News by tag 'professor of rock'

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)

How JEFF LYNNE's Bout Of Crippling Depression Spawned This ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Classic Voted "The Happiest Song Ever"; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

With Not Much To Show For Their Efforts, QUEEN Finally Found Their Signature Sound And Conquered America; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

RUSH Hated This Classic 1981 Track... Until It Was Mixed; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

RUSH Hated This Classic 1981 Track... Until It Was Mixed; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

FOO FIGHTERS Spent $1Million On A Record They Hated... Threw It Out, Started Over, Landed A Smash; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

Critics Said DAVID LEE ROTH Only Wrote About "Women, Partying & Fast Cars," So VAN HALEN Doubled Down With This 80s Classic; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

PROFESSOR OF ROCK Takes A Deep Dive Into LED ZEPPELIN's Houses Of The Holy Centerpiece Track "No Quarter" (Video)

Inspired By BOB SEGER, Turned Down By STEVIE NICKS, And Worried He Ripped Off JOURNEY, This 80s Classic Pushed PRINCE To The Apex Of Music; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

CHICAGO Songwriter Literally Phoned In Final Verse For This 80s Classic From A 7-Eleven Pay Phone; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

The PINK FLOYD Album That Was The Beginning Of The End; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

Is "Mr. Roboto" To Blame For Splintering STYX' Lineup? - DENNIS DeYOUNG Tells PROFESSOR OF ROCK The Real Story; Video

EAGLES Co-Writer J. D. SOUTHER Gives PROFESSOR OF ROCK First-Hand Account Of Band's BOB SEGER-Assisted Final #1 Hit; Video

VAN MORRISON Flat Out Hated His 2 Million-Selling Classic... And Was Too Poor To Enjoy It?; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

GARY WRIGHT Felt There Was No Way In Hell His Song Should Have Been A Single... Then It Hit #1; Late Icon Featured In Video Interview With PROFESSOR OF ROCK

That Time MICHAEL BOLTON Claimed To Have Co-Written KISS' First Hit Single In 12 Years; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

How BLACK SABBATH Wrote A "Filler" Song To Finish Their Album, And Ended Up Taking Metal To The Masses; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

Did PHIL COLLINS Go Too Far When He Obliterated His Cheating Wife All Across Radio With This Brutal 80s Hit?; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

How GEORGE THOROGOOD Secured An All-Time Classic After MUDDY WATERS' Label Rudely Rejected His Song; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

CHEAP TRICK's Label Hired Outside Writers In Last Ditch Effort To Save Band's Career, Giving Them Their Biggest Chart Hit; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND And The Tragedy & Triumph Surrounding A 70s Rock Classic; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

How THREE DOG NIGHT Turned A Silly Kid's Song From A Failed TV Show Into The Biggest Hit Of 1971; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

Songwriter Blurted Out Random Phrase As A Joke And Gave PAT BENATAR Her Biggest Worldwide Hit; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

How RANDY BACHMAN Turned A Dear John Letter Into A 70s Classic For THE GUESS WHO; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

FLEETWOOD MAC, A Tragic Death, And An Ill-Advised Marriage - Was STEVIE NICKS Better Off A Struggling Songwriter Than Global Superstar?; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

THE BEATLES And A Story Of Scorned Passion, Revenge, And Arson!; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

How A Hilarious Misheard Lyric Turned ELTON JOHN's Innocent 70s #1 Masterpiece Into A Naughty One; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

How A Hired Gun Helped STEELY DAN Create A Classic Guitar Song That JIMMY PAGE Called His "Favourite Ever"; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

LOVERBOY And Why The S&M Community Made This 80s Classic An Anthem For Their Activities; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

YES Reunited Based On The Strength Of A Song Written On The Porcelain Throne, It Went To #1; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

How A $10 Bet Between SUPERTRAMP's Drummer & Singer Turned Into 20 Million Albums Sold; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

How A Shouting Match, And A Punch In The Face Sealed Late EAGLES Founding Member RANDY MEISNER's Fate; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

SOCIAL DISTORTION's MIKE NESS Tells PROFESSOR OF ROCK How He Was Homeless, In And Out Of Jail, Then Came Back With Two Gold Records; Video

METALLICA Had To Convince JAMES HETFIELD To Record His Vulnerable Song That He Feared Would Make Fans Puke; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

QUEEN Legend FREDDIE MERCURY Responded With The Toughest Rock Hit Ever After Punk Icon Made Fun Of His Masculinity; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

The Opening Line Of This REO SPEEDWAGON Classic Made Them One Of Only Six Bands To Hit #1 For 15 Weeks; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

The Opening Line Of This REO SPEEDWAGON Classic Made Them One Of Only Six Bands To Hit #1 For 15 Weeks; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

Voted The Worst Song Ever, This STARSHIP Hit Just Gets Bigger Every Year; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

Voted The Worst Song Ever, This STARSHIP Hit Just Gets Bigger Every Year; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

Was This JIMI HENDRIX Classic Inspired By A Stalker Waitress Who Kidnapped Her Own Customer?; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

PROFESSOR OF ROCK On DAVID LEE ROTH v. SAMMY HAGAR-Eras Of VAN HALEN - "I Appreciate Both Eras For Different Reasons"; Video

Label Boss AHMET ERTEGUN Thought This CREAM Tune Was "Crap"... It Became An All-Time Classic; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL's Hit "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" Predicted The End Of The Band; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

How STYX' First #1 Hit Started Out As A Birthday Gift For DENNIS DeYOUNG's Wife; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

STEVEN TYLER Left The Lyrics For This AEROSMITH Classic In A Taxi, And JOE PERRY Was Livid; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

MÖTLEY CRÜE's Dr. Feelgood Was The First Album The Band Recorded Sober; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)

Four Members Of Rock's Ultimate Supergroup THE TRAVELING WILBURYS Openly Fanboyed Over The 5th Member; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

EDDIE VAN HALEN Nixed DAVID LEE ROTH's Cover Song In Favour Of His Original, It Became VAN HALEN's Only #1; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)

PROFESSOR OF ROCK Takes A Deep Dive Into PINK FLOYD'S The Wall And "Run Like Hell" (Video)