The hit that still makes every mile feel like freedom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On this day in 1981, Eddie Rabbitt’s “I Love a Rainy Night” climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100—becoming the biggest ...

After penning hits for artists like Elvis Presley and Ronnie Milsap, Eddie Rabbitt decided to switch to recording. He found success in that realm as well with rockabilly-tinged songs such as “Drivin’ ...

Since the advent of commercial country music, Nashville has run as its own sealed-off, efficient machine -- a whole major local industry dedicated entirely to cranking out a specific kind of hit song.

Blake Shelton has added a new entry in his “Friends and Heroes” series, releasing an appropriately anxious cover of Eddie Rabbitt’s 1979 hit “Every Which Way but Loose.” It joins Shelton’s recent ...

For the week starting Feb. 10, 1979, Eddie Rabbitt hit No. 1 on the charts with "Every Which Way But Loose." Co-written by Steve Dorff, Snuff Garrett and Milton Brown, the mid-tempo, pedal ...

Eddie Rabbitt grew up in East Orange, became a country music superstar in Nashville, but never stopped being a “Jersey Boy.” One of his lesser-known songs endures, nearly a quarter-century after his ...

Blake Shelton has shared another cover ahead of his Friends and Heroes 2019 Tour, and this time, the singer is trying his hand at "Every Which Way But Loose," originally recorded by country artist ...

“Roadie” didn't get much mileage. You may not remember the 1980 film, which starred Meat Loaf as a “good ol’ boy” roped into a rock 'n' roll tour. You’re far more likely to recall Eddie Rabbitt’s ...

(CBS 11) - As I write this, it is a rainy day in Texas so today's blog is appropriate! Eddie Rabbit (1941-1998) was a successful country music singer/songwriter from New York (yes, correct, he was ...

The first time I heard the term “yacht rock” was in, of all things, a New York Times podcast based on “The 1619 Project.” The episode, part of an enterprise about the influence of African Americans on ...

On this day in 1981, Eddie Rabbitt’s “I Love a Rainy Night” climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100—becoming the biggest crossover hit of his career. But the song wasn’t new. In fact, it had been ...