On 14 December 1976, Sting moved to London, and on the day of his arrival, sought out Copeland for a jam session .
Bolin went on to record his second solo album, Private Eyes . On 4 December 1976, after a show in Miami supporting Jeff Beck , Bolin was found unconscious by his girlfriend and bandmates. Unable to wake him, she hurriedly called paramedics, but it was too late. The official cause…
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The exposure eventually led to a record contract. In December 1976, Ben Edmonds (1950–2016), an A&R man for Capitol Records , and previously an editor for Creem , signed the band after spotting them at CBGB. Wrote Edmonds:
Early in 1975, Brian signed a production deal with California Music , a Los Angeles collective that included Bruce Johnston and Gary Usher, but was drawn away by the Beach Boys’ pressing demands for a new album. In October, Marilyn persuaded Brian to admit himself to the care of psychologist…
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On 1 December 1976, Queen were the intended guests on London’s early evening Today programme, but they pulled out at the last minute, which caused their late replacement on the show, EMI labelmate the Sex Pistols , to give their infamous expletive-strewn interview with Bill Grundy .
he was briefly replaced by Rob Harper as the Clash toured in support of the Sex Pistols during December’s Anarchy Tour.
Wind & Wuthering was released in December 1976 and reached No. 7 in the UK and No. 26 in the US.
Two more highly successful studio albums were released in less than a year: Rock and Roll Over (November 11, 1976)
Chimes left in late November
Tejas , recorded during a break in the tour and released in November 1976, was the final ZZ Top album under their contract with London Records.