American_Music_Awards_of_1983 References

10th Annual American Music Awards
10th Annual American Music Awards
Date	January 17, 1983
Venue	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 min.
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions

The tenth Annual American Music Awards were held on January 17, 1983.

Winners and nominees

Subcategory	Winner	Nominees
Pop/Rock Categories
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	John Cougar Rick Springfield	Paul McCartney
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Olivia Newton-John	Stevie Nicks Diana Ross
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Daryl Hall & John Oates	Fleetwood Mac The J. Geils Band
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson	Mirage – Fleetwood Mac Escape – Journey
Favorite Pop/Rock Song	" Truly" – Lionel Richie	" Ebony and Ivory" – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder " Eye of the Tiger" – Survivor
Soul/R&B Categories
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Lionel Richie	Rick James Stevie Wonder
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Diana Ross	Aretha Franklin Evelyn King
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	Kool & The Gang	The Gap Band The Time
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Jump to It – Aretha Franklin	Throwin' Down – Rick James Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I – Stevie Wonder
Favorite Soul/R&B Song	" Sexual Healing" – Marvin Gaye	" Jump to It" – Aretha Franklin " Love Come Down" – Evelyn King
Country Categories
Favorite Country Male Artist	Kenny Rogers	Charley Pride Conway Twitty
Favorite Country Female Artist	Barbara Mandrell	Emmylou Harris Sylvia
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Alabama	The Oak Ridge Boys Statler Brothers
Favorite Country Album	Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson	Mountain Music – Alabama Fancy Free – The Oak Ridge Boys
Favorite Country Song	" Love Will Turn You Around" – Kenny Rogers	" Bobbie Sue" – The Oak Ridge Boys " Nobody" – Sylvia
Merit
Kenny Rogers

References

http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1983/amas.htm