FROM ROCK BOTTOM TO ROCK ICON — 1985: Tina Turner Walked Onto the Stage at Live Aid and Proved Her Comeback Was No Fluke
By the summer of 1985, Tina Turner had already completed one of the most extraordinary...
THE ALBUM THAT MADE SHANIA TWAIN A SUPERSTAR — 1995: “The Woman in Me” Started Slowly — Then Turned a Struggling Singer Into a Country Music Phenomenon
When Shania Twain released The Woman in Me in February 1995, there was little reason...
THE BAY CITY ROLLERS WERE EVERYWHERE IN 1976 — Then the Fame That Made Them Teen Idols Began to Tear the Band Apart
By 1976, the Bay City Rollers had reached a level of fame that seemed almost...
TINA TURNER’S SHOCKING TURNING POINT — 1984: Record Executives Doubled Down on a Nearly Forgotten Singer — Then “Private Dancer” Changed Everything
By the early 1980s, Tina Turner was in a position that would have been difficult...
NEIL DIAMOND’S SECRET BEHIND “SWEET CAROLINE” — 1969: The Song Became a Worldwide Classic, But Its True Inspiration Was Far More Personal Than Fans Realized
In 1969, Neil Diamond released a song that would eventually become one of the most...
TINA TURNER’S “PROUD MARY” MOMENT — 1971: She Took the Stage With Ike Turner and Turned One Song Into a Performance Nobody Could Forget
By 1971, Tina Turner had already spent years proving that she was one of the...
SHANIA TWAIN’S DARKEST BEGINNING — 1987: After Losing Her Parents in a Car Crash, She Put Her Own Dreams Aside to Help Raise Her Younger Siblings
Long before Shania Twain became one of the best-selling female artists in music history, she...
THE BAY CITY ROLLERS’ CRAZIEST NIGHT — 1975: Thousands of Screaming Fans Turned a Concert Into Chaos — And the Band Could Barely Hear Its Own Music
In 1975, the Bay City Rollers were no longer simply a successful Scottish pop group....
THE AUDITION THAT CHANGED TINA TURNER’S LIFE — 1983: She Walked Into the Studio With a Past Full of Pain — And Walked Out With the Beginning of a Stunning Comeback
By 1983, Tina Turner had spent years trying to rebuild a career that many people...
THE NIGHT NEIL DIAMOND STOPPED THE SHOW — 1972: A Young Fan’s Unexpected Moment Became One of the Most Talked-About Nights of His Career
By 1972, Neil Diamond was no longer the struggling songwriter trying to convince people that...