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The Friday Flash
How cool is this? John Records Landecker will be filling in for Bob Sirott next week on WGN Radio. The two offered up a TREMENDOUS one-two punch at WLS, The Big 89, back in the early ‘70’s … and word...
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The Sunday Comments ( 08 - 09 - 20 )
Seems like Summer Fever is breaking out all over right now! (Hey, we've all had SPRING Fever, right??? So why not Summer Fever?!?!)In addition to our own Countdown of Summer Favorites (for which you...
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August 10th, 1970
1970: August 10th– The trial for Jim Morrison of The Doors begins in Miami. Morrison is charged with exposing himself on stage. He is found guilty and the presiding Judge Goodman then sentenced him...
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Tuesday This And That
>>>Scott Shannon will be playing back The Top 200 Favorites in OUR poll throughout the Labor Day Weekend on The True Oldies Channel (beginning at Noon on Friday, September 4th, and running...
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This Week In 1970
August 12th– Janis Joplin performs her final concert at Harvard Stadium to a full house of 10,000 fans. She would die of a drug overdose less than two months later.August 14th– Stephen Stills is...
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TRINI LOPEZ
Early ‘60’s pop/folk star Trini Lopez has died at the age of 83 after contracting the CornaVirus.Lopez became a pop sensation after knocking ‘em dead at PJ’s nightclub in Los Angeles for years. (The...
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THE POLLS CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!!!Cast your votes NOW for up to 20 of your All-Time Summer Favorites!Simply email your list to kk@forgottenhits.com ...We'll start counting down the results on...
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August 17th, 1970
"War" hangs on to the #1 spot for another week ... but Diana Ross is right at its heels as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" climbs another ten spots this week to land at #2.No major movement within The...
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We're Counting Them Down ...
THE TOP 200 ALL-TIME FAVORITE SONGS OF SUMMER ...As voted on by The Forgotten Hits Readers and Listeners to The True Oldies Channel.New results posted every morning thru Labor Day, September 7th, right...
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You know how much we love 1967 …(We dedicated the entire YEAR back in 2017 to reliving ’67 day by day …If you missed ANY part of it, set your time machine back to our posts beginning here:...
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The Sunday Comments ( 8 - 23 - 20 )
That’s right folks … it’s finally here …A brand new Sunday Comments Page!(I guess you could say putting the finishing touches on our Top 200 All-Time Favorite Songs of Summer list has been occupying...
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August 24th, 1970
Make it THREE weeks at #1 for Edwin Starr's "War" ... it holds Diana Ross at #2 for the second week in a row with her latest, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough."Meanwhile, there's some new competition on...
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This Week In 1970
August 25th– Emerson, Lake and Palmer make their concert debut at Plymouth Guild Hall in Plymouth, England. The trio would go on to sell over forty million records together. Also on this date, model...
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August 26th, 1970
1970: August 26th– Jimi Hendrix makes his last live appearance in the UK at The Isle of Wight Festival. He will die of a drug overdose just three weeks later on September 18thAlso appearing at that...
View ArticleSome Of Your Summer Comments (Part 1)
As we close in on your Top 100 All-Time Summer Favorites, I thought it might be nice to share a few comments and observations that we’ve received along the way … You can keep tabs on the countdown...
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BRANDY: The Saga Continues
The #1 Looking Glass Hit "Brandy" has been getting a lot of attention lately ... helped along in no small way by the new a cappella version that's been making the rounds featuring original Looking...
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THE WEEKEND COMMENTS (Part One)
So many comments this week that we’ve had to split it into TWO postings …So enjoy Part One of THE WEEKEND COMMENTStoday …And then be sure to stop back tomorrow to catch the rest.(And, if you have a...
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THE WEEKEND COMMENTS (Part Two)
THE WEEKLY WCFL CHARTS:Kent,A few of us have discussed Crabby Appleton's Go Back (on another message board) and it seems that the song is a favorite among many folks -- but the song's performance...
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August 31st, 1970
Wow!!! "War and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" both hold their positions at #1 and #2 respectively, making this "War"'s FOURTH Week on too of The WCFL Big Ten Countdown!Meanwhile, "Solitary Man"...
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A look back in time ...The September of our Years ...#1, 1955 - ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - Bill Haley and the Comets (8th and final week at #1. How cool is it that the song that launched The Rock And...
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