Behind the Music

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David Cassidy
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The 1970s teen idol and star of the sitcom The Partridge Family.
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Madonna
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The dance-pop singer, actress and pop icon who became one of the most famous women in the world.
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1968
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A look at the music of 1968 and how it fit in with some of the year's biggest social, political and cultural events, including the Vietnam War and the hippie movement.
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Steppenwolf
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The '60s rock band best known for its hits ""Born to Be Wild"" and ""Magic Carpet Ride.""
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John Denver
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The sensitive singer/songwriter who dominated the charts in the 1970s with his soft-rock ballads and songs about nature.
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Blondie
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The new wave band, fronted by Deborah Harry, that rose to success on the pop charts in the late '70s and early '80s behind such songs as ""Call Me"" and ""Rapture.""
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Shania Twain
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The pop-country superstar who overcame a tragic childhood to find multi-platinum success in the '90s.
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Stevie Nicks
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The eccentric rock singer and member of Fleetwood Mac.
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John Mellencamp
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The pop-rock singer known for his songs about small-town America.
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Metallica
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The hard rock band, which built a large following in the 1980s before finding more mainstream success in the '90s, endures inter-band squabbles, alcoholism, and the tragic death of one member in a tour bus accident.
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KC and the Sunshine Band
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The highly successful disco band, known for hits such as ""(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty"" and ""(That's the Way) I Like It.""
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R.E.M.
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The Athens, Georgia-based alternative rock band, which developed a large cult following throughout the 1980s before briefly crossing over to the pop charts in the late '80s and early '90s.
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Mötley Crüe
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The hard rock band whose lifestyle, based entirely around drugs and groupies, become symbolic of the decadence of the 1980s heavy metal scene.
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Lionel Richie
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The mellow R&B singer/songwriter and former member of the funk band The Commodores.
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Bette Midler
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The bawdy singer / actress / comedienne, who got her start in bath houses in the 1970s before later evolving into a mellow adult contemporary artist.
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Leif Garrett
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The '70s teen heartthrob who fell victim to drugs and alcohol.
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Rick Springfield
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The popular rock singer/actor, who was propelled to fame by a stint on a soap opera.
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Heart
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The highly successful rock band formed by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson in the early 1970s.
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The Day the Music Died
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A recount of the events of the day that a plane crash took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper.
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Depeche Mode
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The alternative rock group, whose singer battled depression for years and survived several suicide attempts.
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Grand Funk Railroad
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The '70s rock band known for the #1 hit ""We're an American Band.""
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Iggy Pop
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The punk singer and leader of the Stooges, who engaged in well-chronicled wild exploits both on and off stage before later cleaning up his act.
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Vanilla Ice
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The white rapper who recorded the smash hit ""Ice Ice Baby,"" but later was confronted with questions about his credibility.
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Duran Duran
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The successful British pop-rock band of the '80s and '90s, known for hits such as ""Rio"" and ""Ordinary World.""
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Cher
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The iconic recording artist turned Oscar-winning actress who dominated the attention of the press for decades through her fashion choices and romances, as well as her work.
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TLC
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The multi-platinum-selling R&B/hip hop group, which endured personal and medical crises and stunned all by filing for bankruptcy.
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Julian Lennon
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Music legend John Lennon's eldest son, who experienced some chart success in the mid 1980s.
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Alice Cooper
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The shock-rocker who rose to fame in the 1970s and built an audience through his wild on-stage behavior.
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Black Crowes
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The Southern rock band, featuring two feuding brothers, that found success throughout the 1990s.
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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The rock singer/songwriter/guitarist and his backing band, who became a radio staple throughout the late '70s and 1980s with hits like ""Don't Come Around Here No More.""
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Marianne Faithfull
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The smoky-voiced rock singer known best for her romance with Mick Jagger.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
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The alternative rock/funk group that lost one member to a heroin overdose and saw several others battle addictions to the drug.
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Eric Burdon & the Animals
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The 1960s English rock band whose best-known hit was ""House of the Rising Sun.""
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Donna Summer
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The ""Queen of Disco,"" who latched together an impressive string of hits in the late 1970s, including ""Last Dance"" and ""Hot Stuff.""
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Lenny Kravitz
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Retro-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist who first became known for his relationship with actress Lisa Bonet before hitting the charts.
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"Weird Al" Yankovic
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The popular music parodist.
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Poison
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The pop-metal band and MTV staple of the late '80s and early '90s, known for its outrageous hair and make-up, as well as for songs like ""Talk Dirty to Me"" and ""Every Rose Has Its Thorn.""
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Quiet Riot
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The '80s heavy metal band that had a hit with ""Cum on Feel the Noize.""
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Natalie Cole
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The R&B/soul/adult contemporary singer and daughter of Nat ""King"" Cole battles drugs and alcohol for over a decade before finally getting clean and making a comeback in the late '80s.

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