In 1958, Sheb Wooley unleashed “The Purple People Eater” from his imagination into the airwaves. The creature has “one long horn, one big eye.” He’s
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If Dire Straits thought the world needed a little break from them after the globe-straddling success of Brothers In Arms, then October 29, 1988 proved
With the cheers of the ecstatic Jubilee crowd at Earls Court in June 1977 still ringing in their ears, Queen prepared to create their sixth
For most of the citizens in the Bay Area city of Palo Alto, October 27, 1968, may have seemed just like another Sunday, but at
Blessed with a squeaky, high-pitched voice, Jamaican singer Millie Small was one of the pop sensations of 1964, thanks to her breakout hit single, “My
George Harrison was marching confidently on his own personal comeback trail in 1987 when he entered the Billboard charts on October 24, after a five-year
Renowned for a back-to-basics style that recalls hip-hop’s formative years, West Coast natives Dilated Peoples have long been favorites of the underground. MCs Iriscience and
By the time he was welcomed into the mainstream, singer-songwriter Bob Seger had paid more than his fair share of dues. Often critically hailed for
From Spain to Sweden, Austria to Australia and Italy to Ireland, “Video Killed The Radio Star” was one of the biggest No.1s of 1979. On
There was a time when Anita O’Day’s name was synonymous with scandal. Thanks to drug busts and resulting jail time, the jazz singer was dubbed