October 8th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 10/8/64 – The Beatles record the B-Side of their next single, “She’s A Woman.” The whole session takes just five hours from start to finish and was captured in just seven takes...
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October 9th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 10/9/64 – The Beach Boys record “Dance, Dance, Dance” (with Glen Campbell on lead guitar.) Glen kept flubbing the same note … and Brian Wilson ultimately decided to just leave it...
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The Eagles have extended their stay at The Sphere (again) and will now perform weekends thru February of next year. (It’s supposed to be quite the spectacle!)Dates still to come include: Friday,...
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The Friday Flash
Yesterday we told you that Dolly Parton personally donated one million dollars to the hurricane relief fund ...And today we found out that Taylor Swift has donated FIVE million dollars!!! The footage...
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THE SATURDAY SURVEY
As expected, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" moves into the top spot, knocking Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" down a notch. Martha and the Vandellas hold at #3 with "Dancing In The Street" ... and this has...
View ArticleAnother Great Review From Shelley Sweet-Tufano ...
Mohegan Sun and I have been on the same page all month. Four out of the last five concerts I saw were there: three in the Arena, one in the Wolf Den. The timing was perfect as I had the entire month...
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A Monday Morning Quickie
We told you that our FH Buddy Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon lost his wife of 60+ years, Jeanette, a couple of weeks ago and I know from talking to him just how devastated he was by this loss.But it ‘tis...
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October 15, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/15/64 – The St. Louis Cardinals win their seventh World Series title, beating The New York Yankees in game seven by a final score of 7-5 at Busch Stadium. St. Louis Pitcher Bob...
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THE DOORS: 60th Anniversary
A HUGE campaign has been launched to celebrate The Doors' 60th Anniversary ...From Shore Fire Media ... October 8th, 2024The Doors Celebrate 60th Anniversary In 2025The Doors 1967-1971 6-LP Set -...
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October 17th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/17/64 – The New York Yankees fire Manager Yogi Berra two days after losing The World Series to The St. Louis CardinalsOuch!!! He got them to the World Series ... and then got...
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October 18th, 1964 ... and The Friday Flash!
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/18/64 – In one VERY long day in the recording studio, The Beatles completed recording SIX tracks for their new, upcoming album, destined to be in stores in time for the Christmas...
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THE SATURDAY SURVEY
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" holds down the #1 spot for the second week in a row.It really is the perfect pop song ... and yet when it was first released by The Exciters earlier this year, it didn't make much...
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The Sunday Comments ( 10 - 20 - 24 )
Have you seen the trailer yet for the new Bob Dylan bio-pic “A Complete Unknown?”Definitely looks interesting enough to check it out!It opens in theaters on Christmas Day. (kk)Damn! Frankie Valli was...
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NOW THAT'S SOME LONG-LASTING BUBBLEGUM FLAVOR!!!
Believe it or not, there's still lots of talk about our Bubblegum Countdown from last week’s “Those Were The Days” show hosted by Phil Nee on WRCO.In fact, FH Reader Sam Ward has posted a link (valid...
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60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 10/22/64 – The Who (then still performing as The High Numbers) fail their audition at EMI Records. However, they are later contacted again to see if they have any original material...
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Stevie Wonder: A Concert Review
Stevie Wonder's recent tour announcement came out of the blue ...But the legend wanted to get out there and do a little campaigning on behalf of his candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris. (He even...
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October 23rd, 1964 ... And Some Of Your Mid-Week Comments
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:10/23/64 - Future undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier wins an Olympic Heavyweight Gold Medal in Tokyo by beating German Hans HuberAlso on 10/23, several members...
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Meet'cha At The Playground
Hi there, Kent,On Saturday, October 12th, I was listening to Jeff Lawrence's countdown show on WMEX in Quincy – Boston, Massachusetts, and he was counting down The Top 25 songs from the survey of...
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October 25th, 1964
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: 10/25/64 – The Rolling Stones make their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show.” They perform a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Around & Around” and their own hit, "Time Is On My...
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THE SATURDAY SURVEY
The same week that J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers are injured in a fatal car crash in Ohio, their first chart hit, "Last Kiss" (about a fatal car crash!) reaches the top of the Super Chart. (The...
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