May 1982

May 1982 in Music History

Events in Music

Event of Interest

May 10 WABC NYC plays its last record (John Lennon's Imagine)

Musician and Beatle John Lennon — Musician and Beatle
John Lennon

May 16 "Barnum" closes at St James Theater NYC after 854 performances
May 16 "Is There Life after High School?" closes at Barrymore after 12 performances
May 27 "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." opens at Alvin NYC for 5 performances
May 29 "I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses hits #62
May 30 "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." closes at Alvin NYC after 5 performances
May 31 "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 63 performances

Birthdays in Music

May 2 Lorie [Laure Pester], French singer, born in Le Plessis-Bouchard, Île-de-France
May 4 Hector King, Mexican singer and songwriter, born in Culiacán, Mexico
May 4 Rasheeda, American hiphop singer, born in Decatur, Illinois

Cory Monteith

May 11 Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and musician (Glee, Monte Carlo), born in Calgary, Alberta (d. 2013)

Actor & Musician Cory Monteith — Actor & Musician
Cory Monteith

May 15 Jessica Sutta, American dancer, singer and actress (The Pussycat Dolls)
May 18 Eric West, American singer and actor
May 23 Malene Mortensen, Danish singer
May 23 Tristan Prettyman, American musician
May 29 Joanne Borgella, American plus-sized model and singer

Deaths in Music

May 1 William Primrose, Scottish violist (Method for Violin & Viola), dies at 77
May 5 Cal Tjader, American Latin jazz musician, dies at 56
May 11 Piet van Egmond, Dutch organist & conductor (Neth Chamber Orchestra), dies at 70
May 13 Gara Garayev [Kara Karayev], Soviet-Azerbaijani composer (Seven Beauties), dies at 64
May 13 Renzo Rossellini, Italian composer, dies at 74
May 26 Nanny Larsén-Todsen, Swedish opera singer, dies at 97