Chuck Negron Concert Review
We've heard from several of you that you really enjoy Shelley Sweet-Tufano's concert reviews ... in fact, Scott Shannon was even kind enough to drop her a line telling her so!!! ... so today we've got...
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The Sunday Comments ( 03 - 29 - 15 )
re: Two-Sided Hits:"P. S. I Love You" had a chart run when "Love Me Do" started falling down the charts. When "I Don't Know Why I Love You" performed below expectations, Motown flipped it over and "My...
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50 Year Flashback: March 30th, 1965
Here's our first Canadian Chart from 1965 ... and this one was just too good to pass up.It's CHUM's Annual April Fool's Day Chart with some GREAT title and artist parodies throughout ..."Dairy 'Cross...
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A Night Of Great Music For A Great Cause
Today we'll be talking with Robert Colletti, who organized the fund-raising event to be held at The Arcada Theatre on Sunday, April 19th, benefiting The Rhythmic Arts Project. The show kicks off at...
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Thursday This And That
re: Me-TV- FM: So this morning I received an email from the marketing department of the new Me-TV-FM, thanking me for my input regarding the station ...And then this afternoon I heard their new...
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Me-TV-FM:I whole-heartedly agree with your assessment of the new station - great variety but too many repeats - and not repeats of the songs you'd like to hear. Like you, I've been surprised many,...
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50 Year Flashback: April 6th, 1965
Here's an amazing chart from KRLA from this date in 1965.Them leap out of NOWHERE to grab the #1 Spot this week. (They hadn't appeared yet on ANY of the other charts we've featured thus far,...
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re: Me-TV-FM:Hi Buddy - Just wanted to drop by for a howdy and to share my wonder at these people that complain about no variety – no 60’s 70’s on the radio – and yet when that station (me-tv) plays...
View ArticleSWEET SOUL MUSIC
"Sweet Soul Music!" Say what? Chester Coppock announces his 30 favorite soul classics. Kent, let me get you warmed up. As you know, I have been digging what was once called "Race Music" since I...
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Yesterday we strutted out Chet Coppock's list of favorite Soul and R&B Classics ... And, as expected, we got some pros and cons from the audience ... Along with some other great Soulful...
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The Sunday Comments ( 04 - 12 - 15 )
re: The IRS Countdown: Posting this rather late ... but you can still catch the countdown results all day Sunday ... Check out this link and see where YOUR favorites landed on the list! Hi Kent,...
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50 Year Flashback - April 13th, 1965
We're off to Denver, Colorado, this week for this KIMN Chart.Herman's Hermits' latest, "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter", now officially commercially released as a single by MGM, sits at #1 for...
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More Soul Searching
Dear Kent: I'm just amazed by all the reactions to my soul stirring list - and the fact that no one has called for me to be shot at sunrise. Wow! Did you nail it on "Black Peal." How I omitted that...
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It's Time For Another Edition Of Our New Record Research Monthly Play List...
This month we venture back to 1979 ... when THESE 25 songs were the most popular tunes throughout the land ...Ray Stevens did a PERFECT job of nailing the Barry Manilow sound when he cut "I Need Your...
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The Friday Flash
Not much in the way of "free time" this past week ...But I was able to pull together a few things this morning ...Enjoy!Would you please tell whomever is left of the original New Colony Six I still...
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We're still getting suggestions for great R&B / Soul performances ... here's the latest list provided by our readers ...But first ...Some very sad new this past week ... soul legend (and Rock And...
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50 Year Flashback - April 20th, 1965
Wow, talk about British Chart Domination ... The Top Five songs this week in Columbus, Ohio, all come from British Invasion Artists ... Herman's Hermits, Freddie and the Dreamers, Petula Clark, Wayne...
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re: This And That:Big news last week about Mariah Carey's new #1's CD coming out ... titled "#1 to Infinity", "Infinity" being the name of her brand new single that will first see release as part of...
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The Who Hits 50
Forgotten Hits Reader Rich Turner sent us a review of "The Who Hits 50" show he saw down in Tampa, Florida, last week. Sounds like he had a great time!!!Kent, Just wanted to pass along a review of...
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The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
Here's a Forgotten Hits first ...For the first time ever, we've got a front-row seat, eye-witness account of what it was like to be at The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony.Our buddy Ron...
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