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More Tributes to Phil Everly ... And All The Latest Details About Some GREAT...
re: Phil Everly:Kent - So sad to hear about Phil Everly's passing Friday. For a primer on the roots of rock and roll go to "you tube" and listen to the Everly Brother's reunion concert at the Albert...
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Our Movement To Bring The True Oldies Channel Is Underway ...
... but we still need your help!!!Somehow ... someway ... we need to continue to get the word out to the radio fans of Chicago who want our oldies back!!!The timing is right ... scroll back to read...
View ArticleThe Friday Flash
re: This And That:Big news this week is that David Letterman is trying to get Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to perform together again on the stage of The Ed Sullivan Theater for the 50th Anniversary...
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The Saturday Surveys (1-11)
Three more great charts for your perusal in our brand new 2014 Saturday feature!First up, a Top 20 Chart from KPOI in Hawaii!!! (How many Hawaiian charts have you seen before?!?!?) We've told you...
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The Sunday Comments ( 01 - 12 - 14 )
re: Diggin' The Charts:Kent,You were absolutely "right on" when you said that D.O.A. by Bloodrock wouldn't be the typical record one would dance to on American Bandstand. I went and pulled my 45 copy...
View ArticleSonny Geraci Benefit Concert Update
We had no Internet Service this morning so I couldn't post this when I originally intended ... but sometimes things have a way of working themselves out ...Tonight's posting now includes new updates in...
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re: Helping Out Our Readers:>>>Most folks probably don't realize that Phil Everly recorded "The Air That I Breathe" first, prior to the hit Hollies version! (kk)Albert Hammond actually had...
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More Of Your Radio Comments
re: Bringing The Oldies Back to WLS-FM: To All: I'm a long time member of the "Forgotten Hits" newsletter and website. You may have gotten a few emails similar to this one recently. I will make my...
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Thursday This And That
re: It Just Keeps Getting Better:Still no resolution in the Sonny Geraci Benefit Concert travesty ... as of this morning, NO money has yet to change hands. Meanwhile, Bill Thompson, the guy who...
View Article50 Years Ago Today
In the scheme of things, it's kind of scary to think that many of us can look back and recall in vivid detail the events we experienced 50 YEARS AGO!!! Has it REALLY been 50 years?!?! Where did they...
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The Saturday Surveys (1-18)
Three more vintage charts, courtesy of Clark Besch, for our new Saturday Survey Feature in Forgotten Hits! First up this week, a 1965 chart for WHK in Lorain, Ohio.Look at Robert Goulet all the way...
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The Sunday Comments ( 01 - 19 - 14 )
re: 50 Years Ago: You might want to mention that this coming week marks the 50th anniversary of the debut (at #80) of "I Want To Hold Your Hand" on the Cash Box Top 100. It's the chart dated 1/11/64,...
View ArticleOur Latest Radio Rave-Out
re: The Love of Oldies Music ... and Bringing It Back to Chicagoland Radio:kk, Loved listening to the Beach Boys'"That Why God Made the Radio" while reading the oldies discussion. Proof that the...
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re: CHRIS MONTEZ:>>>Tommy Roe's connection to the Beatles in 1963 has resulted in his participation in the Fab Four anniversary celebrations -- but what about the other headliner on that...
View ArticleThe British Invasion
re: NOW THIS I JUST GOTTA SEE!: The British Are Coming: CNN Special Presentation of "THE SIXTIES: The British Invasion",Executive Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman -- Premiers Thursday,...
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re: On The Radio:Chicago Media Columnist Rob Feder just ran the final tally for the December radio ratings period and once again those know-it-all consultants have been proven right ... Chicago really...
View ArticleHelping Out Our Readers
Hi - I just discovered your Forgotten Hits website and am enjoying the trivia. I am writing to you because I saw that there was a contest last year and the prize was a copy of a book I have been...
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The Beatles Are Coming!
Actually, The Beatles Blitz is already here ... virtually everywhere you turn lately ... and there's a whole lot more coming as we countdown to the major anniversary of The Beatles' first appearance on...
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The Saturday Surveys (1-25)
We've got another fine selections of charts for your enjoyment today. (Special thanks to Clark Besch for sending these along.) Everybody thinks album rock started on the FM Dial in the late '60's /...
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A Saturday Chart Bonus
In addition to running our brand new Saturday Surveys feature, we've also been celebrating The British Invasion Anniversaries as they pop up ...Today we combine BOTH features with this Super Chart,...
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