“She’s a Beauty” was the Tubes’ only Top 10 hit – and that was quite an achievement for the former art rockers from San Francisco. They’d
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Poison may not have had the credibility or the chops of their peers, but they made up for their deficiencies with an unquenchable desire for stardom and
David Bowie wasn’t asleep when he should have been one night in November 1972 as he traveled by train across the U.S. desert. Having just played a handful of
In January 1968, the members of Pink Floyd were on their way to a show in Southampton, England. One of them asked if they should
The Police’s journey toward fame began on April 7, 1978, with the release of their first major-label single, “Roxanne.” That’s not to say the song
Part of Saturday Night Live‘s allure is the “live” part – the sense that anything can happen as the show flies without a net. That
After spending several years in the wilderness, Elton John enjoyed a much-needed comeback with his 17th studio album Too Low for Zero and its Top 5 single
A hit song can come from anywhere — and Rick Springfield’s big moment with “Affair of the Heart” happened in a public restroom. After years of commercial
Iron Maiden were bona fide heavy metal stars by 1983 and soared even higher when “Flight of Icarus” arrived as a single on April 11. They’d reached
Dave Mustaine’s troubled two-year stint in Metallica came to an end on April 11, 1983, when his ex-bandmates packed up his gear and put him on a