1983 |
An article appeared in the paper announcing Paul Jensen as the sole owner of the Osmond Entertainment Center. He was the controlling owner of the multi-million dollar video/film facility since February. Jensen completed the purchase negotiations with Merrill, however, the Osmonds would maintain their production rights. According to Ron Clark, Jensen saw the right time for buying the remaining 45% leaving the Osmonds to capitalize on their performing careers. The new ownership said the complex will retain the Osmond name since their production activity would continue at the studio. |
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1983
(Latter part) |
Jimmy flew to England for three weeks to talk to producers about televising the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon in England. |
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January 8, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single Never Ending Song Of Love debuted at #68 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. |
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January 10, 1983
Monday |
Donny was a guest on AM Chicago. |
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January 12, 1983
Wednesday |
Real People did a segment on the Osmond Brothers at the Celebrity Ski Classic in Park City, Utah. |
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January 15, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single, Never Ending Song Of Love” rose to #61 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. |
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January 15, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers were in Jacksonville, FL. |
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January 17, 1983
Monday |
Donny and Marie presented an award at the 10th Annual AMA Award Show. |
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January 22, 1983
Saturday |
Jimmy starred in his second episode of Fame which aired on this date. |
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January 22, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single, Never Ending Song Of Love rose to #61 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. |
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January 29, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single, Never Ending Song Of Love rose to #57 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. |
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January 31, 1983
Monday |
The Osmond Brothers were guests on the Merv Griffin Show which aired on this date. The Never Ending Song Of Love video was shown. |
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February 1983 |
An article appeared in the newspaper about the sale of the Osmond Studios. Merrill explained that negotiations had been going on for the past 18 months. The asking price for Paul Jensen’s 55 percent acquisition of the studio was $6 million. Paul Jensen represented Financial Services, a conglomerate of corporations including airlines, banks, and mortgage companies. The Dallas business man said one of the primary reasons for investing was the asking price which was about 1/3 cheaper than any comparable studio in the country. He also stated they had met with Ted Turner of the Turner Broadcasting Company in Atlanta, and they verbally agreed on two contracts—one is for the telecasting of the Osmond Brothers Television Show into 26 million homes across his cable network, and the second one was the production of a national TV special highlighting Provo and its Freedom Festival along with other July 4th celebrations across the country. The studio would retain the current name and the management corporation would be known as “Osmond Media” will Merrill as president, Donny as vice-president, and Jensen as chairman of the board. |
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February 1, 1983
Tuesday |
The Osmond Brothers were guests on Good Morning America which aired on this date. They were promoting their new country album, The Osmond Brothers. Jay was sporting a mustache on this show. |
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February 5, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single, Never Ending Song Of Love rose to #45 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. |
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February 9, 1983
Wednesday |
Marie was interviewed on Entertainment Tonight. |
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February 10 –
February 13, 1983 |
The Park City Ski Classic occurred on these dates. Donny was the MC for the concert. Jimmy, Debbie, and Ruth Buzzi got sick from the lobster dinner served. |
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February 12, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single, Never Ending Song Of Love fell to #63 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. |
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February 19, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers were guests on Hee Haw which aired on this date. They sang It’s Like Falling In Love (Over and Over) Again. |
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February 23, 1983
Wednesday |
The Osmond Brothers were interviewed on Good Morning America which aired on this date. |
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February 23, 1983
Wednesday |
The Osmond Brothers performed at the Lonestar Café in New York. |
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February 24, 1983
Thursday |
The Osmond Brothers perform in New York, New York. |
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February 25, 1983
Friday |
The Osmond Brothers appeared at the Resorts International Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. |
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February 25, 1983
Friday |
The Osmond Brothers were guests on A.M. Philadelphia which aired on this date. |
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February 26, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single, Never Ending Song Of Love fell to #95 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. After 11 weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #43 on February 12, 1983. |
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March 1, 1983
Tuesday |
Tom and Carolyn’s daughter Anna was born. |
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March 9, 1983
Wednesday |
The Osmonds performed in Darien Lake, New York. |
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March 20, 1983
Sunday |
The Osmond Brothers were on Country Jamboree. |
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March 25, 1983
Friday |
Jay was at the Salt Lake City airport. |
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March 25 –
April 3, 1983 |
The Osmonds performed at the Sahara Hotel in Lake Tahoe. |
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April 1983 |
The Osmond Brothers appeared on the cover of This People magazine. |
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April 1, 1983
Friday |
The Osmonds were at Lake Tahoe, NV. |
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April 20, 1983
Wednesday |
Marie and Steve became parents of Stephen James Craig. He weighed seven pounds and seven ounces. He was the 28th grandchild of George and Olive and the 10th grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craig of North Hollywood California. He was named after his father and Marie’s youngest brother, Jimmy. |
