Even now, approaching the 40th anniversary of the biggest single of 1979, Sharona Alperin can’t escape it. “Oh my God, almost daily, almost anytime someone hears my name,” Ms. Alperin says. “They say ...
For Doug Fieger, the secret of songwriting success was to stay in touch with his inner teenager. That meant raging hormones, unrequited love, and girls, girls, girls. “When The Knack started, I wrote ...
In late 1978, a four-piece power pop band called The Knack came hurtling out of Los Angeles with a mission to meld the excitement of The Beatles with the emerging New Wave pop sound. Their debut album ...
The subject of the song "My Sharona" has a knack for real estate. Sharona Alperin was 17 when her name became immortalized with the release of "My Sharona" by The Knack. In an interview with WalletPop ...
The Knack guitarist Bert Averre presented a new version of their hit “My Sharona” to address the coronavirus epidemic – after acknowledging that "Bye, Corona" had already been done multiple times. The ...
Doug Fieger, lead singer and songwriter for the L.A.-based new wave pop band the Knack, died Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 57. Fieger had battled successive sieges with lung and brain cancer for six ...
In late 1978, a four-piece power pop band called The Knack came hurtling out of Los Angeles with a mission to meld the excitement of The Beatles with the emerging New Wave pop sound. Their debut album ...