Rare Footage from 1979

1970s

Explore 248 rare behind-the-scenes clips and footage of famous musicians from 1979.

1979 in Music

Joy Division released 'Unknown Pleasures'. Pink Floyd released 'The Wall'. The Clash released 'London Calling'. The Sugar Hill Gang released 'Rapper's Delight', bringing hip-hop to the mainstream. Michael Jackson released 'Off the Wall'. The Cure released their debut.

Artists

R.E.M.Dave Brownthe 10The EaglesLester FlattHeadWilcoMetallicaThe BandNew wave of British heavy metalMegadethY&TDenny CarmassiMark MendozaPrince Lincoln ThompsonHole (band)L.A.B.State RadioNMEThe WhoButch MorrisMaura O'ConnellPrinceTennessee PulleyboneBrad WhitfordLoudon Wainwright IIIMark SpoelstraBuck DharmaConcertDock GreenThe Marshall Tucker BandCherLinda WaterfallGeordie WalkerMartin AtkinsEddyJason McCaslinSteve GilletteWrathchildSongwriterRoddy BottumJuan CroucierStan LewisHungarian metalJ.O.E.Bon ScottDallaStingIcon (band)Exodus (band)Kirk HammettDave MustaineGary HoltLee AltusPaul BostaphRideJudas PriestPanteraIron MaidenThin LizzyJames (band)Eddie Van HalenMatthieu HartleyScolaMusic festivalDeBargeLive (band)Journey (band)The Band PerryV. ValeThe PretendersThe MekonsSimon GallupTim BlakeLol TolhurstChris LeDouxSiouxsie and the BansheesMidnightENTREsooE.F. BandPaul McCartneyMark BiedermannRod TempertonO.V. WrightPhyllis HymanJacky WardPatti LaBelleThe StranglersCharley PrideCharlie DanielsLouis PriceBob MarleyGeorge ChandlerTony BanksBonnie RaittGordon LightfootCity and ColourSlayerQueens of the Stone AgeThe Tragically HipQueenElvis CostelloVampire WeekendSlowdiveBlue RodeoRobert PlantJames HetfieldRed Hot Chili PeppersThe KillsNeko CaseWeenGhostface KillahMobyLoretta LynnMargo PriceDinosaur Jr.Son HouseSteve EarleMaynard James KeenanDolly PartonPhalon JonesJames TaylorDiana RossEugene RecordVerne AllisonT.O.K.Ringo StarrLyle LovettPatti PagePatti AustinLabelleThe Jazz SingerDiegoMiles DavisCass ElliotAretha FranklinDave HollandLes BinksDave LogginsThe PoliceStewStewart CopelandLew TabackinJunior WalkerJerry SommersMike PineraLeaf Houndlovin'LukeFridaThe La'sKornFreddie StoneDionne WarwickSkyler SkjelsetChris VrennaTom FarnellRare grooveUli Jon RothMillie JacksonPhil GuyDru HillSweet SavagePeggy SeegerJohn GoodsallDave ShepherdMuddy WatersBruce SpringsteenJimi HendrixDon GibsonRoger WatersMichael MacNeilRamonesSex PistolsThe ClashMusic industryGreen DayThe StoogesIan MacKayeGrateful DeadThe CureJoy DivisionCreamDerek ForbesJon ToogoodThe SoundWinoKeith RichardsJimmy PageJerry Lee LewisLittle RichardRod StewartMick JaggerWillie NelsonChuck BerryYouthABBAJohnny ShinesMobb deepSammy LawhornMother MotherBig SmoKansas City RedJunior WellsFreddie KingBuddy GuyFloyd JonesEarl ScruggsRory GallagherEarl Thomas ConleyDiamond RioDeric RuttanRory BlockThe Velvet Undergroundmichael ackEddie TaylorBee GeesStevie Wonderthe jacksonsMichael JacksonGene ChandlerR. KellyJPPPeter ToshSomebody to LoveLyricistPublic Image Ltd.The Smashing PumpkinsSavatageCliff WilliamsOlivia Newton-JohnVan HalenSarcofagusTommy HuntBo DiddleyRitchie BlackmoreDire StraitsChampion Jack DupreeThor (band)Mike BloomfieldThe Handsome BeastsMetal umlautMotörheadThe CommodoresLionel RichieTeddy PendergrassCurtis SalgadoP.O.D.Barry WhiteIggy PopJohn LydonPick WithersFleetwood MacStevie NicksBob WelchBob WeirEarth, Wind & FireKenney JonesAC/DC