Everyone remembers Rick Springfield as easily as they recall the opening chords of “Jessie’s Girl,” one of the catchiest power pop tunes of all time, but Springfield has proven himself to be more than the sum of one stellar song, as he proved with energy and verve Aug. 12 at Moline’s I wireless center, during […]
His songs are fueled by huge, infectious guitar hooks often subverted by deceptively dark lyrics. His autobiography seeps with tales of debauchery, depression and a failed suicide attempt. He’s narrowly escaped death at least three times, he once registered a handful of kills in a war zone and his commercial heyday was marked by striking […]
A Coupe De Ville, the man behind “Jessie’s Girl,” a little “Friday Night Magic” and more will be rolling into downtown Moline this weekend. Coupe De Ville, presented by United Health Care, cruises into The Plaza on August 11 at 7. Put on your poodle skirt and saddle shoes, grab a cherry coke and get […]
