This Moment in Music History for 10-31-2024

On June 29th, 1958, something extraordinary happened that would forever change the landscape of American popular music. On this sweltering summer day in Nashville, Tennessee, a young rockabilly singer named Bobby Helms walked into the Columbia Recording Studios and laid down voca ...  Show more

On June 28th, 1997, something truly remarkable happened in the world of music that would forever change the landscape of British pop and introduce the world to one of the most successful girl groups of all time. The Spice Girls released their iconic second single "Say You'll Be T ...  Show more

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Well, either way, this is definitely an episode of Strong Songs about Queen's genre-blending rock saga "Bohemian Rhapsody." Kirk dives into Freddie Mercury's operatic opus and learns a lot about vocal technique, piano motifs, harmon ...

“Wind Of Change” by Scorpions has the rare distinction of being a history lesson within a huge rock ballad, released after the Berlin Wall came crashing down in 1989 in the band’s native Germany. In the years since, it has become a unifying theme song for the circumstances around ...  Show more

Martin Freeman tells the story of the Fab Four’s rise, fall and rebirth - and how they changed the world along the way. In the space of just 8 years, their journey took them from the smoky clubs of Hamburg and Liverpool, to Abbey Road and unprecedented global fame. And when their ...  Show more

We're celebrating our 10th anniversary all year by digging in the vaults to re-present classic episodes with fresh commentary. Today, we're revisiting our 2021 conversation with Steve Perry. 

ABOUT STEVE PERRY
One of the most iconic voices in rock m ...