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The Monday Morning Marathon
A little bit more than just a Quickie this morning ... as we've been building up material during the last several days of 60 YEARS AGO TODAY features!What??? "Day Off???"Who authorized this??? I just...
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September 30th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:9/30/65 – Elvis Presley meets Tom Jones for the first time on the set of his movie “Paradise, Hawaiian Style.” The two will remain friends (and mutual admirers of each other) until...
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October 1st, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/1/65 – Bob Dylan appeared at Carnegie Hall tonight in New York City. He introduced his new touring band from the stage: Guitarist Robbie Robertson, Organist Garth Hudson, Bassist...
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Thursday This And That
THURSDAY THIS AND THAT:Kim Bloxdorf has announced that the company founded by her father, Joel Whitburn ... Record Research … will continue after all. Thanks to the new leadership of Vinnie Freda, the...
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October 3rd, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/3/65 – Tom Jones appears on “The Ed Sullivan Show”Also on 10/3, Whitey Ford becomes The New York Yankees’ winningest pitcher when he notches his 232nd career victory
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The Saturday Survey / October 4th, 1965
"Yesterday" reaches #1 in its third week on the chart. The Beatles have now earned an incredible ELEVEN #1 Records since they first hit the US Charts 21 months ago."Treat Her Right" by Roy Head...
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The Sunday Comments ( 10 - 05 - 25 )
Looking back ... This week in Rock and Roll History ...(or would that be Rocktober???) The Who did their final concert of their farewell tour Wednesday Night (10/1) at Acrisure Arena in Thousand...
View ArticleOctober 6th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/6/65 – With their latest release still climbing the charts, Gary Lewis and the Playboys record “She’s Just My Style” and “Sure Gonna Miss Her” … two more monster hits to come.Also...
View ArticleA New Concert Review From Shelley!
Oh Micky, you're so fineYou're so fine, you blow my mindIt makes sense to begin with a song seeing that I write concert reviews and this concert was all about the song writers who put The Monkees in...
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Some Of Your Mid-Week Comments
Kent!I thought I'd share that old, obscure Forgotten Hit, "Rockin' Goose," just for Fun, never thinking about the other Goose references it would bring up! Another Hit Song! A Dee Jay! A Baseball...
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October 9th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/9/65 – “Yesterday” by The Beatles goes to #1 in America … on John Lennon’s 25th birthday ***** And, in other news (2025) ... Dolly Parton: “I ain’t dead yet!”After her sister...
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October 10th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/10/65 – Petula Clark and The Supremes appear on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Also part of tonight’s all-star line-up are Woody Allen and Wayne Newton!Also on 10/10, Actor Chris Penn...
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THE SATURDAY SURVEY
"Yesterday" holds at #1 ... as Elvis earns another Top Ten Hit with "I'm Yours""Treat Me Right,""A Lover's Concerto,""Do You Believe In Magic,""Keep On Dancing" and "Just A Little Bit Better" are all...
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FORGOTTEN HITS: A Saturday Evening Post
John Lodge of The Moody Blues passed away unexpectedly yesterday (10/10) He was 82 years old.I love this statement from his family: “John peacefully slipped away surrounded by his loved-ones and the...
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October 12th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/12/65 – The Beatles commence working on their next LP, ultimately to be titled “Rubber Soul.” Today they lay down tracks for both “Norwegian Wood” and “Run For Your Life,” a...
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60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/13/65 – The Who record “My Generation” … a rock and roll classicAlso on 10/13, The Beatles record “Drive My Car"
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October 14th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/14/65 – The Los Angeles Dodgers beat The Minnesota Twins in the 7th game of The World Series. This is The Dodgers’ third title since moving to Los Angeles in 1958.
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More Of Your Mid-Week Comments
PR-pasha David Salidor, who worked for the Moody Blues’ London Records in the ‘80s. remembers John Lodge: The whole group was just terrific and generous. They always laughingly called themselves The...
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October 16th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/16/65 – The Beatles record “Day Tripper”It'll make up one half of their "Double A-Side" Single released at the end of the year.
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October 17th, 1965
IN CURRENT NEWS: Ace Frehley, founding member and lead guitarist of the band KISS, passed away on Thursday, October 16th, just a few weeks after suffering a fall. (One of my greatest fears in aging,...
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The Saturday Survey
The Beatles begin their third week at #1 with "Yesterday," now in its fifth week on the chart. (And three of those are at #1?!?!? Yeah, I'd say it was a hit!)A couple of other hits are lined up...
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The Sunday Comments ( 10 - 19 - 25 )
It’s been a while since we’ve heard any updates on the Tommy James movie based on his book “Me, The Mob And The Music” … so I checked in with Carol Ross-Durborow, Tommy’s long-time manager (now aka...
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October 20th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/20/65 – The Beatles receive a gold record for “Yesterday,” a song they chose not to release as a single in Great Britain. They also laid down tracks for what will become their...
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October 21st, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/21/65 – Bill Black, Elvis’ original bassist (who also had quite a few hits under his own name) dies of a brain tumor. He was 39.Black first teamed up with Elvis during those...
View ArticleAnother Brand New Review From Shelley!
Our East Coast Correspondent Shelley Sweet-Tufano has certainly been making the concert rounds of late! We've had several brand new reviews of hers to run lately ... and here's her latest ...John...
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