Jack Ruby (1911-67), the assassin of the assassin. The man and his motives have been the subject of much lurid and at times sensational and ill-founded speculation, but like the man he killed, Lee Harvey Oswald, he was a loner, and while Oswald's crime was planned, Ruby's was impulsive.
The video for Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream" in 1995 was the most expensive ever made at the time, costing $7 million.
One of the last hits with a track made up almost entirely of uncleared samples is "Groove Is In The Heart" by Deee-Lite in 1990. Soon after, courts ruled that samples needed to be cleared.
"Soul Man" was a new term when the song was written in 1967. As defined by the song's co-writer, David Porter, the Soul Man doesn't have a fancy big-city slant, but has "the emotional thing happening inside of him that made people really love him."
The Kenny G instrumental "Songbird" owes much of its success to VH1, which launched a year earlier and played the video to death.
In 1939, a polka craze swept America thanks to "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel)."
Mariah Carey's "My All" is about her affair with New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
First question: Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson appeared in videos for what artist?
Waters tells the "Gypsy Woman" story, shares some of her songwriting insights, and explains how Dennis Rodman ended up on one of her songs.
A talented lyricist, Philip helped revive Neil Sedaka's career with the words to "Laughter In The Rain" and "Bad Blood."
John tells the "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" story and explains why he disappeared for so long.
In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind."
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.