Our Radio Discussion Continues
Food for thought ... from every angle ...I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed the “Inside Radio” blog you posted the other day. I might have mentioned this before — I went to school with Greg...
View ArticleAnother Shelley / Hermits Review
Well, sort of ...Shelley takes a whole different approach to the concert this time around ...Read ... and enjoy! SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER!I am heading to my old haunt: The Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun...
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THURSDAY THIS AND THAT
Hi Kent:The lively art of radio-related conversation! Some solid back-and-forth in your blog today.You brought up this point: >>>I’m inclined to think that the fact that things ARE going well...
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More Reader Reviews
We received a couple of quick reviews from photographer / Forgotten Hits Reader Tom Apathy, along with links to two beautiful albums of photos from these shows ... and wanted to share them with our...
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It Just May Be Our First-Ever SATURDAY EVENING POST!!!
Forgotten Hits CHECK IT OUT … WE’RE DOING A SATURDAY EVENING POST!!! This is it … tomorrow (Sunday, June 30th) is the last date that we’ll be accepting nominations for our TOP 3333 MOST ESSENTIAL...
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June 30th
Biggest movers this week include "Crystal Blue Persuasion" (#16 to #8), "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" (#25 to #12), "In The Year 2525" (#29 to #16) and "Mother Popcorn" (#39 to #26).The top...
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A Monday Morning Quickie
Hi, Kent –After seeing Danny Seraphine's name come up a few times this week, I thought I'd pass this tidbit along.I suppose it's common knowledge, but Danny has a street in Chicago named for him, on...
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THIS WEEKEND
Now does this sound like a great 4th of July Radio promotion or what???97.1 The Drive is doing a "FOURS of July Weekend," featuring four songs each hour by your favorite Classic Rock Artists ... and...
View ArticleTHE TOP 3333 MOST ESSENTIAL CLASSIC ROCK TRACKS OF ALL-TIME
Today we begin revealing The Final Ballot that will ultimately determine the ranking for THE TOP 3333 MOST ESSENTIAL CLASSIC ROCK TRACKS OF ALL-TIMEThanks to your support over the past 100 days, we...
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July 7th
As expected, Tommy James and the Shondells hit the top of the WLS Hit Parade with their latest, "Crystal Blue Persuasion," up from #8 the week before.There are a few other big movers on this week's...
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A Monday Morning Quickie
AMERICA: What could be more patriotic over 4th of July weekend than to feature the band America on CBS Morning?FH Reader Tom Cuddy sent us this clip. (We’re rarely up this early on a Sunday Morning …...
View ArticleTuesday This And That
Concerns about Stevie Wonder’s health were all over the web this past weekend but Stevie has since announced that he is going in for a kidney transplant in September … that he already has a donor … and...
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Hi Kent: Just an FYI, I will be on Live Friday Night at approximately 6 PM, on Dewey’s Corner Radio Show on WMSE 91.7 FM in Milwaukee. We will be doing a “Summer of 1969” show. The Hits from June -...
View ArticleThursday This And That
Ballot 4 may offer our most surprising results yet when it comes to your selections. (Of course every ballot is only as good as the alphabetical choices will allow … but if anything proves that...
View ArticleThe Friday Flash
I have to admit that I was a little bit surprised to wake up to “Living In The Past” by Jethro Tull playing on Me-TV-FM this morning! (At first I thought maybe I had it tuned to The Drive … but this...
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Here's Your Saturday Update
Ron Onesti wrote a nice piece about Burton Cummings’ upcoming return to The Arcada Theatre. (Saturday, August 3rd, and we can’t wait!) Consistently one of the best shows we've seen each year, Burton...
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July 14th
The much talked about syndicated series "The History Of Rock And Roll" began airing on WLS on Sunday Nights this week in 1969. (In fact, you'll find it listed on the next several weekly survey...
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In The Year 2525
As you saw yesterday, Zager and Evans topped the WLS Hit Parade exactly fifty years ago with their One-Hit Wonder, "In The Year 2525."FH Regular Clark Besch prepared this piece on the duo, hometown...
View ArticleTuesday This And That
By now I'm sure that everybody already knows that surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited on stage at McCartney’s show at Dodger Stadium Saturday Night (July 13th). Birthday boy...
View ArticleMeanwhile On The East Coast ... Peter Asher
Peter Asher: A Memoir of the 60s and Beyond This was like attending one of my classes. It is multi-media, live, informative and fun. I can’t teach my courses any more so I am really glad to know that...
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