1980s

Musicians Jack Hues and Nick Feldman met for the first time after Jack responded to a classified ad that Nick placed in the weekly British music magazine, Melody Maker. That relationship has lasted over 45 years and counting as Wang

In 1986, Huey Lewis and the News became the first group to score five Top 10 singles on the Billboard chart from the same album. Their multi-platinum record was called “Fore!”  Two releases topped the chart, while its 5th and

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.

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

Restless Heart has released seven studio albums, two greatest-hits, and a live record.  But their first big crossover hit came to us in 1987 that peaked at #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Your Love Song of the Day is

The group Champaign named themselves after their hometown of Champaign, Illinois. The title track from their 1981 debut album would go on to spend 20 weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart becoming a #1 hit. Your Love Song of The

REO Speedwagon celebrated an unexpected return to the Billboard rock chart in 2020 thanks to a cameo appearance on the Netflix drama Ozark.  In 1988, REO release their Greatest Hits album that had two new songs on it. One of

Music from the Edge of Heaven was the final album by Wham! in 1986. The record went Platinum, but its debut single took 12 years to first appear on the Adult Contemporary chart when it hit #22 in 1998. And

Billy Joel listed this song among his top five favorites on a 2017 Late Show with Stephen Colbert appearance. Billy originally wrote it in early ’80s when he was briefly dating supermodel Elle McPherson. From his album Storm Front that sold four million