Hall of Fame
Oct 1 Elton John honored by Madison Square Garden's MSG Hall of Fame
Music History
Oct 3 Victor Borge's "Comedy with Music" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 66 performances
- Oct 5 Revival of Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni and James Rado's hippie musical "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater, NYC; runs for 43 performances
Sports History
Oct 14 Linda Ronstadt sings national anthem prior to World Series Game 3 at Dodger Stadium; criticised for casual attire but ranked by Washington Examiner as second-best rendition ever at a sporting event
Heroes
Oct 14 RCA releases David Bowie's 12th studio album, "Heroes"; his second collaboration with Brian Eno in what becomes known as his 'Berlin trilogy' features contributions from guitarist Robert Fripp
- Oct 15 "Serpentine Fire" single released by Earth, Wind & Fire (Billboard Song of the Year 1978)
- Oct 15 Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life" goes #1 & stays #1 for 10 weeks
- Oct 20 Plane chartered by rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd runs out of fuel and crashes in a wooded area near Gillsburg, Mississippi. Six people are killed, including band members Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gains, and Cassie Gaines, and road manager Dean Kilpatrick
The Act
Oct 29 John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "The Act", starring Liza Minnelli and directed by Martin Scorsese, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 233 performances and wins a Tony Award for Liza
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