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"Steve Vai on how He and David Lee Roth created 80s Hit Yankee Rose Premium Professor of Rock Donate to The Channel - http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFan Playlist: https://bit.ly/SteveVaiPlaylist Purchase the Vinyl Yankee Rose - https://amzn.to/37uvqqL Eat 'Em And Smile - https://amzn.to/3fw7bLl T Shirt - https://amzn.to/2CaFFF3 Help out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you thank you for your support. Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContent"
YouTube Link 2020-06-15T20:58Z 1.5M followers, 412.1K engagements

"TOTO Band Members on Story Of 80s Classic Rosanna #1 In Our Hearts Professor of Rock Steve Lukather David Paich and Steve Porcaro of multi-platinum band Toto tell the amazing story of the #2 hit Rosanna from the [----] blockbuster album Toto IV. Inspired by actress Rosanna Arquette who along the way her magnetism and piercing blue eyes have captivated several rock luminaries such as Peter Gabriel who wrote In Your Eyes about her. In the early 80s Arquette was in a romantic relationship with rocker Steve Porcaro the coveted keyboardist for Toto and one of the most sought after session musicians."
YouTube Link 2020-08-21T23:45Z 1.5M followers, 213.4K engagements

"Their DIRT CHEAP Video Was SO HUGE.MTV BANNED it to GIVE Other Bands a CHANCE Professor of Rock Visit https://helixsleep.com/professorofrock to take advantage of their New Year Final Hours Sale and get 20% off sitewide Ladies and gentleman rock and roll. From its inaugural blast off and moon landing on August [--] [----] until the clock struck midnight on New Years Eve [----] MTV and the 80s were a match made it heaven. The decade was no doubt the most important in the networks history and was stacked with landmark moments. Famously opening with the Buggles Video Killed the Radio Star MTV quickly"
YouTube Link 2026-01-24T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 186.1K engagements

"Blue October lead singer Justin Furstenfeld on the 2000's Rock Hit Hate Me Professor of Rock Every once in a while a band can come out of nowhere and release a song that speaks to an entire generation. The deepest reaches of the soul. In [----] a band from Texas put out a deeply personal song that went to #2 on the the charts. Hate Me by the rock band Blue October from their multiplatinum album Foiled. Justin Furstenfeld the lead singer of the band tells the story with a cameo appearance from songwriting team Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. @blueoctoberofficial Thank you to this Episodes Sponsor"
YouTube Link 2021-01-02T17:11Z 1.5M followers, 76K engagements

"This STRANGE BAND Was SO BADASS Professor of Rock Coming up a great music conversation with one of the greatest singer songwriters of the 80s and 90s Neil Finn and his story behind the forgotten 80s treasure I Got You when he was the lead singer of the Strange Band Split Enz. It's time to give his one a whirl He felt the producer was pushing him in a more pop direction and wasn't too comfortable with the song and thought the chorus was corny but it became a calling card for the band as it became the biggest-selling single in Australian history Then another single One Step Ahead that became"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T18:34Z 1.5M followers, 41.8K engagements

"The Cure: TOP [--] HIDDEN GEMS From Robert Smith and Co Pop Fix Professor of Rock The Cure is one of the greatest bands in the history of music. They are exquisitely unique and frankly unrepeatable. Though Robert Smith and company have influenced scores of bands that have followed they have created music that is so intensely magical and so deliciously soul invigorating its almost impossible to try and define it Im sure that my story with this band is no different than your own. They were one of the musical institutions that saved me in the youthful coming of age period of deep confusion and"
YouTube Link 2020-11-18T16:46Z 1.5M followers, 226.2K engagements

"New Interview with Toto Band Members on Story of [----] Hit Professor of Rock Up next a brand new interview with two musical giants: Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams from Toto on the story of an 80s gem that was their last big hit of the decade in the US Pamela from their album the Seventh One. A great breakdown from the two plus insight into their new projects including whats next for TOTO on professor of rock. With A Little Help From My Friends Pre-Order https://amzn.to/2RFCBs0 Steve Lukather New Album https://amzn.to/3evtFP7 Joseph Williams New Album https://amzn.to/2Q1gXy5 Thank you to"
YouTube Link 2021-05-08T16:10Z 1.5M followers, 82.9K engagements

"They Were the #1 BAND in ROCK.Then [--] DUMB COMMENT RUINED Their Career OVERNIGHTProfessor of Rock Kevin Dubrow AND QUIET RIOT were the #1 band in the world: But one Bad interview and really [--] DUMB COMMENT and it Destroyed their overnight The Story of Quiet Riot the first metal band to hit #1 on the charts and had their massive hit Cum on Feel the Noize. #classicrock #80smusic #vinylstory #onehitwonder In November [----] Quiet Riot made history. Their breakout album Metal Health knocked The Polices Synchronicity out of the #1 spot on the Billboard [---] becoming the first heavy metal album to ever"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T19:27Z 1.5M followers, 34.8K engagements

"1983 Hit PISSED OFF Longtime Fans & BROKE UP Legendary Band But Its STILL HUGE Professor of Rock Today I have a very interesting interview with a legendary singer and former frontman of one of the biggest bands of the 80s Dennis DeYoung was with Styx for many years but his [----] song Mr. Roboto may actually have been the straw that broke this band up. Mr. Roboto was a huge hit and it's still ahead of its time decades after it became a mega smash. It rocketed up the charts and has become the song that most know this band from even though theyve had numerous hits. Problem is half the band hated"
YouTube Link 2023-09-08T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 223.7K engagements

"The PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN.We are RETIRING This SHOW.Enjoy the Final Episode Professor of Rock Go to https://buyraycon.com/PROFESSOROFROCKOPEN to get 20% off sitewide. Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring Coming up it's our final edition of Test of Time. Where go back to a golden year in rock and look at the entire top [--] and tell you what the real top songs are decades later. We have some of the biggest rock bands ever here to help us count these down including legendary Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm who was struggling to get his vocals recorded at his session until the most beautiful woman hed ever"
YouTube Link 2026-01-12T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 231.1K engagements

"WOW Icon Made Up ENTIRE SONG in MIDDLE of Recording 1st TAKEBecame a CLASSIC Professor of Rock John Waite tells the incredible story of making up the [----] #1 smash Missing You on the spot in the middle of recording. He just made the entire thing up while the music was playing and it became a one take number one hit #classicrock #shorts #80smusic #onehitwonder Its time for another edition of our show Revelations where featured artists share rare stories behind their greatest songs and albums. Insight you wont find anywhere else and todays a treasure of a song story. Seriously if there was one"
YouTube Link 2026-01-27T00:53Z 1.5M followers, 29.2K engagements

"We've SUNG This Classic for YEARS.It's About What Now Professor of Rock In a world that is way too serious we all need a lot more humor in our lives. In this episode were going to spotlight [--] of the funniest non-parody songs of the Rock Era including a Flaming Lips song about a woman who cooks with nothing but vaseline as well as an unhinged rant about modern life that became a hilarious and accidental protest song for Gen X plus the classic song Mellow Yellow that weve all been singing along to for years that has a chorus that we all thought was silly but is actually about a female uha word"
YouTube Link 2025-08-11T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 990.9K engagements

"Rock Band Held Hands in DEEP PRAYER Before Recording ThisBecame Their BIGGEST HIT-Professor of Rock Lou Gramm the voice of Foreigner tells the story of I Want to Know What Love is. The single greatest singing performance of the 80s and a #1 hit from the year [----]. #classicrock #shorts #80srock #80srock So its time for another edition of our series The New Standards. This show takes an in-depth look into songs that transcend genre decade and fads - songs that are monumental touchstones in our culture and society. Im excited to share more from an interview I just did with two songwriter Hall of"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T18:11Z 1.5M followers, 33.8K engagements

"We've All Sung Along to This Classic.Most Have No Clue What it's REALLY ABOUT Professor of Rock The story of the classic singalong hit Teach Your Children by Crosby Stills and Nash as told in my interview with Graham Nash. Most don't realize that this song is a a security protest song. #classicrock #shorts #70smusic #70srock professor of rock professor of rock shorts rock band music history documentary pop culture song story rock documentary music trivia story behind the song adam reader classic rock song analysis song breakdown what makes this song great 60s music 70s music 80s music name"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T17:51Z 1.5M followers, 51.3K engagements

"The LABELS are GETTING DESPERATEThey Gave me a Claim for DEAD AIR Professor of Rock On todays livestream I wanted to share a little good news in this crazy divisive world were living in. I wanted to celebrate the ultimate good guys of rock music. One such singer recently was very kind to my autistic son and it is a memory I will forever cherish. I also cover the top Super Bowl halftime shows ever with everyone from Paul McCartney Prince Tom Petty and the Rolling Stones vying for number one. And why AC/DC has never played one. And Ill tell you about the David Vs Goliath story that Im dealing"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T22:48Z 1.5M followers, 166.2K engagements

"His [----] Hit Spent a Record [--] Weeks On the CHARTS Then He Up & VANISHED Professor of Rock Today were sharing the cold hard facts on the velvet-voiced soft rocker Paul Davis a guy who looked like your next-door neighbor and ordinary average guy. but who was extraordinary for a time when his classic [----] hit I Go Crazy spent a record [--] weeks in the charts In fact he had [--] hits. But after his biggest-selling record in the early 80s he wanted nothing to do with recording. It was so bad he ended his contract with his label and never recorded another album. He went MIA from the charts preferring"
YouTube Link 2025-02-17T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 621.7K engagements

"For Years This Band OUTSOLD the Beatles & the StonesWHY Aren't they MORE REVERED-Professor of Rock Coming up next a lead singer from an underrated band that in their peak years from the late 60s to the mid 70s had More Gold records Than The Stones Bigger Crowds Than Credence And Fatter Purses Than Elvis Chuck Negron's band Three Dog Night had had a then record [--] consecutive hit songs and up next he shares the story of several classics including a song.Pieces of April he recorded because the band needed one more song only the rest of his band mates were out of town so he had to go in and"
YouTube Link 2026-01-27T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 360.2K engagements

"She Had No Clue He Wrote #1 Classic For her Till [--] yrs Later-When He MARRIED Her-Professor of Rock Sting tells the story of Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by the Police. He wrote it about a crush he had on a girl next door. the Song became a #1 hit and then [--] years later he ended up marrying the girl Interview iwht Professor of rock ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer Brandon Fugal Honorary Producers SRoth Eric Casella Sherill Thatcher Christina Root K&K Bosemer"
YouTube Link 2026-02-07T19:39Z 1.5M followers, 70.2K engagements

"Viewers Have ASKED for This for [--] Years--So Here it isMy Top [--] Songs of ALL TIME-Professor of Rock Coming up Im finally doing it. My personal top [--] song of all time. [--] songs that were pivotal in shaping and changing the life of a small-town boy from Idaho. These are my personal favorite classic rock songs of all time. There's a story about the genius Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys collaborating with an unknown jingle writer that surprised rock fans and even his own band with the greatest harmony everwith the song God Only Knows. The story of the 70s classic Baker Street a song that"
YouTube Link 2025-10-27T15:01Z 1.5M followers, 452.1K engagements

"Band Didn't REALIZE Singer's ONLY HIT was a Suicide Note Until It Was TOO LATE Professor of Rock [----] was a wild year for rock. Its hard to believe it was [--] years ago The charts were dominated by soft rock holdovers and the last gasps of disco Meanwhile some of historys most groundbreaking tracks were flying under the radar. Songs that became legit anthems for generations to come. But they couldn't even crack the Top [--]. Today we're counting down [--] badass tracks from [----] that were ignored by Radio but are now Classics. Including Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart a song that an iconic"
YouTube Link 2026-01-19T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 335.9K engagements

"The MEDIA Lied to Us About This LEGENDARY SONG.Here's The REAL TRUTH Professor of Rock History tells us that Nirvana saved rock and roll in [----] with Smells Like Teen Spirit but thats the history that was written by the media what if I told you that there were a couple of moments that happened before Nevermind and Teen Spirit that moved the needle but didnt get the hype Were going to cover one of those moments today that happened a couple of years before Nirvana and its a crazy story. It involves code words and mystery lyrics a decades-long feud with a rival band that came from stealing this"
YouTube Link 2026-01-09T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 43.1K engagements

"ONLY [--] Artist in HISTORY Has Had [--] TOP [--] HITS from [--] ALBUM & It's NOT Who U THINK-Professor of Rock You requested it so here it is. It was the dawn of a new decade with some of the most intriguing music of the rock era and some of the most interesting stories. including Nothing Compares [--] U an incredible song that hit #1 and Sinead O'Connor was livid when it did. She was so pissed she made a blatant decision right then and there to do everything in her power to be a one hit wonder even though she couldve had dozens of hits. Plus a Song by Depeche Mode that MTV forced a band to edit because it"
YouTube Link 2025-06-28T15:01Z 1.5M followers, 752K engagements

"This SONG is SO BADASS I Have To PLAY It [--] Times Every Time It Comes On Professor of Rock Todays song is a music revelation. it's a song story that will kick you in the teeth. This killer 90s song is epic. Coming up a song breakdown of The Beastie Boys at their best with their big fat classic. Sabotage. Its so ferocious you have to blast it whenever it comes on and then crank it up some more. Its the most badass song of the decade it came from. this high-octane assault on the ears almost didnt make it. It sat on the shelf for a year. The band couldnt think of any lyrics. Turns out The"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 65.8K engagements

"Recorded [----] Song With a HORRIBLE COLD.Became the BIGGEST SONG EVER Professor of Rock [----] was a wild ride for music bursting with fresh sounds and unexpected hits. Some of the year's best songs came together through Mistakes mysterious women and a little bit of chaos. Jessie's Girl was written about another guys girlfriendand when it hit #1 they tried to track the mystery girl down45 years later they still havent found her find out why another classic Steve Winwood hit was almost lost forever thanks to a major studio blunder when the engineer erased an entire drum part but in the end"
YouTube Link 2025-03-01T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 281.3K engagements

"#1 Car Ad Helped ICON SELL MORE Records in a Month Then He SOLD in [--] YRS COMBINED-Professor of Rock Alright today weve got a line-up of songs that were complete failures when they first came out but fortune was with them. Because even though some of these tracks couldn't crack the charts to save their lives they all became massive multi-million dollar money makers. We've got a fascinating lineup of 'love failure songs' that initially stumbled but ultimately made massive comebacks becoming multi-million dollar hits. This video also explores a heated band rivalry showcasing the dramatic"
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 141.7K engagements

"Most People Don't REALIZE This UP BEAT Rock Classic is About A SERIAL KILLER Professor of Rock Coming up its a massive hit from a band that was absolutely clobbered by the rock press At the center of a smear campaign they called em knock-offs copy-cats clones And they were accused of being derivative of other popular bands at the time including Pearl Jam. Yes Scott Weiland and Stone Temple Pilots took a lot of flack. But it was completely unwarranted and untrue. In fact in one Rolling Stone poll STP were voted the worst new band by critics and the best new band by readers.but It was the fans"
YouTube Link 2026-01-07T22:01Z 1.5M followers, 47.4K engagements

"Legendary 70s Band Has TAKEN a TON of SH*T for This BAD Lyric Over the Years Professor of Rock Coming up an interview with one of the biggest selling bands of the 70s America led by Dewey Bunnell Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek. Here the [--] principals Dewey and Gerry give us the story of a song that became their third consecutive top [--] hit and a radio staple of the early decade Ventura Highway. The song conjured up imagery of a wondrous and mystical destination although the group has taken flak for decades for some of the lyrics including one about flying alligators or maybe listeners just heard"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 32.1K engagements

"TED NUGENT & AEROSMITH Tried to SABOTAGE This Rookie Band But THEY SURPASSED Both-Professor of Rock Van Halen and Michael Anthony helped lay the foundation and kicked open the door everyone is walking through right now. But not everyone was on board. Several superstars tried to sabotage Van Halen on when they were rookies including Ted Nugent who wouldn't give them a soundcheck and Aerosmith snubbed them but Van Halen took it as a challenge and rocked harder as their debut album Van Halen outsold both of them with classic like Running With the Devil and you Really Got Me. Interview with"
YouTube Link 2025-09-16T19:36Z 1.5M followers, 659.4K engagements

"80s Singer SOLVES The MYSTERY Behind THE MOST HAUNTING #1 Hit of [----] Professor of Rock Weve talked about one hit wonders but what about one album wonders An album that rockets up the charts and has multiple hit songs and then Never reaches those lofty heights again. Up next Mr. Mister frontman Richard Page tells how the band did this with Gusto. Welcome to the Real World was a #1 album in [----] with [--] #1 HITS including Kyrie in [--] and Broken Wings in [----] plus the top [--] hit Is IT Love They ruled [--] years in the 80s with "Broken Wings" since becoming an all-time 80s standard #classicrock"
YouTube Link 2025-01-21T21:34Z 1.5M followers, 323.4K engagements

"Most Don't Realize That Female ICON Was Actually Having S*X On This 70s Classic Professor of Rock Coming up were counting down the most Haunting female vocal performances of the 70s including Donna Summer with a vocal on Love to Love You Baby that was stimulated by an explicit action in the recording studio so explicit that when she performed the #1 hit live it got men in attendance so worked up she feared for her life when they rushed the stage. Then there was an oldies hit by a legendary singer Gloria by Them that was covered by Patti Smith who added some of her own lyrics to the classic"
YouTube Link 2025-08-18T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 359.3K engagements

"Guitarist HATED Song SO MUCH-PLAYED DUMBEST SOLO He Could Think ofMade it a Smash-Professor of Rock Coming up a famously cerebral band that many think is one of the greatest ever but they only had one radio hit and guess what they HATE IT. They Loathe It. Refuse to perform it youve heard the clich many times but theres a rub with this one. It's a song that spoke to a generation but was never intended to. The Band wrote it as a joke. The guitarist thought it sucked so he played the most outrageously over-the-top dumb guitar solo ever to sabotage it and it totally backfired. It made the song a"
YouTube Link 2025-12-17T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 491.6K engagements

"Lead Singer Called in SICK to RECORDING SESSION12 yr Old SUBBED inBecame a SMASHProfessor of Rock Coming up it was the year rock n roll dominated the airwaves and pop culture and those who were desperately trying to control the status quo thought the world was coming to an end. These stories are crazyyou had a legendary lyricist who wrote Elvis Presley's hit Don't Be Cruel and All Shook Up which became some of the biggest hits of all time and sold it for a couple of bucks. then One of the most elegantly performed classics ever The Great Pretender by the Platters and was written on a commode"
YouTube Link 2025-11-15T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 318.7K engagements

"We BOTH AGREE: How The HELL is This LEGENDARY Band NOT in the Rock Hall of Fame Professor of Rock A few weeks ago I told you that I had a special gift for you this Christmas and its a few days early. The most requested video in the history of my channel: a Rick Beat sit down. Over the history of my channel I've had thousands upon thousands of requests asking for this video. I dont know what youd call it Some have called it a crossover. Some have called it a collab. But whatever you want to call it I had a blast. Over the summer when I was drowning in the quicksand of claims and despair this"
YouTube Link 2025-12-22T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 330.1K engagements

"The ONLY Rockstar Whos Music is SOLD in METAL SHOPS & CHRISTIAN Bookstores Professor or Rock Im excited to share todays interview. HES HAD [--] TOP [--] HITS AND SOLD OVER [--] MILLION ALBUMS AND ONE OF ONLY A FEW ARTISTS IN HISTORY WITH A TOP [--] ALBUM FOR [--] CONSECUTIVE DECADES but even more important Todays guest IS A ROCK PIONEER WHO HAS HELPED BUILD AND SHAPE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MUSICAL GENRES AND MOVEMENTS OF OUR LIFE TIME AND BEYOND. LIKE SHOCK ROCK IN WHICH HES THE KING OF THAT MOVEMENT BUT also PUNK ROCK JOHNNY ROTTENS TRYOUT THAT GOT HIM THE JOB AS SINGER OF THE SEX PISTOLS WAS"
YouTube Link 2025-11-11T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 171.3K engagements

"I'M SAD.I Tried To do [--] MORE Year But U Cant REALLY BLAME Me for STOPPING Here-Professor of Rock Hey Music Junkies Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of a all time. Make sure to subscribe to the channels Well we are truly getting to the end of our yearly countdowns If Can find [--] great top [--] songs in a year end countdown I will cover it but its getting harder and harder. So lets get into the final year of the 90s1999 Lets get into it. According to the Billboard Magazines Year End Survey the 10th biggest song of the year for [----] was Living"
YouTube Link 2026-01-10T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 173.8K engagements

"After She Was REJECTED By STAR WARS & Harrison FordBecame an 80s Music Icon Professor of Rock Terri Nunn of the 80s band Berlin started out as an actress in the late 70s and was a runner up to play Princess Leia in Star Wars but when she did a screen test with Harrison Ford for George Lucas it was a disaster as Ford didn't take to her. So after being rejected by Star Wars she went on to become an 80s music icon with her band Berlin with hits like the Metro No More Words and the #1 smash Take My Breath Away from Top Gun. Terrie Nunn tells the Professor of Rock the story in this interview."
YouTube Link 2025-10-22T21:37Z 1.5M followers, 606K engagements

"When She HIT iMPOSSIBLE NOTE.EVERY OTHER SINGER May As Well Have Just QUIT Professor of Rock Ann Wilson of the rock band Heart tells the story of Hitting one of the most otherworldly notes in rock history on Heart's comeback song Alone from the [----] album Bad Animals. Ann Hit a note so epic every other legendary singer may as well have just quit because nobody will ever top it. Interview of Heart lead singer Ann Wilson with Professor of Rock. #classicrock #shorts #80smusic #heart m really excited to bring you another episode from our series Revelations- where featured artists reveal rare"
YouTube Link 2025-11-19T21:26Z 1.5M followers, 907.5K engagements

"80s Icon Says: Bruce Springsteen Just KILLED USHe BLEW Us OUT Professor of Rock Coming up an interview with one of my favorite people Huey Lewis about one of the biggest #1 hits of the '80s The Power of Love. Its become legendary both because of the feel-good sing-along chorus and the iconic movies it supported. Huey was in the midst of a huge album THAT RULED the mid 80s with [--] big hits when he was tapped to write the theme song for not [--] but [--] blockbuster films so he had to choose. The one he said yes to (Back to the Future) was a challenge. He had no desire to write a dumb song with the"
YouTube Link 2025-06-09T20:17Z 1.5M followers, 1.1M engagements

"Country Band ACCIDENTALLY Mailed Song to ROCK STATIONSTurned em Into Rock Icons-Professor of Rock Coming up were going all in on the most unlikely origin stories for some seriously legendary bands and artists. I think you're going to really dig this one. including the grieving drummer Dave Grohl whose famous band Nirvana had just splintered in tragedy. He left music for a time but then out of the blue he secretly recorded a solo album in one week playing every instrument himself. Then made up a fake band name FOO FIGHTERS because he didn't want anyone to know who he was He became one of the"
YouTube Link 2025-11-26T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 373.8K engagements

"The Greatest Female Voice of Her Time Is UNKNOWN to MOSTYou'll THANK Me for THIS-Professor of Rock I really enjoyed this one. Today we're counting down [--] of the greatest female hidden gems in rock history. Songs that seriously deserve the spotlight. including the heartbreaking tale of Eva Cassidy one of the greatest voices of her generation who was virtually unknown while she was alive. She died at just [--] years oldwith only a handful of songs recorded that were paid for by her aunt. The labels flat our rejected her because they didnt know how to market her multifaceted style but her"
YouTube Link 2025-11-17T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 545.1K engagements

"The UNCUT Interview: Ann Wilson of Heart Professor of Rock Coming up next Youve seen pieces of this interview over the years but here is the uncut full length version with one of the greatest rock vocalists in history. From her formative years to the her legendary years in the 70s to her fall from grace in the early 80s to the comeback in the 80s. and the stories of all the songs are here including Crazy on You the song that put Heart and Ann Wilson on the map. When people started calling them a Womans answer to Led Zeppelin along with the other massive hits magic man and the Scumbag record"
YouTube Link 2025-12-09T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 66.8K engagements

"Everclear's Art Alexakis on Story Behind 90s Hit Classic Father Of Mine Pop Fix Professor of Rock Purchase the Albums The Very Best - https://amzn.to/2VVwyPw So Much For The Afterglow - https://amzn.to/31Y5J0T Band Shirt - https://amzn.to/3iIr6sX T Shirt of The Day - https://amzn.to/3gzEL3O Stream the Album - https://bit.ly/SoMuchForTheAfterglowAlbum Become a Patron - http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFan Help out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you thank you for your support. Click here for"
YouTube Link 2020-07-07T21:05Z 1.5M followers, 98.1K engagements

"Many People Thinks he's a 1-Hit Wonder.But He's had [--] Hits & Put Out [--] Albums-Professor of Rock Was he a soap-star turned rocker Or a rockstar who just happened to play a doctor on TV Back in the early 80s this was a ridiculous narrative that the music press pushed. But the narrative that has continued to this day is that Rick Springfield was a one-hit wonder after Jessies Girl hit #1. The Truth is he had [--] Hits and released [--] albums including the big hits we discuss today. Rick Springfield is a multi-talented performer who was at home both in the studio and behind the camera. And youve"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T21:30Z 1.5M followers, 41.3K engagements

"I Was DEAD WRONG About This So I've Made UP For It With This. Professor of Rock Coming up we are counting down the greatest rock songs of the last magical period of the rock era and these are all perfect songs weve never talked about before. The story of frontman Brandon Flowers who refused to believe his lover was cheating on him. until he caught her in the act and wrote the song Mr. Brightside while he was writhing in the pain of betrayal. It became an all-time anthem from The Killers a band I consider to be the greatest band of the last two decades. Plus the rock classic The Middle that"
YouTube Link 2026-02-07T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 67.4K engagements

"We LOST This LEGEND Today.In FINAL INTERVIEW-He Reminisces About Classic Hit Professor of Rock We recently lost rock legend Chuck Negron who was one of the singer behind the multi platinum mega band Three Dog Night. Chuck tells the story of One Three Dog Night's classic #1 hit in a Final Interview. #classicrock #shorts #70smusic #threedognight #chucknegron So its time for another edition of our series Revelations where featured artists go deep on their greatest songs giving us inside information and little-known stories about their biggest hits. From a songs origins to legacy youll get rare"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T17:54Z 1.5M followers, 238.4K engagements

"This Was a TOUGH Interview to Get Through.What a LOSS Professor of Rock Coming up an interview with a founding member of one of the most influential bands in rock history who had an impact on every band after the 70s. Similar to the Beatles' influence in the 60s todays underground band didnt sound like anyone and they are still influencing generations and they did this without actually having a hit in America. In fact they cant even be called anything close to a one hit wonder because none of their song got anywhere close but they wrote songs that are all over pop culture and one in"
YouTube Link 2026-02-10T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 38.8K engagements

"They Put This Out as a TOTAL JOKE Became A SMASH Hit & Made BILLIONS Professor of Rock So In the past weve counting down the greatest television theme songs from the 60s 70s 80s and 90s. Weve covered movie scores and the best jingles. And through it all Ive had thousands of requests for Saturday Morning Cartoons or cartoon themes. Well On this episode were counting down the greatest cartoon theme songs of the 80s. And we've got some crazy stories to tell. Like did the J Geils Band secretly lift their risqu chart-topper Centerfold from a kids cartoon about tiny blue creatures Well also solve"
YouTube Link 2026-01-08T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 213.6K engagements

"I HATED this BandTill I Got To Know Them. Professor of Rock Coming up next a special tribute to a rockstar we lost recently in an interview I did with him that Ive never shared on here. Brad Arnold of Three Doors Down passed away on February 7th [----] after battling stage [--] cancer that had spread to his lungs for nearly a year. He was [--]. He battled this horrible disease with Optimism to the very end. His last message to fans was on Christmas when he shared a photo with his wife and dog kneeling down in front of a small tree. He said Merry Christmas everybody. I cant tell you how thankful I am"
YouTube Link 2026-02-13T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 59.9K engagements

"DJ Accidentally FLIPPED RECORD Over & Played B-Side.It HIT #1 OVERNIGHT Professor of Rock Tommy Shaw from Styx tells the story of Renegade. The Accapella Intro was just a happy accident when the producer pull erased the music out the intro and it was pure magic. Then Renegade was a B Side but a DJ Accidentally turned the record over and played it and it blew up and became a classic #classicrock #shorts #styx #70smusic the story of Styx hit Renegade and 70s classic as told to professor of rock by Tommy Shaw. styx professor of rock styx styx renegade tommy shaw tommy shaw interview dennis"
YouTube Link 2026-02-13T23:33Z 1.5M followers, 64.5K engagements

"Classic Hit is SO OBNOXIOUSLY BADId Rather be WATERBOARDED Than Hear it Again Professor of Rock Some songs start as hits but end up as punchlines. Over-saturation endless mocking and viral internet culture can transform a former chart-topper into a pop culture punching bag. Today we're counting down [--] tracks and artists that went from beloved to the butt of the joke. Weve got stories like the time Conan O'Brien teased Michael Bolton. So Bolton threatened to end Conan's life by sending a softball through his head at their next charity softball game. Or how about when the star of Titanic the"
YouTube Link 2026-01-22T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 258.5K engagements

"He OBLITERATED his CHEATING WIFE Across EVERY Radio Station in the World Professor of Rock Today we're diving into one of the most underrated careers in rock historyPhil Collins a guy who turned his own devastating heartbreak into a commercial empire while simultaneously fronting one of the worlds biggest bands Genesis from the back of the stage. Haters call him vanilla but digging into his catalog Phil Collins is anything but ordinary. And weve got some insane stories to back it up. Including the future #1 hit classic Against All Odds Phil Collins refused to put on. not one but two of his"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 123K engagements

"They've OUTSOLD Every Rock Band of Last [--] Yrs & Had [--] Hits-Why are They the MOST HATED Band EVER The Love songs we love to hate and hate to love. Music at it's best.Including Billy Joel Peter Gabriel Journey and some guilty pleasures like Nickelback Bryan Adams and Color Me Bad. its an episode that may raise a few eyebrows. In honor of Valentines Day Im counting down the Top [--] love songs you shouldnt be ashamed to love or maybe we should say its a countdown of the songs we hate to love Im not going to be too cool for school for this one. You can call them guilty pleasures or whatever you"
YouTube Link 2026-02-14T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 64.5K engagements

"Legend Has SOLD [---] Million Records but Rock Hall of Fame has SHADOW BANNED Him Professor of Rock Sign the Professor of Rock's petition to get Boston inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. https://c.org/TTyvqVjTzJ Okay its that time of year again. Were gearing up for the Rock and Roll Hame of Fames class of [----]. And AS PER usual The Rock Hall is going to snub some of the best rock bands and musicians of all time. Hey its what they do. So today I want to make the case for some extremely talented artists who deserve to get in and see if we can create a groundswell for some of the most"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 162.1K engagements

"Band was HUMILIATED At OSCARS When They Had To WATCH TERRIBLE Cover of Their HIT--Professor of Rock Jim Peterik tells he story of Eye of the Tiger by his former band Survivor when the song was nominated for an Oscar and it lost to Joe Cocker for an Officer and a Gentlemen even though Rocky [--] was a bigger movie but the worst part was that he and his famous band had to watch a painful cover of their #1 hit and they were humiliated #classicrock #shorts #80smusic #80srock Its time for another edition of our series Revelations where artists and bands take us for a deep dive into their greatest"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T18:46Z 1.5M followers, 66.7K engagements

"This One Hurts.We Lost One of the GOOD GUYS of Rock Professor of Rock This is a Tribute to [--] Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold. who passed away from Cancer at just [--]. Brad was one of the good guys of rock. In this short interview Brad opens up about [--] Doors Down and their Biggest hit Kryptonite which Brad wrote when he was only [--] years old in math class when he was bored. He did it in [--] minutes. He's grateful that a whole new generation is finding it. Rest in peace Brad. #classicrock #shorts #rock #3doorsdown professor of rock professor of rock shorts rock history rock band music history pop"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T01:02Z 1.5M followers, 26.2K engagements

"Well.That ESCALATED Quickly UNFILTERED Legend Goes Off Professor of Rock Coming up I interviewed one of the most ICONIC rock stars in the history of planet earth. Love him or hate him hes always got something to say and when he says it you know its how he really feels he doesnt mince words and it was no different when I spoke to him Its always interesting because the man has no filter and he doesnt care about Political correctness or kowtowing to anyone or anything. . He says what he thinks and in this interview he gives us his truth behind some long-held myths about his bands songs and it"
YouTube Link 2026-01-06T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 237.7K engagements

"Wrote 1st Song at Age [--] When He was BORED in MATH ClassBecame a Global #1 SMASH-Professor of Rock Brad Arnold the lead singer of rock band [--] Doors Down wrote Kryptonite (the Superman Song) when he was only [--] years old. He wrote it when he was bored in the middle of math class and did it in [--] mins. Later that day he took it to practice and then a few weeks later his band recorded it. It flew to #1 on [--] different charts. Interview with [--] Doors Down with Professor of Rock #classicrock #shorts #rockband professor of rock professor of rock shorts professor of rock [--] doors down [--] doors down 3"
YouTube Link 2024-12-06T21:30Z 1.5M followers, 101.1K engagements

"Legend Wrote Song as a JOKE to MOCK PUNK ROCK.Became the HEAVIEST Song of 70s Professor of Rock Michael Anthony the original bassist of Van Halen tells the story of Eddie Van Halen Writing Aint' Talking 'bout Love. He wrote it as a parody song to make fun of punk rock. It was only [--] chords but it became a classic. with David Lee Roth's amazing vocal. #classicrock #shorts #70smusic #vanhalen Its time for another episode of our series Revelations where featured artists reveal rare stories about their greatest songs. And if you havent guessed by now today we have a founding member of my favorite"
YouTube Link 2026-02-10T17:55Z 1.5M followers, 46.3K engagements

"It's [--] of the GREATEST Vocal Performances EVER RECORDED & The SINGER DESPISED IT--Professor of Rock Today were covering a truly special group the Carpenters. This brother-sister pair ruled the 70s and early 80s with [--] Top [--] hits [--] that made the Top [--] and [--] more that went to #1 on the AC Charts. And were going to cover as many as we can tracing the evolution of their career. Weve got some amazing behind-the-scenes song stories to go with this one. How about the song that Richard Carpenter saw performed on late-night TV but had no idea what it was called But he knew they had to record a"
YouTube Link 2025-10-13T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 1.1M engagements

"Band FUMBLED COMPLEX VOCALFinally LET Random KID Watching The Session TryHit #1-Professor of Rock Coming up we turn the spotlight on those spontaneous bursts of brilliance when rock legends threw out the script and created something historic on the spot. These are the unplanned performances that turned into moments of legend. including a kid who was traveling with his parent and wanted to see a legendary studio. He happened to play guitar and asked if he could sit in on a session. He played a riff so cool it made the cut and the song became a classic. Then there was Incense and Peppermints a"
YouTube Link 2025-05-08T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 1.8M engagements

"How the 70s Classic American Woman was Created #shorts Burton Cummings of the Guess Who made up the all time 70s rock classic American Woman on the spot in the middle of a live show while hearing Randy Bachmans guitar vamp Burton sang the famous lines stream of conscience and a #1 hit was born. Luckily a bootlegger was recording the show and the Band got a hold of the cassette and recorded it after. Contrary to popular belief the song was not written as an anti war song or against American Burton sets the record straight in this exclusive interview on the biggest rock song of 1970."
YouTube Link 2023-03-08T19:58Z 1.5M followers, 714.9K engagements

"Watch This Before It Gets Taken Down Professor of Rock It's a music marathon. Were shining a light on some of the most underrated songs from female artists Its the latest edition of Female Hidden Gems. But behind these beautiful melodies lie some of the wildest and most twisted stories in rock. Seriously. We've got the haunting duet where the female vocalist Hope Sandoval sang a love song with one brother while secretly dating the other. Then there's the soulful singer Duffy whose breakout hit Mercy became eerily prophetic after she was kidnapped and held captive years later. The tragic"
YouTube Link 2026-02-12T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 83.2K engagements

"QUITTING SINGER Said Band Was NOTHING Without Him-OUTSOLD Him for The NEXT [--] Yrs-Professor of Rock Today we're shining a light on eight 80s classics that deserve way more recognition but I'm not talking about hidden gems here. A lot of these were huge songs but they were quietly great four decades later; these songs don't get the headlines. like the overplayed ones. So what happened In most cases they've been overshadowed by bigger hits from their band. But make no mistake these are top-tier tracks. All timers. Including an awe-inspiring song On the Turning Away that emerged from one of"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 164.3K engagements

"Legend Went MISSING for [--] Years.80s Icon Tracked Her Down For A DUET-Went to #1-Professor of Rock Eddie Money Tells the story of tracking down Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes who had Vanished for [--] years. He recorded the duet Take Me Home Tonight with her and it saved his career and took her back to #1. Interview with Eddie Money. We Have New MERCH https://bit.ly/ProfessorsMerch #classicrock #shorts #80smusic #80srock The story of Take Me Home Tonight the 80s classic by Eddie Money and Ronnie Spector. professor of rock shorts professor of rock professor rock professor of rock 80s 80s 80s"
YouTube Link 2026-01-07T19:12Z 1.5M followers, 121.7K engagements

"The SADDEST Story in Rock History Professor of Rock Sadly this legendary band went down in flames. Lynyrd Skynyrd's famous album cover even predicted it. And so did one of their songs Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote That Smell in 1977It was an eerily prophetic rocker that warned them there would be hell to pay. They created their album cover with Fire and Flames around them Truly no one worked harder than Frontman Ronnie Van Zant and the wild boys of Lynyrd Skynyrd but then again no one partied harder either and it was nearly to the point of self-destruction. Their trail of carnage included knock-down"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T17:00Z 1.5M followers, 41.9K engagements

"The FUTURE of This Channel and WHY Karen Carpenter Matters Professor of Rock On Todays Live Stream I want to share this. I walked out to my mailbox and was blown away to find several packages of Gift from Karen Carpentersent by a viewer who knew her. There is some historic memorabilia from the Carpenters char topping run. Karen Carpenter is a gift and she continues to inspired with her voice decades after her passing. I want to show you all of these things from personal notes for her tour to stationary from her desk. Also covering the closure of MTV and blackjack from the Gene Simmons Kiss"
YouTube Link 2026-01-10T04:38Z 1.5M followers, 298K engagements

"Brian Wilson & the Beach Boys on the #1 HIT That STUNNED the Beatles . Professor Of Rock Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys was America's Original Rock band and we celebrate their [--] the anniversary as we UNBOX the Beach Boys Sound of Summer [--] LP set and have an exclusive interview with some of the members of the original band including Brian Wilson Mike Love and Al Jardine. Brian and the boys created Pet Sound and Good Vibrations only [--] months part as just [--] years of age. The album and song blew everyone away especially the Beatles. We celebrate that legacy next on Professor Of Rock. Get the"
YouTube Link 2022-07-07T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 352.8K engagements

"In a Final Interview--Icon Says Hit Came from Accidentally Recording Wrong Lyrics-Professor of Rock We recently lost Brian Wilson the father of American Popular Music and the genius behind the Beach Boys and their greatest songs. Here he and Pet Sounds Lyricist Tony Asher talk about arguably the saddest song of its time and the last song on the album.Caroline No. It came from Brian mishearing the actual lyric and from that misheard lyric and all-time classic was born. Brian Wilson tribute and interview with Professor of Rock #classicrock #shorts #60music #brianwilson #beachboys Coming up you"
YouTube Link 2026-02-13T00:56Z 1.5M followers, 16.7K engagements

"15 Yr Old Kid Had [--] HUGE Hits in JUST [--] Years & OUTSOLD the BEATLES-Then VANISHED-Professor of Rock Up next an interview with an icon of 60s rock and roll Peter Noone of Hermans Hermits. Peter was only [--] years old when he became the singer behind Hermans Hermits who would go on to garner [--] hits including an amazing [--] songs that hit the top [--] and several that went to #1. In fact before Peter got to his 18th birthday he and Hermans Hermits finished ahead of the Beatles on the Billboard year-end survey for top groups. It was on the strength of two big hits that kept his band in the top ten"
YouTube Link 2026-02-04T20:30Z 1.5M followers, 213.5K engagements

"We Just Lost One of The TRULY GOOD GUYS of Rock & it SUCKS-This One Really Hurts Professor of Rock Tribute to [--] Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold. who passed away from Cancer. Brad was one of the good guys. In this interview Brad open up about [--] Doors Down and their Biggest hit Kryptonite which Brad wrote when he was only [--] years old in math class when he was bored. He did it in [--] minutes. Rest in peace Brad. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer Brandon Fugal Honorary Producers Moon Comix"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T21:30Z 1.5M followers, 110.4K engagements

"It's the MOST IMPORTANT Rock Song EVER & Hit #1 But It's BEEN ERASED from History-Professor of Rock It was the year that lit the flame of Rock and Roll. The charts were full of remakes of hit songs by black artists that were re-recorded by white singers that became a trick of the trade in the record business. It's FASCINATING music history. At one point [--] different versions of one famous song competed for #1. One of those led to the first crossover hit by blues legend Fats Domino and helped him afford to buy a gold ring he bragged about on stage. Another was orchestrated by Alan Freed the man"
YouTube Link 2026-01-31T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 156.7K engagements

"He's [--] of the GREATEST Singers EVER & Had [--] BIG Hits-Why doesn't Anybody Remember Him Coming up next an interview with a man who is on a shortlist of the greatest singers in music history but he never gets his due. Mickey Thomas of Jefferson Starship and Starship. Hes had numerous hits and his voice is so gritty and his range is so high that he can go toe to toe with anybody. And up next we cover his greatest hits including the song that put him on the map. But it was a total accident. He was invited to sing backup for a famous guitarist on a song hed written but during the session the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 85.3K engagements

"Label MADE ROOKIE Record ALL COVER Songs-BUT It Was Her ORIGINAL That FLEW to #1-Professor of Rock Coming up a great underdog story of a rookie artist who went through hell to get to the top. Cyndi Lauper beat the odds to hit #1 in [----] with Time After Time First of all she lost her voice due to a collapsed vocal chord and didnt know if shed ever sing again. She also got sued for $80k and had to declare bankruptcy leaving her penniless. But Nothing could break Laupers spirit or grit. When she finally got her break her label Portrait Records was trying to push her to only cover songs even"
YouTube Link 2024-01-19T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 70.4K engagements

"She Had [--] BIG HITS in the 80s.Why Doesn't ANYBODY REMEMBER HER Professor of Rock Coming up a riveting leap back to the 80s to celebrate [--] phenomenal songs that dont get the credit they deserve from some of the greatest female voices ever including some insane stories behind them. including a Natalie Merchant who was touring a London museum was suddenly struck by a tingling then numbness and searing pain. She would have emergency surgery to save her life and spinal cord. In the surgery they had to remove [--] bones from her spine & shift her vocal cords to the side. When she awoke she could no"
YouTube Link 2025-12-15T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 265.1K engagements

"#1 HIT ERASED FOREVER-It Was [--] of the MOST PLAYED SONGS In History-Now You Will NEVER HEAR IT AGAIN It was the biggest stadium anthem in rock history at its peak but due to the actions of its singer and creator it will never be heard again. Gary Glitter and his hit song Rock 'n' Roll Part [--] have been erased from our culture due to his crimes. The story of a song and its singer's fall from grace. #classicrock #70smusic #vinylstory #70srock For a few artists the very traits that made them iconic also led them into controversy so deep it overshadowed their talent. Some found themselves tangled"
YouTube Link 2025-09-09T16:50Z 1.5M followers, 864.5K engagements

"Legendary Guitarist CREATED a SONG So MYSTICAL it SCARED the HELL Out of the Band-Professor of Rock Its our latest Fell Short the Top [--] countdown. And this might be one of the strongest years weve done so far. These are tracks that shouldve dominated the charts but were simply too ambitious too dark or too outside the box for mainstream radio. We've got the story of Led Zeppelin who spent weeks in the desert creating Kashmir a track so massive and mystical that it redrew the boundaries of rock. And the band members have all said its the best song in their catalog but it always takes a back"
YouTube Link 2025-11-03T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 210.2K engagements

"WE LOST a TRUE ROCK LEGEND Here's is his FINAL INTERVIEW Professor of Rock Hey Music Junkies its been a rough year. Weve lost a lot of legends. First Brian Wilson. Then Ozzy in the Summer and then recently we lost Ace Frehley. Ace was a guitar player who influenced more great bands and songs than you could ever calculate. His influence is incomparable in Hard Rock and he didnt really get that credit. I was honored to spend well over an hour with him a short time ago picking his brain and getting the history behind his incredible contributions and Ive only ever shared about [--] minutes of this"
YouTube Link 2025-11-18T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 76.3K engagements

"GOING to KEEP FIGHTING But What Should I DO Professor of Rock I started this channel our of a love for the greatest rock songs and artists of the 60s 70s 80s and 80s. To tell the stories of the greatest artists like The Beatles Van Halen Boston the Cars Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd the Rolling Stones Fleetwood Mac Elvis Phil Colilns Kate bush etc. It's a bond I always shared with my dad and I grew up loving Casey Kasem and wanted to honor that through this original content. But it's becoming almost impossible to create top [--] countdowns because of music rights. I am doing this video to discuss the"
YouTube Link 2025-07-16T00:26Z 1.5M followers, 478K engagements

"The MOST HAUNTING Song of [----] Came from GETTING LEFT at the ALTER on WEDDING DAY-Professor of Rock Billy Idol shares the story behind the most haunting song of 1987.Sweet Sixteen. A man named Ed was left at the alter on his wedding day and spent decades building a monument called the crystal castle on a beach and Billy Idol saw parallels to his own break up of his long time girlfriend Penny Lister and wrote Sweet Sixteen as a tribute to the song and the story. Interview with professor of rock on haunting hit. #classicrock #shorts #80smusic #80srock The story to the haunting 80s rock hit"
YouTube Link 2025-12-13T20:21Z 1.5M followers, 53.6K engagements

"Legend SCREWED UP & Played the WRONG NOTEMISTAKE Became Most Played RIFF EVER Professor of Rock Coming up Weve covered the Greatest IMPROV songs that became Magic. Well today we're doing a sister series We're counting down the Top [--] Mistakes That Turned into Gold. Screw ups that actually resulted in TRUE GREATNESS. Were exposing songs that didnt failthey exploded after a stumble a split-second miscue that stuck and became iconic. Youll hear about a Kinks guitarist Dave Davies who blew up his amp and it resulted in the first hard rock Song and invented Guitar Distortion. Then there was Ozzy"
YouTube Link 2025-09-11T15:01Z 1.5M followers, 486.3K engagements

"I'll Get DESTROYED for SAYING This.But SADLY It's the TRUTH. Professor of Rock Coming up the final part of my deep dive conversation with Rick Beato. This time we talk about the most underrated band of all-time as well as the catchiest song of the last [--] years and the band from yesteryear that is having the most impact on our kids and discuss the oft-sighted term musical genius and who are the last musical geniuses on this planet. Plus what is the greatest Riff in music history and I try not to incur the wrath of the Swifties when we discuss Taylor Swifts legacy in comparison to other female"
YouTube Link 2025-12-30T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 220.5K engagements

"SADLY-This WILL Be My LAST VIDEO on This SUBJECT Due to COPYRIGHT CLAIMS.Enjoy--Professor of Rock COMING UPWeve done two of these and you loved them and asked for more. The great IMPROV Moments in music and the 3rd time might be the best. These are some of the most entertaining stories Ive come across. Songs that weren't planned or rehearsed but became pure gold. Weve got a producer who brought a feast of chicken and ribs into the studio and got Screamin' Jay Hawkins and his band so drunk they blacked out during the sessionand forgot they wrote a song. When they got sober they discovered"
YouTube Link 2025-10-16T15:01Z 1.4M followers, 129.9K engagements

"2 Icons Got SO DRUNK-They Forgot They Wrote a SongOnce Sober Became BIGGEST Hit--Professor of Rock Coming up Legendary female hard rock star Lita Ford was visiting with her famous manager Sharon Osborne who happened to be married to the most famous male heavy metal singer in the world Ozzie These two rockstars started playing pool and before they knew it they were alone as Ozzies wife left. So what happened that night Well the one thing we know for sure. is that they wrote and recorded a song that would blow up MTV and Set radio on fire. Close My Eyes Forever. in one crazy sleepless night"
YouTube Link 2025-04-29T17:32Z 1.4M followers, 7.4M engagements

"It's My HOLY GRAIL INTERVIEWIve PUT IT UP [--] Times & It KEEPS Getting TAKEN DOWN-Professor of Rock STRAIGHT UP. If there was just one Video or interview That Ive done in the history of my channel that I would want my viewers to see. Just one. that I could leave to this worldLeave to my kin to my ancestors. Well you get the point. It would be this one. I made a list of [--] artists I wanted to interview before I leave this earth and this was in my top [--]. they Say NEVEr to meet your heroes but in this interview I found that belief to be untrue. What you are going to see next is the full uncut"
YouTube Link 2025-11-25T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 103.6K engagements

"Our Run-Ins With Corey Feldman RIDICULOUS CLAIMS & Shooting the SH*T About Rock--Professor of Rock Coming up next a collaboration with another one of my favorite YouTubers. A famous rockstar and one of the funniest guys in music it's Justin Hawkins. We connected when he toured through Salt Lake City with The Darkness and we had a great hang discussing everything from our personal interactions with Corey Feldman to bonding over getting copyright claims. Weve both gotten plenty but Justin shares a revelation He got one for using his own music I pick his brain about his picks for his favorite"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 112.9K engagements

"Wrote CRUSHING Hit About His DIVORCE.Ex-Wife had to SING it With Him For [--] Yrs-Professor of Rock Sometimes the deepest cuts leave the most lasting marks. Im talking about songs that never dominated the airwaves but are worthy of regular rotation in our lives. Today we're celebrating [--] female hidden gems that deserve way more love than they ever received. We've got the story of Sandy Denny the only female vocalist ever to appear on a Led Zeppelin studio album. She went toe-to-toe with Robert Plant to create a bona fide Zeppelin classic. Then there's the heartbreaking tale of an"
YouTube Link 2026-01-05T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 140.4K engagements

"I ASKED Icon about EAGLES Singer STEALING his Band's HITHis RESPONSE is GENIUS--Professor of Rock Coming up one of my favorite interviews with a legendary member of what I believe is the greatest hard rock band ever. He shares the story of the wildest music video of the MTV ERA. That was banned for a bit but ended up being one of the most iconic of MTVs history. Its star was a former centerfold and the whole video was concocted by rocks craziest frontman including the iconic spoken word intro that the singer made up on the spot plus he tells the story of what may be the coolest rock song of"
YouTube Link 2025-09-24T15:01Z 1.5M followers, 470K engagements

"Band Had to RE-RECORD #1 Hit for MOVIE Cuz Label THREW the ORIGINAL in a LANDFILL-Professor Of Rock The Violent Femmes tell the story of their famous hit "Blister in the Sun". They were rapped to include the song in the soundtrack for the [----] film Grosse Point Blank by John Cusack but they couldn't remaster their original because their first label went out of business and threw the original master into a landfill. The Story of the 80s classic Blister in the Sun by the Violent Femmes. #classicrock #shorts #80smusic #onehitwonder Hey music junkies Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the"
YouTube Link 2026-01-16T19:50Z 1.5M followers, 37.9K engagements

"The DOUBLE MEANING Behind This [----] Classic Song Will BLOW YOUR MIND Professor of Rock Neil Finn reveals the double meaning of Don't Dream It's Over the [----] classic from Crowded House. He plays the song and tells the meaning of both ideas and it's mind blowing in this interview with Professor of Rock. #classicrock #shorts #80smusic #onehitwonder Its time for another edition of our series #1 in our hearts. This week we have one of my favorite songs ever that we will honor as an all-time modern standard. It went all the way to #2. Its simply one of the greatest songs of the 1980s. A song that"
YouTube Link 2026-01-17T23:23Z 1.5M followers, 174.1K engagements

"Top Journalist OBLITERATED Icon & His HITGOT SO Much HATE MAIL-He-NEARLY RETIRED-Professor of Rock Coming up the story of a classic song from one of our most precious singer-songwriters who has a debilitating disease and wont be with us much longer the great Neil Diamond. We hope for a miracle but for the time being we can celebrate his genius as one of the most beloved icons of the 60s 70s and 80s. Today we honor his classic song "I am. I Said" that was inspired by the experience of a failed screen test for a film about one of the most controversial comedians of the 20th century. It was the"
YouTube Link 2026-01-02T21:32Z 1.5M followers, 69.2K engagements

"Prince Didn't SHOW UP to Sing on TRACK-So ROOKIE SUBBED in & KILLED IT & HIT #1- Professor of Rock Oh man we got a great one for you next Brand new interviews and insights on the biggest selling #1 hit of the 80s: We Are the World. And the group USA For Africa was only together for a couple of hours They put the super in supergroup The greatest supergroup ever assembled and I got many of those legends telling the story today. A group that had so many legendary singers some had to sit out singing lead. When PRINCE didn't show up Kenny Loggins told Michael Jackson to sub in Huey Lewis and he"
YouTube Link 2025-06-24T21:50Z 1.4M followers, 724.4K engagements

"He Went From Being a SMUGGLER to a BILLION DOLLAR ROCKSTAR Professor of Rock Today we're telling the story of Jimmy Buffett a singer-songwriter who spent years bouncing around the Southern US struggling to find his voice before he invented an entire lifestyle brand built on relaxation and escapism. This Alabama-raised dreamer crafted a sound he called "Gulf & Western" mixing down home storytelling with Caribbean rhythms and beach-town philosophy that turned him into something more than a musician. This Jimmys laid-back melodies and tales of coastal living created a fantasy world that millions"
YouTube Link 2025-11-14T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 98.4K engagements

"Was Told Ill NEVER Interview This Legend If I EVER TALK to His Former Bandmate Professor of Rock Coming up next I must have a death wish to keep covering this band but I have the final part of my interview with one of greatest producers of the 70s and 80s who produced most of the tracks on the biggest selling album ever as well as 5th biggest selling album ever and he has some great behind the scenes stories on some true American classics including a legendary song that may be the most storied rock hit ever. Hotel California and there are some stories here that have never been told including"
YouTube Link 2025-10-15T15:01Z 1.4M followers, 74.4K engagements

"Rookie PLAYED Song SO MUCH -Was EVICTED By His 1st RENTERGOT EVEN When it HIT #1--Professor of Rock Toto band members David Paich and Steve Lukather tell the story of their massive classic rock hit Hold the Line. David Paich got evicted from his 1st apartment because he played it so much but he got the last laugh when it became an all time smash. Toto interview with Professor of rock #classicrock #shorts #70smusic #70srock Im excited to bring you another episode from our series Revelations- where featured artists go deep on their greatest songs and albums . After playing on hundreds of"
YouTube Link 2025-10-20T21:35Z 1.4M followers, 49.7K engagements

"This Interview Went OFF the RAILS Really FAST Professor of Rock Coming up next Kenny Loggins tells the story behind one of the Biggest movie soundtrack hits of the 80s. Footloose. It was one of only [--] albums to hit #1 the year it came out. A record that still stands and as a soundtrack it had [--] top [--] hits led by Footloose by Kenny Loggins. Here he explains that the song was partly influenced by Mitch Ryder's Devil With A Blue Dress and the I actually tell Mitch Ryder about this but He Think Kenny is dead A hilarious video showing the influence of the 60s hit to the 80s smash and [--] legendary"
YouTube Link 2025-02-19T18:50Z 1.2M followers, 20.1K engagements

"Band ACCIDENTALLY Played WRONG TEMPO On COMPLEX SONG.Made it a Classic Professor of Rock Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas was the most-played song on rock radio for many years. and it was almost never released. The band almost left it off the album. Kansas was shocked when it was a hit because it was so out of the ordinarywith its rollercoaster tempo changes. Carry On Wayward Son was a revelation it felt like [--] different songs combined it changed tempo like crazy and the funny thing is the band pretty much nailed it in one take. I know youve heard that before but to do that on this classic song"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T21:50Z 1.5M followers, 163.8K engagements

"#1 Bands LOGO Has Made MORE MONEY Than ALL Their Music COMBINED But They NEVER Put it on an Album Remember back in the day when we used to draw band names and logos on our trapper keepers and binders or school tablets Well these logos these symbols were more than just doodles. They were declarations of our rock identity. And man we've uncovered some wild tales today as we count down the best ever. And these stories will blow your mind like the Nirvana logo that's shrouded in mysteryno one can figure out who sketched it. whether it was swiped from the sign of a seedy gentlemans club Or a jab"
YouTube Link 2025-11-13T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 67.9K engagements

"Parents TRIED to BAN Rock Icon in the 70s-Now He TEACHES BIBLE Study at his Church-Professor or Rock Alice Cooper tells the story of being a rockstar on the weekends but teaching Bible at his Church on Wednesdays. The man behind the 70s classic Schools Out and the 80s comeback Poison tells Professor of Rock in this exclusive interview that his faith is most important to him. #classicrock #70smusic #vinylstory #70srock"
YouTube Link 2025-11-29T22:52Z 1.5M followers, 26.6K engagements

"UPDATE: My Health Crisis Letterman & the Rockstar who Offered me Blow Professor of Rock Today Its a live stream on the latest and greatest including an update on my health condition plus behind the scenes of the David Letterman interview including a story that had to be cut out due to legal reasons on a famous frontman who offered me some illegal substances plus the behind the scenes of my recent Chicago interview with Alice Cooper and the one artist concert Ive been trying to take me son to but he has now canceled four times and who better be in the [----] rock hall of fame A Hint: BOSTON Join"
YouTube Link 2025-11-04T22:12Z 1.4M followers, 176.4K engagements

"The ONLY SONG in History to HIT #1 Four DIFF Times in [--] DIFF Decades Professor Of Rock Do They Know it's Christmas by Band Aid started as a seed of an idea by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and turned into the biggest selling song of all time and is the only song in history to hit #1 four different times in four different decades. Do They Know Its Christmas by Band Aid was put tother by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to fight starvation in africa. Geldof saw the famine on television and knew he had to do something do ha assembled an A list team to record a song that he hoped could generate millions for"
YouTube Link 2025-12-24T23:30Z 1.5M followers, 75.9K engagements

"IN FIT of ROAD RAGE-TRUCKER YELLED CRAZY INSULT at Band-Made it a Rock Classic--Professor Of Rock Randy Bachman of the Guess Who and BTO Bachman Turner Overdrive tells the story of their first big hit Let It Ride. It actually came when he was on tour with the Doobie Brothers. BTO was on the way to a gig when they got pinned in a traffic jam. A truck driver with his rig had boxed their tour bus in and they couldnt move. So after a frustrating wait this rock legend confronted the trucker at a rest stop. It was about to get ugly as a fight was about to break out Just when all hell was about to"
YouTube Link 2025-12-20T02:27Z 1.5M followers, 35.8K engagements

"Interview Anyone In History Dan Fogelberg [--] Songs The Professor of Rock Hey There Music Junkies The Professor of Rock here with your latest Pop Fix. This week we drop the needle on [--] songs from Dan Fogelberg. In my opinion Dan Fogelberg has the most sincere voice out of any generation. When the song called for deeply intense emotion He would answer every time. In reference to the song "Longer" Dan said "I was lounging in a hammock one night looking up at the stars it just seems that this song was drifting around the universe it saw me and decided I'd give it a good home". This quote provides"
YouTube Link 2019-12-15T23:44Z 1.5M followers, 130.9K engagements

"The EAGLES Will Take This VIDEO Down--So ENJOY IT for The Time Being Professor of Rock I have the final part of my interview with one of greatest producers of the 70s and 80s Bill Szymczyk of the Eagles. who produced most of the tracks on the biggest selling album ever as well as 5th biggest selling album ever and he has some great behind the scenes stories on some true American classics including a legendary song that may be the most storied rock hit ever. Hotel California written by Don Henley Glenn Frey and Don Felder and there are some stories here that have never been told including the"
YouTube Link 2025-10-16T19:26Z 1.4M followers, 32.6K engagements

"14 Year Old KID Told Parents He Was at a SLEEPOVERWas Really JAMMING with an ICON-Professor of Rock Coming up next one of the greatest living guitarists Journey's Neal Schon tells the story being a [--] year old kid and being asked to join Carlos Santana's band and Eric Clapton on the same weekend. He used to tell his parents he was going to a sleepover. instead he was jamming with legends including B.B. King. Neal Schon of Journey tells his origin story to professor of rock in this short. . #classicrock #shorts #journey #80smusic"
YouTube Link 2025-02-24T19:50Z 1.2M followers, 16.4K engagements

"80s Song PISSED-OFF Fans & BROKE-UP the Band40 Yrs Later--Its Their BIGGEST HIT-Professor of Rock Sometimes taking a bold leap or making a risky move can seem like career suicideuntil it isnt. Coming up well reveal six incredible stories of artists who faced doubt backlash or skepticism only to turn those moments into their greatest triumphs. including an up and coming singer Anthony Kiedis who had written a deeply personal song Under the Bridge that he hoped to release as a single. But his label execs wanted to see how it would do in concert. Then night he performed it in front of them he"
YouTube Link 2025-06-16T15:01Z 1.5M followers, 146.4K engagements

"CRITICS Said He ONLY Wrote About WOMEN & CARSDOUBLED Down With This Rock Classic-Professor of Rock Coming up It may just be the greatest Hard Rock song ever. With music by the foremost guitar hero of Generation X the late Eddie Van Halen and lyrics by rocks ultimate frontman Diamond Dave David Lee Roth. He wrote the words in response to a reporter's editorial that he only sang about "women partying and fast cars. Diamond Dave took exception to the reporter implying that he was a stereotypical vacuous rocker. After pondering on the critique he realized hed never actually written a song about"
YouTube Link 2023-09-19T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 140.5K engagements

"Band Was FUMBLING Complex VocalProducers Wife GOT SICK of Hearing IT & She Did it in [--] TAKEHit #1 Merry Christmas a little early everyone Today Ive got a once-in-a-year countdown for you that I know will put a smile on your face For this episode were unwrapping a Christmas rock countdown. But to be honest some of these tracks werent exactly born out of holiday cheer. One was actually written by a musical genius Brian Wilson to spite a hero and rival producer. Another was a duet by the Pogues that they tried several different females for years. They tried to nail this song down finally the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-04T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 100K engagements

"Band HATED Their Singer's [----] #1 Hit SO MUCH They DISOWNED The Song & FIRED HIM--Professor of Rock Coming up an interview with singer-songwriter Derek Holt who got axed from the Climax Blues Band for writing a huge hit. Its pretty hard to believe but Derek wrote "I Love You" a song that became one of the biggest hits of [----]. And his band members hated it so much they resented it so much that they basically forced him out of the band and in one of the strangest stories Ive heard in an interview the Climax Blues Band NEVER performed the song live in America. But in one of the coolest"
YouTube Link 2025-02-19T23:23Z 1.2M followers, 17.2K engagements

"He Had the #1 HIT of the YEAR.But His IDENTITY Was a MYSTERY for [--] Years Professor of Rock Ron Dante was the voice behind the biggest song of [----] a year that was dominated by Elvis and the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. but he was the singer behind the imaginary cartoon group the Archies and the #1 smash Sugar Sugar. the only problem is his identity would remain a mystery for decades .Sugar Sugar would become one of the catchiest songs ever but Ron Dante would have to wait for his day in the sun. The interview is with professor of rock about one of the greatest one hit wonders of all time."
YouTube Link 2025-12-04T21:38Z 1.5M followers, 86.6K engagements

"After Old B-SIDE Was In TV MOVIEThe Network GOT 50K REQUESTS OVERNIGHTIt Hit #1-Professor of Rock Today were telling the story of folk singer Jim Croce who spent years playing dive bars and college cafeterias for pocket change before he finally broke through in his thirties. This Philadelphia everyman wrote songs in the back of pickup trucks between construction jobs pouring his heart into tales about working stiffs lost love and fleeting moments. Jim's warm baritone and fingerpicking guitar-work created intimate three-minute short stories that felt like conversations with an old friend."
YouTube Link 2025-10-24T15:01Z 1.4M followers, 62.6K engagements

"Her OTHERWORLDLY Voice TURNED a CHEESY Commercial into an ALL-TIME STANDARD Professor of Rock Coming up we're relaunching and rebranding a series that we used to feature as a regular entry on the channel The Hit Song Redux. WE USED TO TRAVEL BACK to the golden era of rock to count down the top [--] hits from THIS SAME WEEK AND THEN AFTER THE SHOW WED TELL YOU what the real top [--] was based on how much the world has listened to them since. But now theres a twist were expanding our coverage to the entire Top [--] from that week to find out once and for all what song is the real all-time #1 were"
YouTube Link 2025-12-27T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 95.3K engagements

"Band QUIT Playing Their #1 HIT cuz They Were SICK of it-Till Legend LAMBASTED 'Em-Professor of Rock Nuno Bettencourt the legendary guitarist and co-founding member of 80s and 90s hard rock band Extreme tell a hilarious story about the band's #1 hit "more than Words" which is one of the biggest one hit wonder of the rock era. They were on tour with Steven Tyler and Aerosmith and refused to play their big hit and the audiences and fans were crushed. Till a gig in Poland where Steven Tyler ripped them with a profanity laced ultimatum Interview with Extreme on Professor of Rock."
YouTube Link 2025-12-03T22:57Z 1.5M followers, 24.4K engagements

"RIP.In Final Interview-- Icon Tells TOUCHING Story of His Classic #1 HIT Professor of Rock Back in March we lost 60s Icon Jesse Colin Young who was the messenger behind the #1 Classic Get Together by the Youngbloods one of the greatest feel-good one-hit wonders of the rock era. A song that changed everything and brought peace to a nation that was hurting from so many trials. . . It was truly one of rock's most significant appeals for peace and brotherhood during a very turbulent time in the world with a Chorus that has become a part of the identity of the 60s and it is almost as if he wrote"
YouTube Link 2026-01-21T21:39Z 1.5M followers, 49.7K engagements

"G.O.A.T. Guitarist MADE His Singer PLAY the Guitar SOLO on SongBecame Biggest Hit-Professor of Rock You know how much I love the stories of the great one-hit wonders of the rock era. Well today we're starting off a new countdown series on the channel and this one is going to be a blast Its the [--] best Bottled Lightning hits from a single year in the rock era. And to kick off the series were targeting the halfway point of the 80s including the story of powerhouse vocalist Alison Moyet who publicly rejected her biggest US hit calling it weak and vowing to never perform it again and she has kept"
YouTube Link 2025-12-08T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 88.2K engagements

"Legend GOES OFF on FORMER BAND For ERASING Songs They Created Together Professor of Rock Sammy Hagar shares his frustration over his former band Van Halen erasing their legacy together and the songs they wrote together like Dreams and Right Now Alex Van Halen refuse to let moves and tv shows license Van Halen songs that came out when the Red Rocker Sammy Hagar was their frontman. with Eddie Van Halen's death maybe that will change. Interview with Professor of Rock #classicrock #shorts #80smusic #vanhalen Today on our first episode of retrospective where a legend walks us though their career"
YouTube Link 2025-12-14T21:56Z 1.5M followers, 166.3K engagements

"#1 BAND & Their Music RULED the 70s-But NOW the GENRE's BEEN ERASED from SOCIETY-Professor of Rock Coming up a fabled rock and roll story that is hard to believe. Todays band had the promise and grit to become one of the greatest bands ever with a singer-guitarist brother combo that lit up the stage. Then tragedy struck when the bands guitar virtuoso died in a serious accident. The band was stunned how could they go on Well their secondary guitarist stepped up and wrote a song that would take them to the top of the charts. It had taken him years to write the music and then it only took him"
YouTube Link 2025-09-26T18:31Z 1.4M followers, 80.8K engagements

"It's THE GREATEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE in Rock HISTORY & There's NOT a Close Second--Professor of Rock Coming up I said I was done but then I got overwhelming feedback to keep going so lets take it one by one. Today we unravel the story of a classic sing-along #1 hit Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean whose creator quit music to make sausages and made a fortune from it. Then theres the song that was reconstructed from an African hunting call The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens that became an all-time classic but its original creator died young without making a dime. Fifty years later his family and"
YouTube Link 2025-08-16T15:01Z 1.5M followers, 368.4K engagements

"In a FINAL INTERVIEW Legend SHARES an UNKNOWN SECRET About his ICONIC Band Professor of Rock We just lost Ace Frehley the first guitarist for Kiss. RIP ACE. The Spaceman or Space Ace in one of his final interviews tells the story of helping Kiss the band design their make up. it was his idea to tell Paul Stanley to put the star over his eye which helped him become Starman. He tells the story of their first album and developing their live sound in a club. Ace Frehley interviews with Professor of rock in this Ace Frehley Kiss tribute. #classicrock #shorts #kissband #70smusic"
YouTube Link 2025-10-17T21:59Z 1.4M followers, 45.1K engagements

"Legendary Voice Actor & Rock Star On Reimagining Classic Rock Hits Professor of Rock An interview with a legendary voice actor who is also a Rockstar. In fact hes so great at mimicking voices he was once sued by a famous singer for sounding too much like him. The lead singer of Rock Sugar and the voice of Wacko Warner from Animaniacs Crash Bandicoot and Roger Rabbit. a man of [----] voices on his story Get Rock Sugar's album here: http://rocksugarband.com/shop Follow Jess on Instagram @jessharnell_ and @RockSugarBand We Have New MERCH https://bit.ly/ProfessorsMerch Thank you to this Episodes"
YouTube Link 2021-11-09T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 531.1K engagements

"DJ Accidentally Played the WRONG Side of This RecordBecame a #1 SMASH Professor of Rock There must have been something in the water back in the mid to late 60s because legendary bands and artists wrote some of the most life-changing songs ever. Today we celebrate a true lost art. songs that stick it to the man. From an accidental protest song from rocks greatest poet Bob Dylan who put lyrics to a melody from the 1800s but wrote the lyrics down so fast and messy that night when he played it live for the first time he couldnt read his own handwriting so he had to make up the lyrics on the spot"
YouTube Link 2025-10-20T15:01Z 1.4M followers, 71.7K engagements

"They Were QUIETLY One of the Best Rock Bands of the 70s and 80s Professor of Rock Today we are telling the story of the other Canadian power trio that originated in the 70s. And their name isn't Rush. It's Triumph and they maybe the most underrated band of their time. Coming up We've got the wild tale of how a single radio DJ in San Antonio Texas turned these three unknown guys from Toronto into arena rock legends back when that sort of thing could happen. Plus well cover the anthem Never Surrender that ironically planted the seeds for the band's eventual breakup. Its our latest episode of"
YouTube Link 2025-11-07T16:01Z 1.4M followers, 140.8K engagements

"When ICON Went Toe to Toe with STEVE PERRY in Song-He Was FREAKING OUT Professor of Rock Today we are going to go behind two duets that involve one of the greatest singer songwriters of the rock era and someone im honored to call a friend. the soundtrack King and Mr. Footloose himself Kenny Loggins. Kenny takes us behind his duet with the superhuman Steve Perry on Dont Fight it which went to #17 on the hot [---] and #4 on the Rock charts in [----]. This song should be more celebrated than it is. You have two of the greatest voices together going toe to toe and its a contest for the ages. He tells"
YouTube Link 2025-12-31T21:28Z 1.5M followers, 153.2K engagements

"Had a Record [--] #1 Hits in [--] YrsThen [--] CONTROVERSIAL Words KILLED Career in [--] Day-Professor of Rock Today we're all about the Bee Gees one of the most iconic groups not just of the '70s but of the entire rock era. These masters of pop reinvention went from cabaret obscurity to global domination only to become scapegoats for a cultural revolution that came crashing down all around them. Its a story of evolution survival and resilience. In it well cover the song Nights on Broadway that led to the most recognizable helium-powered voice of the rock eraand it was a total accident. Theres also the"
YouTube Link 2026-01-15T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 119.4K engagements

"Icon's TAKE on SPRINGSTEEN is PRICELESS."He KILLED US.HE JUST BLEW US OUT" Professor of Rock Coming up next Ya know Ive interviewed over [---] Famous musicians over my career and I have to say todays guest is my favorite Hes my favorite person in the music business. A humble guy a great person. next is A full uncut interview with Huey Lewis From [----] to [----] nobody was bigger. he had so many classic hits like The Heart of Rock and Roll Heart and Soul Jacobs Ladder I Want a New Drug Stuck With You The power of Love Hip to Be Square and a dozen more. Huey Tells the story of all of them here in"
YouTube Link 2025-11-05T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 159.6K engagements

"#1 Band FELT Frontmans Song was CRAP-So He Did it SOLOBecame the #1 Song of 1987-Professor of Rock Coming up its time to resurrect some of the greatest hits of the 70s and 80s that were actually huge hits in their time but have been somewhat forgotten in modern times. Im going to prove why they deserve the Stranger Things treatment meaning a renaissance in pop culture. including the rock song Midnight Blue that Lou Gramm brought to his band Foreigner but was crestfallen when the leader rejected the song outright So Lou put it out as a solo song and it outsold Foreigners next album by a long"
YouTube Link 2025-12-20T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 198.2K engagements

"AC/DC Hung Out with TALKING HEADS & it's as CRAZY a STORY as You'd EXPECT Professor of Rock Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads tells the story of hanging out with Brian Johnson and Angus Young and the members of AC/DC as they were recording their masterpiece Back in Black. In the time it took to do [--] guitar solo and one vocal with Mutt Lange Talking Heads recording their entire album The story of AC/DC and Talking Heads hanging out as told to Professor of Rock. #classicrock #shorts #80smusic #acdc [----] is often regarded as a pivotal year in music marking a transitional era where diverse genres"
YouTube Link 2025-12-03T17:51Z 1.5M followers, 19.9K engagements

"It Makes ME LIVID When People Say This Legendary Frontman is a 2nd Rate Singer--Professor of Rock Today we're diving into the solo career of one of rock's most over-the-top frontmen David Lee Roth. After leaving Van Halen one of the mightiest rock bands on the planet in [----] this larger-than-life showman set out to prove he didn't need his former band to make killer rock music. Armed with a supergroup of virtuosos and a stadium-sized ego he unleashed a string of hits that split fans right down the middle. But no one could deny Dave's charisma and ability to command the stage. On our latest"
YouTube Link 2025-11-21T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 50.1K engagements

"UNHINGED Award Show SPEECH Destroyed Icon's Career OVERNIGHT-But She WAS RIGHT Professor of Rock They had the talent. They had the songs. They had their shot at superstardom. But for these artists something went off the rails Dead wrong at exactly the wrong momentleaving us to wonder what might have been. Today we're counting down eight bands and solo acts who seemed destined for massive enduring careers but for reasons ranging from self-sabotage to tragedy to bad timing it never happened. Including the La's perfectionist frontman who actually destroyed millions of dollars' worth of his own"
YouTube Link 2025-12-11T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 140.3K engagements

"He HIT a HIGH NOTE That NO ROCK SINGER Has EVER Been Able to DUPLICATE Professor of Rock The story of Skid Row and there 80s classic power ballad I Remember You. Singer Sebastian Bach hit a note nobody will ever be able to duplicate Skid Row was a bunch of rookies whose debut album hadnt even come out yet but they had a secret weapon Sebastian Bach a young kid with a five octave range and these rookies blew the #1 band in rock off the stage They were the talk of the industry and once they put out their album they would scale the top of the charts with several massive hits including the power"
YouTube Link 2025-10-07T21:55Z 1.4M followers, 108.7K engagements

