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February 11th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 2/11/64 – The Beatles make their first live concert appearance in US, at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. was selected because this is the city that...
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February 12th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 2/12/64 – The Beatles perform two shows at Carnegie Hall in New York City Also on 2/12, The US Female Figure Skating Championship is won by Peggy Fleming
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Tuesday This And That
With all these Beatles anniversaries of late, we once again find ourselves falling a bit behind in Oldies News ... so you may find some of today's postings to be a bit more than a few days late....
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February 14th: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!Start your day with this smiler from Chuck Buell ...Got this Valentine's Day Roses Medley from our FH Buddy Paul Evans and just had to share!Paul tells us ...Roses and Valentine’s...
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February 15th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 2/15/64 – The Beatles'"Meet the Beatles" album goes to #1 and stays there for eleven weeks Also on 2/15, comedian/actor Chris Farley is born(He actually got to meet ... and hang...
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February 16th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:2/16/64 - The Beatles make their second appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show,” this week broadcast live from The Deauville Hotel in Miami, Florida. About 70 million television...
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THE SATURDAY SURVEY
Make it five weeks and counting for "I Want To Hold Your Hand," still the #1 Record in the country."She Loves You" slips in right behind it at #2.Other Beatles tracks on the move ... "Please Please Me"...
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A Sunday Review From Shelley!
The Fest for Beatles Fans NY, 2024The TWA Hotel was not in existence when The Beatles landed at JFK airport in 1964, but if it had been, it would have looked as it does now. The hotel is modeled as a...
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February 19th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:A British manufacturing company shipped 1000 lbs of Beatle wigs to the US. An American reporter later asked John Lennon, "How do you feel about teenagers imitating you with Beatle...
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Tuesday This And That
Have you heard about this incredible “Fools In Love” festival coming up this August in California?I don’t think I’ve EVER seen a line-up with this many heavyweights in it!Headliners Lionel Richie and...
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A Few More Goodies
Check out this new PBS Special starting this Friday … And, speaking of great music television, here’s another endorsement for the new “We Are The World” documentary airing on Netflix as “The Greatest...
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A Once In A Lifetime Opportunity
For those of you who are passionate about this sort of thing ...Or perhaps have built your own collection of radio air checks ... or would love to START one ...This is the kind of opportunity that only...
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February 23rd, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 2/23/64 - The Beatles make their third appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show.” (These performances were actually taped on February 9th, prior to their television debut, as by now The...
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The Saturday Survey
BRITISH INVASION WATCH:The Beatles now have THREE records in The Top Ten as "I Want To Hold Your Hand" holds on to the #1 spot for the SIXTH straight week, "She Loves You" remains at #2 and "Please...
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February 25th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 2/25/64 - Cassius Clay wins the World Heavyweight Boxing Title at The Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, when Reigning Champion Sonny Liston fails to come out for Round 7....
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A Monday Morning Quickie
The other day I mentioned something about coming across a very large collection of Top 40 radio shows taped across the country …And then immediately got this … Hi! I like your blog about American Top...
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60 YEARS AGO TODAY:The Rolling Stone appeared on "Top Of The Pops" to perform their new single, "Not Fade Away"***** While the crux of our 60 YEAR FLASHBACKS this year will focus on the explosion of...
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More great hits from OUR side of the pond from January and February of 1964 ...Here's that Four Seasons smash, "Dawn"Bobby Rydell was one of the Teen Idols who made it big out of Philadelphia ...A...
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HAPPY LEAP YEAR!
It only happens every four years ... but just like we did in 1964, 60 YEARS AGO TODAY, we're celebrating another Leap Year THIS year in 2024.Happy Birthday to all Leap Year Babies. (Our FH Buddy Chuck...
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The Friday Flash
No less an endorsement from Sir Paul McCartney should help to solidify Foreigner’s chances at Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ...Just read that our FH Buddy Rich Appel did a recent countdown of...
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