(Show #967; aired on 05-12-2012)
In 1981, I was actually the Program Director of a COUNTRY station here in Nashville (WKDA). Rock music was going through an identity crisis, and as a result, some of the “Urban Cowboy” crossovers were finding their way to the top of the Pop charts and on to Rock radio as well! The clubs were also beginning to heat-up with long, rhythmic, unknown tunes that year. Hello, MTV! Enjoy today’s show!
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| ARTIST | TITLE | ALBUM |
| The Moody Blues | The Voice | Long Distance Voyager |
| Santana | Winning | Zebop |
| Dan Fogelberg | Run for the Roses | The Innocent Age |
| #1 THIS WEEK – Kim Carnes | Bette Davis Eyes | Mistaken Identity |
| Rodney Crowell | ‘Til I Can Gain Control Again | (self-titled) |
| Novo Combo | City Bound | (self-titled debut) |
| The Steve Miller Band | Heart Like a Wheel | Circle of Love |
| Squeeze | Tempted | East Side Story |
| Al Stewart | Indian Summer | Live / Indian Summer |
| Soft Cell | Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? (12″ mix) | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (debut) |
| Greg Kihn Band | The Breakup Song | Rockihnroll |
| Phil Collins | In the Air Tonight | Face Value (solo debut) |
| TV THEME | “Hill Street Blues” | |
| Triumph | Magic Power | Allied Forces |
| Laurie Anderson | O Superman (for Massenet) | Big Science |
| Stray Cats | Rock This Town | (self-titled debut) |
| Styx | The Best of Times | Paradise Theater |
| MOVIE – Christopher Cross | Arthur’s Theme | “Arthur” (OST) |
| Quarterflash | Harden My Heart | (self-titled debut) |
| Utopia | Last of the New Wave Riders | Adventures in Utopia |
| U2 | I Will Follow | Boy (debut) |
| Adam and the Ants | Antmusic | Kings of the Wild Frontier |
| King Crimson | Matte Kudasai | Discipline |
| LOCAL – Jimmy Hall (live) | Keep On Smilin’ | Volunteer Jam VII |
| LOCAL – Ronnie Milsap | Smoky Mountain Rain | Greatest Hits |
| LOCAL – The White Animals | Tobacco Road/Need Somebody to Love Me | Nashville Babylon (debut) |
| LOCAL – Steve Winwood | While You See a Chance | Arc of a Diver |
| The Police | One World | Ghost in the Machine |
| Rush | Tom Sawyer | Moving Pictures |
| The John Hall Band | Crazy (Keep on Falling) | All of the Above |
| Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | I Love Rock ‘N Roll | I Love Rock ‘N Roll |
| Rick Springfield | Jessie’s Girl | Working Class Dog |
| Rickie Lee Jones (live) | We Belong Together | Pirates |
| THEN – Joe Walsh | A Life on Illusion | There Goes the Neighborhood |
| NOW – Joe Walsh | Lucky That Way | Analog Man (forthcoming 6/5/12) |
| Little Feat | Front Page News | Hoy-Hoy! |
| Journey | Stone in Love | Escape |
| Lindsey Buckingham | Trouble | Law and Order (solo debut) |
| Daryl Hall + John Oates | I Can’t Go for That | Private Eyes |
| Ramones | Rock ‘N’ Roll High School | Rock ‘N’ Roll High School |
| BEATLE – Paul McCartney (live) | Comin’ Up | (Live in Glasgow) |
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| NEXT SATURDAY: 1976 | ||
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