Rick Springfield

Rick Springfield is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actor who rose to fame in the early 1980s.

His 1981 hit "Jessie's Girl" became a defining song of the era, winning a Grammy and remaining a staple of classic rock radio.

Springfield also played Dr.

Noah Drake on the soap opera *General Hospital*, establishing a dual career in music and television.

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pop rock · songwriter · General Hospital · power ballad · one hit wonder · entertainer · David Cassidy · Meryl Streep · Paul Anka · Sammy Hagar · Corey Feldman · 80s · teen idol · Linda Blair · soap opera · Dave Grohl · Australian · guitarist

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Family

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Top 500,000
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Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G