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Artists who morphed for MTV

British pop singer Rod Stewart performs on stage at Wembley stadium in north London, July 1, 2007.
British pop singer Rod Stewart performs on stage at Wembley stadium in north London, July 1, 2007.LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images
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by Jake Rudh

February 02, 2024

This week on Transmission, I feature artists who really made a name for themselves back in the 1960s and ‘70s, but for better or worse, ditched that sound they were known for and went another direction once it became the 1980s and MTV appeared ... at least for an album. Some of these artists kept that sound and ran with it, while others ditched it as soon as it was released upon the world. This week on the show, you may possibly hear songs you never thought existed.

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