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Thursday This And That (KING-SIZE EDITION!)
Paul Simon kicked off his latest tour (yeah, I know, he gave up the road for good in 2019 … but here he is, back again) in New Orleans, playing first an acoustic set of his latest album, “Seven Psalms”...
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April 11th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 4/11/65 – How’d you like to have been at THIS show …Performing at this evening’s New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert, at London's Wembley Empire Pool, England, were The...
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THE SATURDAY SURVEY
Freddie and the Dreamers remain at #1 for a second week while The Supremes are still strong, holding down the #2 spot for the second week in a row, after spending the previous two weeks at #1...
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April 13th, 1965 - And An Answer To A Query From One Of Our Readers!
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:4/13/65 – The Beatles are named Best New Artist at this year’s Grammy AwardsThey’re not at the ceremony, however … Because they’re in Abbey Road Studios recording what will wind up...
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April 14th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:4/14/65 – Elvis’ new movie “Girl Happy” (costarring Shelley Fabares) opens. The Frankie Avalon / Annette Funicello film “Beach Blanket Bingo” opens the same day. (Which one are YOU...
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Tuesday This And That
Here is a slightly longer edit of the NME event, before the editing began, so it's a shade over two hours: https://youtu.be/RD5OjFIVxqIBob FrableNo additional music here - just a little more talking...
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April 16th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:4/16/65 – The Hollies perform their first US concert at The Paramount Theatre in New YorkAlso on 4/16, actors Jon Cryer and Martin Lawrence are born
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April 17th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:4/17/65 – The first nationally syndicated episode of “Shivaree” airs with musical guests The Supremes, the late Johnny Tillotson and Brenda HollowayYou can watch the whole show...
View ArticleThe Yardbirds: A Living History
A few years ago, Godfrey Townsend told Jim McCarty he should get the history of the Yardbirds together into a show. It took Jim over two years to complete this idea, but Tuesday night, April 8, 2025, I...
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THE SATURDAY SURVEY: April 19th, 1965
Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders take over the #1 spot with the totally catchy and addictive "Game Of Love."The Brits claim the top four spots on the chart this week ... with three other tracks also...
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THE SUNDAY COMMENTS ( 04 - 20 - 25 )
It's been the Soap Opera Digest Story of the Week ...And boy, I wish I'd saved all of the updates and revisions I've made to it over the past several days because they've been coming fast and furious...
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April 21st, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:4/21/65 – The Beach Boys appear on ABC-TV's Shindig!, performing their current hit, “Do You Wanna Dance.”They also played last year's Top Five Hit "Fun Fun Fun" as part of a medley...
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Tuesday This And That: Elvis Edition
I got to talking to Paul Haney of Record Research about Elvis after our interview with Wink Martindale ran on Sunday. I found some chart information that he had posted to the ARSA site over the...
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April 23rd, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:4/23/65 – “I Can’t Help Myself” by The Four Tops is released
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Thursday This And That ... (and yeah, a little more Elvis!!!)
These clippings from Billboard Magazine, circa 1956, show the kind of coverage Elvis' initial releases were receiving in their publication. (After we ran our Elvis spotlight the other day, we did a...
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April 25th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:4/25/65 – Freddie and the Dreamers appear on “The Ed Sullivan Show”Also on 4/25, The Boston Celtics beat The LA Lakers 4 games to 1 in the 19th NBA Championship Series
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THE SATURDAY SURVEY
Was there ever any doubt where this one was headed?Herman's Hermits tops the chart with "Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter" in only its THIRD week on the chart! (It skyrocketed from an...
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April 27th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:4/27/65 – Newscaster Edward R. Murrow diesMurrow was one of the most respected voices on television. He was considered "The Father Of Broadcast News," credited with INVENTING the...
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April 28th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 4/28/65 – Barbra Streisand’s first TV special, “My Name Is Barbra” airs on CBS. It will go on to win FIVE Emmy Awards next year.You can watch several highlights...
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Tuesday This And That ... And Yep, It's Another Super-Sized Edition! (Go...
Chubby Checker is FINALLY being inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. So is Joe Cocker. (How could they NOT after the massive celebrity campaign to finally recognize this great talent.)That...
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April 30th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:4/30/65 – Herman’s Hermits and The Zombies begin their first US tour(I guess this makes more sense than that OTHER Herman's Hermits tour ...that had The Who as their opening...
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Thursday This And That
Barbra Streisand's got a new album of duets coming out June 27th. This time around, Babs will be singing with '60's contemporaries Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan ... as well as '70's icon James Taylor...
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60 YEARS AGO TODAY:5/2/65 – The Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield and Tom Jones appear on a very British-centric episode of “The Ed Sullivan Show”
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THE SATURDAY SURVEY
Peter Noone and Company kick off their second week at #1 with their SECOND official US chart-topper, "Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter." (Incredibly, despite its enormous popularity here in...
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May the 4th Be With You ...
... and also with you! Here's a look back at Billboard's #1 Hits on May the 4th over the Top 40 Years ...1955 - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado1956 -Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis...
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