This timeless No. 1 hit was inspired by a real-life romantic situation before becoming one of the defining soft rock songs of ...

It was 1981 and if you turned on the radio or TV you were sure to catch Rick Springfield. He was a double delight of both sight and sound with his pop song “Jesse’s Girl” happening at the same time as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A multifaceted '80s icon known for both his acting and musical ability, 74-year-old Rick Springfield is not slowing down any time ...

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 ...

Like many teens, Springfield revealed that he longed for the girlfriend who dated one of his classmates. Apparently, his name was Gary and not Jessie. Years later when Springfield became a recording ...

Rick Springfield, the hitmaker behind the 1981 power pop classic “Jessie’s Girl”, recently revealed that an old injury has caused lasting effects on his health. Back in 2000, Springfield took quite a ...

He won a Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal with his 1981 breakthrough hit “Jessie’s Girl.” On Friday, Rick Springfield hits Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia. “It’s a very intimate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1981, Rick Springfield transformed a painfully relatable real-life situation into one of the defining songs of the MTV era.