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.
Monday, December 26, 2016
George Michael - "One More Try"
The death march known as 2016 continued its relentless attack on musicians by taking George Michael. Michael died over the Christmas holiday. He was 53. During music class in fourth grade was when I first was introduced to Michael after overhearing a couple girls in my class talking about how hot he was. I mistakenly thought these girls were speaking of George Michael --the host of "George Michel's Sports Machine". The next time I remember learning about George Michael (the singer) was on Saturday Night Live when Dana Carvey parodied him during an episode of weekend update where he kept telling host Dennis Miller to "look at my butt!". Michael got his start as a member of the British duo Wham! and later launched an era of dominance as a solo artist. The ballad, "One More Try", hit #1 in 1988--the song was one of six singles released from Michael's debut solo album, Faith. In fact, five of the album's six singles became hits while the album itself sold over 25 million copies. Rest easy, George.