DEF: The Furious Five Meets The Sugarhill Gang “Showdown”
Henry Jackson, a.k.a. Big Bank Hank, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 57. Hank was one of the three rappers who made up the Sugarhill Gang, who are remembered for their song...
Category: In Memoriam
DEF: Jack Bruce and Friends “Hit And Run”
Scottish musician Jack Bruce, who is most remembered as the bassist for the band Cream, passed away yesterday at the age of 71. In addition to his work with Cream and other bands, Bruce released...
Paul Revere 1938-2014
News is circulating that Paul Revere Dick, who founded the band Paul Revere & the Raiders, passed away Saturday at the age of 76. Paul Revere & the Raiders, later known just as the...
DEF: Survivor “First Night”
Thursday’s Daily Eighties Flashback paid tribute to former Survivor lead singer Jimi Jamison, who passed away a week ago, with “It’s The Singer, Not The Song,” a track from Vital Signs, the band’s first album...
DEF: Survivor “It’s The Singer, Not The Song”
Word has been circulating over the past few days that former Survivor lead singer Jimi Jamison passed away on Sunday at the age of 63. Jamison joined Survivor in 1984 after previous lead singer...
DEF: Robin Williams “I Yam What I Yam”
Today marks one week since comedy legend Robin Williams passed away. Among Williams’ parts as he rose to fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he starred as Popeye in the 1980 live-action...
Bobby Womack 1944-2014
News is circulating that Cleveland-born musician Bobby Womack has passed away. Â Less than four months ago, Womack celebrated his 70th birthday, and as Tunesmate indicated at the time, two months ago marked the 40th...
DEF: Michael Jackson “Leave Me Alone”
Yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson. Â Today, in memory of Jackson, the Daily Eighties Flashback looks back at Jackson’s song “Leave Me Alone,” which contains a poignant theme that...
Songs for Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner
Tonight marks the 50th anniversary of the murders of three civil rights workers — Â James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner — who were killed in Philadelphia, Mississippi, by white members of that...
Casey Kasem 1932-2014
photo by Alan Light News has been circulating that broadcasting legend Casey Kasem died today at the age of 82.  Kasem is, of course, known best for his long-time role as the host of American Top 40...
