Events in Music for Year 1982

Months in Year 1982: January February March April May June July September October December

Events 1 - 23 of 23

Jan 8th - Johnny Cash Parkway opens in Hendersonville Tennessee

Jan 25th - 9th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers win

Feb 4th - Musical "Pump Boys & Dinettes," premieres in NYC

Feb 14th - "Night of 100 Stars" takes place at NY's Radio City Music Hall

Feb 24th - 24th Grammy Awards: Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy wins

Mar 13th - Ice Dance Championship at Copenhagen won by Torvill & Dean (GRB)

Mar 18th - Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident

Apr 29th - 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Barbara Mandrell

May 9th - Arthur Kopit's musical "Nine," premieres in NYC

Jun 2nd - "Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 53 performances

Jun 7th - 16th Music City News Country Awards: Barbara Mandrell

Jun 30th - "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" closes at Nederlander NYC after 333 perfs

Jul 1st - ABC national music radio network scheduled premiere (never happened)

Jul 3rd - Riot at building Stopera Amsterdam (damages Ÿ1 million)

Jul 18th - "Blues in the Night" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 53 perfs

Jul 20th - T Macauly & D Vosburghs musical "Windy City," premieres in London

Jul 27th - Menken & Ashman's musical "Little Shop of Horrors," premieres in NYC

Sep 2nd - Rolling Stone Keith Richard's house burns down

Sep 10th - Decca releases Beatle audition "Complete Silver Beatles" album

Country Singer Willie Nelson

Oct 11th - 16th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson & Ricky Skagg

Oct 29th - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson release "Girl is Mine"

Dec 1st - Michael Jackson releases "Thriller"

Dec 29th - Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica