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Thursday This And That
Playing a bit of catch-up again today ... But still some pretty cool stuff to share!Oh no … Ringo Starr has cancelled the rest of his tour after testing positive for Covid for a second time. (Hope...
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Another Rock And Roll History Lesson from Chuck Buell
Earlier this week, Chuck took over the Forgotten Hits Web Page to talk about the anniversary of the release of The Beatles' Smash Hit "Something" ... the first time (and ONLY time) that George Harrison...
View ArticlePhil Nee - October 22nd - The Chordettes
Today from my Those Were the Days archives, I have resurrected a 1991interview with a member of the Chordettes. Carol Buschman was a member of the group which hailed from Sheboygan, Wisconsin. They...
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The Sunday Comments ( 10 - 23 - 22 )
Tom Cuddy sent us this clip … Don’tcha just love the creative process as these skilled songwriters demonstrate the method behind their craft … Here’s Elton explaining how he approached “Tiny Dancer,”...
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Coast To Coast Surveys - 1972 - October 23rd - NEW MEXICO
Looks like KOB used to run off copies of their weekly survey chart on a mimeograph machine!!! (lol)I don't think I've seen anything quite like this SINCE 1972!!!Still, we've got some surprises here...
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Tuesday This And That
How sad … and how strange … Carly Simon lost both of her sisters to cancer just a day apart.The three started out singing together as The Simon Sisters in the early 1960’s (and even charted once with...
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Is He Or Isn't He?
This has been happening WAY too often lately ...A notification comes out about a celebrity death ... only to be overturned a few hours later with a "Oh no, they're still alive" announcement. (In this...
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THE FRIDAY FLASH
Buell - With a Remembrance:I read with interest in FHs about yet another “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” incident, this time around Jerry Lee Lewis. You also included a Fun vintage...
View ArticlePHIL NEE - Spotlighting THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
From the archives of my Those Were the Days radio show today we go back to 1992 and an interview with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers. Bill joined me by phone just...
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It's Another One Of Our Very Rare (and HIGHLY Collectible) SATURDAY EVENING...
Jerry Lee Lewis is dead ...Again ...(only apparently for real this time)We said most of what we had to say on Thursday when the premature (but inevitable) announcement was first erroneously made...
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN ... From Our Cool Ghoul Chuck Booell!!!
With Halloween coming up tomorrow, no doubt some Forgotten Hitters did something like this back in “Those Days That Shall Not Be Forgotten!” And when it came to Forgotten Hitters’ Elegant Halloween...
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Coast To Coast Surveys - 1972 - November 1st - WISCONSIN
Here's this week's list of Happening Hits just north of the border from us in Milwaukee, Wisconsin!"My Ding A Ling" is back at #1, "Nights In White Satin" is holding steady at #2 ... and all is right...
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Tuesday This And That
You know, I am probably the ONLY Beatles Fan in America that didn’t receive his “Revolver” deluxe box set on Friday. That’s because once again … for the second time in six months … our bank account...
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HENRY DILTZ's JOURNAL (October 30th, 1970)
Here is the latest installment from HENRY DILTZ's JOURNAL, courtesy of Gary Strobl - Today's entry is dated October 30th, 1970!
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Thursday This And That
Beatles fans were thrilled last week to see the release of the deluxe box set edition of their 1966 album (and sessions) “Revolver.” And now Monkees fans can experience a similar joy when Rhino Records...
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MORE MAGICAL MONKEES MOMENTS AND MEMORIES - courtesy of Gary Strobl
It will be 56 years ago on Saturday, November 5, 1966 that "Last Train To Clarksville" reaches #1in most parts of the country.
View ArticlePhil Nee Talks To TOMMY JAMES
Phil Nee recently interviewed Tommy James on his "Those Were The Days" radio program ...And this seemed like a timely spot to run some of those excerpts, since Tommy's new album is out this week...
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THE SUNDAY COMMENTS ( 11 - 06 - 22 )
Although Scott Shannon is stepping away from his microphone over at WCBS-FM on December 16th, he has made it very clear that he will continue to program and host the station he started nearly twenty...
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1972 Coast-To-Coast Surveys: CONNECTICUT - November 8th
Well, look at that ...Cashman and West topped last week's survey with "American City Suite," one of my favorite tunes from this era. (This one got a ton of airplay here on WBBM-FM during their...
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Andy Taylor, founding member of Duran Duran, missed the group’s induction into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame this past weekend due to health reasons … his bandmates revealed that Andy has been...
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