In the spring of 1971, Neil Diamond found himself sitting in a small production office along Sunset Boulevard, weighing a decision that could have pulled him out of the recording…
When Canadian broadcasters in 1994 scheduled a small rooftop acoustic performance from Shania Twain as a filler segment, no one involved expected it to become the station’s most re-requested clip…
The trouble began four hours before showtime, when the sound check in Los Angeles should have been winding down. Instead, a piercing crackle erupted through the arena speakers — the…
A small four-paragraph bulletin in a 1989 Swiss regional report caused a much larger stir than anyone expected. It claimed that Montreux, the quiet lakeside town known more for its…
A former tour choreographer has revealed the full story behind Tina Turner’s legendary 1986 Hamburg performance — a night that became the week’s most talked-about moment in European entertainment circles…
A former television floor manager has shared a behind-the-scenes story from a 1982 broadcast that revealed an unexpected technical challenge: Neil Diamond’s opening sequence had to be reshot because the…
A former conference staff member has shared a powerful firsthand account of the day Bob Marley made an unannounced appearance at a 1978 political gathering in Kingston — a tense,…
A former entertainment columnist has shared new insight into the media storm that erupted in 1975 when David Cassidy publicly declared he wanted to step away from the teen-idol image…
A former editor at a Scottish daily newspaper has recalled the moment in 1977 when the Bay City Rollers’ fashion influence grew so overwhelming that the paper decided to launch…
In the 1972 TV performance of “Winter Wonderland,” Tom Jones appears like the perfect Christmas icon — warm smile, bright stage lights, and a voice full of energy. The snow…