1977-1-18

Playing the Fool

Gentle Giant

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1976
12/8 Wed
The Eagles release Hotel California.
12/12 Sun
"Ace Frehley is shocked on stage during a Kiss concert in Lakeland, Florida after touching an ungrounded metal railing. The incident inspires the song ""Shock Me""."
12/31 Fri
"The fifth annual New Year's Rockin' Eve special airs on ABC, with performances by Donna Summer, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, The Four Seasons, and KC and the Sunshine Band."
1977
1/1 Sat
"The Clash headline the opening night of London's only punk rock club, The Roxy"
1/11 Tue
"Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is fined £750 for possession of cocaine which was found in his wrecked car on May 19, 1976. Richards was charged an additional £250 for court costs and found ""not guilty"" of possession of LSD."
1/20 Thu
"Jimmy Buffett's Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes is released, featuring the biggest single of his career, ""Margaritaville"", which helps establish Buffett as a popular artist, and earns him much of the rabid fanbase (""Parrotheads"") for which
1/22 Sat
"Maria Kliegel makes her London debut at the Wigmore Hall, with a programme of Bach, Kod_ly, and Franck."
1/26 Wed
"Patti Smith falls off the stage while opening for Bob Seger in Tampa, Florida. Smith is rushed to the hospital for 22 stitches to close head lacerations. While recovering, Smith writes her fifth book of poetry, Babel."
1/26 Wed
"Fleetwood Mac's original lead guitarist, Peter Green, is committed to a mental hospital in England after firing a pistol at a delivery boy bringing him a royalties check."
1/27 Thu
"After releasing only one single for the band, EMI terminates its contract with the Sex Pistols."
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