Playboy Jazz And Rock Poll
December, 1989
it's your turn to pick the hitsPop Music 1989 was a year of provocative contrasts, from Tone-Loc to Pete Townshend. Guns n' Roses and the a cappella jazz group Take 6 shared success on the charts. Lou Reed, Roy Orbison and Chet Baker were rediscovered. It was a very good year for women: Edie Brickell, Natalie Merchant, Paula Abdul and Melissa Etheridge, to name a few. De La Soul and Living Colour, two black bands, took on rock and roll and crossed a great divide. We celebrated the 20th anniversa...
