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1 Events 2 Bands formed 3 Bands disbanded 4 Albums released 5 Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles 6 Other significant singles 7 Published popular music 8 Classical music 9 Opera 10 Musical theater 11 Musical films 12 Births 13 Deaths
Events January 14 - The Sex Pistols played their final show (until a 1996 reunion) at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom .
January 21 - Steve Martin performs the original "King Tut" on Saturday Night Live February 14 - Electric Light Orchestra kick off their famous "Out of the Blue" world tour in New Zealand
April 22 - The Blues Brothers make their first appearance on Saturday Night Live John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd ) was introduced by Paul Shaffer (as Don Kirshner ) and performed "Hey Bartender".
April 26 - Ringo Starr 's, Ringo , a musical version of The Prince and the Pauper airs on American television. Starr's fellow former Beatle George Harrison provides the narration.
May 6 - The Knack forms
May 13 - Barry Gibb becomes the first and only songwriter in history to have written 4 consecutive #1 singles on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart.
May 25 - In a performance used for The Kids are Alright , The Who play their last show with Keith Moon
June - The Dead Kennedys form.
July 19 - The Dead Kennedys play their first concert at the Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco, California.
August 26 - The first Canada Jam Festival is held in Ontario , featuring sets by the Doobie Brothers , the Commodores , Kansas , Dave Mason and the Atlanta Rhythm Section.
September 7 - Keith Moon , drummer of The Who , dies in England.
A now sober Alice Cooper is released from rehab. He releases the album "From the Inside ", which tells of his stay in the rehab centre.
November 27 - Def Leppard 's permanent drummer Rick Allen joins the band at the age of 15.
Gary Busey stars in The Buddy Holly Story Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score , and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Busey) and Best Sound .
The Beatles spoof, "The Rutles - All You Need Is Cash " airs on television.
The Eagles ' "Hotel California " was nominated for a Grammy award
Kenny Rogers continues his highly successful solo career with the single (and album) "The Gambler" and will go on to star in no less than 5 movies based around the song.
In the UK, singles sales are at their all-time high this year, boosted by the simultaneous peak of the disco and punk phenomena and the success of singles from the movie Grease Ry Cooder records Bop Till You Drop, one of the first popular music albums to be recorded in Compact disc format.
Bands formed Bands disbanded Albums released Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles Other significant singles Published popular music Classical music Opera Musical theater Musical films Births January 3 - Kimberley Locke , American singer
February 1 - Jeff Conrad , Phantom Planet
February 14 - Ryan Griffiths , The Vines
February 22 - Jenny Frost , Atomic Kitten
April 22 - Daniel Johns , Silverchair
May 1 - Matt Lovato, Mest
May 30 - Kianna Alarid , Tilly and the Wall
June 29 - Sam Farrar , Phantom Planet
June 19 - Mía Maestro , singer
June 27 - Lolly , English singer
August 23 - Julian Casablancas , The Strokes
August 24 - Darren Robinson , Phantom Planet
August 27 - Ma$e , rapper
August 28 - Max Collins , Eve 6
September 30 - Steve Klein , New Found Glory
October 2 - Ayumi Hamasaki
October 14 - Usher
October 27 - Vanessa-Mae , violinist
November 9 - Sisqó
November 10 - Eve (rapper)
November 16 - Carolina Parra , Cansei de Ser Sexy
November 22 - Karen O , Yeah Yeah Yeahs
November 30 - Clay Aiken
December 1 - Brad Delson , Linkin Park
December 2 - Brian Chase , Yeah Yeah Yeahs
December 15 - Ned Brower , Rooney
December 23 - Esthero , singer-songwriter
Deaths January 23 - Terry Kath , Chicago guitarist and vocalist
January 3 - Jack Oakie , actor in many musical films of the 1940s
January 31 - Greg Herbert , Blood, Sweat & Tears saxophonist
March 11 - Claude François , singer-songwriter
March 18 - Peggy Wood , actress and singer
April 3 - Ray Noble , composer and bandleader
April 21 - Sandy Denny , Fairport Convention , Fotheringay , cerebral haemorrhage
May 1 - Aram Khachaturian , composer
May 26 -
