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Obscure 80s Bands/Artists: Robert Tepper

Robert Tepper was an 80s One Hit Wonder. His moment in the sun came in 1986 when his song "No Easy Way Out" was included on the Rocky IV Soundtrack. It becase a big hit, topping out at number 22 on the US Billboard charts. Prior to his big break, Tepper had one other brush with fame. He teamed with singer Benny Mardones to write Mardones' hit single "Into the Night". That song was such a big hit that it charted twice, origi… Continue

Russ Ballard

Russ Ballard is a singer/song writer who had a couple of hits in the 80s, but is probably best known for his song "voices" that was played on the Miami Vice TV Show. Ballard has written several hit songs for other artists. Some of his songs include "Winning" by Santana, "You Can Do Magic" by America, and "I Know There's Something Going On" by Frida. However in the blog entry,… Continue

I thought I would give this Blog section a try, so here is my first entry.. be kind! I plan on doing a series on obscure 80s bands that people might have forgotten about. These are bands that had only one or two hits and are not played on retro radio much anymore. The first band I plan on looking at is Breakfast Club. They did one of my favorite songs from the 80s: Right on Track. If you don't remember this song, watch the video below and I bet you will: The band was… Continue