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Crossover King: Kenny Rogers in the ’80s

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment Barbra Streisand, Coward of the County, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes, Lady, Lionel Richie, Lucille, RIP, Ronnie Milsap, Sheena Easton

Rogers was a country star in the back half of the ‘70s, but became an all-conquering superstar in the 1980s

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Pop Top 40: Top 200 Albums for the Week Ending November 24, 1984

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Barbra Streisand, Billy Ocean, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Hall and Oates, Honeydrippers, Huey Lewis and the News, Lionel Richie, Prince, Stevie Wonder, The Cars, Tina Turner, U2

At Thanksgiving 1984, Americans were most thankful for these albums

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Expect Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Process to Stay Broken

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Jeff Tamarkin 3 Comments Bad Company, Billy Preston, Carly Simon, Dionne Warwick, Emerson, George Michael, Gram Parsons, Grand Funk Railroad, Harry Nilsson, Jethro Tull, Joe Cocker, Johnny Winter, Judas Priest, King Crimson, Lake & Palmer, Link Wray, Lionel Richie, Little Feat, Mary Wells, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Mountain, Neil Sedaka, Patti LaBelle, peter Frampton, Ry Cooder, Sonic Youth, Suzi Quatro, T.Rex, Television, the Doobie Brothers, The Go-Gos, the MC5, the Meters, The Monkees, the New York Dolls, the Shangri-Las, The Turtles, Thin Lizzy, Todd Rundgren, Tom Jones, Warren Zevon

Former nominating committee member cautions rockers that Wenner exit won’t cure much

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