Thursday This And That
Jump into the Christmas Spirit this Saturday Night when PBS stations across the country air T.J. Lubinsky’s brand new “My Music: A Classic Christmas.”TJ has been working overtime tracking down these...
View ArticleAnother Forgotten Hits Exclusive!
Here, EXCLUSIVELY, is the brand new Ides Of March single, "Friends Like You," featuring the incredible Mindi Abair on sax.This is my absolute favorite track from their new "Play On" CD and we were...
View ArticleHangin' Out WIth You On The Weekend!
Here's a rare Saturday post from yours truly ... Merry Christmas / Bah Humbug! Mixed reaction to the brand new PBS Exclusive Christmas CD release … but personally, I think it’s great!Kent, What a great...
View ArticleNovember 17th
The Beatles hold on to the #1 spot for the third week in a row with "Come Together" / "Something" ... but "Holly Holy" by Neil Diamond, "Eli's Comin'" by Three Dog Night, "Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him...
View ArticleBooker T. Jones Concert Review
An enthusiastic gathering enjoyed an evening of historic proportion Thursday night at City Winery. Booker T. Jones, multi- Grammy Award winner, Lifetime Grammy Award Recipient and 1992 Rock and Roll...
View ArticleTUESDAY THIS AND THAT
Did you happen to catch that new PBS / T.J. Lubinsky “My Music: A Classic Christmas” special we told you about Saturday Night?All-in-all, a VERY satisfying collection of some long-standing holiday...
View ArticleThe Orchestra
Looking forward to a GREAT show at The Genesee Theatre tonight where The Orchestra takes the stage.We have been raving about these guys for YEARS now ...In fact, we'll let a couple of our previous...
View ArticleTHE FRIDAY FLASH
We’ve hit the home stretch … THE TOP 1000 MOST ESSENTIAL CLASSIC ROCK SONGS OF ALLTIME Countdown kicks off today!THESE are the songs that EVERY Classic Rock Radio Station worth its salt should be...
View ArticleNovember 24th
The Beatles hold on to the #1 spot again this week ... between "Get Back" and "Come Together," The Beatles have now held the #1 position on the WLS Hit Parade Top 40 Chart for EIGHT WEEKS this year....
View ArticleA Monday Morning Quickie
NOVEMBER 22nd: https://www.facebook.com/188969771138765/photos/a.250395518329523/2550176898351362/?type=3&theater¬if_t=page_highlights¬if_id=1574460001557856 kk …The Dovells were in Dallas the day...
View ArticleIT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ...
... and it truly was ...TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY the VERY FIRST Forgotten Hits Newsletter went out via email to a select group of 35 readers, all of whom I had met thru the Oldies Music Chatroom on AOL,...
View ArticleSome Last Minute Comments
Chuck Buell here to share with you the perfect T-Day Wardrobe, which most of our Radio FHs Brothers and Sisters will surely understand and maybe even a few of our ‘civilian’ friends, too!And here's...
View ArticleBLACK FRIDAY
I don't think we've ever done a "Black Friday Sale" in Forgotten Hits before ... But we've got a couple of GREAT offers for you today.First, however, we've got to feature the two songs that best fit...
View ArticleThe Weekend Comments
TWENTY YEARS AND COUNTING: Congratulations, Kent … twenty years old and still going strong.Five million members can’t ask for more than that!Well, alright, maybe ten … then there will be twice as many...
View ArticleDecember 1st
"Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye" finally unseats The Beatles from the #1 spot after four weeks. This track (originally recorded as a B-Side knock-off) has lasted forever, used in countless...
View ArticleTuesday This And That
Hi Kent:CONGRATULATIONS on twenty years! I’ve had the pleasure of knowing you for only a fraction of the time your site has been around, but your passion for the music and your knowledge of the genre...
View ArticleBEATLES FOR SALE
Today marks the 55th anniversary of the release of The Beatles fourth UK album, "Beatles For Sale." (Here in The States, we got it as "Beatles '65," with some of the spill-over tracks winding up on...
View ArticleTHE FRIDAY FLASH
Hi KentCongratulations on your 20th anniversary!I no longer even need email reminders to check out Forgotten Hits because it's now an ingrained habit to visit every third day or so. There's that much...
View ArticleDecember 8th
It's Diana Ross and the Supremes who have the new #1 Record as their swan song, "Someday We'll Be Together," climbs from #5 to #1 this week. (Actually, The Jackson Five's ascent on the chart was...
View ArticleA Monday Morning Quickie!
The rumors are true … Gilbert O’Sullivan IS touring again and will be hitting several City Winery locations across the country next Spring, including a stop right here in Chicago on April...
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