January 18 - As the band is leaving for London, The Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious is removed unconscious from their plane in New York and rushed to a hospital. Vicious is treated for an overdose of barbituates and alcohol
January 23 - Chicago guitarist and vocalist Terry Kath[?] dies after accidentally shooting himself in the head with a pistol.
April 26 - Ringo Starr's, Ringo, a musical version of The Prince and the Pauper airs on American television. Starr's fellow former BeatleGeorge Harrison provides the narration.
... Pranksters[?], with the early sound heavily influenced by Kesey's LSD-soaked Trips Festivals[?]. This early period is covered in Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid ...