Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Santana f/ Chad Kroeger - "Into The Night"
Think of a wildly successful band that's hated almost more than it's loved. Justin Beiber? You could probably put him at the top of the notorious list up until his most current album. How about Nickelback? Bingo! Despite the band's haters, Nickelback is the second-best selling foreign act in the US (next to The Beatles!) and has racked up more than 50 million album sales worldwide. It's tough to argue with numbers like that, yet Nickelback always seems to turn up near the top of informal lists of most-disliked bands. Lead singer Chad Kroeger joined forces with guitar legend Carlos Santana for one of a few new tracks on Santana's Ultimate Santana compilation disc. The result was a tune that was all over the radio in 2007.