The Year Was 1976–on the pop music charts, “Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart” by Elton John and Kiki Dee, “Afternoon Delight” by the Starland Vocal Band, and “A Fifth of Beethoven” by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band…in the news, the first SST Concorde flight took place, and Nadia Comaneci of Romania scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics…popular movies included “Rocky,” “Carrie,” “Taxi Driver” and “Network”…and among new television programs, “Three’s Company,” “Charlie’s Angels” and “The Muppet Show”.
KXEL@80–1976
Jeff Stein
Nov 11, 2022 | 8:06 AM
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