1980-3-7

Coal Miner's Daughter

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1980
2/19 Tue
"Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC, dies in London. Although common folklore cites pulmonary aspiration of vomit as the cause of his death, the official cause is listed as ""Acute alcohol poisoning"" and ""Death by Misadventure""."
2/23 Sat
Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones and his wife are busted for cocaine possession on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. They are set free after spending five days in custody due to the inability of authorities to prove the cocaine in the apartment belonged
2/29 Fri
"Buddy Holly's trademark glasses and the Big Bopper's wristwatch are ""rediscovered"" in old police files by the Mason City, Iowa, sheriff (both were killed in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, along with singer Ritchie Valens)."
3/1 Sat
"Patti Smith marries former MC5 member Fred ""Sonic"" Smith."
3/3 Mon
"Sotheby's auction house in London auctions off a Rivera Hotel, Las Vegas, napkin signed by Elvis Presley for _500. Other items auctioned included four American dollar bills autographed by the Beatles, for £220 and a collection of personal letters belongi
3/8 Sat
40252 Tbilisi Rock Festival (1980): the first state-sanctioned rock music festival in the Soviet Union.
3/14 Fri
Record producer Quincy Jones receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
3/19 Wed
"Elvis Presley's autopsy is subpoenaed during the trial of Dr. George Nichopoulous, who would later be found guilty of overprescribing drugs to Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and other clients."
3/20 Thu
Radio Caroline shuts down in the UK after radio ship Mi Amigo sinks in a storm.
4/1 Tue
Brian Johnson is made the new lead singer of AC/DC.
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