
Salt's "mighty good man" in the Salt-N-Pepa "Whatta Man" video is played by Tupac Shakur.

Chrissie Hynde got the phrase "Brass In Pocket" from a Northern England slang term meaning you had some money, "brass" meaning coins.

The voice of Waldo in Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" video was the late Phil Hartman of Saturday Night Live Fame.

Chaka Khan's hit "I Feel For You" was written and originally recorded by Prince four years before she covered it.

The Eagles' first single, "Take It Easy," was written by Jackson Browne, who was living in the apartment below Glenn Frey when he wrote it.

Sly & the Family Stone's "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" was a huge hit in 1970 and found new life when Janet Jackson sampled the bass riff on her 1989 hit "Rhythm Nation."
An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.
The lead singer and pianist for Procol Harum, Gary talks about finding the musical ideas to match the words.
The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.
We ring the Hell's Bells to see what songs and rockers are sincere in their Satanism, and how much of it is an act.
In her days with The Runaways, Joan Jett saw The Arrows perform "I Love Rock And Roll," which Alan Merrill co-wrote - that story and much more from this glam rock pioneer.
Did Al play on a Beach Boys record? Did he have beef with George Lucas and Coolio? See if you can spot weird but true stories.