The first Space Shuttle lifted off from the Pad A on Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, on April 12, 1981. After an initial two-day, test-flight mission that verified the ability of the Orbiter Columbia to function in space, it landed at Edwards AFB in California. The vehicle was piloted by John Young and Robert Crippen. t was the STS-1 mission that marked the first time that a new space vehicle carried a crew on its initial flight.
The Boyz II Men hit "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday" is an a capella cover of a song from 1975 by G.C. Cameron that was used in the movie Cooley High to express the feeling of parting ways with high school friends.
"Whole Lotta Love" was Led Zeppelin's only US Top 10 hit, charting at #4. Many of their songs, including "Stairway To Heaven," were not released as singles, as it was considered bad form in the UK to make fans pay for singles that were also on albums.
Prince kept doves at his Paisley Park mansion. And yes, sometimes they did cry.
"You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals was the first hit song to use the word "frenemies" in the lyrics.
"I Got You Babe" made Sonny Bono the only person to perform on a #1 hit and also get elected to congress.
"MMMbop" by Hanson was so ubiquitous in 1997 that when the band appeared on SNL, they took part in a skit where Helen Hunt and Will Ferrell seek retribution by trapping them in an elevator and playing the song until they crack. "Now, you will suffer like we did," Hunt tells them.
A look at the good (Diana Ross, Eminem), the bad (Madonna, Bob Dylan) and the peculiar (David Bowie, Michael Jackson) film debuts of superstar singers.
The good doctor shares some candid insights on recording with Phil Spector and The Black Keys.
Are classic songs like "Over The Rainbow" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the public domain?
As Procol Harum's lyricist, Keith wrote the words to "A Whiter Shade Of Pale." We delve into that song and find out how you can form a band when you don't sing or play an instrument.
Petula talks about her hits "Downtown" and "Don't Sleep In The Subway," and explains her Michael Jackson connection.
When she released her first album in 1988, Tanita became a UK singing sensation at age 19. She talks about her darkly sensual voice and quirky songwriting style.