Springfield was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 before launching a solo career. While “Jessie’s Girl” has become a pop culture hit that has lasted through the decades, he’s had several popular songs and albums, including 1981’sWorking Class Dogand 1982...
Rick Springfield: It does tend to overshadow, yeah. It is like a double-edged sword. I understand that. I go on to talk about another album, and they’ll play “Jessie’s Girl.” I go, “Wait, wait, wait! I’ve gotnewmusic!” Anyway, I write ...
Written largely with his longtime collaborator and former bass player Matt Bissonette, the album delivers the expertly crafted wide-ranging pop-rock songs Springfield is known for. “I wanted the album to be very open and Join Rick Details ...
It was not an easy break for Springfield. “I was kind of stepping out under a very big shadow. And, you know, I was really nervous about that,” he remembers now. “I guess I had a bit of a lack of trust in myself, but I was bold and decided to go for it. And so the f...
“You’re Rick Springfield, aren’t you?” And I said, “Yeah.” And he said, “You should have gone further, man.” And that really, really hurt, but it was also a wake-up call. Something in me said, “F**k, that’s not it. I’m going to show you that’s...
YouTube Jeff Daniels Daniels' recording career has served as a long-running, low-key sideline to his more widely celebrated acting achievements, and he seems perfectly fine with that. After all, one of his songs is called "If William Shatner Can, I Can Too." ...
Did you ever wonder what became of the central figures in the Rick Springfield song "Jessie's Girl"? Thanks toCoheed and Cambria, with an assist from Springfield himself, we now know. The band has just released their new song and video, "Jessie's Girl 2." ...
x facebook youtubeWacky 102 staff photo courtesy of springfieldradio.com **LISTENING LINKS FOLLOW DESCRIPTION BELOW**Over the years, it’s been increasingly difficult to obtain recordings of the old Top 40 station that preceded WAQY‘s Classic Rock format. Known as “Wacky 102”, the sta...
Rick Springfield was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk through Malibu in his vintage Corvette over the weekend, police said on Monday.
Springfield roadie Chris Sarns played bass for a while, before Ron Johnson from Kaleidoscope stepped in the following year. The group recorded a demo for Atlantic Records, and played at the Fillmore West with Jethro Tull. In 1971, James and Roth both appeared on Buffalo Springfield bassist ...