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August 18th
Two of the hottest records we've been tracking continue to climb as The Rolling Stones reach their FOURTH Week at #1 with "Honky Tonk Women." Closing the ranks this week are "Lay Lady Lay" by Bob...
View ArticleCubs / Mets
[PLEASE NOTE: This article first appeared in Forgotten Hits on August 18th, 2009 ... ten years ago ... and seven years prior to The Cubs capturing the hearts of America and winning The World Series in...
View ArticleCubs / Mets - Part Two
[PLEASE NOTE: These comments first ran in Forgotten Hits on August 19th, 2009 ... we welcome your NEW comments after reviewing our synopsis of The Story Of The Year when it comes to Baseball, 1969 ......
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And ... In Other Sports, 1969
The Cubs and The Mets weren't the ONLY sports story in 1969 ...In addition to the Amazing Mets winning the World Series, you can't forget that it followed Joe Namath and the Jets winning Super Bowl III...
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THURSDAY THIS AND THAT
A bit of catching up to do ... again ... so let's get to it!WELCOME TO THE FIVE MILLION CLUB!: When I saw that we were within 16 page views of turning 5,000,000, I put it up on the computer screen at...
View ArticleIT AIN'T OVER TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS
This is it ...THE LAST BLAST ...THE FINAL FLURRY ...We're giving you EXACTLY 60 Hours to cast your final votes ...ALL of the ballots can still be found on the site (46 in all)...
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August 25th
These were the biggest hits in Chicago the week that I turned Sweet Sixteen in 1969 ...(Nope ... never been kissed!)The Top Four records remain unchanged from the week before as The Rolling Stones now...
View ArticleIT AIN'T OVER TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS
OK ... it's over. THE POLLS ARE NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED! (but seriously ...can you think of ANY better way to wrap up the Classic Rock balloting???)All that's left to do at this point is to tabulate the...
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The Friday Flash
Had to get SOMETHING up here, right?!?!(Admittedly, I've been a little distracted lately ... counting up to 850,000 is a little bit harder than you may think!!!)But here's what I could put together for...
View ArticleHere's A Deal You Don't Get Every Day!!! (And You Ain't Gonna See It Anywhere...
Hi Kent ... Here’s a brain teaser for your followers.The first person who identifies which of the old Chicago disc jockeys used to exclaim “Whopper Waffles!” wins a copy of the brand new Ides cd. Come...
View ArticleWE'VE GOT A WINNER!
Congratulations to David Leeds of Hoffman Estates, IL ...He knew the answer to Jim Peterik's trivia question ...Which of the old Chicago disc jockeys used to exclaim “Whopper Waffles!” It was Art...
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September 1st
"Sugar Sugar" jumps from #8 to #1 this week (was there ever really any doubt?), on its way to becoming the Biggest Hit of 1969 on many year-end charts.All four top tunes this week have bullets as being...
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SUGAR, SUGAR
The Archies' hit "Sugar, Sugar" reached Number One fifty years ago this week on the WLS Hit Parade Survey.It was the brainchild of mega-producer (and "The Man With The Golden Ears") Don Kirschner, who...
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Some Of Your Mid-Week Comments
Thanks for the spotlight coverage, Kent!1969 was a great year for me ... now only with Sugar,Sugar hitting number one but my other group, The Cuff Links, hitting the top ten at the same time!The Happy...
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September 8th
How cool is this? The top three acts on this week's WLS Hit Parade Chart have all been Forgotten Hits participants over the years! Add to that tally Gary Puckett, The Box Tops, The 1910 Fruitgum...
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A Short But Sweet Monday Morning Quickie
Came across some interesting links this week so I thought I'd share ...I think that most would agree that one of the greatest live performances of ALL live performances ever has GOT to be The 1984 Rock...
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Tuesday This And That
Totally random bits and pieces ...Episodes of that new Brady Bunch reunion program, "A Very Brady Renovation," began airing last night and curiosity got the better of me. It's actually pretty...
View ArticleThe Grass Roots At The Apple Fest
Another guest concert review from Shelley Sweet-Tufano ...The band is setting up and testing their equipment. At 9:00 PM, the announcer says, “It’s about a half hour before The Beatles come out.”...
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THE FRIDAY FLASH
Welcome to a very special FRIDAY the 13th Edition! Have you heard about this tape that has surfaced of a business meeting between John, Paul and George? (Ringo was in the hospital at the time ... so...
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