July 19 – Dead Kennedys play their first concert, at the Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco, California.Sunday consists of Willie Nelson headlining his sixth annual Fourth of July picnic. The first day features Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush, Heart, Journey, Head East, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Eddie Money, Van Halen and Walter Egan. July 1 – The first Texxas Jam is held over the July 4 long weekend at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.June 29 – Peter Frampton is nearly killed in a car accident in The Bahamas, suffering multiple broken bones, a concussion, and muscle damage.June 20 – Grace Slick splits with Jefferson Starship the day after a disastrous concert in Hamburg, Germany, in which a heavily intoxicated Slick verbally abused the crowd and groped various fans and bandmates.June 16 – The film adaptation of the musical Grease, opens in theaters and is a box office hit.
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March 18 – California Jam II is held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in California.Fleetwood Mac's Rumours wins Album of the Year, the Eagles' " Hotel California" wins Record of the Year and, in a rare tie, Barbra Streisand's " Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" and Debby Boone's " You Light Up My Life" both collectively win Song of the Year. February 23 – The 20th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by John Denver.February 10 – Van Halen debuts with a self-titled album Eddie Van Halen introduces a powerful new sound and technique to world, while David Lee Roth is ushered in as the front man.February 4 – Elton John appears as the guest star on The Muppet Show.
January 28 – By request, Ted Nugent autographs his name into a fan's arm with a bowie knife in Philadelphia.The single is eventually pressed and goes on to become the band's first hit. January 26 – Workers at EMI's record processing plant in England refuse to press copies of The Buzzcocks's second single " What Do I Get?" because of its flipside, "Oh Shit!".Bob Dylan makes his directorial debut in the surrealist film Renaldo and Clara, shot during his Rolling Thunder Revue tour.Electric Light Orchestra kick off their "Out of the Blue" world tour in Honolulu, Hawaii.January 23 – Terry Kath, guitarist and founding member of rock band Chicago, dies from an accidental gunshot wound to the head from a gun he thought was unloaded, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles he is 32 years old.January 21 – As Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon, the soundtrack hits #1 on the Billboard Charts, where it will stay until July.January 17 – Simple Minds make their very first live performance at Glasgow's Satellite City.John will still wear glasses occasionally for the next ten years until wearing them permanently again. January 16 – Elton John appears on this week's People (magazine) without his trademark glasses.January 14 – The Sex Pistols play their final show (until a 1996 reunion) at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom.7 Chronological table of US and UK number one hit singles.