Category Archives: AOTM Blog

Band histories, unique stories behind the songs, and all you ever wanted to know, but were afraid to ask about the WOGB’s Artist of the Month.

AOTM: Roger Hodgson Plays for Royalty

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

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

AOTM: Hodgson Breaks His Wrists; May Never Play Again

AOTM: Hodgson Breaks His Wrists; May Never Play Again

Roger Hodgson was the second half of the songwriting duo in Supertramp. After their Famous Last Words album in 1982 and subsequent mega-rock stadium tour, Hodgson decided it was time to move on to his own solo career, and a simpler lifestyle with his family. He built a state-of-the-art recording studio at his home, which…MORE

AOTM: Supertramp, Synthesizers, and Dance Charts

AOTM: Supertramp, Synthesizers, and Dance Charts

  Supertramp hit the big time in 1979 with their Breakfast in America album. Multiple hit songs came from the album, they won two Grammy Awards, and it was certified 4x platinum in the U.S. However successful the band became in the late seventies,  the departure of one of the songwriters in 1980s, did create…MORE

AOTM: Supertramp Makes a Statement

AOTM: Supertramp Makes a Statement

After the departure of Roger Hodgson from Supertramp in the early eighties, there was a reputation to uphold; a point to prove. Now led by Rick Davies’ songwriting talents exclusively, Davies and the rest of the band had to make a statement to both the music world and to their fans that Supertramp was continuing…MORE

AOTM: A Brief History of Supertramp

AOTM: A Brief History of Supertramp

  The year was 1969. John Madden was named the head coach of the Oakland Raiders and Mickey Mantle announced his retirement. Boris Karloff, best known for his portrayal of Frankenstein’s monster, passed away while Monty Python’s troupe birthed a comedic sensation. NASA was prepping Apollo 10 for the lunar landing and America was also…MORE

AOTM: Supertramp’s Logical Song Strikes a Chord

AOTM: Supertramp’s Logical Song Strikes a Chord

Supertramp’s leap into stardom was neither quick nor was it easy. Their journey had a few bumps in the road along the way, however, with the songwriting talents of Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, they were destined to make a name for themselves on the US charts in the late 70s and early 80s. The…MORE

Blogs

The WOGB Artist of the Month for June!  Prince!!

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…

Wake up with Rachel Williams and WOGB

Wake up with Rachel Williams and WOGB

Rachel will start you day with all you need to make it GREAT!  Local updates, celebrity scoop and of course Green Bay’s Classic Hits!  So does it with a smile and her very own Green and Gold Style!  6 AM to 9 AM each Weekday on WOGB!

Cruisin’ with Kendra: Sin City SEMA Show

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…