"Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J."
Jan 5 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's debut album "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J."
- Jan 7 Revival of Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Purlie", based on Ossie Davis' "Purlie Victorious", closes at Billy Rose Theater, NYC. after 14 performances
Music History
Jan 8 Elvis Presley files for divorce from Priscilla Presley on his 38th birthday
- Jan 8 Jerry Blatt and Lonnie Burstein's musical "Tricks", based on Molière's classic “The Pranks of Scapin” and starring René Auberjonois, opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 8 performances
- Jan 13 Jerry Blatt and Lonnie Burstein's musical "Tricks", based on Molière's classic “The Pranks of Scapin” and starring René Auberjonois, closes at Alvin Theater, NYC, after 8 performances
"Aloha from Hawaii"
Jan 14 "Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite", an Elvis Presley concert broadcast live to Asia and Oceana, and on delay to Europe and US, becomes the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer
- Jan 14 Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted on drug possession charges at his Marin County, California home
- Jan 30 Rock band Kiss plays their 1st show at the Coventry Club in Queens, NY
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