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February 17th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:2/17/65 – “Tennessee Waltz” is declared the state’s official songAlso on 2/17, Chad and Jeremy guest star as Nigel and Patrick on “The Patty Duke Show” … just one week after...
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February 18th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:2/18/65 – The Beatles record “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” and “Tell Me What You See,” both of which will appear on the British version of their “Help!” album later this...
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Tex
Years ago, I got a great email from Ed Erxleben about a "special WLS DJ version" of Tex Ritter’s 1961 hit "I Dreamed I Was In Hillbilly Heaven." The country crossover to pop hit reached #20 on the...
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Thursday This And That
It came as a bit of a surprise when I received notice of a Paul Simon tour kicking off next month ... I thought he wasn't going to do that anymore!(Truth be told, he sounded a little bit rough at the...
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The Friday Flash
Hi Kent,I sure enjoyed your latest Double Dose!!!Loved the photos of the Ides of March … they put my hometown Berwyn on the map for sure!! Glad the Beatles won a Grammy and like Sean Lennon's...
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THE SUPER CHART
Gary Lewis and the Playboys slide into the #1 position with their first chart hit as "This Diamond Ring" replaces "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" at the top of the charts after The Righteous...
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February 23rd, 1965 / And Today
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:2/23/65 – Comedian / Actor Stan Laurel (and one half of the legendary comedy team of Laurel and Hardy) dies of a heart attack at age 74 *** A COUPLE OF CURRENT DEATHS TO REPORT:Jerry...
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February 24th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:2/24/65 – The Beatles begin filming their second movie, “Help” (still untitled at the time.) The working title at one point was “Eight Arms To Hold You,” which appeared on the...
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Tuesday This And That
Roberta Flack has died. She was 88. No cause of death was given, but we know that in 2022 she acknowledged that she she was suffering from ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease and could no longer singer or...
View ArticleFAVORITE TV THEMES
The results are in ... and they tell quite a different story than what we've seen in our own Favorite Television Themes countdowns.A couple of weeks ago, we encouraged you to vote in Rich Appel's...
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Thursday This And That
Robert John has passed away – he was 79. (No official cause of death was given … but John had a stroke a few years ago.)Robert’s career began back in 1958 when a record he released under his real...
View ArticleHere Are A Couple Of Clips You May Not Remember
Our FH Buddy Timmy sent us this first clip and I just had to share it ...It comes from one of their mid-'70's attempts to rekindle the magic of their late-'60's CBS television series (and, as you can...
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THE SATURDAY SURVEY
"This Diamond Ring" holds on to the #1 spot for a second week ...And now it really looks up for grabs as to what the next #1 Record will be.The Temptations seemed poised to take that spot as "My Girl"...
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March 2nd, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:3/2/65 – “The Sound Of Music,” starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer opens in theaters. It will win the Oscar for Best Picture at next year’s Academy Awards
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A Monday Morning Quickie
Last week, Paul McCartney announced the release of a new book celebrating the music and career of Wings.I sometimes find it hard to consider Wings to be a single "entity" ... although the team of Paul,...
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JOE COCKER - Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Worthy!
Got this great piece from Bob Merlis regarding Joe Cocker's first-ever Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nomination ...(how can this even be?!?!?) JOE COCKER HAS LONG BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR INDUCTION INTO THE ROCK...
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March 5th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:3/5/65 – Neil Sedaka makes an appearance on “I’ve Got A Secret”Neil's recording of "Let The People Talk" premiered on the charts in March of 1965 ... but never made the Top 100 in...
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March 6th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:3/6/65 – “I’m Telling You Now” by Freddie and the Dreamers is re-released as a single in The United States.When this single first came out here in 1963 (on Capitol Records) it...
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The Friday Flash (SUPER-SIZED EDITION)
Mick Jagger was a surprise presenter at this year's Academy Awards program.He explained it this way ....“As much as I love doing it I wasn’t the first choice. They really wanted Bob Dylan to do this....
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The Saturday Survey
The Beatles top the chart in their fourth week on the chart with "Eight Days A Week." (This one shot up the chart from #51 to #11 to #3 to #1.)"My Girl" by The Temptations holds at #2 ... while four...
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Clark Besch Dissects The Beatles Mono Box
This week, a new article was published regarding the making of the Beatles 1964 mono vinyl box set, including discussion of the Dexter issues and what they found when trying to recreate the original US...
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The Fab Four
A week and a half ago I had to miss my chance to see Johnny Mathis at Foxwoods Casino due to a bad ice and snow storm that started on a Saturday afternoon and included the entire state. I cannot...
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Tuesday This And That
ANOTHER HEART-BREAK ... FOR ANN WILSON:Like Ann Wilson of Heart hasn't already had enough of a bad last year and a half ...She's now performing onstage in a WHEELCHAIR!!!(No, it's not what you think...
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March 12th, 1965
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:3/12/65 - The Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs' single “Wooly Bully” is released. Although it will never hit #1 in Billboard, it will be named The Biggest Record of 1965 on their...
View ArticleThursday This And That
From our Forgotten Hits Sick Bay Report:Local media is running adverts that Heart, who had to pull out of an Allentown (PA) Fair performance last year due to Ann's cancer treatment, will return for...
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