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May 1st, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: Beatles Manager Brian Epstein signs a deal with Topps Bubble Gum Cards here in The United States that will pay The Beatles $140,000 dollars for the rights to having their pictures...
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May 2nd, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:5/2/64 – “The Beatles’ Second Album” goes to #1, replacing “Meet The Beatles” at the top of the charts, and stays there for five weeksWell, their second CAPITOL album anyway...
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The Friday Flash
Legendary Guitarist Duane Eddy passed away on April 30th. His death was announced on Wednesday, May 1st… he was 86 years old.Between 1958 and 1963, Eddy placed sixteen songs in The National Top 40,...
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The Saturday Survey: 5-4-64
The Beatles finally fall from the #1 Spot as "Hello Dolly" by Louis Armstrong ascends to the top after two weeks at #2 and 13 weeks on the chartThe Beatles still have three records in this week's Top...
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The Sunday Comments ( 05 - 05 - 24 )
I gotta say that Duane Eddy was truly one of those great acts I heard so much in my very early days. My older brother had more Eddy 45s in his collection than anyone else before the Beatles came...
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May 6th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 5/6/64 – “Around The Beatles” airs in Great Britain. (They filmed it the week before on April 28th.) Their guests that night included PJ Proby, the Vernons Girls, Long John...
View ArticleRemembering Otis Blackwell
Yesterday (May 6th) marked the anniversary of the death of songwriter Otis Blackwell.The ever-reliable Chuck Buell sent us these articles commemorating the life of this great songwriter ... and BOTH...
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First Wheels
You never forget your first wheels ... no matter down and dirty and unreliable it may have been.But even MORE romantic is your first NEW car ... you know, the one you bought with your own money. (Mine...
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May 9th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 5/9/64 - Louis Armstrong topples The Beatles from the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart when his version of the Broadway classic "Hello Dolly" goes to #1.The Beatles...
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60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 5/10/64 – Dusty Springfield makes her US television debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”Also back are Gerry and the Pacemakers, for their second appearance.Also on 5/10, Singer and...
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THE SATURDAY SURVEY (5-11)
The Brits are held at bay again this week as American acts take back 60% of The Top Ten, including the #1 and #2 spots, held by Louis Armstrong and Mary Wells. (The #11 spot is held by South African...
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The Sunday Comments ( 05 - 12 - 24 )
Sad news this week (and sadder still, perhaps, as it came not at all unexpected) that Brian Wilson is being placed in conservatorship. He is suffering from dementia. A judge has ruled that he is...
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A Monday Morning Quickie
Hello, KK,I wanted to chime in regarding the restored version of "Let It Be', after watching it last night. I read you also caught it as well. I don't understand your comment about "the cropped screen...
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Tuesday This And That
How can we not get behind THIS promotion?!?!?All day Wednesday (May 15th) Me-TV-FM will be saluting the “Whipped Cream And Other Delights” album by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass on the 59th...
View ArticleShelley's Latest Concert Review (you'll never believe who it is!)
Musical groups cannot stay together forever. Sometimes they part company on differences, sometimes due to deaths, and there are times when it is just the right time to move on to something new or...
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Thursday This And That
On Tuesday, we told you that Me-TV-FM would be celebrating the 59th Anniversary of the release of Herb Alpert's landmark "Whipped Cream And Other Delights" album throughout the day on Wednesday, the...
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THE SATURDAY SURVEY (May 18th, 1964)
The Motown Sound takes over the top spot this week as Mary Wells climbs into the #1 position with the biggest hit of her career, "My Guy," a tune written by Motown labelmate Smokey Robinson."Love Me...
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The Sunday Comments ( 05 - 19 - 24 )
The Beach Boys seem to be everywhere these days ... resurrected once again, proving just how truly timeless (and memorable) their music really is ... spanning at least six new generations of...
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The Forgotten Hits Challenge ...
... should you choose to accept it ... 20-something years ago, we ran the definitive article on WHO PLAYED THE FIRST BEATLES RECORD IN...
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