Tonight, Duke City Singles is celebrating their 22nd anniversary. I decided to see what was going on in 1981 (22 years ago). Here’s some info from Awesome80s.com:

Some Top Movies:

• Raiders of the Lost Ark
• On Golden Pond
• Arthur
• Chariots of Fire
• The French Lieutenant’s Woman

Top 10 Pop Singles:

10. Rapture – Blondie
9. Celebration – Kool and the Gang
8. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
7. Private Eyes – Hall and Oates
6. Morning Train – Sheena Easton
5. Kiss on my List – Hall and Oates
4. Arthur’s Theme – Christopher Cross
3. Endless Love – Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
2. Physical – Olivia Newton-John
1. Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes

Top TV Shows:

5. Jeffersons
4. Love Boat
3. M*A*S*H
2. Dukes of Hazzard
1. Dallas

Here are some major events from 1981:

• Royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana in Great Britain.
• Martial law declared in Poland.
• IBM PC introduced.
• Osbourne I, first portable computer, introduced.
• President Reagan survives assassination attempt.
• First launch of Space Shuttle .
• Unsuccessful assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II.

More info about 1981.

CMA Awards

Entertainer of the Year	Barbara Mandrell
Single of the Year	?Elvira,? Oak Ridge Boys
Album of the Year	I Believe in You , Don Williams (MCA)
Song of the Year (Songwriter’s Award)	?He Stopped Loving Her Today,? Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman
Male Vocalist of the Year	George Jones
Female Vocalist of the Year	Barbara Mandrell
Vocal Group of the Year	Alabama
Vocal Duo of the Year	David Frizzell and Shelly West
Instrumental Group of the Year	Alabama
Horizon Award	Terri Gibbs
Musician of the Year	Chet Atkins

How about in square dancing?

I just happen to have a set of issues of Square Dancing magazine (from Sets In Order) for 1981. This stuff is from the June 1981 issue.

New records (that I have copies of): Dream Lover on Rhythm Records

Letter to the Editor:

Dear Editor:
We attended a very nice square dance in Arizona last month. When the caller called a do sa do, our corners put their right arms around our waists and their left arms in the air and spun us around. We looked like crippled submarines. They told us it was the new do sa do. We like the old way etter. If dancers want to do that maneurver, they should name it “Crippled Submarine” or something else.

The 30th National Square Dance Convention was in Seattle.

CALLERLAB was 10 years old. Jon Jones was the outgoing chairman.

The CALLERLAB featured call was Wheel and Deal.
The CALLERLAB quarterly selection was Release Recycle.

The magazine’s featured call is Grand Spin.

Mike Sikorsky was the caller of the month.