Heavy Metal, Rock Music on The Eighties CNN Series

CNN Series The Eighties episode 7 is titled “Video Killed the Radio Star“. The evolution of music and notable artists in the ’80s, including the advent of music videos, CDs, and the Second British Invasion originally aired on May 26, 2016. The documentary miniseries was produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s studio Playtone. The Eighties serves as a follow-up to the predecessors The Sixties and The Seventies with a 7-part series chronicling events and popular culture of the United States during the 1980s. This episode segment emphasizes heavy metal and rock music, featuring interviews with Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, David Lee Roth of Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath, Paul Stanley of KISS, Frank Zappa, Bob Geldof, and Nile Rogers of Chic.