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Sunday Feb 23, 2020
1981 Charts And Tours (Episode 30)
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
This Promotion Man Podcast takes you through an entire year of tours and the albums on the chart for 1981. The year started off with a number one album from John Lennon, which came only a few weeks after he was murdered in New York. Through the year, an entity named MTV came along in August that completely shook up the music industry as we know it. This dynamic created different career paths for bands like ZZ Top who completely reinvented themselves into video sensations. Olivia Newton John returned to get Physical and recreated herself. But the most notable thing from the year and moving forward was how many one-hit wonders came as a result of MTV airplay. Quarterflash...remember them...just one example. Fred has a funny story about how Quarterflash led to Sammy Hagar getting pissed at him that lasted after Sammy's solo career into joining Van Halen. We close out the show with the Centerfold kings J. Geils Band who invades the hotel where Fred is getting married.
Recommended Music:
Intro: AC/DC “For Those About To Rock”
Middle: Stones “Waiting on a Friend”
Middle: Quarterflash “Harden My Heart”
End: Steve Winwood “If You See a Chance Take it”
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