This Week Phil Nee Gives Us The Raspberries!!!
But in a good way! (lol)What a nice birthday surprise to be able to feature one of the great early '70's pop power bands. The Raspberries came along at the perfect time for me ... the pop charts...
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The Sunday Comments ( 08 - 28 - 22 )
Boy, I am getting more and more excited about next weekend’s WLS / WCFL Rewound Radio Labor Day Weekend Salute …I have seen an outline of some of the segments that they are intending to run and I’ve...
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1972 Surveys - August 29th - GEORGIA
Some of our "hitbound" records are doing very well in Augusta, Georgia, thank you very much! (It seems only appropriate that we would make Augusta our last August stop!)Bread's "The Guitar Man" sits...
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Tuesday This And That
Hi Kent,For the past several months, I've been compiling the week-by-week research for the entire run of The Gavin Report (1958 - 2000). I'm currently in the final editing stages and we hope to start...
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MORE MAGICAL MONKEES MOMENTS AND MEMORIES
Here's the latest installment from Monkees Historian Gary Strobl ... Me-TV just ran this special page on 1966 Monkees Fans...
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Thursday This And That
MORE OF THE MONKEES:We run Micky Dolenz stories all the time in Forgotten Hits … he’s long been a favorite of mine … and having his PR Guy on the list ensures that we always have the latest Micky news...
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FOR THE BYRDS
Harvey Kubernik tells us about a brand new coffee table book coming out on The Byrds … BY The Byrds!!!BMG has just announced The Byrds: 1964 - 1967, a new large-format 400-page collectible art book...
View ArticlePHIL NEE - PASSING THE BUCKS
Today we go back to the reel to reel archives and spotlight The Buckinghams. They have always been a favorite group of mine and around Wisconsin where they continue to entertain to this day. Carl...
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1972 Coast-To-Coast Surveys ... September 6th ... KENTUCKY
Quite a few Soul Hits represented in this week's survey from The Blue Grass State ... Mel and Tim, The O'Jays, Joe Simon, Luther Ingram, Al Green, Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose, The Main...
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WINNERS AND LOSERS:The Peter Jackson / Beatles “Get Back” documentary won FIVE Emmys this past weekend!Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series award (an award shared by Peter Jackson, Paul...
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REVOLVER WEDNESDAY
In just about the worst-kept secret ever, Apple Records is expected to OFFICIALLY announce the release of The Beatles’ “Revolver” box set a couple of hours from now. Track lists were already...
View ArticlePHIL NEE - September 10th
Today from the radio archives, I going back to 2014 for portions of an interview I did with the legendary Trini Lopez. He was born May 15th, 1937, and he left us August 11th, 2020. He was a dynamic...
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THE SUNDAY COMMENTS ( 09 - 11 - 22 )
One of the biggest music news story last week was the official announcement of The Beatles'"Revolver" box set ... but it sounds like Apple may have been forced into making the announcement earlier than...
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1972 Weekly Coast-To-Coast Survey - September 12th - WASHINGTON
We find some nice surprises on this week's list from KJR in Seattle, Washington.Billy Preston's got a Top 20 Hit with "That's The Way God Planned It," which comes in at #19 this week, just ahead of...
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HENRY DILTZ's JOURNAL
Here is the next installment of the Henry Diltz Journal.It is timely because Danny Hutton just celebrated his 80th birthday on Saturday, September 10th ... and he invited me to his party!Gary Long-time...
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Some Of Your Mid-Week Comments ... And A Few New Announcements!
A Chicago Jazz Legend died on Monday (September 12th)Ramsey Lewis, who crossed over to the pop charts 27 times between 1962 and 1976, passed away peacefully in his sleep. His son Bobby told The...
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Insight Into ... THE GRASS ROOTS
Insights into … the Grass Roots [21 Billboard Hot 100 singles, 1966–75, including one RIAA-certified gold single]Dunhill Records partner Lou Adler established the Grass Roots in 1965 as a band to...
View ArticleSWEET 16: September, 2022
There are so many great selections on this month's SWEET 16 List that I swear, by the time you're done listening to them all, you won't know if you're COMING or GOING!!! Keep the fun going all...
View ArticleFORGOTTEN HITS / ME-TV-FM COMING AND GOING WEEKEND
We're going to keep you COMING ... and GOING ... all weekend long with great oldies favorites like THESE:Look for new posts every hour in Forgotten Hits …And be listening to Me-TV-FM for more 2-Fers...
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