A memorial service for '80s Philadelphia rocker Robert Hazard, who died on Tuesday, will be held at the First Unitarian Church at 22d and Chestnut Sts. next Friday August 15th from 6 to 8 p.m.
Cyndi Lauper, who had a megahit with her 1983 remake of Robert Hazard's "Girls Just Want To Have Fun," checked in to say: "I was very sorry to hear. He was a very talented song writer. My thoughts and prayers are with his family." Rob Hyman of the Hooters added this: "I'd proud to say Hazard, the Heroes, and the Hooters helped put 80's original rock on the Philly scene and beyond. HIs move to country and folk was just as surprising, and equally musical."
Below is Hazard's "Change Reaction" video from the early '80s, and here's a clip of "Escalator of Life," performed last year with students from the Paul Green School of Rock.
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