Rick Springfield is an Australian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor whose career spans pop rock, power pop, television, film, and live performance. After emerging with the Australian band Zoot, he achieved his international breakthrough with the 1981 album Working Class Dog and its chart-topping signature song “Jessie’s Girl,” which earned him a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. His catalog also includes “I’ve Done Everything for You,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “Affair of the Heart,” “Human Touch,” and “Love Somebody,” while his acting career includes his longtime role as Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital. Springfield remains an active recording and touring artist, with Automatic released in 2023 and the career-spanning compilation Big Hits: Rick Springfield’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 following in 2025.
