THURSDAY THIS AND THAT
One of the biggest (and most pleasant) surprises of 1971 had to be the completely unexpected release of Carole King’s landmark “Tapestry” album.Harvey Kubernik (who penned the liner notes for the...
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THE FRIDAY FLASH
HOLY COW!!!BRAND NEW MUSIC FROM AL JARDINE … JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE’S DAYNew East Coast Mix “Waves of Love 2.0” to be released February 12th, 2021Al Jardine, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter and...
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1971 SUPER CHART - Week Ending February 13th
The Osmonds make the leap to the top of the charts this week as "One Bad Apple" climbs from #6 to #1 in its fourth week in The Top 40. Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden" moves up a spot below it to #2....
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Monday Morning
This seemed like a good one to run first today, right on the heels of yesterday’s Super Bowl contest. It comes from frequent contributor Clark Besch …HEY, wonder why I did not try for a WLS Chicago...
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1971: On This Date ... February 9th
February 9th– Bobby Darin undergoes heart surgery in Los Angeles to replace a faulty valve From our extensive Bobby Darin Series:In early 1971, BOBBY began to experience more heart problems ... his...
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SATCHEL PAIGE
Leroy “Satchel” Paige just may be the closest thing our generation ever had to an American Folk Hero.Paige toiled in The Negro Leagues for 22 years before signing a Major League contract with The...
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THURSDAY THIS AND THAT
CLASS OF 2021 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME NOMINEES:The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has announced the nominees for The Class Of 2021 … and, once again, they did NOT disappoint …That’s right folks …Even by...
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Happy Valentine's Weekend
Me-TV-FM will be airing Love Song Dedications all Valentine's Weekend long ... blocks of three songs, picked by listeners, to express their feelings for their loved one.You can listen live...
View ArticleTHE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: Here are The Top 40 Most Deserving and Denied...
We’ve been running our list of THE TOP 40 MOST DESERVING AND DENIED ARTISTS worthy of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction since 2007, updating it periodically along the way.To be fair, a good...
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1971 SUPER CHART - Week Ending February 20th
"One Bad Apple" hangs on to the #1 spot for The Osmonds ... and Lynn Anderson remains at #2 with "Rose Garden."There are four new entries into The Top Ten this week ... "If You Could Read My Mind" by...
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Monday Morning
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: DESERVING AND DENIED:Jaw drop over your Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame column today. Nicely done.SammyWhile there is no name as immediately recognizable as or having as great...
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Tuesday This And That
Lots of talk about all of the overlooked artists by The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame again ... just as there ALWAYS is every time the new batch of nominees is announced. At this point, even with a new...
View ArticleRock And Roll, Speak Thy Name
Kent,I have always been somewhat fascinated with songs (records) in which the lyrics are composed of either titles of other songs (records) or maybe lyrics of other records. In either my junior year or...
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Thursday This And That
A quick correction to our Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame “Deserving And Denied” List …We recently listed Heart at #15 on our Top 40 Most Deserving Artists list … But Heart was inducted into The Rock And...
View ArticleA Little Good News!
Yesterday was a Good News Day for Music as both The Beach Boys and The Bee Gees made headlines with stories about their incredible catalog of music and legacy and future plans.Speaking of which...
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1971 SUPER CHART - Week Ending February 27th
After four new Top Ten entries last week, we only find ONE new track breaking into the most coveted spots on the survey this week. Dawn's former #1 Hit, "Knock Three Times," slips down to #11,...
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Monday Morning
FH Reader Mike Wolstein sent in this reminder of WLS’ Dick Biondi playing The Beatles for the very first time in America on February 23, 1963. (Of course, we know all about that … and ran our series...
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The Friday Flash
Plenty of chances to enjoy some Forgotten Hits moments this weekend ... As no less than THREE radio programs will be saluting recent FH-inspired features!It all kicks off on Saturday at Noon (Chicago...
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Check Your Local Listings!
This is one you don't want to miss!Beginning next Saturday Night, March 6th, PBS, thanks to TJ Lubinksy, will bring you a music program from 1965 that hasn't aired since ... and wait till you see this...
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1971 SUPER CHARTS: Week Ending March 6th
As we head into March, we still have only had THREE #1 Records so far this year ... and, with "One Bad Apple" by The Osmonds hanging on to the top spot for the fourth consecutive week, that means all...
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