ABC AUDIO’S FORTY ON THE FOURTH! – PRESENTED BY SPEAKEASY!

ABC AUDIO’S FORTY ON THE FOURTH! – PRESENTED BY SPEAKEASY!

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Tune in Friday, July 2nd,  5-8 PM and/ or Saturday, July 3rd, 2- 5 PM

WITH SUMMER IN FULL SWING, ABC AUDIO IS LOOKING BACK AT IMPACTFUL AND INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS TURNING 40 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR ALL JULY 4TH WEEKEND WITH “ABC AUDIO’S FORTY ON THE FOURTH! – PRESENTED BY SPEAKEASY!”

HOSTED BY ABC AUDIO’S MATT WOLFE, WE’RE SPOTLIGHTING SONGS FROM ALBUMS RELEASED IN 1981: A YEAR CONSIDERED TO BE A CRUCIAL TURNING POINT FOR MANY ARTISTS AND BANDS AT THE START OF THE 80’s!

FEATURING THE LIKES OF RUSH, THE GO-GO’S, THE ROLLING STONES, STEVIE NICKS, JOURNEY, THE POLICE, JOAN JETT AND MORE! YOU’LL ALSO HEAR FROM EXPERTS AND THE ARTISTS THEMSELVES, LOOKING BACK AT THE MUSIC THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF THEIR CAREERS!

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