Reaction to Our Recent Reviews ... Up-Coming Shows ... And A Brand New Reader...
re: The Temptations: >>>I couldn't find ANY listing for the Otis Williams version of The Temptations at all!!! I wanted to list play dates for both acts but couldn't find a thing on Otis,...
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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...
View ArticleThe Lettermen
Truth be told, my Mom was a much bigger fan of The Lettermen than I was ... and as such, she had a number of their albums in her collection ... so this music was most definitely played around our house...
View ArticleLettermen - Part 2
Good response to Part One of our Lettermen feature yesterday ... and lots of folks entered our latest Forgotten Hits Give-Away to win a copy of Jim Pike's biography along with a CD featuring The...
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Lettermen - Part 3
Response continues to be good for our very special Lettermen Mini-Series ...Here are a few more emails we received after Part 2 went up on the site yesterday ...The Lettermen are appearing at Proctor's...
View Article50 Years Ago This Weekend ( December 5 - 6 - 7 )
Lorne Greene's spoken word hit "Ringo" moves into the #1 spot on this week's Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart, dethroning The Shangri-Las and "Leader Of The Pack", which falls to #3. In between...
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The Saturday Surveys ( 12 - 6 - 14 )
The Righteous Brothers top this WPAG Chart from this week in 1965 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A couple of other songs that are performing quite well here include "Sunday And Me" by Jay and the Americans...
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Wrapping Up The Lettermen
Thank you all for the GREAT response to our recent Lettermen series. Before we go any further, let me offer our congratulations to all winners!Rich Klein of Plano, Texas and Ed Salamon of Nashville,...
View ArticleAn Interview With Barry Winslow of The Royal Guardsmen
Our FH Buddy Carl Wiser had the opportunity to interview Barry Winslow, founding member of The Royal Guardsmen, last week ... and he invited us to share it with all of our Forgotten Hits Readers. (How...
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Another Forgotten Hits Concert Review
There is something truly magical and amazing about the sound of sibling voices singing together ... that combination creates a very special blend of musical magic that just strikes a nerve at the very...
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Ronnie Spector: Best Christmas Ever Concert Review
Pssst ... let me let you in on a little secret. The first time I saw Veronica Bennett on our old 16 inch black and white TV, I did what any testosterone driven 14 years old kid would do - and I did it...
View ArticleFelix Cavaliere's Rascals - Holiday, Hits And More!
Today's special guest review comes courtesy of FH Reader Scott Schultz. (Scott recently reviewed the Judy Collins show at The Genesee Theatre in Waukegan ... and made a return visit there this past...
View Article50 Years Ago This Weekend
December 12-13-14: The Beatles leap from #22 to #5 in their second week on the chart with their latest, "I Feel Fine". (The flipside, "She's A Woman", climbs from #46 to #29). Other Top 40 British...
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The Saturday Surveys ( 12 - 13 )
We've gone all the way back to 1959 for this XEAK Chart.Bobby Rydell tops the list (for at least the second week) with his latest, "We Got Love". Several other "Teen Idols" rank high on this list, too...
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The Sunday Comments ( 12 - 14 - 14 )
For all of you who successfully made it thru 12-13-14, we've got a nice-sized batch of Sunday Comments for you to enjoy this weekend! You can dig in right here ... re: The Lettermen: For a few...
View ArticleAnother Triple Play
It's another Triple Play of Concert Reviews today in Forgotten Hits ... Only this time around, they come from FH Reader Shelley Sweet-Tufano ... who did the Peter Noone Trifecta ... Catching Herman's...
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The Ides Of March Christmas Show
Forget the aspect of the whole "Hometown Hero" thing ... these guys rocked the house as good as ANY band we've seen in the past thirty years! ("Last Band Standing" indeed!) Although they've been...
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More Ides Feedback
Readership has been good and so has the feedback we've been receiving on our Ides Of March Christmas Concert Review ... So much so that we've decided to post links to a couple of other Jim Peterik /...
View Article50 Years Ago This Weekend
December 19-20-21:The Supremes hold off The Fab Four to claim the #1 Spot on this week's Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart as "Come See About Me" jumps from #4 to #1, just ahead of The Beatles'...
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The Saturday Surveys (12-20)
Kicking this off this week with this 1966 chart from WQAM (who were already celebrating the oldies, 1966-style) the week before the big holiday!The Music Machine sit at #1 with their Garage Band...
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