1982

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ZZ Top in 1983

“We Were Still the Little Band From Texas, Interpreters of That Great American Art Form the Blues”: Billy Gibbons on the Making of “Gimme All Your Lovin’”

By Richard Bienstock published

How ZZ Top’s 1983 classic took the blues “up a notch”

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FRIDAYS - Show Coverage - Shoot Date: April 13, 1982. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) TOMMY TUTONE

"What You Hear Is Basically a Bar Band Playing Together”: Jim Keller Tells the Story of Tommy Tutone’s Top Ten Hit “867-5309/Jenny”

By Joe Bosso published

The guitarist reveals how he helped dial in the band’s 1982 smash

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Robben Ford

Robben Ford Reveals His Weirdest Gig

By Rod Brakes published

Video “I spent nine days in the studio with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. And that was rather unusual,” recalls the jazz fusion master

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Aldo Nova, 1982

“I Never Thought the Song Would Be A Hit”: Aldo Nova Tells the Incredible Tale of His Breakthrough Single “Fantasy”

By Joe Bosso published

How some free studio time led to the 1982 smash that kickstarted his career.

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