In July 1941, the first television commercial aired. A watch company named Bulova decided to purchase and air the world’s…
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Just like rock and roll, country music stumbled upon crossroads during the 1980s. This is because it was the era…
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The 80s is often hailed as the ‘golden age of hip-hop,’ and it’s really not hard to see why. Several…
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Japanese pop music or J- Pop, which is known both in and outside of Japan, is a mainstream genre of…
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It took some time for TV stations and studios to learn how to preserve the television shows that they produced.…
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Celtic rock is a music sub-genre that falls under a folk-rock. It is a form of Celtic fusion that mixes…
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Psychedelic music, or also known as psychedelia, is a genre of music that was influenced by the psychedelic era of…
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A Big Band is a kind of musical ensemble of jazz music. They usually have ten or more musicians, and…
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Gangsta rap is a form of hip-hop music which became the genre’s main style during the 1990s. Aside from that,…
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Let’s admit it, musical tastes change, but its influence can last forever. Over the years, we had several music artists…
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Formed in 1965 in London, Pink Floyd was a rock band that became popular from London’s underground music scene in…
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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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The Real McCoys is a sitcom that was created by Irving Pincus which aired on ABC-TV and CBS. The show…
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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 Anna Mae Bullock, Tina Turner is the iconic singer, songwriter, and actress who was responsible for the hit songs…
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It seems like ever since the Beatles became famous, almost every decade started to produce a special group of boys…
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Disco is one of those complicated terms that means different things to different people. Most of us probably associate disco…
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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 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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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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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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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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N.W.A or N Wit Attitudes was a hip-hop group that originated from Compton, California. They were one of the first…
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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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De La Soul is a hip-hop trio that was formed in Amytiville, Long Island, New York in 1987. They are…
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Born as Leslie Sebastian Charles, Billy Ocean is a singer who had several R&B international hit songs during the ‘70s…
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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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Robert Palmer was an English musician that was born in January 1949. He was also a record producer known for…
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Every decade has its own share of fads and crazes, and the ‘80s were no different. In fact, this decade…
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The Untouchables was a crime drama series that aired from 1959 to 1963 on ABC. The series was based on…
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Candid Camera is not only the world’s first reality comedy TV series, but it is one of the longest-running reality…
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Up to this date, Gunsmoke still holds the title for being the longest-running dramatic series in television history, having a…
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It was in the late 1970s when we heard the line “It’s Charlie, Angels. Time to go to work.” From…
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Games shows have always been popular in TV and the 80s definitely had its share of hits as well. Some…
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Before music videos took up residence on Youtube, there was a time when they ruled the TV landscape and that’s…
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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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Can you imagine our world without Microsoft Windows, DNA fingerprinting, and Apple computers? Kind of hard, right? Well, all of…
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The ‘70s was a great decade for Disney films. They released numerous classic films that helped shape the minds and…
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The 1960s was a busy era for Walt Disney Productions. Aside from Walt Disney’s newest project, Disneyland, the company is…
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The 1950s was a decade of transition of Disney movies from its early masterpieces like Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi, and Snow…
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Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is an animated television series that was created by Bill Cosby. The show premiered…
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Hong Kong Phooey was an animated TV series that was broadcasted on ABC and produced by Hanna-Barbera. It aired from…
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Behind every object is a great inventor. Most of the time, there are arguments that pop up on who was…
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He-Man is a character many know and love. Many can remember a time when they were sitting in their room…
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Even if The Jetsons only lasted for one season with twenty-four episodes since its debut on September 1962, it still…
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Bugs Bunny is the iconic animated cartoon character that we’ve seen in several films and television shows over the last…
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Huckleberry Hound or also known as Huckis slow moving and slow talking blue hound dog who walks on two legs.…
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Do you remember watching the cute little mischievous brown bear that lives In Yellowstone Park every Saturday morning? That’s right,…
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This anthropomorphic gray and white rabbit named Bugs Bunny is one of the most famous cartoon characters of all time.…
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The 80s brought about a lot of cartoon fans. For a lot of children back in the day, the 80s…
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From the day Disney introduced to us a new medium of entertainment called “animation”, the world has witnessed a surge…
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The 60s animated series surely bought classic characters that remain pop culture icons until today. From a pre-historic family to…
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The classic cartoon series in the 1950s were entertaining and ahead of their time. Even if some people think that…
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology TV series that was aired on CBS and NBC from 1955 to 1965.…
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Murphy Brown is an American sitcom that aired on CBS and ran from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998.…
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Formed by former Deep Purple member, David Coverdale in 1978, Whitesnake was an English rock band that is consist of…
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Formed in Pasadena, California in 1972, Van Halen is a hard rock band that is composed of David Lee Roth…
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Formed in Hereford, England in March of 1978, The Pretenders is an American-British rock band that is composed of Chrissie…
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Formed in Manchester in 1982, The Smiths are composed of Steven Morrissey as their vocalist, Johnny Marr as their guitarist,…
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Formed in Sheffield, England in 1977, The Human League is an English synth-pop band that rose to fame because of…
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Originally known as the Farris Brothers in 1977, INXS (pronounced as “in excess”) is an Australian band that is consist…
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Formed in 1976 in Crawley, West Sussex, The Cure is an English rock band that experienced a lot of line-up…
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Formed in 1977 in Glasgow, Simple Minds is a Scottish rock band that is currently composed of Jim Kerr on…
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Considered to be one of the most successful pop artist of the 80’s, Wham! Is an English duo composed of…
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Formed in Islington, London in 1979, Spandau Ballet is one of the successful bands that came out during the New…
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Formed in 1975 in New York City, Talking Heads was an American rock band that is comprised of David Byrne…
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Formed in London in 1981, Pet Shop Boys is an English synth-pop duo that is consist of Chris Lowe and…
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Formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, Metallica is a heavy metal band that was started by James Hetfield and…
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Formed in Queens, New York, Run-DMC is an American hip-hop group that is composed of Darryl McDaniels, Jazon Mizell, and…
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Formed in Georgia in 1980, R.E.M is an American rock band that is composed of Bill Berry as the drummer,…
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Formed in 1980, New Order is an English rock band that was composed of Stephen Morris on drums, Bernard Summer…
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Formed in 1979, Men at Work are an Australian rock band with Colin Hay on lead vocals, Ron Strykert on…
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History and Career AC/DC is one of the most influential hard rock bands from the 70’s, they are one of…
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Bryan Adams is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, activist, producer and photographer. He was born on November 5, 1959 in Ontario,…
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Culture Club was an English new wave band that is composed of Boy George on lead vocals, Jon Moss on…
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Def Leppard is an English rock band formed by a group of teenagers from Sheffield England in 1977. The band…
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Formed in Basildon, Essex in the 80’s, Depeche Mode is an electronic band that had more than 50 songs that…
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Born on March 26, 1994. Diana Ross is one of the most successful American singers and artists of all time.…
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Formed in London in 1977, Dire Straits is an English rock band that is composed of David Knopfler on rhythm…
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Also known as GNR, Guns N’ Roses is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California. They…
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Formed in San Francisco, California, Huey Lewis and the News had several hits during the 1980’s and early 1990’s. They…
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The 1980’s was a decade when video games exploded in popularity. But aside from video games, it was also a…
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