1980-2-5

Boys Don't Cry

The Cure

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1980
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.
1/19 Sat
"The first UK Indie Chart is published in Record Week, with Spizzenergi's ""Where's Captain Kirk"" topping the singles chart, and Adam and the Ants' Dirk Wears White Sox topping the album chart.[1]"
1/25 Fri
Paul McCartney is released from a Japanese jail and ejected from the country by Japanese authorities.
2/7 Thu
Pink Floyd's The Wall Tour opens at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
2/8 Fri
"David Bowie and his wife of nearly 10 years, Angie, file for divorce. Bowie gets custody of their 9-year-old son, Zowie."
2/14 Thu
Lou Reed marries Sylvia Morales in New York City's Greenwich Village.
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
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