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1983 - 1983
Filming continues on the Prince movie Purple Rain in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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1983 - 1983
Donny And Marie Osmond are undertaking a two-week live engagement in Hamilton, New Zealand, Oceania.
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1983
Duran Duran's third album, Seven And The Ragged Tiger, is released on EMI Records in the UK.
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1983
Donovan plays at The City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK, Europe.
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1983 - 1983
The musical Marilyn : An American Fable, is presented at The Minskoff Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just 17 performances.
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1983
Michael Jackson's Thriller video, which cost over $1m to make, is premiered at The Metro Theater, Westwood, California, USA.
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1983
Kool And The Gang release their fifteenth album, In The Heart, on De-Lite Records in the USA.
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1983
Kissing The Pink play at The Channel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, supported by Judy's Tiny Head.
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1983
Loudness release the live LP, Live-Loud-Alive: Loudness in Tokyo, on Nippon Columbia Records.
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1983
U2 release a new LP, Live - Under A Blood Red Sky, on Island Records in the UK.
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1983
On their Lick It Up World tour, Kiss play at Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.
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1983
Tuxedomoon play at The Rolling Stone, in Milan, Italy, Europe.
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1983
HSAS, a short-lived supergroup featuring lead vocalist Sammy Hagar, lead guitarist Neal Schon, bassist Kenny Aaronson and drummer Michael Shrieve, comes to the end of a run of dates at The Warfield Theater, San Francisco, California, USA.
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1983
Joshua Steven Gill is born in Fountain Valley, California, USA. He will find success as a singer, songwriter, engineer and record producer Josh Stevens.
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1983
Meiko Nakahara releases a new single, Scorpion, in Japan, Asia.
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1983
Einstürzende Neubauten release a new LP, Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T., on Some Bizarre Records.
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1983
Michael Jackson's Thriller video, which cost over $1m to make, is premiered at The Metro Theater, Westwood, California, USA.
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1983
At the Backstage Music Awards in the 2001 Club, Buffalo, New York State, USA, the winners are as follows:



Best Rock Band – Cheater

Most Original Local Band – Buxx

Best New Music Group – The Lumens

Best New Group - Watchers

Commercial Rock Band – Scinta Brothers

Best Blues/Funk Band – Shakin' Smith

Best Jazz Group - RPM

Country Rock Group – Ozone Rangers

Best Non-Local Club Group – 805

Best Buffalo Recording Group – Talas

Best Local Copy Band – Emerald City

Best Male Vocalist – Phil Naro (Talas)

Best Female Vocalist – Reeta Seitz (Watchers)

Best Guitarist – Tim Fik (Watchers)

Best Bass Player – Paul Gallop (Buxx)

Best Drummer – Ted Reinhardt (Gamelon)

Best Keyboardist – Martin Victor (Buxx)

Best Air Personality – Carl Russo (97 Rock)

Best Radio Station – 97 Rock

Best National Artist – Phil Collins

Best Concert of the Year – David Bowie

Best MTV Video – Duran Duran

Best MTV VJ – J.J. Jackson

Hall of Fame – Bill Sheehan, Dave Constantino, Paul Varga

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1983
On their The Present tour, The Moody Blues play at The Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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1983
On their Flick of the Switch tour, AC/DC play at The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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1983
Our Daughter's Wedding play at The Vogue, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
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1983
The Circle Jerks and Verbal Assault play at The Living Room, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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1983
Los Lobos play at The Backdoor at SDSU, San Diego, California, USA.
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