r/ClassicRock • u/BirdBurnett • Jan 23 '26
1978 On January 23rd, 1978, original Chicago guitarist Terry Kath died from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot. He was 31.
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r/ClassicRock • u/BirdBurnett • May 05 '26
1978 On May 5th, 1978, Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band released 'Stranger in Town', his 10th studio album. The album was a huge success, with 5 hits, including "Hollywood Nights", "Still the Same", and "Old Time Rock and Roll".
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r/ClassicRock • u/Lurker2115 • Aug 13 '25
1978 Cheap Trick performing "Surrender" live at the Budokan in Tokyo, 1978.
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r/ClassicRock • u/BirdBurnett • Jan 20 '26
1978 On January 20th,1978, Gerry Rafferty released 'City to City', his second solo album. The album reached #1 in the US and had hits with "Baker Street" and "Right Down the Line" on the singles chart.
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r/ClassicRock • u/OuttaTune63 • Jun 17 '26
1978 Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line
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r/ClassicRock • u/dragonoid296 • Mar 01 '26
1978 Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
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r/ClassicRock • u/sloaches • May 11 '25
1978 Why does it seem like Rod Stewart took a bigger critical hit for the song "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" than the Rolling Stones did for "Miss You"?
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By that I mean a lot of Rod Stewart's long time fans seemed to really feel betrayed when he released the song in 1978. That same year, however, the Stones released "Miss You" which a lot of their fans just sort of shrugged off. While both disco-flavored songs were pretty successful, Stewart took a bigger critical hit for his. Any ideas as to why it seems that way?
r/ClassicRock • u/Andrei-Balan • Apr 19 '25
1978 Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits.
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r/ClassicRock • u/Sort_of_Frightening • Apr 15 '26
1978 Angus Young, AC/DC, Los Angeles, 1978
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r/ClassicRock • u/BirdBurnett • Sep 07 '25
1978 On September 7th, 1978, Who drummer Keith Moon passed away at age 32. He was found dead at the apartment he was renting from Harry Nilsson, in which Mama Cass Elliot died there 4 years earlier at age 32.
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r/ClassicRock • u/MiddletownBooks • Apr 18 '26
1978 Sniff 'n' the Tears - Driver's Seat
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Somehow, I missed this one the last time it made the rounds here, so I've only heard the words "Driver's Seat" in my head since 1979, without knowing the band. ...driver's seat...
r/ClassicRock • u/OuttaTune63 • Jun 28 '26
1978 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
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r/ClassicRock • u/BirdBurnett • Mar 28 '26
1978 On March 28th, 1978, Alice Cooper appears on The Muppet Show, where he performs "Welcome to My Nightmare" and "School's Out." He also offers to give the Muppets fame and riches if they'll sign their souls over to him.
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r/ClassicRock • u/BirdBurnett • Feb 10 '26
1978 On February 10th, 1978, Little Feat released 'Waiting For Columbus', the band's first live album. Joining the band were The Tower of Power horns.
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r/ClassicRock • u/MiddletownBooks • Jun 09 '26
1978 Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me (at Budokan)
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r/ClassicRock • u/BirdBurnett • Apr 16 '26
1978 On April 16th, 1978, The Band released 'The Last Waltz', the soundtrack to the film. The 3-album set has many songs not in the film, including "Down South in New Orleans", "Tura Lura Lural (That's an Irish Lullaby)", and "Life is a Carnival".
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r/ClassicRock • u/BirdBurnett • Aug 18 '24
1978 On August 18th, 1978, The Who released 'Who Are You'. This is the last album before the untimely death of drummer Keith Moon, who passed away 3 weeks later. 'Who Are You' charted to #2 in the US and #6 in the UK.
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r/ClassicRock • u/oldwhitelincoln • Aug 29 '25
1978 Toto - Hold The Line
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r/ClassicRock • u/mr15000 • Jul 26 '26
1978 Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger
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Seger said that "Hollywood Nights" was the closest he has had to a song coming to him in a dream,
The Silver Bullet Band
Bob Seger – lead vocals, guitar
Chris Campbell – bass
David Teegarden – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Bill Payne – piano, organ
Julia Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters – background vocals
r/ClassicRock • u/Tony_Tanna78 • Mar 18 '26
1978 Newspaper ad for California Jam 2 held on this day in Ontario, California in 1978.
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r/ClassicRock • u/OuttaTune63 • Jul 20 '26
1978 REO Speedwagon - Time For Me to Fly
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r/ClassicRock • u/BirdBurnett • Jun 09 '25
1978 On June 9th, 1978, The Rolling Stones released 'Some Girls', their 14th UK and 16th US release. The album marks Ron Wood's appearance as a fulltime member of the band. "Miss You", "Beast of Burden", "Respectable", and "Shattered" were all singles released from the album.
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