Rick Springfield
Foo Fighters frontman hails tech and the voice at SXSW
Mar 14, 2013 15:35 EDT
Rock music Renaissance man Dave Grohl hailed the march of technology Thursday as a powerful enabling gift to young musicians searching for their voices and firm control of the creative process.
Nick Cave gets SXSW music festival off to visceral start
Mar 14, 2013 07:45 EDT
The indie music portion of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival shifted into gear Wednesday with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds setting the tone for five days of cutting edge sounds.
Music takes over from tech at SXSW festival
Mar 13, 2013 16:03 EDT
Laptop-toting technology innovators gave way Wednesday to skinny-jeaned hipsters with guitars as the indie music segment of South by Southwest (SXSW) shifted into gear.
Rick Springfield arrested on suspicion of drunk driving
May 03, 2011 13:19 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Rick Springfield was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk through Malibu in his vintage Corvette over the weekend, police said on Monday.
Through the past, darkly: The '60s at 50, blurred
Nov 28, 2010 00:01 EST
The American decade, overpackaged: As the '60s turn 50, is history slouching into anecdote?. His overalls are weathered. His white beard is grown out to aging-hippie perfection. The tattoos on his arms tell the story of a moment from the summer of 1969 that has passed into legend ? three days of peace and music that became a doorway to defining an era.
Through the past, darkly: The '60s at 50, blurred
Nov 27, 2010 10:00 EST
The American decade, overpackaged: As the '60s turn 50, is history slouching into anecdote?. His overalls are weathered. His white beard is grown out to aging-hippie perfection. The tattoos on his arms tell the story of a moment from the summer of 1969 that has passed into legend ? three days of peace and music that became a doorway to defining an era.
'80s icon Rick Springfield bares all, again, in memoir
Oct 12, 2010 14:29 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rick Springfield, who became a pop icon with the 1981 song "Jessie's Girl" and appeared naked in the TV drama "Californication", is baring even more of himself in a new autobiography -- including a revelation that he killed a man during the Vietnam war.
Songwriter wins fight to regain control of life
May 24, 2010 18:42 EDT
A Nashville songwriter won a 2 1/2 year legal battle Monday to regain control of his life and make all medical, legal and financial decisions for himself, in a case that drew wide attention to problems that can arise when a disabled person is put in the care of a guardian.
Songwriter wins fight to regain control of life
May 24, 2010 18:42 EDT
Once ruled disabled, Nashville songwriter wins 2 1/2-year court battle to regain control of life. A Nashville songwriter won a 2 1/2 year legal battle to regain control of his life and make all medical, legal and financial decisions for himself, in a case that drew wide attention to problems that can arise when a disabled person is put in the care of a guardian.
After losing his rights, songwriter fights back
May 21, 2010 15:44 EDT
A court stripped away songwriter Danny Tate's control of his life ? removing his right to make his own legal, financial and medical decisions ? at a last-minute hearing he didn't know about and didn't attend.
After losing his rights, songwriter fights back
May 21, 2010 15:43 EDT
Nashville songwriter loses rights to conservator-brother, calls case example of flawed process. A court stripped away songwriter Danny Tate's control of his life ? removing his right to make his own legal, financial and medical decisions ? at a last-minute hearing he didn't know about and didn't attend.
Usher replaces Eminem atop singles chart
May 20, 2010 21:15 EDT
NEW YORK (Billboard) - A week after being bumped from the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart by Eminem, R&B singer Usher reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Thursday with "OMG."
Lakers top Bucks 95-77 to end 2-game losing streak
Jan 10, 2010 23:57 EST
Bynum has 17 points, Lakers avoid first 3-game skid in 2 years with 95-77 win over Bucks. Andrew Bynum had 17 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers led all the way in beating the Milwaukee Bucks 95-77 Sunday night to avoid their first three-game losing streak in nearly two years.
`Twilight' hunks part of film's heartthrob history
Nov 16, 2009 00:01 EST
`Twilight' hunks help shape girls' romantic futures as today's cinematic heartthrobs. Fifteen-year-old Chloe Bates is in love.
Today in History
Aug 23, 2009 00:01 EDT
Today in History. Today is Sunday, Aug. 23, the 235th day of 2009. There are 130 days left in the year.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 23-29
Aug 20, 2009 00:00 EDT
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 23-29. Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 23-29:
Foreigner unlikely to hang around town to reunite with ex-singer
Apr 13, 2009 20:00 EDT
Foreigner founder Mick Jones and former lead singer Lou Gramm barely speak.
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Rick Springfield | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard Lewis Springthorpe |
| Born | 23 August 1949 Merrylands, New South Wales, Australia |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Power pop, Pop, Rock |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, Actor |
| Instruments | Guitar, Keyboards |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Capitol Records Columbia Records RCA Records New Door Records Sonic Past Music Gomer Records |
| Website | Official site |