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October 12th, 1970
The Top Three songs remain unchanged ... but they all lose their bullets as "up 'n' comers" this week.Right behind them, "Lola,""Green Eyed Lady" and "We've Only Just Begun" are all on the rise ... and...
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This Week in 1970
October 13th– Janis Joplin’s ashes are scattered off the coast of CaliforniaOctober 15th– The Baltimore Orioles defeat The Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 1 in the 1970 World Series. This was the last time...
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Teen Idols: DONNY OSMOND and THE OSMONDS
We recently reran a piece that we first published in 2004 pertaining to David Cassidy, Teen Idol, and got a pretty good response to it.We have since uncovered the chapter on Donny Osmond that ran as...
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More Donny
With all his years in radio, Tom Cuddy has met and mingled with most of the music stars we all count among our favorites ...So I just knew he'd have an interesting story or two to share about Donny...
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The Friday Flash
DONNYMANIA:Wow! How old was that Osmond comment of mine that you printed today? Still holds true though.Songs of the 60's and 70's, though, continue to show their timelessness."Dreams" from Fleetwood...
View ArticleYour Favorite TV Themes: THE FINAL BALLOT
The Final Ballot is HERE!!!It's time to place your final votes for in 2020 Poll to determine YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE TV THEMES!Simply copy this ballot - make your selections - and email it to...
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The Sunday Comments ( 10 - 18 - 20 )
Hi Kent, Can I get in on that WPLJ DVD giveaway contest? What a great collector's item!Speaking of collector's items:I read your piece about David Cassidy the other day and remembered an evening back...
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October 19th, 1970
And it's R. Dean Taylor who takes over the #1 spot this week with "Indiana Wants Me." (In fact, the Top Six Records remain the same as last week, other than in a new shuffled order.)In fact, there are...
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Tuesday This And That
TV THEMES: Kent: Since you have us readers focused on TV themes in recent weeks, I wanted to share with you a new interview done with a guy who is one of my favorite theme writers of all-time: MIKE...
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Thursday This And That
A few more sad losses this week …First up, Tony Lewis, lead singer of The Outfield, who scored five Top 40 Hits in the late ‘80’s (including one of my favorite songs of the ’80’s, “Your Love,” #6,...
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The Sunday Comments ( 10 -24 - 20 )
One Birthday … makes you older …Grace Slick turns 81 next Friday, October 30th!Mike WolsteinLOL … I like it! (kk)Have you seen the new Hummer commercial that features Led Zeppelin’s “The Immigrant...
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October 26th, 1970
"We've Only Just Begun" replaces "Indiana Wants Me" at #1 this week (up from #4 the week before) and The Partridge Family make another impressive leap to land at #4 this week (from #15 the week before,...
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The last remaining original WCFL jock, Ron Britain, has committed suicide, just days after his wife Peaches passed.Jack Levin On the one hand, I can honestly say that I'm not surprised – Everybody...
View ArticleHOT CHOCOLATE
With the temperatures already dropping ...And our first round of snow flurries these past few days ...(C'mon ... it's not even Halloween yet!!!)We thought we'd offer up a little bit of HOT CHOCOLATE...
View ArticleA Public Service Announcement From Long-Time Forgotten Hits Reader (and...
AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL READERS OF FORGOTTEN HITSDear FHer'sYou read Kent's blog because if music isn't your life, it's a damn big part of it. Some of you are professional musicians, some of you are...
View ArticleThe Friday Flash
King B … In a word: heartbroken. I wrote to Ron back in '04 ... (Sent Thursday, 1/15/2004) Hi, Tulu! Been a fan since the old days at ‘CFL with you, Art Roberts, Barney Pip and the rest. Great to have...
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On This Date in 1970
1970: October 31st– Michelle Phillips (formerly of The Mamas and the Papas) marries actor Dennis Hopper (“Easy Rider”). They divorced eight days later.Also on this date, James Taylor is awarded a...
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November 2nd, 1970
As expected (promised?), The Partridge Family move into the #1 spot this week with their first hit record, "I Think I Love You." (This track was virtually inescapable at the time ... I still cringe...
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Tuesday This And That
We are heading into the home stretch for our official poll to determine your All-Time Favorite TV Themes ...You've got till the end of the week to cast your votes for your favorites ...And you'll find...
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Wednesday Morning at 6:00
As I type this, we STILL don't know who won yesterday's Presidential Election ..."Too close to call," they say ..."We'll have to wait till ALL the votes are counted."I don't know that anybody expected...
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