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The Weekend Comments
Still playing catch-up here (with a ways to go!), so we’ve put together another huge Weekend Comments Page. (We’ve got new postings planned for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, too!) So enjoy the latest...
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This Week In 1970
June 21st – Pete Townshend of The Who caused a bit of a stir at Memphis International Airport when he was overheard to say that “Tommy,” their new hit record, was “going down a bomb” … which, when...
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June 22nd, 1970
And the winner is ... "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)," which leapfrogs EVERYBODY to take over the #1 spot on this week's WCFL Chart. (Not a bad move, having been #9 last week!)The Beatles finally make...
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Tuesday This And That
kk …77 WABC AM goes back to music July 4th weekend. Vinnie Medugno is the next generation of Doo - Wop...
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Thursday This And That
A new video has been posted for the Dennis DeYoung track “With All Due Respect,” a track from his new “26 East (Part 1)” album. This one’s getting a lot of attention … and you’ll find Dennis rockin’...
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SOAPBOX MOMENT
As we’ve stated many time before in Forgotten Hits, we have always tried to do our very best to steer clear of controversial topics regarding things that may be going on around us, preferring instead...
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YOUR SUMMER FAVORITES COUNTDOWN:You’ve still got ten days to vote for Your Summer Favorites …We’ll continue tabulating straight thru the 4th of July Weekend, closing the polls at Midnight on Sunday,...
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June 29th, 1970
The Jackson Five knock Three Dog Night out of the #1 position after only one week with their latest, "The Love You Save." (Meanwhile, "Band Of Gold" and "O-o-h Child" look like likely contenders to...
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Tuesday This And That
A couple of weeks ago, while discussing another topic entirely, Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon let us know that Arnie “Woo-Woo” Ginsburg was very sick.Still, it came as a surprise to hear that Ginsburg died...
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The People's Fair
FH Reader Robert Campbell … who last month sent us that detailed recap of The Kickapoo Creek Rock Festival … is back with another page of Rock And Roll History for us … This time, it’s The People's...
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July 3rd, 1970
July 3rd, 1970 - KDEO in El Cajon, California (just outside of San Diego) becomes the first radio station ANYWHERE to broadcast the brand new syndicated program "American Top 40," hosted by Casey...
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July 4th, 1970
1970: July 4th – Casey Kasem’s syndicated weekly countdown program, American Top 40, debuts, airing at first on just seven radio stations during the 4th of July Holiday Weekend. It is still broadcast...
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The Sunday Comments ( 07 - 05 - 20 )
A 2018 concert featuring The Eagles (with newest members Deacon Frey and Vince Gill) will premier on ESPN (of all places!) this Sunday Night (TONIGHT!) at 8 pm Eastern!The 26 song concert, filmed at...
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July 6th, 1970
No change whatsoever in this week's Top 4 songs ... all hold their position from the week before.Moving into The Top 5 is "O-o-h Child" by The Five Stairsteps ... and the most dramatic move within The...
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Tuesday This And That
Happy 80th Birthday to Ringo Starr!(Scroll back to our Sunday Comments Page to see how you can take part in the online festivities.)Meanwhile, we’ve got ANOTHER Beatles anniversary of significance to...
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This Week in 1970
July 8th– The Everly Brothers begin hosting a ten-week summer television series on CBS.Also on this date, singer / songwriter Beck is bornJuly 11th– The Movie Soundtrack to Woodstock is the #1 Album in...
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Thursday This And That
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame announced yesterday that it was officially cancelling this year’s induction ceremony.The event had already been pushed back from May 2nd to November 7th due to the Corona...
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Our Salute To American Top 40 Coninues ...
Kent:I really enjoyed reading your thoughts and memories about the 50th anniversary of American Top 40 with Casey Kasem. As a guy who has spent his entire teenage and adult life working in radio...
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The Sunday Comments ( 07 - 12 - 20 )
The Rolling Stones are releasing a new, deluxe edition of their “Goats Head Soup” album, featuring three new (as in 1973-new) tracks …In fact, a brand new, somewhat racy video has been released for one...
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July 13th, 1970
"Close To You" hits the #1 spot on this week's WCFL Big Ten Countdown ... and "Make It With You" by Bread moves into the #8 position."O-o-h Child" and "Tighter, Tighter" continue to climb up the Top...
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