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Ooo - Eeee - Ooo - Ah - Ah
Witch Doctor came out 65 years ago this month. Makes me feel ancient.Mike Wolstein"Witch Doctor" premiered on Billboard's pre-Hot 100 Chart (it was simply called The Top 100 then!) at #36 in the issue...
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A Monday Morning Quickie
Wow! That was a post and a half! ;-) Very nice!Mike Witch Doctor, by The Chipmunks, was my first introduction to the song. It quickly became a favorite dance routine song as it tells a story using...
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For Your Consideration
Over the course of the past week, we have presented compelling cases as to why artists like Pat Boone and Ross Bagdasarian should be considered as worthy candidates for Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame...
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Harry Belafonte
Is there any one of us from our generation whose parents DIDN'T own at least one Harry Belafonte album?But then that statement would be true of just about ANYBODY growing up in the mid-to-late...
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Another Anniversary
This photo from Timmy C ...The three surviving Beatles (The Threetles???) reunited for the wedding of Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach, who are celebrating their 42nd wedding anniversary today!The two met...
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The Sunday Comments ( 04 - 30 - 23 )
Lots of love for Harry Belafonte … Perhaps the best quote I saw was that Harry was fortunate to have experienced “a life well lived” …And that he did.I’m sure many of us WISH we could do more …But...
View ArticleKeeping Track Of Our Recent Posts
It was great to get this email from FH Reader Sam Ward last week, commenting on some of our recent posts ... and sharing a few musical gems I wasn't aware of.Hi there, FH Readers! I must say that I...
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GORDON LIGHTFOOT
For nearly ten years before scoring his first major US hit, Gordon Lightfoot had been a fixture on the Canadian Charts.In fact, his first Canadian single, "(Remember Me) I'm The One" went all the wa to...
View ArticleAnother Shelley Concert Review
When the names Jamie Hilboldt, Woody Lingle and Mike Candito are put together, it spells Gary Puckett and The Union Gap. (NOT literally. G*A*R*Y P*U*C*K*E*T*T are the actual letters needed plus...
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Thursday This And That
It seems like the polls had no sooner closed (last Friday, April 28th) and The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame was already announcing this year’s inductees. And it’s quite a list … 13 names in all.From the...
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The Friday Flash
They've been talking about it for years now, but boy, there sure has been a LOT of fuss lately about whether or not Ed Sheeran pinched the melody of Marvin Gaye’s hit “Let’s Get It On” to use in his...
View ArticleShelley's Seein' Some Shows!!!
While our "out and about" time has been severely compromised these past several years, East Coast Correspondent Shelley Sweet-Tufano is making up time for both of us.Here's her latest review,...
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You Get The Picture?
Yes, we see Photos sent in by readers this past week ...From Chuck Buell ... The Dynamic Duo ...They were just so good together, weren't they?!Timmy C ...Like CSN&Y ... but different So after all...
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After having to cancel last year’s tour due to repeated bouts of Covid 19 circulating thru the band, Ringo Starr (and his All-Starr Band) have just added an entire Fall leg to their upcoming tour,...
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It's A What's Up Wednesday!!!
Dolly Parton makes good on her promise (threat?) to record her first rock and roll album ...Yesterday, she released the official track list for what will now be a two CD set, featuring a virtual Who's...
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THE FRIDAY FLASH
kk …Happy Birthday, Eric Burdon … 5/11/41Eric's Birthday Reminded Me Of This Story. FLASHBACK to September, 1964.I'm At The Paramount Theatre In New York City.First Animals US Concert.It’s A WMCA GOOD...
View ArticleAnd Now, from Chuck Buell, A Mother’s Day Story for the Ages …
By mid-1920, the 19th amendment, which would grant all women the right to vote, was on the verge of being enshrined in the Constitution. A total of 35 states had voted to ratify the amendment, and...
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LEAVING NO STONE UNTURNED
If you followed The Rolling Stones from the beginning, then you already know that Brian Jones was considered to be the driving force behind the band's early image and direction ... But over time, he...
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Tuesday This And That
AT LONG LAST!!! We are happy to announce that the next Record Research Top Pop Singles Book (Top Pop Singles, Volume 2: 1990 - 2022) is in the final stages of being prepped for release. (Right now...
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