Time Machine

1983

by Bill DeVille

January 18, 2023

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"Let's Dance" is the 15th studio album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on April 14, 1983.
"Let's Dance" is the 15th studio album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on April 14, 1983.EMI America Records

The Time Machine stops in 1983 this time. David Bowie became a superstar with the release of his Let's Dance recording. As a guitarist on the album was Stevie Ray Vaughan, who issued his debut. In the college rock world there were debuts from R.E.M. and Violent Femmes. UB40 helped popularize reggae with their covers album Labour of Love.

Meanwhile, Sally Ride became the first American woman to travel in space, and the Star Wars flick Return of the Jedi ruled the box office. It's all 1983, our year on this episode of Time Machine Tuesday.

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1983