When rumors spread around the playground in 1979 that Mikey, the kid from the Life cereal commercial, had been killed from a fatal mix of Pop Rocks and Coca-Cola, I thought only of myself.

While classic rock seemed to be on its way out in terms of commercial popularity, one act proved there was still life in the genre in the 1990s.

While long-term commercial success in the music industry ... By the late 1980s, Wham! had the pop industry in a chokehold with hit singles like “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” and “Careless ...