Music History

The Grateful Dead performed at the Aladdin Hotel Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Prince released the single “Controversy”.

The techno-pop duo Soft Cell, consisting of Marc Almond and David Ball, appeared on Top of the Pops with their UK No. 1 hit “Tainted Love”. In the US, the song later reached No. 8 and spent 43 weeks on the chart.

The Allman Brothers Band performed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.

Beyoncé Knowles was born in Houston, Texas. She became famous as the lead singer of Destiny's Child and later achieved a successful solo career. With the group, she had the US number-one hit “Say My Name” in 2000 and the US and UK number-one single and album “Survivor” in 2001. As a solo artist, she had the US and UK number-one hit “Crazy in Love” from the successful album Dangerously in Love in 2003. According to the sources, she has sold more than 100 million records as a solo artist and approximately 60 million more with Destiny's Child.

George Strait's debut album Strait Country was released in the US.

John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.

Van Halen performed at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi.

Soft Cell reached number one on the UK singles chart with their electronic version of “Tainted Love,” originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. The duo began a two-week run at the top of the chart.

Stevie Nicks reached number one on the US Billboard 200 with her debut solo album Bella Donna. The album featured the hits “Stop Draggin' My Heart Around” with Tom Petty, “Leather and Lace” with Don Henley and “Edge of Seventeen,” and also topped the chart in Australia.

José Feliciano married Susan Omillian in California on August 2, 1982.

Metallica performed at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California.

The film “Pink Floyd The Wall,” starring Bob Geldof, premiered in theaters in New York. Roger Waters wrote it as a companion project to Pink Floyd's self-titled double album.

Dexys Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express se skladbou „Come On Eileen“ obsadili první místo britského singlového žebříčku. Šlo o jejich druhý a poslední hit číslo jedna. Skladba se stala nejprodávanějším singlem roku 1982, získala cenu Brit Award za nejlepší britský singl a dostala se na první místo také v Austrálii, Belgii, Irsku, na Novém Zélandu, v Jižní Africe, Švýcarsku a USA.

Fleetwood Mac se svým třináctým studiovým albem „Mirage“ dostali na první místo amerického albového žebříčku Billboard Top LPs & Tape (Billboard 200), kde zahájili pětitýdenní pobyt na vrcholu. Šlo o jejich třetí album na prvním místě amerického žebříčku. Album se dostalo do Top 5 také ve Velké Británii, Austrálii, Kanadě a Norsku.

The Grateful Dead odehráli první ze dvou koncertů v Alpine Valley Music Theatre v East Troy ve Wisconsinu.

John Cipollina, founding member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, joined The Grateful Dead on stage during the final six songs of the second set of their concert at Alpine Valley Music Theatre.

George Thorogood And The Destroyers released their fifth studio album “Bad to the Bone.” The album, featuring the title track, reached No. 43 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and later received a gold certification from the RIAA.

Yekaterina Samutsevich, Russian singer and member of Pussy Riot, was born.

Queen performed at the Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, during their North American tour.

Frank Zappa and Moon Unit Zappa performed “Valley Girl” on “Late Night with David Letterman.”

The Grateful Dead played their only performance on this date at the University of Iowa Fieldhouse in Iowa City.

Donna Summer and her husband Bruce Sudano became parents to their first daughter, Amanda Grace Sudano.

The self-titled album Vanity 6 by Vanity 6 was released.

The Museum of Modern Art in New York opened the Performance Video exhibition, which featured, among others, the music videos “Mickey” by Toni Basil and “Once in a Lifetime” by Talking Heads.

Joe Tex died at the age of 47 from a heart attack. Between 1960 and 1978, he had 25 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, including 10 in the Top 40. His best-known songs included “Skinny Legs And All” and “I Gotcha”.

“Someday Someway” entered the Billboard Top 40, where it reached number 36. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the film Night Shift.

ZZ Top performed at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.

The city of Liverpool named four streets after members of The Beatles: John Lennon Drive, Paul McCartney Way, George Harrison Close and Ringo Starr Drive.

During Queen’s North American tour, they performed at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.

King Crimson and Roxy Music performed in Belenenes in Lisbon, Portugal.

Twenty-two-year-old U2 singer Bono married his high-school sweetheart Alison Stewart, whom he had been dating since 1975, at All Saints Church in Raheny, Ireland. U2 bassist Adam Clayton was Bono's best man. The marriage endured despite the band's enormous success, and they had four children.

Fleetwood Mac's album “Mirage” was at No. 1 on the album chart ahead of “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor. Asia was at No. 3, John Cougar (Mellencamp) at No. 4 with “American Fool”, Robert Plant at No. 5 with “Pictures At Eleven”, Steve Miller Band at No. 6 with “Abracadabra”, REO Speedwagon at No. 7 with “Good Trouble”, Crosby, Stills & Nash at No. 8 with “Daylight Again”, The Go-Go's moved from No. 42 to No. 9 with “Vacation”, and Genesis entered the Top 10 with “Three Sides Live”.

Chicago reached No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with “Hard To Say I'm Sorry”.

Survivor spent their fifth week at No. 1 with “Eye Of The Tiger”. John Cougar (Mellencamp) spent three weeks at No. 2 with “Hurts So Good”, while Steve Miller Band and Fleetwood Mac remained at No. 3 and No. 4. Chicago was at No. 5 with “Hard To Say I'm Sorry”, Air Supply at No. 6 with “Even the Nights Are Better”, REO Speedwagon at No. 7 with “Keep The Fire Burnin'”, The Go-Go's at No. 8 with “Vacation”, Crosby, Stills & Nash at No. 9 with “Wasted On The Way”, and Paul McCartney entered the Top 10 with “Take It Away”.

Blue Öyster Cult performed at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia.

King Crimson and Roxy Music performed at the Velodrome in San Sebastián, Spain.

Alice Cooper's album “Zipper Catches Skin” was released.

English DJ, musician, songwriter and producer Adam George Dyment, known as Duke Dumont, was born in London. He became known for the singles “Need U (100%)” and “I Got U”, both of which reached No. 1 on the UK chart.

George Strait made his film debut in “The Soldier”, where he sang his song “Fool Hearted Memory” in a honky-tonk during the outbreak of a fight. The song later became the first of his 44 country No. 1 hits.

Queen performed at the Myriad in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, during their North American tour.