Paradise’s unironic use of dramatic covers of some of the silliest music of the ‘80s is both a misguided choice and one of the most entertaining things about the series.

Stuck between the '70s and '90s, literally and figuratively, the '80s reached its midpoint in a melting pot of styles: rock, pop, metal, new wave, alternative, soul, dance and more. As selected by ...

But Green also loved R&B and soul music, especially Jackie Wilson. At age 16, he left his family’s group for Al Greene and the Creations, an R&B group he formed with some of his high school friends.

Stranger, a Dayton-based cover band known for playing 1980s pop and rock hits around the tri-state area, has spent nearly 30 years opening for many of the same bands it features in its set lists.

Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as "For Your Precious Love," "Only the Strong Survive" and "Make It Easy On Yourself," has ...