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April 30, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers appeared at the Prado Festival in Chino, CA. |
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May 5, 1983
Thursday |
The Love Boat aired on this date. Jimmy was one of the guest stars. |
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May 9, 1983
Monday |
The Osmond Brothers performed on the 18th Annual Country Music Awards. They performed a medley of #1 songs and also performed The Rose. They also presented the award for Radio Station DJ of the Year. |
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May 12, 1983
Thursday |
The Osmonds starred in AmericaFest at the Silver Bowl Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. |
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May 21, 1983
Saturday |
Marie Osmond appeared on Solid Gold which aired on this date. The title of the show was Marilyn McCoo and Rex Smith Show 33 Classics. Other guests included on the show were KC, Sheena Easton, Johnny Mathis, Jefferson Starship, Rick Nelson, Tom Jones, Daryl Hall & John Oates, and Air Supply. |
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May 22, 1983
Sunday |
Donny and Marie were featured in Hollywood Home Movies. They showed a clip of Donny and Marie covered in Peanut Butter when they were kids. |
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May 23, 1983
Monday |
Marie, Steve, and Stephen were guests on Good Morning America which aired on this date. |
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May 28, 1983
Saturday |
The 2nd Annual Children’s Miracle Network Telethon aired on this date. They rose $7,000,000 for Children’s Hospitals. |
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June 2 -
June 4, 1983 |
The Osmonds left for Hawaii to attend their family reunion. The Osmonds had an Aloha Family Reunion and fans were invited to this reunion. |
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June 6, 1983
Monday |
The Osmonds were at the Los Angeles airport. |
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June 11, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single, She’s Ready For Someone To Love Her debuted at #87 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. |
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June 15, 1983
Wednesday |
Alan was a guest on People Now and promoted She’s Ready For Someone To Love Her. |
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June 18, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single, She’s Ready For Someone To Love Her rose to #77 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. |
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June 25, 1983
Saturday |
The CMN Telethon was featured on Entertainment Tonight. |
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June 25, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single, She’s Ready For Someone To Love Her rose to #69 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. |
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July 1983 |
Donny and Debbie returned from a world tour where they celebrated their third honeymoon. They went to Italy, France, and the Phillippines. They were spectators and honored guests of Ray Ratcliff at the LeMans Racing Event. Ray’s car bore the name of Donny’s company, Night Star. |
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July 2, 1983
Saturday |
The Freedom Festival in Provo, UT was produced by Osmond Entertainment. The theme for the festival was “The Glory of America”. 51,000 people were present at Brigham Young University with another 70,000 on the outside of the stadium viewing on a giant screen in a park adjacent to the stadium. The National Anthem was sung by John Schneider. Other participants included 800 square dancers, 1000 dancing Stars, 500 band members and 2500 boy and girl scouts. A display of fireworks was provided by the Pyro-Spectaculars Inc. The Osmond Brothers, Donny, Marie, and Jimmy performed in the show which was broadcast live by the Ted Turner Network and was available to 65% of the nation. |
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July 2, 1983
Saturday |
The Glory of America album was released. This was the soundtrack to the AmericaFest Show which was produced by Osmond Entertainment. |
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July 2, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single, She’s Ready For Someone To Love Her rose to #67 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. |
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July 3, 1983
Sunday |
The Osmond Family performed the AmericaFest Show at the V. P. Fair in St. Louis, MO. They performed under the St Louis Arch for 800,000 people. One of the largest audiences the Osmonds had ever played for. |
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July 4, 1983
Monday |
The Glory of America which featured all seven Osmonds aired on this date. |
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July 4, 1983
Sunday |
The Osmond Family performed the AmericaFest Show at the ASU Stadium in Phoenix, AZ. They repeated the show they did at BYU. The show drew 65,000 people. |
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July 5, 1983
Monday |
The Osmonds were at the Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, AZ. |
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July 8 -
July 9, 1983 |
The Osmond Family performed four shows at the Executive Inn in Owensboro, KY. |
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July 9, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single, She’s Ready For Someone To Love Her fell to #71 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. |
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July 10, 1983
Sunday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at the Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, MO. |
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July 11, 1983
Monday |
The Osmonds performed at the Civic Center in Des Moines, IA. |
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July 14, 1983
Thursday |
The Osmonds performed at the Civic Center in Danville, IL. |
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July 15, 1983
Friday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at the Outganie County Fair in Seymour, WI. |
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July 16, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at the Heart of Illinois Fair in Peoria, IL. |
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July 16, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single, She’s Ready For Someone To Love Her fell to #75 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. |
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July 17, 1983
Sunday |
The Osmonds performed at Poplar Creek in the Hoffman Estates, Illinois. |
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July 18, 1983
Monday |
The Osmonds performed at the Pine Knob Theater in Clarkston, Michigan. |
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July 19, 1983
Tuesday |
The Osmonds performed in Montreal, Canada. |
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July 19, 1983
Tuesday |
A commercial for Jimmy’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat aired on television. |
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July 20, 1983
Wednesday |
The Osmonds performed at the Wonderland Park in Toronto, CA. |
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July 22, 1983
