Events in Music in 1982

Jan 20 Heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a bat on stage in Des Moines, Iowa

Jan 25 9th American Music Awards: Pat Benatar & Kenny Rogers win

Jan 27 "Joseph & the Amazing Dreamcoat" opens at Royale NYC for 747 performances
Feb 4 "Pump Boys & Dinettes" opens at Princess Theater NYC for 573 performances
Feb 4 Musical "Pump Boys & Dinettes" premieres in NYC

Feb 13 Pink Floyd's album "Dark Side of the Moon" marks 402 weeks in the album charts

Feb 14 "Night of 100 Stars" takes place at NY's Radio City Music Hall
Feb 21 "Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 1604 performances
Feb 21 "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances
Feb 24 24th Grammy Awards: Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy wins
Mar 18 Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident
Mar 20 Joan Jett & Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" goes #1 for 7 weeks

Mar 26 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder release "Ebony & Ivory" in the UK

Mar 27 "Best Little Whorehouse..." closes at 46th St NYC after 1577 performances
Apr 24 27th Eurovision Song Contest: Nicole for Germany wins singing "Ein bißchen Frieden" in Harrogate

Apr 26 Rod Stewart is mugged, gunman steals his $50,000 Porsche

Apr 29 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Merle Haggard, and Barbara Mandrell win

May 7 "Is There Life after High School?" opens at Barrymore NYC for 12 performances
May 9 Arthur Kopit's musical "Nine" premieres in NYC
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
Jun 2 "Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 53 performances
Jun 7 16th Music City News Country Awards: Barbara Mandrell

Jun 21 Paul McCartney releases "Take it Away"

Jun 27 "Dancin'" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 1,774 performances
Jun 30 "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" closes at Nederlander NYC after 333 performances
Jul 1 ABC national music radio network scheduled premiere (never happened)
Jul 3 Riot at building Stopera Amsterdam (damages Ÿ1 million)
Jul 8 "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 5 performances
Jul 11 "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 5 performances
Jul 18 "Blues in the Night" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 53 performances
Jul 20 T Macauly & D Vosburghs musical "Windy City," premieres in London
Jul 24 "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" closes at E O'Neill NYC after 63 performances
Jul 27 Menken and Ashman's musical "Little Shop of Horrors" premieres in NYC
Aug 28 "Sugar Babies" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 1208 performances
Sep 2 Rolling Stone Keith Richard's house burns down
Sep 6 Paul McCartney releases "Tug of War"
Sep 9 "Your Arms are Too Short..." opens at Alvin NYC for 69 performances
Sep 10 Decca releases Beatle audition "Complete Silver Beatles" album
Sep 23 "Doll's Life" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 5 performances
Sep 26 "Doll's Life" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 5 performances
Oct 7 Musical "Cats" opens at Winter Garden Theater on Broadway NYC and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.

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

Oct 17 1st live orchestra on a US commercial network since 1954 (National Symphony)
Oct 24 "Rock 'n Roll!: The 1st..." opens at St James Theater NYC for 9 performances

Oct 31 "Rock 'n Roll!: The 1st..." closes at St James NYC after 9 performances

Nov 5 George Harrison releases "Gone Troppo" album

Nov 7 "Your Arms are Too Short to Box" closes at Alvin NYC after 69 performances
Nov 28 "Pirates of Penzance" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 772 performances
Dec 1 "Thriller", 6th studio album by Michael Jackson is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year 1984, best-selling album of all time, Billboard Album of the Year 1983)
Dec 8 "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" opens at Ambassador NYC for 6 performances
Dec 12 "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" closes at Ambassador NYC after 6 performances

Dec 29 Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica