Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was 1981 when Australian American rock star Rick Springfield released what would turn out to be his biggest hit: “Jessie’s Girl ...

Written by award-winning Australian playwright, Kieran Carroll and starring rising Sydney performer, Jackson Carroll (no relation) Late, Late At Night is a pop-rock stage adaptation of Rick ...

Rick Springfield landed his first and only No. 1 single with "Jessie's Girl" in the summer of 1981. While some artists have said they had no idea they were about to have major success, the Australian ...

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Rick Springfield, known for his hit "Jessie's Girl," recently discovered he suffered brain damage from an onstage fall that happened 25 years ago. The 75-year-old musician underwent a full-body MRI ...

Buoyed by one of the biggest hits of the decade, Rick Springfield enjoyed an impressive run as one of the most consistent hitmakers in the first half of the 80s. And, like many of that era, the second ...

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 ...

Rick Springfield isn't afraid of a little confrontation — no matter how sleepy his opponent. While answering a question about the hit song, Springfield at one point got distracted by Melvin yawning in ...