News by tag 'professor of rock'

THE ASSOCIATION Topped THE BEATLES On BMI's Top 100 Songs Of The 20th Century List... Yet Nobody Under 40 Knows Them; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

How STEPPENWOLF Classic "Born To Be Wild" Went From Being A Ballad To An Iconic Rock Song; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

PROFESSOR OF ROCK Picks "The All-Time Greatest Male Vocal Performance On A Rock Song": BRAD DELP On BOSTON's "More Than A Feeling" (Video)

BOB DYLAN "Freaked Out" When He Heard The JIMI HENDRIX Version Of His Classic... Then Started Playing It The Exact Same Way; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports

BOB DYLAN "Freaked Out" When He Heard The JIMI HENDRIX Version Of His Classic... Then Started Playing It The Exact Same Way; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports

How BON JOVI Reworked A BONNIE TYLER Disco Hit And Landed The #1 Rock Song Of 1986; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

Did THE BEATLES Accidentally Invent Heavy Metal After PETE TOWNSHEND Told PAUL McCARTNEY That He'd Written "The Loudest Dirtiest Rockiest Song Ever?"; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

PROFESSOR OF ROCK Shines The Spotlight On Classic RUSH Single - "I'm Pretty Sure They Would've Been Shakespeare's Favourite Band"; Video

AEROSMITH Landed A Smash Hit After The "Hot Girl" STEVEN TYLER Hit On Turned Out To Be MÖTLEY CRÜE's VINCE NEIL?; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

He Had One Of The Biggest Hits Ever... And Nobody New His True Identity For Decades; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

JOHN FOGERTY Wrote This CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Classic As A Scathing Middle Finger Against The Establishment; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

Did JIMMY PAGE Suggest That PAUL RODGERS Perform The Guitar Solo On THE FIRM's "Radioactive"?; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

KISS Hated Their Biggest Hit So Much That Half The Band Didn't Show Up To Record It; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

How BON SCOTT Went From Being AC/DC's Driver To Their Lead Singer Overnight; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

LOVERBOY's MIKE RENO Sang The Wrong Lyrics While Recording... Mistake Made Song An 80s Classic; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

LED ZEPPELIN Classic "Fool In The Rain" Was Inspired By The 1978 World Cup; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

Former STYX Singer DENNIS DeYOUNG Guests On PROFESSOR OF ROCK's New Series "Solo Venture"; Video

RUSH, THE WHO, SAGA, PAT BENATAR, PETER GABRIEL, And More - PROFESSOR OF ROCK Re-Ranks The Best Rock Hits Of 1982; Video

38 SPECIAL Had 16 Hits With Their Main Singer, But Finally Hit #1 With Temporary Replacement; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

BLACK SABBATH Wrote This Classic "To Scare The Hell Out Of People"... And Did They Ever!; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

MARK KNOPFLER And His Brother Haven’t Talked In Over 40 Years, All Because Of This DIRE STRAITS Hit; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

Did EDDIE VAN HALEN Really Interrupt SAMMY HAGAR And His Wife During Sex To Write This VAN HALEN Hit?; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

PROFESSOR OF ROCK Digs Deep Into The History Of THE BEATLES' Final Song "Now And Then" (Video)

This EAGLES Classic Is So Storied That It Spawned Hundreds Of Urban Legends; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Digs Deep To Find Out The True Meaning (Video)

Did The Only FLEETWOOD MAC Song Created By All Five Members Stop Them From Breaking Up At Their Peak?; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

PROFESSOR OF ROCK Digs Deep To Find Out What ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA's Hit "Livin' Thing" Is Really About (Video)

A Friend Bet GRAHAM NASH He Couldn't Write A Song In 20 Minutes... Became CROSBY, STILLS, & NASH's Biggest Hit; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

MONTROSE Were Called America's Answer To LED ZEPPELIN... So What Happened?; SAMMY HAGAR Talks To PROFESSOR OF ROCK; Video

This MOODY BLUES Classic Failed Until A DJ Needed A Smoke Break, Sending It To #1; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

GENESIS Legend PHIL COLLINS Had Six Huge Hits In '85... But His Live Gig With Rock's Biggest Band Was A Disaster; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

MARK FARNER Tells PROFESSOR OF ROCK That This GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Classic Came To Him While Praying; Video

This STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Smash Hit Was Inspired By A Kidnapping And Murder, But Its Meaning Is Still A Mystery; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT's Strange 1982 Classic Is Shrouded In Mystery... So What The Hell Does It Mean?; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

PROFESSOR OF ROCK Breaks Down THE DOORS' Eerie Serial Killer Epic, The Final Song JIM MORRISON Recorded; Video

PAUL RODGERS Tells PROFESSOR OF ROCK The Real Story Behind His Song "Bad Company"; Video

Why DAVID BOWIE Nearly Blocked His Legendary Collaboration With QUEEN From Being Released; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

STEELY DAN Had Rookie Sing Backup On This 70s Hit... By The Next Year He Outsold Them; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND Were Set To Quit Music When A DJ Accidentally Played Their B-Side, Launching This 70s Classic; Surviving Members Tell PROFESSOR OF ROCK The Real Story (Video)

How THE CARS Invented The 80s... In 1978; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

PROFESSOR OF ROCK Delves Into The Historical And Cultural Context Surrounding This CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Classic Rock Standard; Video

MTV Agreed to Play Blacklisted GUNS N' ROSES One Time At 4:00am, Their Debut Album Went To #1 Overnight; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

FREE's "All Right Now" Is Still Played Every 45 Seconds On US Radio; PAUL RODGERS Tells PROFESSOR OF ROCK The Story Behind This Classic (Video)

THE WHO Thought ROGER DALTREY Had A Fistfight With Their Engineer When They First Heard This 1971 Classic; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

The DEF LEPPARD #2 Hit Single That Was Inspired By QUEEN, THE BEATLES, AEROSMITH And AC/DC; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Talks To PROFESSOR OF ROCK About Being Banned By MTV, Inspired By A Stephen King Book, And The Band's Failed Duet With BEASTIE BOYS; Video

Bewitched By A Girl From A Clothing Store, THE KNACK's Doug Fieger Wrote This 1979 Classic That One-Upped THE BEATLES; Professor Of Rock Reports (Video)

POISON Would Stop At Nothing To Make The Big Time, Including Poaching VAN HALEN And MÖTLEY CRÜE Fans; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

Guitarist NEAL SCHON Talks Origins Of JOURNEY Classic "Wheel In The Sky" With PROFESSOR OF ROCK (Video)

How EUROPE Dusted Off A Cheesy Instrumental That Half The Band Hated And Landed Themselves A Stadium Classic; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

EAGLES Legend DON HENLEY Sang Whatever Popped Into His Head While Recording, Created A Late-80s Classic; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)