Friday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at the Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, NY. |
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July 22, 1983
Friday |
Donny and Marie were guests on Good Morning America which aired on this date. They spoke about Stephen, Donny’s kids, Marie designing clothes, Exercises For Pregnant Women, Donny’s new album, Donny & Marie’s image, Marie’s new album, and Donny and Marie on tour. |
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July 23, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmonds performed at the Stanly Theater in Pittsburg, PA. |
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July 23, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single, She’s Ready For Someone To Love Her fell to #93 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. |
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July 24, 1983
Sunday |
The Osmonds performed at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. |
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July 25, 1983
Monday |
Jimmy starred in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Sacramento Music Circus. Danille Brisbois co-starred as the narrator. Jimmy got rave reviews for his performance. |
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July 25, 1983
Monday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at the Warwick Musical Theater in Warwick, RI. |
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July 27, 1983
Wednesday |
The Osmonds performed two days at the Darien Lake Park in Darien Lake, NY. |
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July 28, 1983
Thursday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at the Valley Forge Music Fair in Devon, PA. |
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July 30, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at the Rock County Fair in Janesville, WI. |
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July 30, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers’ single, She’s Ready For Someone To Love Her fell to #95 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. |
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July 30, 1983
Saturday |
Jimmy was in Sacramento, California starring in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. |
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July 30, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers and Donny and Marie performed at the Maple Ontario Kingswood Theater. While there, Donny and Marie visited a Children’s Hospital. |
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July 31, 1983
Sunday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at the Little Nashville Opry in Nashville, TN. |
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August 2, 1983
Tuesday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at the Clearfield Co. Fair in Clearfield, PA. |
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August 3, 1983
Wednesday |
The Osmonds performed in Richmond, VA. |
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August 4, 1983
Thursday |
The Osmonds performed in Chattanooga, TN. |
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August 5, 1983
Friday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at the Music Park in Jamison, AL. |
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August 6 –
August 7, 1983 |
The Osmonds performed two shows at Lanier Land in Cummings, GA. |
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August 8, 1983
Monday |
Jonathan Pinegar was born to Alan and Suzanne. Under the supervision of two doctors, Alan helped deliver him. He weighed seven pounds and 13 ounces. |
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August 17, 1983
Wednesday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at the Berrien County Youth Fair, in Berrien Springs, MI. |
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August 18, 1983
Thursday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at the Rialto Square Theater in Joliet, IL. |
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August 19, 1983
Friday |
The Osmonds performed at a Private Convention in Orlando, FL. |
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August 20, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at Lamar Park in Wyoming, Michigan. |
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August 21, 1983
Sunday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at the Front Row Theater in Highland Heights, Ohio. |
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August 22, 1983
Monday |
The Osmonds were at the Cleveland airport. |
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August 23, 1983
Tuesday |
The Osmonds performed at a private convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
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August 25, 1983
Thursday |
The Osmonds performed at a private convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
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August 26, 1983
Friday |
The Osmonds performed at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California. |
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August 27, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmonds performed at a private convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
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August 28, 1983
Sunday |
The Osmonds performed at a private convention in Hot Springs, VA. |
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August 29, 1983
Monday |
The Osmonds performed at a private convention in Las Vegas, NV. |
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August 30, 1983
Tuesday |
Donny and Marie performed at Chico State University in Chico, CA. |
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August 31, 1983
Wednesday |
The Osmonds performed at a private convention in Las Vegas, NV. |
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September 1, 1983
Thursday |
The Osmonds performed in Great Falls, Michigan. |
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September 2, 1983
Friday |
The Osmonds performed two shows at the Spokane Opera House in Spokane, WA. |
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September 3 –
September 5, 1983 |
The Osmonds performed six shows at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, OR. |
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September 8, 1983
Thursday |
The Osmond Brothers performed at the Eastern Idaho Fair in Blackfoot ID. They did two shows. |
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September 9, 1983
Friday |
The Osmond Brothers performed in British Columbia. |
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September 10 –
September 11, 1983 |
The Osmond Brothers performed four shows at the Western Washington Fair in Puyallup, WA. |
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September 17, 1983
Saturday |
Merrill played golf in Roy Clark’s Celebrity Golf Classic in Tulsa, OK. |
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September 18, 1983
Sunday |
Donny and Marie were scheduled to perform in Des Moines, IA. |
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September 19, 1983
Monday
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Marie Osmond appeared on the Bob Hope Special which was a salute to NASA which aired on September 19, 1983. She shared a few jokes with Bob and then joined him in singing a Moon Medley which contained several songs about the moon.
