Do you remember February 1977?

The B 52S 1980 Warner Publicity Photo
The B-52s, a U.S. new wave music band formed by a group of friends in Athens, Georgia, played their first concert together—a Valentine’s Day concert. Photograph: Wikipedia

By Scott McEvoy, HealthMarkets Insurance Agency

If you were in high school in 1977, you are likely approaching age 65, which is when you will begin making decisions regarding your Medicare options.

To learn more about your options, give me a call to schedule a no-cost, no-obligation educational meeting.

In the meantime, enjoy recalling these memories from February 1977:

Top 5 Singles – February 19, 1977
#1 “Blinded by the Light” – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
#2 “New Kid in Town” – The Eagles
#3 “Torn Between Two Lovers” – Mary MacGregor
#4 5 “Love Theme from ‘A Star Is Born’ (Evergreen)” – Barbra Streisand
#5 “I Like Dreamin’’ – Kenny Nolan

Top-Grossing Movie Week of February 23
“Rocky”

February 1977 Events

  • Larry Flynt, publisher of the pornographic magazine Hustler, was convicted by the Court of Common Pleas for Hamilton County, Ohio (in Cincinnati) of pandering obscenity and of engaging in “organized crime” as defined by a new Ohio law.
  • The B-52s, a U.S. new wave music band formed by a group of friends in Athens, Georgia, played their first concert together—a Valentine’s Day concert.
  • As part of its apartheid policy of racial segregation, the white-minority government of South Africa ordered private Roman Catholic schools to expel their non-white students by the end of the week. The schools refused to reverse their policy of integration of white, black, and mixed-race students, despite threats to have their educational institutions “de-registered.”
  • The first test flight of the American space shuttle program took place as the space shuttle Enterprise was attached to the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a Boeing 747 jet airplane designed to carry the spacecraft.
  • At the 1977 Grammy Awards, Stevie Wonder won in four different categories, bringing his total number of Grammy Awards to 14. Wonder was voted best male pop music singer, best male R&B singer, and best producer, while his recording “Songs in the Key of Life” was voted the top album of 1976. Linda Ronstadt won the award for best female singer.
  • At The 12th Academy of Country Music Awards, Mickey Gilley was named Top Male Vocalist of the Year; Crystal Gayle was named Top Female Vocalist; and Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn were named Top Vocal Group. The Song of the Year was “Don’t the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time,” written by Baker Knight, and recorded by Mickey Gilley.

Source: Wikipedia

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