When Marvin Gaye addressed pollution in his 1971 single “Mercy Mercy Me,” he became one of the first R&B singers to ever address environmental issues in
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On May 18, 1980, Kiss released a statement saying that drummer Peter Criss was no longer in the band. The news came as a blow
On June 14, 1985, original host Richard Dawson gave his heartfelt goodbye to the long-running game show Family Feud. Dawson began his career as comedian and actor
The release of “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” in June 1970 marked a pivotal turning point in the career of Stevie Wonder. By that summer,
A dream came true for fans of an entire genre in 2010 when the Big 4 of metal – Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax – finally appeared together
By 1965, James Brown had enjoyed the highs of R&B success, the lows of grappling with his record label and the struggles in searching for
On June 18, 1985, “Weird Al” Yankovic released Dare to Be Stupid, and in doing so cemented his place as a music-comedy phenomenon. Yankovic had
The Rolling Stones flirted with disco on their 1978 hit “Miss You,” a funky, nightclub-friendly tangle of popping bass, Wurlitzer keys, saxophone and a falsetto
After the Blues Brothers’ smash 1978 debut Briefcase Full of Blues, the only question was how big the follow-up album would be. Answer: Very big.
Bryan Adams spent a lot of evenings cooling down after his shows in 1983 by watching the headline band Journey in action. During Adams’ sets,