1979-12-27

Adventures in Utopia

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1979
9/27 Thu
"Elton John collapses on stage at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles County, California while performing ""Better Off Dead"". He refuses to stop the show and resumes playing fifteen minutes later."
10/10 Wed
Joe Perry officially leaves Aerosmith.
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."
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