"How Did the WORST Song of the Rock Era Make it to #1 & Sell [--] million copies Professor Of Rock Against all odds and against better judgement todays artist wrote a song that went to #1 on the Hot [---] and sold over [--] million copiesAND ITS the WORST SONG EVER WRITTEN. To prepare for this episode I scoured a every valid list of Worst Song Ever Polls and was surprised to find that this 70s hit rarely made the cut I alway try to be positive but you have to trust me this is TRULY the worst song of all time. I dont think there is a person living who would say otherwise. and yet is isnt included in"
YouTube Link 2022-10-24T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 719.6K engagements

"Rookie Hit #1 in 1985Was BANNED From Recording & Worked a Regular Job for [--] Yrs-Professor of Rock Coming up next a story you wont believe. Talk about an ordeal. Todays guest John Parr has a massive #1 hit in [----] that is still huge today. It was the theme to the movie St. Elmo's Fire but the song was actually written about the power to overcome anything and was inspired by a disabled man. It not only hit #1 but was the frontrunner to win the Best Original Song Oscar that year. But then it was pulled from contention on a stupid technicality. But in the end it raised incredible awareness and"
YouTube Link 2025-11-27T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 64.1K engagements

"Why Does the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame HATE Actual Rock The Top [--] SNUBS EVER Professor of Rock Okay so this ones an episode Ive been needing to do for a long time. And Ill be upfront with you. Its a topic that really gets under my skin so Ill try to be positive. Today were counting down my all-time Top [--] Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snubs bands and artists who are well overdue for the so-called honor but routinely get passed over year after year. There is a long list of rock hall snubsFrom Iron Maiden to The Guess Who from Pixies to Motorhead from New York Dolls to the Smiths from Joy"
YouTube Link 2023-05-17T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 503.4K engagements

"Did This Artist TIME TRAVEL From the 1920s to the 1980s To Give us this Classic Professor of Rock Coming up next a song by Joe Jackson called Steppin' Out. It is so haunting fascinating and unique that it rose above the regular rock and pop fair of one of the greatest years in music I mean this song was unlike anything on radio or MTV at the time then and now. This song sounds out of place in any decade and thats a great thing. Joe was absolutely on a higher musical vibration at his peak. Joe Jackson rocked the end of the 70s with his new wave hit Is She Really Going Out with Him but then"
YouTube Link 2025-02-21T16:00Z 1.2M followers, 68.9K engagements

"His IMPERSONATION of OZZY is SO GOOD He Pulled a HILARIOUS PRANK on His DAUGHTER IN tribute of Black Sabbath's last live show and to honor Ozzy Osbourne here is a short about a famous Voice actor who pulled off a hilarious prank on Ozzy's Daughter Kelly. #classicrock #shorts #70smusic"
YouTube Link 2025-07-05T19:55Z 1.5M followers, 204.2K engagements

"When A LITTLE KID Sang 70s Rock Classic in Movie.It Made Original Singer SOB-Professor of Rock COMING UP the story behind an absolute classic of Rock told by its iconic singer. Joy to the World by Three Dog Night became the #1 song of [----]. Chuck Negron who was one of their singers at the time sang those perfect opening lyrics.4 words that would change everything. Jeremiah was a bullfrog. and the rest is history. The song was actually a discarded song from a silly kids show that failed. In fact the band wanted nothing to do with it and turned the song down several times before Chuck Negron"
YouTube Link 2025-02-21T23:38Z 1.2M followers, 28.1K engagements

"Band SANG This MADE UP Word as a JOKE.Became an All Time CLASSIC Professor of Rock Today we're going Casey Kasem style counting down ten stone-cold classics from [----]. Its our weekly Saturday Morning countdown where we feature songs from a throwback year that left a lasting mark on rock history and shockingly never made the top [--] even though many of these are some of the biggest songs of the time. It's a musical mystery how did these rock standards get passed over As usual weve got some great stories and guests including how Billy Idol stole the master tapes for his new record and held them"
YouTube Link 2025-10-04T15:01Z 1.4M followers, 141.8K engagements

"FORGOTTEN ACTRESS Was THE MUSE for [--] of the BIGGEST Songs of the 80s Professor of Rock In this YouTube short Steve Lukather David Paich and Steve Porcaro of multi-platinum band Toto tell the hilarious story of the 80s rock classic hit Rosanna from their [----] blockbuster album Toto IV. Inspired by actress Rosanna Arquette who along with her magnetism and piercing blue eyes have captivated several rock luminaries such as Peter Gabriel who wrote In Your Eyes about her. In the early 80s Arquette was in a romantic relationship with rocker Steve Porcaro the coveted keyboardist for Toto and one of"
YouTube Link 2025-10-24T19:36Z 1.5M followers, 88.6K engagements

"He RIPPED his CHEATING EX Wife With [--] Scathing SongsThey all Became Huge Hits Professor of Rock Todays featured artist Phil Collins is a favorite. And he may well be the greatest hit machine of any decade. In fact he was such a prolific hit machine at one point he averaged a hit song every [--] months for [--] years including Solo career and fronting the band Genesis. .but today we focus on one of he best songs. Easy Lover a song that he was producing for Philip Bailey of Earth Wind and Fire and then in the middle of the recording session it became a surprise duet and it was just a rough demo but"
YouTube Link 2025-11-19T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 368.7K engagements

"Had [--] of BEST RUNS EVER with [--] Huge Hits in [--] Yrs-Then NEVER HAD Another HIT Again-Professor of Rock Coming up one of the most perplexing disappearing acts in rock history. Blondie with Debbie Harry defined the late 70s and early 80s and was the face of the musical movement. They were beloved by critics and they ruled the charts with [--] huge hits in about [--] years. But they werent just hits; they defined the era. True masters of hook-laden classics that captivated punk kids rock kids and disco kids equally but their label was so out of touch with their sound that even after several big hits"
YouTube Link 2025-12-19T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 43.5K engagements

"NO WAY In HELL a Band Could Create This 70s Rock Classic With Today's Technology--Professor Of Rock The compelling story of Pink Floyds first Hit Single of the 70s Money from one of the biggest selling albums in the history of planet earth the Dark Side of the Moon. From its origins to its sonic mastery Engineer Alan Parsons tells the first hand story of how Roger Waters vision and David Gilmours blazing guitar made it a classic of prog rock and 70s radio #classicrock #shorts #70smusic #pinkfloyd Hey music junkies and vinyl junkies Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the greatest"
YouTube Link 2025-02-15T22:31Z 1.2M followers, 21.6K engagements

"This is the BEST 1-Hit Wonder of the 80s and There's Really NOT a Close 2nd Professor of Rock Coming up we are about to discuss one of the catchiest songs of the 80s. It's My Life by Talk Talk. One that makes the hair on your neck stand on end. But it came from a genius reclusive artist Marc Hollis who didnt want the limelight. He played the game as best he could but was miserable doing it. He shouldve had dozens of hits but It's My Life was his only hit in America. But theres a lot to this story. After this big smash hit he walked away from music to be a father and he never returned but he"
YouTube Link 2025-12-24T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 116.8K engagements

"UNSIGNED Artist's Song GOT BURIED at The END of FILM.It Hit #1 OVERNIGHT Professor of Rock Lisa Loeb tells the story of her song STAY. It got buried at the end of the film Reality Bites but they ended up playing the whole song and people went out and requested it and bought it in DROVES and it hit #1 making Lisa the first artist to hit #1 without a record deal. The story of Stay from Lisa Loeb on Professor of Rock ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #classicrock #shorts #90smusic #onehitwonder Ive said it many"
YouTube Link 2025-10-16T21:37Z 1.4M followers, 62.2K engagements

"He Just STARTED Singing COMPLETE GIBBERISH in Concert--Became an ALL TIME CLASSIC--Professor of Rock Coming up next an interview with a true legend Smokey Robinson. Ive been wanting to talk to him for a long time because he has one the greatest voices of any era not to mention he's one of the greatest lyricists and producersand he has some legendary stories behind todays songs one he started singing in the middle of a concert as his group was ending a song he got caught up in the moment and started belting out an entirely new song on the spot It would later become a #1 hit. #classicrock"
YouTube Link 2025-02-17T21:32Z 1.2M followers, 13.3K engagements

"Legend GOT PAID [--] Bucks to SING on SILLY NOVELTY SONGBecame His BIGGEST HIT Professor of Rock Rush singer and bassists Geddy Lee got paid [--] buck to sing on a famous Novelty Song from the 80s with Bob and Doug Mcenzie called TAKE OFF. It Would become the biggest hit he or any member of Rush ever had. Professor of Rock Breaks it down. #classicrock #80smusic #vinylstory #rush #rushband"
YouTube Link 2025-10-09T21:32Z 1.5M followers, 42.9K engagements

"We Lost This Legend But in a FINAL INTERVIEW He DOES NOT MINCE WORDS Professor of Rock Roger McGuinn and David Crosby formally of the 60s supergroup the Byrds tell the story of their 60s classic Eight Miles Hight. They changed the lyrics because the Beatles had a big song on the charts called [--] days a week but when they change the lyric DJs at radio stations banned it for a truly dumb reason. They thought it was a bad song. Roger and David tell Professor of Rock the story. in this classic rock interview. #classicrock #shorts #60smusic #60srock The Byrds are undoubtedly one of the most"
YouTube Link 2025-10-30T20:21Z 1.5M followers, 193.1K engagements

"This Song was SO DISTURBING.People Pulled Their Cars Over When It Played Professor of Rock Alright you asked for it. So you got it. Its a Halloween Special Edition of Professor of Rock. Today we're counting down my Top [--] most haunting spine-chilling tracks from the rock era. And yeah were gonna get a little creepy here. So brace yourselves. On this episode were telling stories of sonic spookers dark confessions back-masking messages and deathly warnings including one track that was born from a father's twisted bedtime stories about a man-eating monster that haunted his son Robert Smith of the"
YouTube Link 2025-10-23T15:01Z 1.5M followers, 185.4K engagements

"What the HELL Happened to MUSIC This 70s Top [--] Will Seriously Make you Wonder--Professor of Rock Today ee go behind the TOP [--] songs of this VERY same week from the year [----]. [--] years ago. Then we re rank them based on their legacy since that week. including songs by the babd Heart Chicago the Bee Gees Gordon Lighfoot and the Steve Miller band as well as one of the worst songs ever Let's take a walk down memory lane What do you think. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer Brandon Fugal"
YouTube Link 2024-10-29T19:31Z 1.5M followers, 432K engagements

"Legend HATES Working with This Guitarist Cuz He NEVER Plays the SAME THING Twice--Professor of Rock COMING UP Ive never done this before but if it goes well Ill do it again. A full length interview with one of my favorite rock singers ever. A true legend who will walk us through his legendary career song by song including fronting one of the greatest rock bands ever. Its our first ever episode of RETROSPECTIVE We start with Sammy Hagar and cover his entire career from Montrose to his solo years including I Can't Drive [--] and then joining Eddie Van Halen and helping take Van Halen to #1 on the"
YouTube Link 2025-10-21T15:01Z 1.4M followers, 176.2K engagements

"A CRAPPY Drummer's BASIC Playing ACTUALLY Made This Song an All-Time Classic Professor of Rock Kenny Loggins the king of the movie soundtrack with hit like Footloose and Danger Zone for Top Gun tells the story of his first big movie hit. I'm Alright from Caddyshack. He was recording with a really mediocre drummer who could only play a basic beat but it actually turned I'm Alright into a massive hit and put Kenny on the Map for good as a solo artist. Kenny shares the story with professor of rock. #classicrock #shorts #80smusic #kennyloggins Its time for another edition of our show Revelations"
YouTube Link 2025-09-20T22:24Z 1.5M followers, 168.7K engagements

"GOD ONLY KNOWS What Wed Be Without HIMSaying Goodbye to a GENIUS. Professor of Rock Today we have a very special episode of Professor of Rock and Im going to get right into it. We lost a true musical Genius recently. But Ya know. Ive been thinking a lot about it. And GENIUS simply doesn't cover it. For Brian Wilson there should be a higher word or title for him that could never be bestowed up on anyone else in music history. Only him. In my opinion He composed the highest vibrations in popular music-period. He was a light in a sometimes very Dismal world and his music will continue to cut"
YouTube Link 2025-06-13T15:01Z 1.5M followers, 221.1K engagements

"The One Rock Song That MAKES Grown Men CRY Professor of Rock Sometimes the biggest songs never got their due on the charts. Today we're counting down the Top [--] tracks from [----] that should have been massive hits but somehow never cracked the Top [--] even though they defined a generation shaped rock history and became undeniable classicsAnd as per usual weve got some crazy stories like Police frontman Sting who got so drunk in a Munich hotel room that the world was spinning around himbut in the middle of his drunken stupor he came up with one of the most cosmic tracks of the decade Walking on"
YouTube Link 2025-12-13T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 227.2K engagements

