Quick, name Rick Springfield’s first Top 40 hit. Dollars to donuts, you quickly replied “Jessie’s Girl”, the 1981 hit that rocketed him to stardom and helped define the sound of the early 80s pop ...

Rick Springfield says his classic cut was influenced by “You Really Got Me.” But it was his TV career that gave it the boost it needed ...

Buoyed by one of the biggest hits of the decade, Rick Springfield enjoyed an impressive run as one of the most consistent hitmakers in the first half of the 80s. And, like many of that era, the second ...