A Wednesday Morning Quickie
Jim Seals of the hit-making pop duo Seals and Crofts passed away on Monday (June 6th.)The duo first burst on to the scene in 1972 with their Top Ten Hit “Summer Breeze” … and seven more Top 40 Hits...
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Jim Seals of the hit-making pop duo Seals and Crofts passed away on Monday (June 6th.)The duo first burst on to the scene in 1972 with their Top Ten Hit “Summer Breeze” … and seven more Top 40 Hits...
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THE FRIDAY FLASH
It’s coming …Just two more weeks until the new Elvis film opens … and the buzz has been exceptionally good. (I’m not convinced I’m going to like this film … my experience with Baz Luhrmann films in...
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I have followed the 1972 charts that have been posted this year in Forgotten Hits. The Addrisi Brothers song 'We've Got to Get It On Again' has long been a favorite of mine. I remember hearing it...
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The Sunday Comments ( 06 - 12 - 22 )
Tom Cuddy sent us this great review of The Happy Together Show that played last week at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida.Sounds like a GREAT show with another stellar line-up … And wait till you...
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1972 Surveys - June 17th - WASHINGTON, D.C.
In order to fill 53 weeks of charts this year, we had to expand our horizon a little bit ...So this week we're featuring a chart from Washington, D.C.(WPGC is promoting the fact that "the station now...
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NANCY AND LEE
Today, we finally get 'round to our piece on Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood. Harvey Kubernik kicks things off with an interview he did with Nancy Sinatra, talking about her string of hits produced by...
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Insights Into ... RAY STEVENS
Insights into … Ray Stevens[27 Billboard Hot 100 singles, 1961–79; three certified RIAA gold]Full shot of Ray Stevens in the early 1970s (photo courtesy of Ray Stevens)Ray Stevens is far more than an...
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Wait'll You See This Month's SWEET 16 - HOW SWEET IT IS, Indeed!
Our 2022 Monthly Feature really lives up to its name this time around ... Because this month's SWEET 16 is all about the Sweetness ...In fact, we'll even kick it off with a picture of me with Walter...
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The Sunday Comments ( 05 - 22 - 22 )
A short but sweet edition ... Kent,That picture of Johnny Cash on the water tower reminded me of a record he made back in 1959. It was called HOW HIGH'S THE WATER MOMMA (FIVE FEET HIGH AND...
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This Week PHIL NEE Visits With GINO VANNELLI
Today we flash back to salute another one of my favorite radio artists. Gino Vannelli was born June 16th, 1952, in Montreal, Canada. His first American hit happened in 1974 when People Gotta Move...
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Happy Father's Day to all of you out there to whom this pertains!Let's have a little musical fun ...With this special DADDY ISSUES Sweet 16! (oh, c'mon ... it kinda qualfies!!!)
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THE SUNDAY COMMENTS ( 06 - 19 - 22 )
It's our first-ever TRIPLE POST!!!At precisely Midnight, a very special Father's Day / DADDY ISSUES Sweet 16 went up on the website ...And now, at 6 am, you'll find this week's edition of The Sunday...
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Our FORGOTTEN HITS Tribute to JOEL WHITBURN
In our rush to get out our Tribute to Joel Whitburn in a timely fashion, we caught a few mistakes caused by that rushing and wanted to fix them before permanently posting this tribute on the website....
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1972 Surveys - June 21st - IOWA
Some nice surprises on this week's chart from KSO in Des Moines, Iowa ...Wayne Newton's on top (for at least the second week in a row) with "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast," a GREAT Forgotten Hit from...
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Here Comes Summer
TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE FORGOTTEN HITS SUMMER OF 2022!(and Chuck Buell is here to help us celebrate!)Just Groovin' on a Sunny Afternoon The Number One Song on this day in 1967 captured the...
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And Now That Summer Is Underway ...
FH Correspondent Chuck Buell has some great camping suggestions ...Summer is now underway ... and for many Forgotten Hitters, that means "Camping Season!” And here are some Super Summer Specials from...
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Thursday This And That
Here is an incredible tour of Joel Whitburn’s vault from 2005 …Keep in mind that he continued to add to this collection EVERY WEEK thereafter based on each week’s new Billboard Charts!(That's nearly a...
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THE FRIDAY FLASH
So we're exactly one week past its original "supposed to air" date ... and, truth be told, Chuck Buell and I are still both quite upset that his Father’s Day Gift-Buying Guide never made it to the FH...
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