This Week In 1982 Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney Ruled Billboard’s Hot 100
May24

This Week In 1982 Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney Ruled Billboard’s Hot 100

In 1982 Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney joined forces for a song that was meant to bridge the racial gap. “Ebony and Ivory” was the name of the track and it ruled the charts for seven weeks. “Ebony and Ivory” caught fire on the charts from May 15 all the way up to June 26, 1982. It would later on be eclipsed by The Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me.” “When McCartney penned the...

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Paul McCartney’s ‘Flowers In The Dirt’ Rereleases In 2017
Jan02

Paul McCartney’s ‘Flowers In The Dirt’ Rereleases In 2017

Multiple-Grammy Award-winning Paul McCartney’s Archive Collection revealed that ‘s 1989 international #1 album, Flowers In The Dirt, will feature a reissued rerelease in 2017. “One of the most critically acclaimed albums of the eighties, nominated for both BRIT and Grammy Awards, Flowers In The Dirt saw McCartney team up with Elvis Costello to co-write a third of the album (My Brave Face, You Want Her...

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The Beatles in the 1980s: A Timeline
Sep07

The Beatles in the 1980s: A Timeline

On August 29, 2016, Mark David Chapman, was once again denied parole for the murder of John Lennon in December 1980. Chapman was sentenced to twenty years in prison. This is the ninth time his request for a parole has been denied. With Lennon’s name back in the news, it seemed a good time for an article about what all the former Beatles were doing in the 1980s. A few weeks ago, I published a piece focusing on just two members of the...

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