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September 23, 1983
Friday |
The Osmond Brothers performed at the Fayetteville Auditorium in Fayetteville, NC with Ronnie Milsap. |
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September 24 –
September 25, 1983
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The Osmond Brothers performed in Augusta, GA with Ronnie Milsap. |
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September 28, 1983
Wednesday |
Donny and Marie performed in Bloomsburg, PA. |
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September 30, 1983
Friday |
Donny and Marie at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield, OH. |
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October 1, 1983
Saturday |
Donny and Marie performed two shows at the Premiere Theater in Detroit, MI. |
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October 1, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers performed at the Grundy Corn Festival in Morris, IL. |
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October 2, 1983
Sunday |
The Osmond Brothers performed at the Masonic Temple in Freeport, IL. |
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October 3, 1983
Monday |
The Osmond Brothers performed in Warsaw, IN. |
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October 4, 1983
Tuesday |
Donny and Marie performed at the Ventura County Fair in Ventura, CA. |
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October 6, 1983
Thursday |
Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay were scheduled to perform at the Oklahoma State Fair in the Cabaret Theatre in Tulsa, OK. The performance was cancelled due to the illness of one of the members of the group. |
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October 7, 1983
Friday |
The Osmond Brothers performed in Lawrence, Kansas. |
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October 10, 1983
Monday |
The Osmond Brothers were on the CMA Awards Show which aired on this date. |
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October 10, 1983
Monday |
The Osmond Brothers’ special, Live At Billy Bob’s aired on this date. |
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October 15 –
October 16, 1983 |
The Osmond Brothers performed four shows at the Fresno Fair in Fresno, CA. |
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October 21, 1983
Friday |
Donny and Marie performed in Lincoln, Nebraska. |
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October 22, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers performed in Arizona at the Arizona State Fair. |
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October 27, 1983
Thursday |
The Osmond Brothers performed in Independence, KS. |
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October 28, 1983
Friday |
The Osmond Brothers performed at Billy Bobs in Ft. Worth, TX. |
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October 29, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers performed in Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
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November 4, 1983
Friday |
The Osmond Brothers and Donny and Marie performed a private concert in Anaheim, California. |
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November 5, 1983
Saturday |
Jimmy attended a Fan Convention in the United Kingdom. |
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November 12, 1983
Saturday |
The Osmond Brothers performed in Rexburg, Idaho. |
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November 15, 1983
Tuesday |
Marie left for Atlanta, GA. |
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November 16, 1983
Wednesday |
Marie hosted and served as anchorwoman for the 1984 Miss World Pageant which was produced and syndicated through the Turner Broadcast System. |
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November 18, 1983
Friday |
Donny and Marie performed a two week engagement in Hamilton, New Zealand. All 24 shows were sold out. |
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December 4, 1983
Sunday |
Donny and Marie performed a three week tour of Australia. |
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December 4, 1983
Sunday |
The Osmond Brothers stayed at the Warwick Postoak Hotel in Houston, TX. |
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December 4, 1983
Sunday |
Marie was a guest on Here’s TV Entertainment. She sang a song about families. |
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December 5, 1983
Monday |
The Osmond Brothers performed in Houston, TX. |
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December 13, 1983
Tuesday |
The Osmond Brothers performed a private concert in Orange County, California. |
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December 24, 1983
Saturday |
The second episode that Donny on The Love Boat aired on this date. Maureen McCormick played Donny’s wife in the show. |
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