The era when hair touched the skies and “shoulder pads” weren’t considered as cringe worthy, everything seemed cool in the…
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In the 80s, hairspray, spandex, and rock music were very popular. If you’re from that decade, maybe you still remember…
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If you love music, then you likely keep your favorite bands’ or artists’ albums, posters, and other merchandise. Maybe you…
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Formed in West Bromwich, England in 1969, Judas Priest is a heavy metal band that is often hailed as one…
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Formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1967. Chicago was a rock band that was originally named Chicago Transit Authority. They began…
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Formed in 1977 in Los Angeles, California, Toto is a rock band that is currently composed of David Paich on…
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Formed in New York, City in 1981, Sonic Youth was a rock band that was composed of Kim Gordon on…
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Born as John Michael Osbourne in 1948, Ozzy Osbourne is an English songwriter, actor, and singer who rose to fame…
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Born Anna Mae Bullock, Tina Turner is the iconic singer, songwriter, and actress who was responsible for the hit songs…
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A musician, record producer, singer, and songwriter, Stevie Ray Vaughan was one of the most influential musician that revived blues…
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Formed in 1986 in Long Island, New York, Public Enemy is a hip hop group that consists of Flavor Flav,…
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Formed in Leyton, East London in 1975, Iron Maiden is a heavy metal band that released over thirty-nine albums throughout…
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Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981, Motley Crue is a rock band that is composed of Tommy Lee on…
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Formed on 1965, Scorpion is a German rock band that is composed of Rudolf Schenker on rhythm guitar, Herman Rarebell…
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Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper or popularly known as Cyndi Lauper is a singer, songwriter, and actress who has been in…
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Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine is an American band that plays Latin-influenced music. The band was formed in 1975…
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Luther Vandross was a singer-songwriter and record producer. He started his career as an in-demand background vocalist for several well-known…
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Born on February 13, 1950, Peter Brian Gabriel or popularly known as Peter Gabriel, is an English singer, record producer,…
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Formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986, Pixies are an alternative rock band that was composed of Joey Santiago on lead…
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Formed in Champaign, Illinois in 1967, REO Speedwagon is a rock band that gained popularity in the United States during…
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Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1978, The Go-Go’s is an American new-wave band that became famous in the early…
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Robert Barisford Brown or more popularly known as Bobby Brown is a singer-songwriter, dancer, actor, and occasional rapper. He was…
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Formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was a hip-hop…
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Most of us probably remembered DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince as the musical duo that launched the music…
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This iconic hip-hop girl group was formed in 1985 and it consists of Salt or Cheryl James, DJ Spinderella or…
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Sade is an English band that was formed in 1982 in London whose music features the elements of sophisti-pop, quiet…
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The Thompson Twins was a British new wave/ mainstream pop group that was formed in 1977. They gained popularity in…
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During the 1980s, alternative music meant anything that mainstream radio would not play, which was mostly anything back then. If…
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Billy Idol was one of the first pop/rock artists that gained massive success from the 80s music scene. He started…
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Kenny Loggins is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who used to be a part of the duo Loggins and Messina. But…
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Although they never had a mainstream hit, Eric B. and Rakim were almost universally recognized as the premier DJ/MC team…
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Hip-hip is the music genre that is known for short-lived careers, but one rapper proved that he was an exception…
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The ‘80s was the decade that gave birth to the sub-genres of hair metal and thrash metal among the many…
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Introduction to Classic Rock The 1960s: Rock Music Comes of Age The 1970s: Rock vs. Disco The 1980s: John Lennon,…
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Introduction Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958-June 25, 2009) is one of the most famous superstars in the world. The “King…
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John Mellencamp is a musician and singer-songwriter from Indiana who is one of the few but notable artists who brought…
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Survivor is an American rock band formed in the late 1970s in Chicago by core members Frankie Sullivan and Jim…
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Because all of the major turmoils from the 1960s and the 1970s — the counterculture movement, the Vietnam war, the…
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Sir Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947 in Pinner, Middlesex, London,…
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