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The Saturday Surveys (September 20th)
Kicking off this week with three from the '70's ...First up, the first of TWO KLMS Charts featured this week.September 20, 1970 finds Ernie's big hit "Rubber Duckie" falling out of the #1 Spot to make...
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The Sunday Comments ( 09 - 21 - 14 )
We missed a few big stories while we were on our extended "vacation" ... including the passing of Bob Crewe, which we hope to acknowledge in greater detail at a later date. Here in Chicago there was...
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Another Great Concert Double Bill Review ... From The Arcada Theatre
We were treated to another great double bill performance at The Arcada Theatre Saturday Night where Felix Cavaliere's Rascals shared the stage with The Brooklyn Bridge for a GREAT night of music from...
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We recently did a show with The Brooklyn Bridge, with a few original members still with the band, at The Cannery in Las Vegas. They were great ... and great guys too. Some of the best singing I have...
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9/25, 9/26, 9/27, 9/28 THE ANIMALS fall to #3 this week on The Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart, making way for ROY ORISON to take over the top spot on the chart with his monster-sized hit OH,...
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The Saturday Surveys (September 27th)
Tony Orlando's "phantom group" Wind was doing VERY well on this WTRU Survey from 1969 ... you'll find "Make Believe" sitting at #3! (Nationally it never got any higher than #28!) Orlando had a couple...
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The Sunday Comments ( 09 - 28 - 14 )
re: THE BIG OLDIES MUSIC NEWS STORY OF THE WEEK:Well, it's gotta be this one ... In fact, at least 50 of our readers sent in stories, links and commentary regarding The Turtles' Royalties Lawsuit ......
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The Saturday Surveys (09-13)
We've got some GREAT '60's Charts to share this week, courtesy of FH Reader Clark Besch! First up, this KIX Chart from 1968 with The Queen Of Soul on top with her remake of the recent Dionne Warwick...
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TRIPLE PLAY!
We were able to enjoy another great night of music at The Arcada Theatre Saturday Night ... a triple play of major acts that teamed up to feature a virtual Who's Who of late '70's / early '80's rock...
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AMBROSIA
When you take on the responsibility of writing a review of a concert, you run the risk of ruffling a few feathers along the way ... even if they belong to a band you've always liked. Such seems to be...
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Have fun with this today ...You can even "play dee jay" ...Watch the track timer ...As each song winds down to the last 8-10 seconds, start the next track ...And create your own blend of non-stop radio...
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10/3, 10/4, 10/5 - October starts with DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY by MANFRED MANN in the #2 spot on The Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart. The only other Top 10 British hit belongs to THE ANIMALS as THE...
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The Saturday Surveys (October 4th)
This chart certainly starts out reflecting the way most of the country was buying singles back in October of 1968 ... "Hey Jude" by The Beatles at #1, "Fire" by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown at #2...
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We lost a good one yesterday ... A long-time friend of Forgotten Hits, Paul Revere passed away on Saturday at the age of 76.RICK DIAMOND / GETTYHe had been in poor health for the last several years...
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And Now For Something Completely Different ...
... and I'm not just saying that because he kind of reminded me of Eric Idle up on stage ... But the Al Stewart concert we saw Sunday Night at The Arcada Theatre was quite a bit different from ANY...
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We Continue To Remember Paul Revere
He touched so many of our lives ... So it's really no surprise that the testimonials continue to pour in ... Here are just a few more that we received since Sunday ...So sad to hear that Paul...
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FREDDY CANNON - A Forgotten Hits EXCLUSIVE!!!
A couple of months ago I received an email out of the blue from a guy who said he had, in his possession, an EXTREMELY rare acetate pressing of Freddy Cannon's very first record. The record in question...
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Freddy Cannon - A Forgotten Hits Worldwide Exclusive - For The First Time...
Yesterday Forgotten Hits broke the news that a vintage 1958 acetate recording of Freddy Cannon (then recording as Freddy Carmen and the Hurricanes) had been discovered in Boston. The record in...
View ArticleFreddy Cannon - Part 3: The Story Behind "Tallahassee Lassie" ... As Told By...
In 1958, a young 19 year old Frederick Picariello, Jr., was working for a costume jewelry company in Boston, Massachusetts, making deliveries. But at night he was billing himself as Freddy Carmen and...
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50 Years Ago This Weekend ... And The Saturday Surveys!
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEKEND:DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY by MANFRED MANN holds at #2 this week in The Billboard Hot 100. A SUMMER SONG by CHAD STUART AND JEREMY CLYDE joins it in The Top Ten this week (up from...
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