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The first official trailer for the Disney+ Beach Boys Documentary finally came out on Tuesday ... which, of course, was 4/09 ...This is gonna be a good one!!! (kk) It looks like it’s going to be an...
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April 12th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 4/12/64 – Arnold Palmer wins the 28th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC, by six shots, beating Dave Marr and Jack Nicklaus to become the first 4-time winner of the Masters....
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The Saturday Survey
The Brits maintain control of The Top Ten this week with six entries on the chart, four by The Beatles (#1 - "Can't Buy Me Love," #2 - "Twist And Shout," #6 - "Do You Want To Know A Secret" and #9 -...
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April 14th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 4/14/64 – Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws his ninth complete game without allowing a walk in The Dodgers’ 4-0 Opening Day win over St. Louis Cardinals. Incredibly,...
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A Monday Morning Quickie
Burton Cummings is mad as hell … and he’s not gonna take it anymore!In a bold (and financially risky) move, Cummings has pulled the performance rights to any songs he had a hand in writing … which...
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April 16th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 4/16/64 – The first Rolling Stones album is released in EnglandIt will be released here in The States a month and a half later as "England's Newest Hit Makers" with a slightly...
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April 17th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 4/17/64 – In the first game ever played at the (then) new Shea Stadium, 48,736 fans watched The New York Mets lose to The Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3. (The Mets will ultimately lose...
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April 18th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 4/18/64 – Sandy Koufax has another good day on the mound, striking out the side on just nine pitches … for the third time in his career!(We toldja he'd be back! And just four days...
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THE FRIDAY FLASH
The final fan vote is in …Here are the Top Fan Vote Nominees for The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Class of 2024 …(SIX artists earned more than 300,000 votes … so we’ll highlight those, prior to listing...
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THE SATURDAY SURVEY
Have things finally calmed down a bit for The Fab Four?Sure, they still have the #1 Record in the country with "Can't Buy Me Love" (now in its third week on top of the chart) ... And "Twist And Shout"...
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The Sunday Comments ( 04 - 21 - 24 )
The big news last week, of course, was the announcement that The Beatles’ film “Let It Be” was FINALLY going to be shown again on Disney+ …Which helped to obscure the fact that, after 18 years, the...
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A Monday Morning Quickie
As announced here previously, the brand new Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Class of 2024 was revealed last night (Sunday, April 21st) on "American Idol." (or, as I like to call it, "Credibility Failure...
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April 23rd, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 4/23/64 - Houston Colt 45s Pitcher Ken Johnson becomes 1st major league pitcher to lose a 9 inning no-hitter to the Cincinnati Reds, 1-0
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April 24th ... A Hundred Years Ago (?!?!?)
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 4/24/64 - Cedric the Entertainer is born(OK ... so it was admittedly a slow news day!) Ah yes ...But 100 YEARS AGO TODAY, WLS 890 AM signed on the air for the very first time. Owned...
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Thursday This And That
I've been watching some of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Feedback from some of the artists who are fortunate enough to be inducted this year. (The official ceremony will take place on October 19th...
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The Friday Flash
Chuck Buell tells us ...Today, April 26, is NATIONAL PRETZEL DAY!An important day for sure as the Pretzel is one of America’s very favorite snacks. If you’re an Average American, you probably eat...
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THE SATURDAY SURVEY
Don't let them tell you that Beatlemania is dead ...They've got the #1 Song in the Country again ("Can't Buy Me Love," topping the chart for its fourth week), "Do You Want To Know A Secret" at #3,...
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April 28th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: The Beatles filmed their television special "Around The Beatles" at Wembley Studios in England.In one of the skits, they performed Act V, Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer...
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Diggin' The SUPER CHARTS
Our Saturday Survey feature has proven to be very popular with our readers.Each week, we run another edition of THE SUPER CHART, covering the most popular songs in America from exactly 60 YEARS AGO...
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Tuesday This And That
Besides the much-anticipated new Disney+ Beach Boys documentary, airing beginning May 24th, our buddy Spud tells us about another special Disney+ / Beach Boys event that’ll allow you to view the new...
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