James William Guercio The first true radio hit recorded at Caribou was Joe Walsh's "Rocky Mountain Way". In addition to Chicago (starting with "Chicago VI"), the studio has been used by numerous other artists: Elton John (for his "Caribou" album as well as "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" and "Rock of the Westies"), Dan Fogelberg, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, Carole King, Stephen Stills, Waylon Jennings, Amy Grant, Supertramp, Badfinger and The Beach Boys. Unfortunately, the studio complex was shut down and never used again after a March 1985 fire destroyed the control room and caused about $3 million in damage. In
Dirt Nasty (album) Dirt Nasty (album) Dirt Nasty is the self-titled debut album by artist Dirt Nasty, also known as Simon Rex. Dirt Nasty was released by Shoot To Kill Music in association with Myspace Records. The album's most popular track was "1980," which was distributed on MySpace and iTunes. Dirt Nasty is credited as the impetus behind Mickey Avalon's personal rediscovery of, and subsequent success in, hip hop. Mickey Avalon's song "My Dick" (featuring Dirt Nasty and Andre Legacy) was featured in the 2008 movie "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay". The song "1980" starts off with the phrase "What happened