Tesla — Where to Listen on the Radio

Tesla is a hard rock, heavy metal and glam metal artist from Sacramento, United States, active since 1981. ArtisFind has detected 2 plays of Tesla on 1 radio station in the United States, most recently on 95.7 KBOY - KBOY-FM 79d ago. The song heard most often on air is “LOVE SONG”.

Tesla is an American hard rock band from Sacramento, California. In late 1981, bassist Brian Wheat and guitarist Frank Hannon formed a band named City Kidd, which evolved into Tesla. By 1984, vocalist Jeff Keith, guitarist Tommy Skeoch and drummer Troy Luccketta had joined the band, forming their classic lineup that appeared on all the records and live shows during their initial run. The band adopted the Tesla moniker shortly before recording their first album as another band with a name similar to City Kidd already existed.

Tesla rose to fame during the hair metal boom of the 1980s. Their debut album, Mechanical Resonance, was released in 1986, which produced two hit singles, "Modern Day Cowboy" and their cover of "Little Suzi" (originally by Ph.D.). The band's second album, The Great Radio Controversy (1989), peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 album chart and produced the top-ten single "Love Song". The band recorded and released their third album, the live acoustic album Five Man Acoustical Jam, in 1990. It peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 and produced their top-charting single (No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100), "Signs", a cover of a song by the Five Man Electrical Band. Their third studio album, Psychotic Supper (1991), peaked at No. 13 but lacked a hit single. Similarly, their next album, 1994's Bust a Nut did well enough on the album charts, peaking at No. 20 but also lacked any radio hits.

The band broke up in 1996 then returned in 2000 with a live tour and…