In 1981, they signed Gary Grant as their tour manager, who then became co-manager a year later.
In 1981 Grand Funk Railroad reunited after being approached by their former manager Cavaliere. The reunion took place without Frost (who was playing with Bob Seger ) and with Dennis Bellinger replacing Schacher on bass. Schacher begged off saying he had developed a fear of flying but later admitted that…
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The success of the single led to Clapton and the band returning to Studios 301 between July and August 1981 to create an album.
The band toured in 1981 and 1982 with Rick Baker joining them on the road to play keyboards. But the dismal sales of Grand Funk Lives and the death of manager Cavaliere in 1982 caused the group to disband a second time in early 1983, shortly after What’s Funk? was…
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The Police’s fourth album, Ghost in the Machine , co-produced by Hugh Padgham , was recorded at AIR Studios on the Caribbean island of Montserrat , with the exception of “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” which was recorded at Le Studio at Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada, and released…
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The band began another lengthy yet successful tour on June 12, 1981, supported by opening acts Billy Squier , Greg Kihn Band , Point Blank , and Loverboy , and Journey opened for the Rolling Stones on September 25 in Philadelphia at JFK Stadium . MTV videotaped one of their…
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Queen worked with David Bowie on the 1981 single ” Under Pressure “. The first-time collaboration with another artist was spontaneous, as Bowie happened to drop by the studio while Queen were recording. Mercury and Bowie recorded their vocals on the track separately to each other, each coming up with…
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Following the success of the 1981 tour, the band’s full establishment as a corporation, and the formation of a fan club called “Journey Force”, the band released “Only Solutions” and “1990s Theme” for the 1982 Disney film, Tron . Schon had also made time to work with Jan Hammer on…
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In late 1980, the Aboriginal rock reggae band No Fixed Address supported the band on its Summer Offensive tour to the east coast, with the final concert on 20 December at the University of Adelaide .
In December 1980, Lennon was shot and killed outside his New York City apartment by Mark David Chapman , an American former Beatles fan.