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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Once upon a time, 26-year-old Doug Fieger, leader of powerpop band the Knack, became infatuated with a hot 17-year-old girl named Sharona Alperin and wrote a song about her. “My Sharona,” driven by an ...

It was the No. 1 song in the country for six weeks in 1979, and it certainly left an impression. “My Sharona” by The Knack was an ode to a raven-haired teenager with a wonderfully unique name, Sharona ...

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 ...