Dave Linden

Formed in Springfield, Missouri, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils recently celebrated their 50th anniversary making their debut at the Grand Ole Opry as part of their Time Warp Tour. And to further mark the milestone, a documentary on the band was

Bonnie Raitt’s 2023 Grammy win for Song of the Year meant a staggering spike in streaming numbers and album sales with people wanting to find out who beat out the likes of Adele, Beyoncé, and Harry Styles. But Bonnie is

Bob Seger’s 11th album and his fourth with The Silver Bullet Band was his only to hit #1 on the Billboard 200: 1980’s Against the Wind. The song features organ, synthesizer and piano played by Little Feat co-founder, Bill Payne.

Joe Cocker’s 1974 debut single on the Adult Contemporary chart was a cover of a song co-written and originally recorded by Billy Preston just a year earlier. Joe’s version was the third release from his fourth album I Can Stand

It took Bon Jovi 10 albums to reach this milestone, but in 2007, Lost Highway was their first record to ever debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Their lead off single received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop

Duncan Sheik achieved much success as a composer for motion pictures and musicals, winning Tony Awards in 2006 for his work on the Broadway smash musical Spring Awakening and in 1997 he earned a Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop

Discovered by Beatles manager Brian Epstein, Cilla Black was one of Great Britain’s most successful entertainers of all time. One of her big hits was in 1964 which was covered by Helen Reddy in 1977 and ended up being Helen’s

Vladimir John Ondrasik III, also known as Five for Fighting, is one of the top adult contemporary artists from the 2000s. The first release from his 3rd album The Battle for Everything was the longest-running #1 single of 2004 with

In 1981, Christopher Cross became the first artist to win the four major Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. A feat not replicated until Billie Eilish in 2020

Richard Marx had seen success on the Adult Contemporary chart with three former #1 hits, but nothing like this one. Taken as the first single from his album Paid Vacation, Richard wrote it about his then wife, actress/singer Cynthia Rhodes.