As we feature Jersey's Best on a "New Jersey Hall Of Fame Weekend," here on New Jersey 101.5...
Tons has been written about Bruce...and with that in mind, I thought it would be fun to give you something a little different...
Some "Fun Facts" about one of his biggest chart hits: "Glory Days...
Ah..."The Wall"...from Pink Floyd.
I have the album on original 1980 vinyl...on 1990's CD...and the MOVIE on 1980's-era video disc! That's multi-media coverage!
"Another Brick In The Wall" is another one of "Jersey's Favorite Hits...
David Bowie ROCKS!
Be he the "Ziggy Stardust" Bowie of the early to mid 1970's...
OR the Top-40 Radio/Pop Icon of the 1980's!
In this case, we're digging for "Fun Facts" from the latter...from the "Big Decade!"
"Modern Love" is one of "Jersey's Favorite Hits" from David Bowie's enormously successful 1983 album "Let's Dance...
"Runaway" was Bon Jovi's first hit...so first...so early, in fact, that it was a hit before there really was a Bon Jovi!
Jon wrote it in 1980 or 1981 (I have found conflicting information) with early collaborator George Karak.
The original "Runaway" was recorded by Jon, and a bunch of studio musicians, for the "Power Station Demos...
As we give you Heart, Joan Jett and Cheap Trick passes on a "Free Ticket Weekend," I thought it would be fun to delve into the story behind the winning hit that I will play during the 6:00 hour!
"Heart" is the rock band formed in Seattle in 1973, around the talents of sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson...
I picked up this "flier" in the overly salty snacks (potato chip) aisle in 1989!
Back then, there was no "instant access" to artist and music news via the internet.
What's an...internet?
MTV was (still) the place to go for videos...
It's a "Free Ticket Weekend" here at New Jersey 101.5!
Keep listening to win tickets to see ZZ Top at the PNC Bank Arts Center on September 1st!
Now..a little bit about the band you are going to see!
"The Little Old Band From Texas" formed in Houston in 1969...