In the early eighties, Journey was at the top of their game. With the success of their seventh studio album Escape in 1981, Journey was packing stadiums across the country, and in 1983, finished their eight studio album titled Frontiers. To capitalize on their success, the band was involved in a number of entertainment-related…… MORE
Throwback Music Video Performance: David Bowie, Annie Lennox, and Queen All Walk Onto The Stage, and…
WOGB is very excited for David Bowie. The late singer just won four Grammy’s at the awards ceremony Sunday night for his Blackstar album. We did some digging and discovered a throwback video of Bowie, Queen, and Annie Lennox rehearsing “Under Pressure” for the Freddy Mercury Tribute Concert. Enjoy!… MORE
AOTM: Journey Teams Up With NFL Films
Journey’s super stardom in the early eighties continued through their Frontiers album and subsequent tour. The band was much more than musicians playing their compositions. The band, roadies, and management were a business machine. While people view music as an art, there is a lot of business that goes on behind the scenes. Journey’s team…… MORE
Eddie Van Halen Does Something to Melt Your Heart
Eddie Van Halen is one of the best guitarists in music. He is also a cancer survivor. So, when one of Michael Brewer’s bucket list items was to meet the musician, Eddie helped him cross another one off. Here the story coming from WWAY News…… MORE
AOTM: Kenny Sykaluk Impacts the Members of Journey
In 1983, Journey was at the top of their game. With the success of albums Escape and Frontiers, the band was selling out concerts, the song “Open Arms” had hit number two on the charts, and they were involved in a couple of business ventures. Journey was one of the top touring and recording bands…… MORE
AOTM: From the Golden Gate Rhythm Section to Super Stardom, Journey Proves Successful, Part 2
Journey became one of the biggest bands in music history. Journey’s super stardom in the eighties proved that music could be bigger, better, and very successful. After a hiatus, the band regrouped in 1996 for a new album and tour. All was looking good until Steve Perry injured his hip while hiking in Hawaii. The…… MORE
AOTM: From the Golden Gate Rhythm Section to Super Stardom, Journey Proves Successful, Part 1
The music of the seventies was quite diverse. By the end of the decade, disco and hard rock emerged, the Beatles were officially done for nine years, and Journey was hitting it big. Started in 1973 as the Golden Gate Rhythm Section with former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch, Journey initially focused on the…… MORE
AOTM: Supertramp Reunion Is Most Likely A ‘No’
Music fans love when their favorite band stays together for the long haul. In a perfect world this would be the ideal dream, however, bands evolve artistically, experience personality conflicts, and other bumps in the road. Evolution typically means changes in music style, and unfortunately, member changes. Like all bands, Supertramp experienced its own evolution…… MORE
AOTM: Roger Hodgson Plays for Royalty
The late seventies and early eighties were the golden years of Supertramp’s reign. Four studio albums, numerous charting hits, and subsequent tours, Supertramp was on top of the world. The songwriting duo of Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies could do no wrong and helped Supertramp get to the top of the charts. After all of…… MORE
AOTM: Finding a Supertramp Concert Near You
Supertramp quietly burst onto the music scene in the mid-seventies. While the band had been together since 1969, it wasn’t until their song “Dreamer” in 1974 that they achieved their first commercial success. Later, the album Breakfast in America left an indelible mark on the international music scene and broke all previous concert attendance…… MORE
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The WOGB Artist of the Month for June! Prince!!
As we are in the midst of our Classic Hits Summer of ’25 we crank up “Let’s go Crazy”, “Little Red Corvette” “1999” and all those other timeless Prince songs that we all know and love. Summer is heating up with the Prince! Prince is featured as our Artist of the Month on Green Bay’s…
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Cruisin’ with Kendra: Sin City SEMA Show
Dayton and Kendra are cruisin’ into the weekend at the SEMA Show in Sin City. For those who haven’t heard of the SEMA Show, here’s a bit of info for you: “The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. It draws the industry’s brightest minds and hottest products to…