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Loverboy ‘Working For the Weekend’: A Guilty Pleasure
Rock fans have been singing this bona fide rock anthem since 1981 as they get ready for Friday night. Our Classic Video…
Read MoreAug 6, 2020: Wayne Fontana, ‘Game of Love’ British Invasion Singer, Dies
The singer left the Mindbenders in frustration after they scored their sole big hit, and they went on to have another without him
Read MoreAug 6, 1965: Small Faces Release Debut UK Single
The precursor to Faces were born in 1965. The East London quartet, specializing in high-energy R&B covers + a handful of originals, soon found a devoted audience
Read MoreTom Jones and Aretha Franklin Show How It’s Done
Watch as two of music’s greatest voices treat a 1970 television audience to a medley of their songs on This Is Tom Jones
Read MoreRick Derringer: Putting the Hoochie Koo Back in Rock and Roll
He hit #1 in 1965 with “Hang On Sloopy” with his band The McCoys, worked with Johnny & Edgar Winter, wrote “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and more
Read MoreAug 4, 2015: Billy Joel Closes Venue With Paul Simon
The Long Island native has had many memorable concerts at the venue. The “Piano Man” closed it—and reopened it 18 months later
Read MoreFreddie Mercury: Isolated Vocals on ‘We Are the Champions’
Our Classic Video features his isolated vocals on a Queen classic… a song you know so well you could win a karaoke championship with it
Read MoreHappy Anniversary to the Billboard Hot 100 Chart!
When they say a song is #1, the chart they are talking about is the Billboard magazine Hot 100. See what the very first chart topper was and some eye-opening totals
Read MoreRodney Dangerfield – The Tonight Show
The man known for his “No Respect” line appeared on the NBC late night program 35 times, usually talking about his relationship with his doctor, dentist and wife
Read MorePaul McCartney’s All-Star ‘Rockestra Theme’: A Who’s Who
An assemblage of classic rock A-Listers – including members of Led Zeppelin, The Who and Pink Floyd – showed up at Abbey Road Studios in 1978 to record this song
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