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The Controversial History Behind Pink Floyd’s Greatest Hit
Today, we have the story of what I believe is the greatest protest song of the last 50 years, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall Part 2. And the …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
How Richard Marx Proved Everyone Wrong and Became a Pop Hit Machine
Coming up, it's the story of Richard Marx, a Chicago kid who grew up in recording studios watching his jingle-writing father work. For years, he stay…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Strangest Feats in Rock: Loudest Show, Longest Tour Day & a 1,000-Person Band
Today, we're returning for round three of the Strangest Feats in Rock. And this time we're going bigger than ever before with a seriously supersized …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Interview with LOBO: The Soft Rock Legend Behind “Me and You and a Dog Named Boo”
Coming up next, an interview with an artist who had a bunch of hits in the 70s, with several that will take you back to a simpler time! and are as 70…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Professor of Rock’s Top 10 Favorite Songs of All Time
Coming up, I’m finally doing it. My personal top 10 song of all time. 10 songs that were pivotal in shaping and changing the life of a small-town boy…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
FROM THE VAULT: How Bob Seger’s “Night Moves” Turned Heartbreak Into a Breakthrough Hit
Bob Seger had been a regional sensation for over a decade but when it was all said and done he had only had one hit in 15 years and by 1976 it had be…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Top 10 Underrated Songs of 1986: AC/DC, Paul Simon, Van Halen & More
Today we're counting down 10 killer classics from a special year in the 80s that were snubbed by mainstream radio. I’m talking about massive songs fr…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Rise and Fall of Jim Croce: Folk’s Most Tender Storyteller
Today we’re telling the story of folk singer Jim Croce, who spent years playing dive bars and college cafeterias for pocket change… before he finally…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Halloween Special Edition: Top 8 Most Disturbing Rock Songs of All Time
Alright, you asked for it. So you got it. It’s a Halloween Special Edition of Professor of Rock. Today, we're counting down my Top 8 most haunting, s…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
FROM THE VAULT: How Dust in the Wind Started as a Fingerpicking Exercise and Became a Classic
Legendary rock band Kansas was coming off of a huge single with Carry On Wayward Son and album with Leftoverture that established them as the one of …
4 months, 3 weeks ago