By the time Billy Joel entered the studio for his 12th album, River of Dreams, he had sold millions of records, toured the world, won
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In late 1982, Police frontman Sting was newly separated from his first wife, the actress Frances Tomelty. They’d been married since 1976 and had two children
Nothing came easy for Asia on their way to scoring a second Top 10 hit with “Don’t Cry.” The rock supergroup – made up of former
Robert Plant was determined to start a new chapter after Led Zeppelin. “I wanted to establish an identity that was far removed from the howling and
Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham played together for the very first time on Aug. 12, 1968 in a small space on
Lynyrd Skynyrd were not the first, and certainly not the last, Southern rock band. They are surely the style’s quintessential embodiment, however, and that began
Things nearly turned tragic for Johnny Ramone on Aug. 14, 1983, when a post-concert brawl left him fighting for his life. The Ramones had spent
Blame Sting if the Police’s “Can’t Stand Losing You” is forever lost in the shadow of “Roxanne.” He’s spent decades brushing it aside. “Written in
AC/DC’s storied career hit a rough patch when their opinion-dividing Flick of the Switch was released on Aug. 15, 1983. As AC/DC first began to
One of the most remarkable ‘70s breakthrough success stories turned sour with the release of a second album that redefined the “sophomore slump” – and