Even “Weird Al” Yankovic won’t joke about the deadly coronavirus. The musical comedian, 60, posted on Twitter that a coronavirus-themed parody of the Knack’s hit 1979 power-pop song “My Sharona” was ...

“One-hit wonder” describes many bands that have enjoyed a moment in the spotlight before fading into near-obscurity. One of these was The Knack, whose 1979 hit “My Sharona” became known as “the song ...

“Ooh, my little pretty one, my pretty one… When you gonna give me some time, Sharona?” And with that, the birth of the Knack’s 1979 hit, “My Sharona,” which turned 40 this month. Nary a day goes by ...

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 ...

There really was a Sharona. Actually, there really is a Sharona; Sharona Alperin has been a successful real estate agent in Los Angeles for decades. Over the years, Alperin has given a bunch of ...

Whatever happened to The Knack, the late '70s one-hit wonder that was seemingly on top of the music world with their breakout single "My Sharona"? About The Knack and "My Sharona" The Knack formed in ...

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 ...