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When David Lee Roth Left Van Halen: The Rise of Sammy Hagar and Four #1 Hits
Coming up. We’re going back to the days of the cassettes and compact discs to feature a mammoth-sized band. One that has delivered some of the most r…
2 years ago
The Story Behind Cream's 'White Room': A Poem Turned Heavy Metal Blueprint
In the middle of the most innovative time in music history, today’s classic hit White Room by Cream composed of Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton, and Jack …
2 years ago
Why DJs Thought ‘Wooly Bully’ Was Dirty and How It Became a Cultural Phenomenon
Coming up… the story of Wooly Bully, a song that has conquered every aspect of our culture. From movies to TV to cover songs by some of the biggest a…
2 years ago
King of Wishful Thinking': Go West’s Accidental Hit From the Pretty Woman Soundtrack
Coming up next, an interview with one of the most underrated singers of his time… Peter Cox of the band Go West. He fronted Go West since the 80s an…
2 years ago
October 1976’s Top 10 Hits Ranked Today: Heart, Bee Gees, Chicago, and More
Today, ee go behind the TOP 10 songs of this VERY same week from the year 1976. 48 years ago. Then we re rank them based on their legacy since that…
2 years ago
Tempted' by Squeeze: The Bold Decision That Turned a Backup Singer Into a Star
Coming up next, a special episode of The Professor of Rock. We have 2 legends on today’s show, Elvis Costello and Paul Carrack, telling the story of…
2 years ago
Daydream Believer': Davy Jones’ Struggles and the Song That Almost Wasn’t
Coming up, the unpredictable story behind the Monkees feel-good anthem that almost didn’t happen: Daydream Believer. The songwriter nearly gave up on…
2 years ago
The 5 Most Overplayed Rock Songs (And the Underrated Gems to Replace Them)
Coming up… we’re counting down the Top 5 Most Overplayed Rock Songs—the ones we all know by heart, are tired of, but we still love them whether we wa…
2 years ago
Refugee': How Tom Petty Took Down a Corrupt Record Label and Made a Rock Classic
Today, it’s the story of Tom Petty, a songwriter who risked everything to take down a cheating record company... His finances, his reputation, his fu…
2 years ago
Time Stand Still': Rush’s Genre-Bending Collaboration with Aimee Mann
Coming up we’re talking about some strange bedfellows… There have definitely been some unusual collaborations throughout the Rock Era. And this one b…
2 years ago