Monthly Archive: August 2014
Dayton, Ohio-born musician Steve Arrington hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart a few times in the late 1970s and early 1980s with the band Slave, most notably with their only Top 40 hit, “Slide,” which peaked...
Los Angeles-based band The Monkees had a string of hits in the 1960s, including three number one singles, before disbanding in 1970. In 1986, three of the band’s members — Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz,...
Los Angeles-based group The Whispers appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart 12 times between 1970 and 1990. The biggest hit of that dozen — and the only Top 10 hit — came when “Rock Steady”...
What do you get when you cross the Bee Gees with Pink Floyd? Our mashup of the week features Staying Alive and Another Brick In The Wall. I found it surprising how well each...
Texas-born singer Jennifer Holliday is best known for her work on Broadway, though she did hit the Top 40 once among four appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. That Top 40 hit came with her...
Cleveland-born musician Tracy Chapman has hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice. Her biggest hit came in 1996, when “Give Me One Reason” rose to number 3. Her first Top 10 hit,...
Los Angeles-born singer Karyn White garnered three Top 10 singles on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in 1989 from her self-titled debut album. After “The Way You Love Me” reached number 7, and “Superwoman” peaked at number...
Jason Becker, former guitarist with David Lee Roth, has been battling ALS for years. Now with the ALS Challenge, the Internet sensation of pouring ice cold water over your head, Jason challenged John Mayer,...
Los Angeles-based band Ratt have hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart six times, with all of those appearances happening in the 1980s. Of those six singles, two hit the Top 40. In 1985, their third appearance,...
Between 1976 and 1983, Seattle-based band Heart appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart 17 times, scoring two Top 10 hits from those appearances: “Magic Man,” which peaked at number 9 in 1976, and “Tell It...