A Reader Chimes In With Some Forgotten Christmas Gems
With Christmas coming up just two weeks from today (can you believe it?!?!), we thought this would be a great time to feature some Forgotten Christmas Gems ... as submitted by new reader Sam Ward ......
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'Twas the weekend before Thanksgiving and all through the casino floor, not a bell was ringing, not a yell, not a roar. The only way a casino can be quiet is if no one is winning. Usually Mohegan Sun...
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THE FRIDAY FLASH
Congratulations to Chicago’s very own Earth, Wind And Fire for their recent Kennedy Center Honors induction.Billboard reports that they are the first African-American band to receive this honor and...
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December 15th
"Someday We'll Be Together" by Diana Ross and the Supremes holds on to the #1 spot for another week ... but The Jackson Five make their big move this week as "I Want You Back" jumps from #9 all the way...
View ArticleSome Of Your Recent Classic Rock Essentials Comments
>>>Hello kk – Applause, for doing the research … I’m sure it’s an arduous task!It was interesting to see that four of my songs were in the top 200 of the 3333! Now I’m curious to see all the...
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Tuesday This And That
FREDDY CANNON:>>>Kent: I’d like to bring the FH readers up-to-date on Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon. As you remember I brought you the sad news at the beginning of the year that Mr. Palisades...
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THURSDAY THIS AND THAT
THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME / TOMMY JAMES …WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?!?!?:>>>How can anyone in the music business not think that TOMMY JAMES qualifies for the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF...
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Another Great Guest Concert Review
Kent, Spent an excellent evening at Clearwater, Florida's newly-renovated Ruth Eckerd Hall on December 14th. The show: Bowzer's Holiday Rock 'n' Roll Party, 2019. According to Jon Bauman (Mr....
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What's Wrong With This Picture? Tommy James Still Isn't In The Rock And Roll...
In what can only be described as a complete miscarriage of justice, Tommy James STILL has not been inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.And as if that in and of itself isn't ridiculous and...
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December 22nd
Diana Ross and the Supremes hold on to their #1 position with "Someday We'll Be Together" as "I Want You Back" by The Jackson Five drops back to #3 and B.J. Thomas'"Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"...
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Just Another Manic Monday ...
… as we get ready for the holidays.No new postings on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day (other than our holiday greetings to all) …But we kick off a flurry of posts to cap off the year (and our on-going...
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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!
courtesy of Chuck Buell (CB ... aka Chrismas Boy!)WATCH FOR BRAND NEW POSTINGS EVERY DAY THRU JANUARY 5TH ... AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!!
View ArticleMUSIC RECAP, 1969
Over the next several days we'll be looking back at some of the "Best Of" lists that best exemplify 1969 ... movies ... tv ... and today, music.While most will agree that The Grammys are not a very...
View Article12/27 - TV, 1969
With only three channels to choose from, did we have better television choices back in 1969?A look at the Fall TV Schedule tells us this:Sunday Nights: The Ed Sullivan Show was still required viewing...
View ArticleThe Biggest Movies of 1969
Yesterday we told you about all of the top TV shows of 1969.Today we take a look at the big screen box office smashes ... And the Academy Awards (and Golden Globes) that followed.TOP BOX OFFICE HITS,...
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December 29th, 1969
It's the final chart of 1969 as we wind down this year's Fifty Year Flashback.Diana Ross and the Supremes wind up the year at #1 with "Someday We'll Be Together," their swan song before Ross launched...
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The Big 89 of 1969
As promised, here is WLS' Year-End Chart ... along with the radio station's annual achievement awards ... (anybody remember Evie Sands???)
View ArticleThe Top 69 of '69
Based on a tabulation of all of the National Year-End Charts ... As well as rankings compiled by Joel Whitburn's Record Research and Dann Isbell's Ranking The '60's ... Here is the most accurate list...
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January 1st, 1970
This year we'll be running 1970 Calendar Highlights on a near-daily basis ... along with new features and comments pages ... so please be sure to check back every day to see just what we might have...
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A Long-Overdue Comments Page ...
... and our FIRST Comments Page of 2020! Here’s a long-overdue comments catch-up page to bring us somewhat up to date. (With all our year-end 1969 celebrations, it was virtually impossible to post...
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