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Helping Out Our Readers
We haven't done one of these in awhile ... but we HAVE stock piled a few requests ... Your reader that was looking for an early 60's guy / girl song could be thinking of Birdlegs & Pauline and...
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Concert Review: EXILE at The Arcada Theatre
We saw an incredible double bill at The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles Friday Night, another GREAT showcase of talent that crosses all musical borders. The pairing of Exile and B.J. Thomas was once...
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B.J. THOMAS - Concert Review - The Arcada Theatre
B.J. Thomas was in FINE voice and spirits Friday Night at The Arcada Theatre when he headlined the show that also featured Exile. (Scroll back to see yesterday's Exile review if you missed it.) We...
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Another Concert Review: DENNIS EDWARDS and THE TEMPTATIONS REVIEW
Full disclosure: I never had the chance to see the original Temptations ... I was too young at the time and, quite honestly, as big as The Temps were nationally, their records didn't play all that...
View Article50 Years Ago This Weekend
November 14 - 15 - 16: You'll find three British Acts in Billboard's Top Ten this week ... "Have I The Right" by The Honeycombs is at #5, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" by Manfred Mann falls to #7 and "She's...
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The Saturday Surveys (November 15th)
This 1965 chart from KLMS out of Lincoln, Nebraska, shows you what "Local Hits" were all about!Topping their chart is "Mr. Moon" by The Coachmen, who knock The Rolling Stones out of the top spot this...
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The Sunday Comments ( 11 - 16 - 14 )
re: Revisionist Charts and Two-Sided Hits: Hi Kent! After reading your recent article on the Forgotten Hits blog, I decided to give you my two cents on revisionist history and double sided hits....
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Burton Cummings - Live At The Arcada
I honestly don't think Burton Cummings is capable of putting on a bad show. I've seen him (both with The Guess Who and as a solo act) at least fifteen times now ... including THREE times in the past...
View ArticleAnother Great Forgotten Hits Give-Away ... Courtesy of Tommy James!
It's another great Forgotten Hits Holiday Give-Away!!! We've got some GREAT Tommy James Christmas LP's and CD's to give away just in time for the big holiday! (Please specify when entering this...
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Concert Review: Judy Collins Live at the Genesee Theatre
Our special guest concert review comes today from FH Reader Scott Schultz from McHenry, IL:This is the third time I’ve gotten to see Ms Collins and each concert has been different. The first was about...
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The Little River Band
For reasons that will become painfully obvious as you continue to read this article, this has got to be one of the toughest reviews and commentaries I've ever had to do. Frannie and I had never seen...
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November 21-22-23: "She's Not There" climbs to #5 this week for The Zombies on The Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart. "Have I The Right" is at #7, "You Really Got Me" is at #8 and "Time Is On My...
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The Saturday Surveys ( 11 - 22 )
We've run this chart before in Forgotten Hits ... perhaps most unique because it's dated the same date as The Kennedy Assassination ... November 22, 1963.Our FH Buddy Bob Hale was responsible for...
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The Little River Band - A Follow-Up
Our recent expose on The Little River Band sparked quite a few emails this past week. Here are some of the best ... Hi Kent ... That’s a pretty good round up of the way it's seen here in Australia...
View ArticleOur Exclusive Tommy James Give-Away
This week marks the fifteenth anniversary of Forgotten Hits ... So what better way to celebrate than by giving away copies of Tommy James' Christmas CD's and LP's to our loyal readers!...
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Another Triple Play Concert Review
We were treated to another triple play of musical entertainment Saturday Night at The Arcada Theatre where our host, Ron Onesti, presented the hit music of The Spinners, Ray Parker, Jr., and Reflection...
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Happy Thanksgiving!!!This week we celebrate our FIFTEENTH YEAR of doing Forgotten Hits ...We are thankful for all of you who've been there since the beginning ...And all of the rest of you who have...
View Article50 Years Ago This Weekend
November 28-29-30: The Zombies creep up a notch to #4 with their first American Chart Hit "She's Not There" on this week's Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart. Also in The Top Ten this week: "You...
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The Saturday Surveys ( 11 - 29 )
Check out this chart from WKLO in Kentucky, circa 1968 ... kind of a "soulful" Top Ten ... Checking in at #1 is Dusty Springfield with her classic "Son Of A Preacher Man", recorded down in Memphis....
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The Sunday Comments ( 11 - 30 - 14 )
re: Bob Crewe: After the passing of legendary Producer and Song Writer Bob Crewe, we had planned to run a nice tribute in Forgotten Hits ... I had pulled a bunch of research material but then (as has...
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