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Brand New Music From Two Rock And Roll Classics
Got this clip from Jim Peterik yesterday ... fresh home from his trip aboard the Flower Power Cruise.It's a track from the forthcoming World Stage CD due out on the 26th of this month.Hi Kent! Long...
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A Few Of Your Mid-Week Comments
Been awhile! Since we last talked Mick Jagger has already had his heart replacement valve surgery and is already on the mend. In fact, it sounds like The Stones are expecting him to be back in action...
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Nothing like giving us notice!!! Robert Feder has just posted that WLS will be celebrating their 95th broadcasting anniversary all day today with special guests stopping by along the way....
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The Weekend Comments
From the little bit that I heard, it sounded like a pretty weak tribute to WLS yesterday on what was their 95th Anniversary of first signing on the air.Sure, they played the obvious tapes (like the...
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April 14th
Looks like "It's Your Thing" by The Isley Brothers wins the coin toss and becomes the new #1 Record in Chicago as The Top 4 records remain the same with the #1 and #2 positions changing spots. "Mr....
View ArticleClassic Rock Update #4
OK … I admit it … processing all these votes is kickin’ my ass … but hey, I asked for it … and I couldn’t be happier that so many people have gotten onboard. (Have you cast YOUR votes yet??? It’s...
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The Cornerstones Of Rock Show - Sunday, April 14th at The Arcada Theatre
We didn't make it to the most recent Cornerstones of Rock show last weekend at The Arcada Theatre ... It was our youngest grandson's very first birthday party so there was no way we were going to miss...
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The Weekend Comments
More than enough here to keep you going throughout the entire Easter Weekend ... so take your time ... savor ... and enjoy!Unfortunately, today's posting begins on a very sad note ... I got the...
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April 21st
"It's Your Thing" and "Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In" hold their #1 and #2 positions respectively ... but "Gitarzan" swings up to #3 (from #18 the week before) ... looks like Ray Stevens has got a...
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WAR: Concert Review (Arcada Theatre, Saturday, April 20, 2019)
What a FUN night of musical entertainment!From soulful start (warm-up act Sam Savage) to funky finish (headliners War), this show served up a delightful dish of variety that had the crowd up on its...
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Tuesday This And That
CHET COPPOCK: Kent,The loss of Chet Coppock is devastating!On behalf of The Buckinghams and I, we are terribly saddened.We all know how much Chet meant to Chicago sports with all that he...
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The Dick Biondi Documentary Fundraiser
We've been talking about the Dick Biondi Documentary for months now ... And have partnered up with Pam Pulice, the woman behind the making of this great and necessary film, to help raise the funds...
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Thursday This And That
Anybody watch that new ABC limited run television series 1969 the other night? It’s a look back (in a documentary sort of way) at some of the biggest events of fifty years ago, much like we’re doing...
View ArticleClassic Rock Update #5
Thanks a lot for creating this countdown... I can’t wait for the results!- ColinHave been following your "Top 5000" thing, and thought I'd toss in my two cents.I have been a listener to "Top 40" radio...
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April 28th
Music from "Hair" occupy the top two spots on the chart this week as The Cowsills' version of the title tune leaps from #10 to #1, just ahead of The Fifth Dimension's take on"Aquarius / Let The...
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April 29th, 1968 ... HAIR Premiers On Broadway ... And Its Music Makes A...
1969 gave us the first Broadway Musical for OUR generation ... HAIR!Described as "The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical", "Hair" actually first opened off-Broadway in 1967 at Joseph Papp's Public...
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Tuesday This And That
BIONDI BASH: Man, it was GREAT to see SO many people out for this fund-raising event.I got the chance to visit with at least two dozen Forgotten Hits Readers … plus spend some time with several of the...
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MAY DAY! MAY DAY!
From Ron Smith’s excellent Rock And Roll Calendar Book “Eight Days A Week: Births, Deaths And Events Each Day In Oldies History,” here are some highlights for May 1st through the years …1868: The...
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May 2nd, 1960
Kent,The other day you mentioned that coming up on May 2nd is the date that WLS switched over to rock and roll. I am not sure, but I believe I heard, read or saw somewhere that the day that WLS...
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THE FRIDAY FLASH!
BIONDI BASH: Well ... it's official!!!Hi Kent,Hi Everybody!You read it here first on ForgottenHits.com… Due to the success of the Good Times Rock n’ Roll Fundraiser, we expect to screen our first cut...
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