"We NEED To SAVOR This Female Rock Icon While We CAN--Cuz There Aren't MANY LEFT Professor of Rock Heres Part [--] of the greatest Female Rock Singer Ever and most of save for a few minutes here and there most of this has not ever been show. Ann Wilson of Heart takes us from the late 80s thought the 90s and up to now with the stories of the song and album that made heart one of the greatest bands in history including the song that save their career plus the song that became their biggest hit of the last [--] years but Ann Hates it so much she refused to play it for decades plus the song she took a"
YouTube Link 2026-01-13T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 28.5K engagements

"They Were the #1 New Band in Rock-Till Singer Wore REPULSIVE Shirt & RUINED CAREER-Professor of Rock Coming up the infamous side of fame where sketchy artistic moves bad behavior deceit and out-of-control egos create career killers. Well tell the story of Creed a band that was on top of the world until their lead singer Scott Stapp proclaimed himself a prophet of God and wound up homeless. The story of The Replacements a band that delivered the most notorious performance on Saturday Night Live ever. Plus an offensive t-shirt that made rookie lead singer Sebastian Bach a villain which derailed"
YouTube Link 2025-11-01T15:01Z 1.4M followers, 218.4K engagements

"When Supergroup Heard ROOKIE SING For the1st Time.KNEW Theyd Be INVINCIBLE Professor Of Rock Today its the origin story of an unrivaled rock band that was actually this close to never happeningLed Zeppelin almost didnt work. At least not with the legendary lineup weve all come to revere. Rising from the ashes of another historic band the Yardbirds young guitar virtuoso Jimmy Page dreamed of assembling the ultimate rock powerhouse The only catch was with a tour already booked he only had a month to do it. Now he just needed to find three prodigies who could help him alter the rocks sonic"
YouTube Link 2022-12-10T16:00Z 1.4M followers, 1.2M engagements

"Ann Wilson of Heart Hates This Massive Rock Hit.Calls It "CREEPY". #shorts #classicrock After dominating rock radio in the mid 70s and emerging with a big comeback in the 80s on MTV Ann Wilson and the band Heart entered the 90s with the multiplatinum album Brigade which contained a song that became Hearts biggest hit in years. "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You" went to #2. But it's A song that Ann Wilson hated. She thought it was little creepy.Up next the story of Heart in the 90s including their other band the Love mongers and Anns experiences with the grunge movement on Professor of Rock."
YouTube Link 2023-03-04T19:59Z 1.5M followers, 1.2M engagements

"How THIS Nerdy 80s Rocker Was SUED OUT Of MUSIC. But His Hit Lives On Professor of Rock This nerdy 80s rocker gave me some much needed motivation as I stood at the highest diving platform at the massive community pool trying to get the nerve to the impossible. With a beautiful lifeguard looking on and the bullies razzing me it was dive or die. The soundtrack of this conquering day in my life was Ah Leah by Donnie Iris. the 80s classic that shouldve been a #1 hit. Up next I tell the story of both sides of the equation the diving board and the charts. Thank you to this Episode's Sponsor Zenni"
YouTube Link 2022-05-03T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 290.7K engagements

"Icon QUIT Band-So They REPLACED Her With UNKNOWN BACKUP SINGERGOT 2nd BIGGEST HIT-Professor of Rock Coming up an interview with a band that was a major force in the 80s and 90s and you may have wondered whatever happened to them Im talking about [-----] Maniacs. Well theyre here today to tell us their story. they were an underground band for years but just when they started breaking through their lead singer Natalie Merchant told them she was quitting to pursue a solo career but she would do one more album with them. That album Our Time in Eden became their biggest one yet and led to one of the"
YouTube Link 2025-02-19T16:01Z 1.2M followers, 51.7K engagements

"Had [--] of the BIGGEST Hits of the CENTURY-But NOBODY Under [--] KNOWS Who They Are Professor of Rock Coming up an interview with some of the members of a band that has been somewhat forgotten in the time we live in. Which is strange because for a couple of years they were as big as any group on radio. In fact in [----] when BMI compiled their list of the most played songs of the century they had [--] in the top [--] Tied with the Beatles and more than any other band. They actually had [--] in the top [--] Im talking about the multiplatinum band The Association. Their vocal harmonies were some of the best of"
YouTube Link 2025-02-11T21:26Z 1.2M followers, 20.6K engagements

"Icon BROKE Her Arm & Had to Record Song in EXCRUCIATING PAINBecame a SMASH Professor of Rock Ann Wilson of Heart and Mike Reno of Loverboy tells the story of their #1 80s rock duet Almost Paradise from the movie Footloose. Ann had broken her hand and had to sing the duet without any pain killers. Even though she was in horrible pain she nailed the song in [--] Take and it ended up being a #1 hit and a highlight of one of the greatest soundtracks of the 80s. Story of Almost Paradise from the [----] footloose soundtrack. #classicrock #shorts #80smusic #heart Professor of rock professor of rock"
YouTube Link 2026-01-23T21:42Z 1.5M followers, 24.9K engagements

"REJECTED By STAR WARSShe Went on to Become an 80s MUSIC ICON Instead Professor of Rock Berlins Terri Nunn was an up-and-coming actress who had some great roles on TV and was a finalist to play the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars. She even auditioned with Harrison Ford. But as shell tell you in our interview next he didnt like her. Terri also managed to piss off William Shatner in another appearance. So she didnt get the role and turns out her acting career would be short lived which was fine by her since she was a passionate singer in a band that was ready to rise from the underground"
YouTube Link 2025-02-25T20:45Z 1.2M followers, 49.8K engagements

"What the HELLBands [----] Album SOLD [--] MillionTheir NEXT [--] Sold [--] Million LESSProfessor of Rock Coming up were breaking down a year that might be the best ever for the lost art of the ALBUM: [----]. It was truly a year of classics. Including a record by The Clash a band that was so damn broke they ate nothing but food from a can. And then a great song Train in Vain came to them at the last second when the album was already being printed. so it didnt even appear on the track list. It was a hidden track at the end of the album and most fans didnt even know it was there-It became their Biggest"
YouTube Link 2025-07-28T15:01Z 1.4M followers, 324.9K engagements

"Band Took a SILLY Song from FAILED KID's TV Show & Made it Biggest Hit of 1971-Professor of Rock Danny Hutton of Three Dog Night tells the story of one of the greatest classic rock songs ever "Joy to the World". Hoyt Axton an actor and singer brought the song to the band because it had been rejected from a lame tv show for kids. Three Dog Night with their power trio of Danny Hutton Chuck Negron and Danny Hutton turned it into the biggest hit of [----] Interview with Three Dog Night with Professor of Rock on the Joy to the word a 70s rock classic"
YouTube Link 2025-11-27T19:35Z 1.5M followers, 45.1K engagements

"This 70s Top [--] Will Make You Wonder What The HELL Happened To MUSIC Professor of Rock Its time for another Hit Song Redux This Time were going behind the top [--] songs of this VERY same week from the year [----] [--] years ago. This top [--] has some of the greatest songs of all time that we still hear today and as usual we have the actual artists tell us the stores. Who is the real #1 all of these year later Is it the Doobie Brothers Is it the Eagles Or Grand Funk Railroad or Stevie Wonder. Find out next on the Hit Song Redux of 70s We Have New MERCH https://bit.ly/ProfessorsMerch Thank you to"
YouTube Link 2022-02-14T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 1.3M engagements

"#1 Songwriter Gave Band Their BIGGEST HIT & The Singer Publicly SHAMED HIM Professor of Rock Up next we have one of the most prolific rock writers Desmond Child to tell the story of the biggest songs by one of rocks most legendary bands I Was Made for Loving You by Kiss. First of all he wrote it with Kiss's lead singer Paul Stanley who claims he wrote his part of the song as an answer to a challenge from the songs producer. The Paul singer got into a discussion with this disco producer about whether it was easier to write a disco song than it was to write a rock song. So it became a bet. He"
YouTube Link 2025-10-08T15:01Z 1.4M followers, 177K engagements

"They RULED The 2nd Half of the 70s But Got WRITTEN OUT of Rock HIstory Professor of Rock Coming up next Supertramp a rock band that may be the most under-appreciated of the classic rock era We just talked about them in a countdown and we got so many requests for a deeper dive we went for it This band created a classic album that plays like a greatest hits albumIncluding todays focused song The Logical Song a song where the singer came up with [--] different similar-sounding adjectives and combined them with the sound of a famous 70s handheld video game. In fact to this day most people dont know"
YouTube Link 2025-08-13T15:01Z 1.5M followers, 136.8K engagements

"This Was an ALL-TIME JERK MOVE and Legend PAID for It DEARLY Professor of Rock Coming up next the legendary Prince who wrote a throwaway song that he gave to his bandmate's solo project. He wrote it quickly without thought as a favor for his bandmate to give him a little something. He had just picked up an acoustic guitar and created the song in a matter of minutes. The very next day Prince came into the studio and as a courtesy he checked on his bandmate who was in the middle of recording that throwaway track. But all of a sudden Prince heard something more. It was better than hed originally"
YouTube Link 2025-12-10T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 73.6K engagements

"This #1 Hit is One of the BEST Songs of 1986WHY Has it Been FORGOTTEN Professor of Rock It was [--] years ago that todays song Separate Lives hit #1. And its definitely one of the most heart-wrenching duets ever recorded and to this day even though it was a #1 hit sung by Phil Collins one of the biggest artists ever. it doesnt get the credit or the plays it should. And it has an amazing story behind it. [--] years ago Phil Collins was arguably the biggest artist on the planet. He was right there with Michael Jackson Madonna and Prince and he didnt have a lot in common with them. He looked more"
YouTube Link 2026-01-14T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 197.2K engagements

"This 70s #1 Hit Is A WAKE UP CALL To Everyone Who DARES Listen. Professor of Rock The story of Harry Chapins beautiful and poignant masterpiece Cats in the Cradle. You think you know the story but you really dont. How Harrys wife Sandy woke him up to the damage he was inflicting on his family as he let the rock star life overtake him The cautionary tale that weve all benefited from hit #1 in [----] and changed not only our lives but the life of the singer/songwriter REGISTER for TOP GUN EVENT: URL: https://aarp.cventevents.com/WBXOKGRefId=POR Thank you to this Episodes Sponsor Zenni Optical"
YouTube Link 2022-03-26T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 259.8K engagements

"After [--] TAKES of COMPLEX Drum Part-Drummer Played PISSED-OFF RANTBecame a SMASH-Professor of Rock Coming up an interview with drummer Kelly Keagy of Night Ranger. the band ruled 80s rock radio Hear Kelly tells the story of player the magical drum part on the #1 classic Sister Christian. The session was so rough the band had to play it over a dozen times and drummer Kelly Keagy was so pissed he chucked the drumsticks at the producer. But he played a pissed off rant and it became an 80s rock classic #classicrock #shorts #80smusic #onehitwonder"
YouTube Link 2025-02-20T20:20Z 1.2M followers, 18.8K engagements

"Mainstream Radio BOYCOTTED This Band and They STILL OUTSOLD EVERYBODY Professor of Rock Coming up next The Final Single from the hardest-hitting most epic rock band in history Led Zeppelin. The song Fool in the Rain. For a decade Zeppelin ripped a hole in the ozone layer and redefined rock but for their final magnum opus they came out of left field with a dynamite single that was so catchy they knew it couldnt miss. Whereas theyd had few hits because they were an albums band first and only released a handful of singles they knew they had a sure-fire hit on their hands and it came from their"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 84.1K engagements

"Song Sat for Years.Pizza Guy Played Piano On It As a Joke-Became a 70s Classic Professor of Rock Coming up an interview with legend Randy Bachman a co-founding member of both Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO) and The Guess Who on his classic rock standard Takin Care of Business TCB that sat unfinished for years because The Guess Who thought it sounded too similar to the Beatles Paperback Writer. Then one day he got an idea from a random saying he heard on a radio show and the chorus was finished but it was still missing something musically until a pizza delivery guy walked in and offered to play"
YouTube Link 2023-01-07T14:00Z 1.2M followers, 1.3M engagements

"RIP TOBY KEITHIcon Tells FUNNY Story About Getting Dinner COOKED by Sammy Hagar Professor of Rock The late Toby Keith tells a hilarious story about getting his dinner cooked by Sammy Hagar in this mini-Interview with Professor of Rock. Toby Keith the the country icons behind so many great hit songs like Red Solo Cup and How Do Ya Like Me Now passed away on February 6th [----]. RIP Toby Keith #tobykeith #classicrock #shorts #sammyhagar"
YouTube Link 2024-02-06T22:41Z 1.5M followers, 255.8K engagements

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