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THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL
The landmark, award wining radio series THE HISTORY OF ROCK 'N' ROLL is coming back to radio stations across the country in a brand new, revamped format! (Ironically enough, I am STILL listening to it...
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Joe Marchese did a beautiful tribute to the career of B.J. Thomas, who we lost last Saturday. You can read it here: https://theseconddisc.com/2021/05/30/in-memoriam-b-j-thomas-1942-2021/Our hastily...
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Thursday This And That
Having not done a full blown Comments Page in over a week now, we've got an abundance of items to share with you today ...Some not as "timely" as others, perhaps but good stuff nonetheless ...So let's...
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The Friday Flash
Still catching up from our Week of Bob Dylan ...So LOTS more loose ends to enjoy on the site today!A great piece on The Monkees ran in Best Classic Bands earlier this week …...
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From The Archives: PRISCILLA PRESLEY
Our 2017 review of Priscilla Presley's Q&A appearance at Ron Onesti's Arcada Theatre never made the website because we were smack dab in the middle of our year-long salute to 1967.As such, it only...
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1971 SUPER CHARTS: Week Ending June 12th
The Honey Cone knock The Rolling Stones out of the #1 spot this week with their first Top 40 chart hit, "Want Ads." The Stones fall to the #2 spot while Ringo holds steady at #3.Continuing to move up...
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More Love For B.J. Thomas
We’re gonna miss him. (I've been listening to his music virtually non-stop since we first heard about his passing last weekend.)Today, Forgotten Hits Readers share more thoughts and memories of the...
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Tuesday This And That
More catching up to do ... so some of these are already out of date (like this first one, for example!) ...But all still have info that's just too good not to share! (kk) kk …Felix Cavaliere will be...
View ArticleEven More Love For B.J.
We just can’t say enough nice things about B.J. Thomas …Here are a few more …Nice tribute to BJ Thomas, but I saw no mention of “Eyes Of A New York Woman” so I will mention it. Classic! KenA #28 hit...
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THE FRIDAY FLASH
Here's an interesting update showing how YOU can help to raise funds for the upcoming Ron Riley film documentary that we've been telling you about ...Hi Kent! Hope you are doing well! I wanted to...
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1971 SUPER CHARTS: Week Ending June 19th
The Honey Cone can only hold on to the #1 spot for a week with their hit "Want Ads" ... as Ringo Starr pushes past them with his first big solo hit, "It Don't Come Easy," making Ringo the SECOND Former...
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MONDAY MORNING
ON THE RADIO:Hi Kent – A kinda “quick” response to say thanks much for posting info on the “in the works” Ron Riley Documentary. Pulling it together is a small, bright, eager group of recent graduates...
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THURSDAY THIS AND THAT
Me-TV-FM’s got an interesting weekend planned …Beginning at 7:00 pm on Friday, they’ll be kicking off their first ever “Lost ‘70s Weekend.” Long time veteran radio industry expert Sean Ross has written...
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The Friday Flash
Well, they've done it again ...The movie I've been waiting 2 1/2 years to see ... the new Peter Jackson Director's Cut of "The Beatles: Get Back" ... originally due in theaters LAST year (and then...
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HAPPY FATHERS DAY!
The ever resilient Chuck Buell comes thru once again with some great, last-minute Fathers Day gift ideas!(Where would we be without him???)[Well, I for one, would probably still be sleeping since it...
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1971 SUPER CHARTS: Week Ending June 26th
Carole King ascends to the top of the pop singles chart with "It's Too Late" from her chart-topping album "Tapestry." James Taylor's version of "You've Got A Friend" makes a move of another nine...
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Summer's Here!
Since Summer is now officially with us, we present again the most recent ranking of Your All-Time Favorite Summer Songs …http://forgottenhits.com/your_top_200_all-time_summer_favorites_2020_pollOnce...
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Tuesday This And That
Interesting to follow the Super Charts song progressions ...My local stations were generally ahead of the three major charts; songs about to peak or peaking on the weekly Super Charts had already...
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THURSDAY THIS AND THAT
Hi Kent, I'm looking forward to resuming the Happy Together Tour later this July and August. Lots of dates coming up. The fans are really supporting the shows. Thanks for having the best site on our...
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