Michael Jackson wasn’t merely the biggest pop star of his era, shaping the sound and style of the ’70s and ’80s; he was one of the defining stars of the 20th century, a musician who changed the contours of American culture. A preternaturally gifted singer and dancer, Jackson first rose […]
Janet Jackson, the youngest sibling in the musical Jackson family, is one of the best-selling artists in contemporary history. Her roster of albums includes ‘Control,’ ‘Rhythm Nation 1814,’ ‘The Velvet Rope’ and ‘Unbreakable.’ Born on May 16, 1966, in Gary, Indiana, Janet Jackson is an award-winning recording artist and actress who’s […]
In May 1977, a three-piece rock group from Woking appeared on Top Of The Pops. You can see what happened on YouTube: the presenter announcing an ‘effervescent new 45 called ‘In The City’, and the 140 seconds of wonderment that followed. The song fizzed with the energy and sense of […]
Japan was an English new wave music group formed in 1974 in Catford, South London. The band achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when they were often associated with the burgeoning New Romantic stylistic movement, though the band themselves denied any such connection. Japan achieved nine UK Top 40 hits in the early 1980s, […]
The J. Geils Band were one of the most popular touring rock & roll bands in America during the ’70s. Where their contemporaries were influenced by the heavy boogie of British blues-rock and the ear-splitting sonic adventures of psychedelia, the J. Geils Band were a bar band pure and simple, […]
INXS hailed from the pubs of Australia, which is part of the reason the band never comfortably fit in with new wave. Even when they branched out into synth pop on their early recordings, they were underpinned by a hard, Stonesy beat and the Jagger-esque strut of lead singer Michael […]
Formed in early 1981, the trio took a demo tape of a track called “Body Talk” to producers Jolley & Swain. It was released as a single in April 1981 under the group name Imagination, a name that the group chose as a tribute to John Lennon. The track reached […]
Along with Duran Duran, Billy Idol was one of the first young pop/rock artists to achieve massive success in the early ’80s due to the advent of MTV. Mixing his bad-boy good looks with an appealing blend of pop hooks, punk attitude, and dance beats, Idol quickly rocketed to stardom […]
Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. He draws frequently from classical, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Motown, gospel, rock, blues, and jam band musical traditions. Hornsby’s recordings have been recognized on a number of occasions with industry awards, including the 1987 Grammy Award for Best […]
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One-Hit Wonders of the 80s with guest Sam Hollander
