1978-1-19

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The Manhattan Transfer

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1977
12/14 Wed
"Saturday Night Fever appears in theaters, igniting a new popularity for disco music and pushing it to the forefront of American pop culture. The accompanying soundtrack to the film is an enormous hit that establishes the Bee Gees (who had composed most o
12/17 Sat
"Elvis Costello makes his American television d_but on Saturday Night Live, but is banned after substituting the scheduled performance of ""Less than Zero"" with ""Radio, Radio"" instead."
12/31 Sat
"The sixth annual New Year's Rockin' Eve special airs on ABC, with performances by Ohio Players, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, KC and the Sunshine Band, and Andy Gibb."
1978
1/14 Sat
The Sex Pistols play their final show (until a 1996 reunion) at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom.
1/16 Mon
Elton John appears on this week's People Magazine without his trademark glasses. John would still wear glasses occasionally for the next ten years until wearing them permanently again.
1/21 Sat
"As Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon, the soundtrack hits #1 on the Billboard Charts, where it will stay until July."
1/25 Wed
"Electric Light Orchestra kick off their ""Out of the Blue"" world tour in Honolulu, Hawaii."
1/25 Wed
"Bob Dylan makes his directorial debut in the surrealist film Renaldo and Clara, shot during his Rolling Thunder Revue tour."
1/28 Sat
"By request, Ted Nugent autographs his name into a fan's arm with a bowie knife in Philadelphia."
2/4 Sat
Elton John appears as the guest star on The Muppet Show.
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