1980-1-4

The Romantics

The Romantics

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1979
11/16 Fri
Infinity Records is shut down and absorbed into parent company MCA.
11/26 Mon
"Bill Haley & His Comets perform at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in a command performance for Queen Elizabeth II. This was Haley's final recorded performance of ""Rock Around the Clock""."
12/3 Mon
"In Cincinnati, Ohio, a stampede for seats at Riverfront Coliseum during a Who concert kills 11 fans (band members were not made aware of the deaths until after the show)."
12/26 Wed
"-29 The Concerts for the People of Kampuchea are held over four nights at the Hammersmith Odeon in London to raise funds for victims of war in Cambodia. Queen, The Who, The Clash, Wings, Elvis Costello and members of Led Zeppelin all take part."
12/31 Mon
"The eighth annual New Year's Rockin' Eve special airs on ABC, with appearances by The Oak Ridge Boys, Village People, Chic, Blondie and Barry Manilow."
1980
1/1 Tue
Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
1/1 Tue
The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley.
1/7 Mon
"At the age of 44, songwriter Larry Williams is found dead in his Los Angeles, California home of a gunshot wound to the head. Investigators are never able to determine whether his death was a murder or suicide."
1/13 Sun
"The Beach Boys, Grateful Dead, and Jefferson Starship perform at a benefit concert at Oakland Coliseum for the people of Kampuchea."
1/16 Wed
Paul McCartney is arrested in Tokyo for possession of a half pound of marijuana. The remaining part of McCartney's and Wings' tour has to be canceled.
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