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The Saturday Surveys (June 21st)
OK, now THIS one is a bit of a surprise! An FM Top 10 Survey from 1966 put out by WNWC from right here in this area!FM Radio wouldn't really take off for another three or four years here in Chicago...
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The Sunday Comments ( 06 - 22 - 14 )
re: THE SATURDAY SURVEYS: >>>CKLW was a Canadian radio station ... which might explain why "Can't You See That She's Mine" was already a Top Ten Record there the same week it was premiering...
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JERSEY BOYS - Frankie Valli - and The Four Seasons
We got so much mail regarding "Jersey Boys", Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons that we decided to dedicate an entire page to it today. Figuring that many of you went out and saw "Jersey Boys" this...
View ArticleThe Buckinghams
Some great feedback to our recent pieces on The Buckinghams ... so they're back in The Forgotten Hits Spotlight again today! re: THE BUCKINGHAMS: Kent - Can you ask Carl if they ever did a single...
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More From Jim Holvay
re: THE CHICAGO SOUND ... DID WE OVERLOOK SOMEBODY?:Songwriter Jim Holvay reviewed our recent feature on "The Chicago Sound" and had a few comments to make. A lot of what has become to be known as the...
View Article50 Years Ago This Weekend
A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE finally reaches #1 on The Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart for PETER AND GORDON this week, a nice feather in the cap of PAUL McCARTNEY as well, who wrote the song for the duo....
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The Saturday Surveys (June 28th)
We've got another nice collection of charts to close out the month of June this week in Forgotten Hits.First up, a Canadian Chart from CKLG 73 and their Boss Radio 30.#1 in Vancouver this week in '69...
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The Sunday Comments ( 06 - 29 - 14 )
re: JERSEY BOYS: You from Joisey? I'm from Joisey!I saw Frankie Valli perform a couple of years ago in Naperville and his singing was so spot-on as to be unbelievable. So I started watching to see...
View ArticleConcert Review: The Drive's 13th Birthday Party Free Concert Celebration...
When we found out that we couldn't attend this year's Drive Free Concert Birthday Bash, I gave our tickets away to somebody who I knew would really appreciate them ... a real music fan, Mark Baker ......
View ArticleJefferson Starship Concert Review (from June 14th)
Forgotten Hits Reader Tim Kubat sent us this review of the Jefferson Starship Concert he saw in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Saturday, June 14th. Here it is for all of our other readers to enjoy! I...
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Some Of Your Mid-Week Comments
re: News Of His Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated!: Here's one that got by me. (So much for "fact-checking!" Fortunately a couple of astute FH Readers were paying attention!) In his review of the...
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4th of July Weekend
It's been awhile since we had a Three-Day / Fourth of July Weekend ... so we're taking full advantage of it by combining ALL of our weekly features into one gigantic posting so that WE can enjoy some...
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Monday Morning Memories
Nice, relaxing weekend ... hope you all enjoyed the same. And now we're back to it with another round of your Monday Morning Memories ... re: LOCAL SHOWS: Once again Elk Grove Village has pulled...
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More On The Buckinghams, The Mob, The Ides Of March and The Chicago Sound
As mentioned the other day, Clark Besch flooded us with a wave of cool Buckinghams stuff this past week ... so we're going to run a little bit more of it today ... along with some of your comments...
View ArticleFood For Thought: We'll Open Up The Floor For Discussion
Hi Kent - I got an email from a listener who told me that he does not like it when I mention how many years ago a song came out. He says that it makes him feel old and he then turns off the radio. I...
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Disco Demolition
This Saturday, July 12th, marks the 35th Anniversary of the debacle forever to be known as "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park. I knew it was coming up soon ... and was reminded again when I...
View Article50 Years Ago This Weekend (7-11 and 7-12)
American Pop Favorites THE BEACH BOYS and THE FOUR SEASONS reclaimed their spot at the top of the charts for a four week stretch … two weeks each for I GET AROUND and RAG DOLL, still two of the biggest...
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The Saturday Surveys ( 07 - 12 )
Let's kick off this week with a look back at the KQV Chart from 1967 that places our buddy Davie Allan and the Arrows on top with their biker anthem "Blues' Theme".It is followed by some great Summer...
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The Sunday Comments ( 07 - 13 - 14)
OMG, It's Sunday the 13th!!!But we're not going to let THAT deter us ... here's a chunk of what's been on your minds this past week:re: The Local Scene: Hi Kent - Great info on the Chicago Groups....
View ArticleOldies Radio
>>>I got an email from a listener who told me that he does not like it when I mention how many years ago a song came out. He says that it makes him feel old and he then turns off the radio....
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