February1983

Events in Music History in February 1983

Feb 7 "José Cuervo" single released by Shelly West (Billboard Song of the Year 1983)

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Feb 11 "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Ricky" & "Buckingham Blues" to complete his debut LP, at Scotti Brothers Studio in Santa Monica, California

Parody Singer and Comedian Weird Al Yankovic

Total Eclipse of the Heart

Feb 11 Single "Total Eclipse of the Heart" sung by Bonnie Tyler and composed by Jim Steinman is released

Singer-Songwriter and Record Producer Jim Steinman

Feb 13 Richard Levinson, William Link, Elmer Bernstein. and Don Black's musical "Merlin", starring magician Doug Henning and Chita Rivera, opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC; runs for 199 performances
Feb 23 25th Grammy Awards: "Roxanna"and "Toto IV"; Men at Work win

Thriller

Feb 26 Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks

King of Pop Michael Jackson

War

Feb 28 U2 release their third studio album "War" featuring protest song "Sunday Bloody Sunday", their 1st No. 1 UK album

Rocker Bono

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