• Jamie West-Oram: The Fixx

    Why You Should Know Him In 1980, a New Wave band ascended from the UK to make their emergence into the American music scene. The ...
  • Adrian Vandenberg: Vandenberg, Whitesnake

    Why You Should Know Him If you know ‘80s rock, then you know who Adrian Vandenberg is. Whether you’re getting “back on your feet” or ...
  • Andy Timmons: Danger Danger

    Why You Should Know Him It is truly mind-blowing how so many of the artists on our list have evolved over the past two decades ...
  • Ronni Le Tekro: TNT

    Why You Should Know Him Some say that he is an alien, sent to Earth to assault our earbuds with out of this world creativity, ...
  • Andy Taylor: Duran Duran

    Why You Should Know Him For almost 30 years, Duran Duran has been captivating audiences, starting with a string of hit singles and albums that ...
  • Ty Tabor: King's X

    Why You Should Know Him Ty Tabor is the guitarist for the progressive rock band, King's X. The band released three albums from 1988 to ...
  • John Sykes: Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake

    Why You Should Know Him English guitarist John Sykes dominated the rock charts in the ‘80s with the legendary bands Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy. Despite ...
  • Frankie Sullivan: Survivor

    Why You Should Know Him For many films, a memorable soundtrack or an iconic song can often be the reason why they become forever immortalized. ...
  • Steve Stevens: Billy Idol, Steve Stevens (solo)

    Why You Should Know Him If there’s one band that comes to mind when you’re looking for catchy and danceable rock from the ‘80s to ...
  • Tommy Shaw: Styx

    Why You Should Know Him In the winter of 1975, Tommy Shaw was asked to audition in Chicago for the band Styx without ever having ...