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Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Artist Information
Genres: Power Pop, Pop/Rock, Bubblegum, Album Rock, AM Pop
Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: August 23, 1949 in Sydney, Australia
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Biography
Although Rick Springfield's music was frequently dismissed as vapid teen idol fare, his best moments have actually withstood the test of time far better than most critics would ever have imagined, emerging as some of the best-crafted mainstream power pop of the 1980s. A singer turned soap opera star turned singer, Springfield was born Richard Springthorpe on August 23, 1949, in Sydney, Australia, to a military man; the family moved around Australia and England a great deal during Rick's childhood, and he sought his escape from the difficulty of making friends in books and music. He formed a band in high school and eventually joined a '50s revival group called Rock House, moving on from there to join the teenybopper band Zoot in 1968.
Discography
Release: November 4, 2008
Label: SBME Special Markets
Release: July 29, 2008
Label: New Door, TBC