalcade headed by Bob Dylan and featuring an ever-changing cast of his long-time musical comrades, continues its second leg at the Bayfront Civic Center Auditorium, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
The Rolling Thunder Revue, a traveling cavalcade headed by Bob Dylan and featuring an ever-changing cast of his long-time musical comrades, continues its second leg at the Curtis Hixon Convention Center, Tampa, Florida.
Having sold over two million copies, Disco Lady by Johnnie Taylor is declared the first platinum single.
The hit single Right Back Where We Started From by Maxine Nightingale is certified gold by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
The Rolling Thunder Revue, a traveling cavalcade headed by Bob Dylan and featuring an ever-changing cast of his long-time musical comrades, continues its second leg with two performances at The Warehouse, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.When The 101ers play at Heyward's Heath, UK, lead vocalist Joe Strummer splits the band. He has been invited to join The Heartdrops, whose members include the three other musicians who will subsequently form The Clash with Strummer.
As part of the World Series Of Rock, Mayor Pete Flaherty of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, declares that in the wake of the recent calamitous ZZ Top concert in the city, future rock shows at Three Rivers Stadium will be limited to seven hours max, the gates will open earlier, there must be more portable toilets, and drunks and drug-users will not be allowed in. He concludes, "I hope it will not become necessary to eliminate future concerts."
On their Worldwide Texas tour, ZZ Top play at The Convention Center, Niagara Falls, New York State, USA, supported by Starz and Blue Oyster Cult. The tour features an onstage menagerie of typically Texan live animals such as a longhorn steer, black buffalo, two vultures and two rattlesnakes. Various Texan plants, such as yucca, agave and cacti, also decorate the stage, which has been built in the shape of Texas.
On their Worldwide Texas tour, ZZ Top play at Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, South Carolina, USA, supported by Jay Boy Adams. The tour features an onstage menagerie of typically Texan live animals such as a longhorn steer, black buffalo, two vultures and two rattlesnakes. Various Texan plants, such as yucca, agave and cacti, also decorate the stage, which has been built in the shape of Texas.
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Touring in support of their LP Riding High, Sassafras play at Leascliffe Hall, Folkestone, England, UK, Europe.
Police are called in when three hundred ZZ Top fans go on the rampage in San Francisco, California, USA, because they cannot get tickets for the band's upcoming show.
In London, UK, EMI Records signs punk band The Sex Pistols to a two-year recording contract.
On the second leg of their Worldwide Texas tour, ZZ Top play at The Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, Indiana, USA, supported by The Fools. The tour features an onstage menagerie of typically Texan live animals such as a longhorn steer, a black buffalo, two vultures and two rattlesnakes. Various Texan plants, such as yucca, agave and cacti, also decorate the stage, which has been built in the shape of Texas.
Keyboardist Jon Perkins quits Swindon-based new wave band XTC to play with The Stadium Dogs. He will be replaced by Barry Andrews.
Paul McCartney's band Wings release a triple album, Wings Over America, in the UK and USA simultaneously.
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.Jan |