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
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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,
In June 1973, Marvin Gaye cemented his status as one of music’s sexual icons with his hit single “Let’s Get It On.” The years leading up
Before the release of 1985’s Theatre of Pain, Motley Crue were on the launchpad to superstardom. There was just one problem: The album wasn’t strong enough
On June 28, 2010, guitarist Malcolm Young took the stage with his band, AC/DC for a concert in Bilbao, Spain. Unbeknownst to everyone at the
Every band’s worst nightmare came true for Pearl Jam on June 30, 2000. The group was playing for a rain-soaked crowd from the Orange Stage
Queen had every reason to feel positive when they opened the world tour in support of their eighth album, The Game, on June 30, 1980. A