My Sharona was the perfect pop-rock anthem, and as Averre reflects on the life and times of the Knack he admits he knew he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While no band or musical artist sets out to be a one-hit wonder, there are worse things to be. After all, it's better to be known ...

One of the biggest No. 1 hits of 1979 didn't just dominate the charts. It completely took over pop culture at the time as radio stations almost seemed to play it on repeat. The track was such a huge ...

FM radio dials everywhere were turned down halfway on Valentine's Day in honor of Doug Fieger, The Knack frontman who brought the world the unstoppable new wave hit "My Sharona," who passed away that ...

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 ...

A Knack for Current Affairs? Does geopolitical significance lurk in the lyrics of "My Sharona"? "That would really surprise me," says Doug Fieger, lead singer of the Knack, whose 1979 hit remains a ...

The esteemed smut merchant Henry Miller once said that it was possible to peer between a woman's legs and read the entire history of the Middle Ages. This caused quite a stir at the time, though, as ...

All hell broke loose during last night's Atlas Sound show in Minneapolis when an audience member jokingly yelled "My Sharona," referencing the Knack's classic track, and Bradford Cox took him up on ...

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 ...

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 ...

While no band or musical artist sets out to be a one-hit wonder, there are worse things to be. After all, it's better to be known for one super-successful song than no songs at all, right? Not only ...