Some Of Your Mid-Week Comments
re: Clark Weber: Our long-time Forgotten Hits Buddy Clark Weber officially retired from the public eye this week, preferring to spend his senior years out of the spotlight, enjoying life with his...
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More Clark Weber Comments and Kudos
re: Clark Weber:>>>I once took pro wrestling "bad boy" Bobby Heenan up to visit with Clark to hype a show promoted by Bob Luce at the International Amphitheater. I'm sure C-dub had no clue...
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The Wrecking Crew
As announced here a couple of weeks ago, The Wrecking Crew home DVD / BluRay release is FINALLY just around the corner. We have been singing the praises of the great film for many years now ... it's...
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The Sunday Comments ( 05 - 24 - 15 )
re: The Wrecking Crew: Kent, I bet this doesn't show up on any of their bios or discographies but in this 50th Anniversary of "The Arrows" I can't help but mention that Carol Kaye, Hal Blaine, Larry...
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50 Year Flashback - May 25th, 1965
Some big movers on this week's KFXM Chart ...The Supremes jump from #6 to #1 with their latest, "Back In My Arms Again" ... The Byrds are up nine places (from #13 to #4) with their first major chart...
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Being #1
There's long been a long, universally accepted adage when it comes to the pop charts ... "It Ain't #1 Till It's Number One In Billboard" ... And that distinction (or perhaps PERCEIVED distinction)...
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#1 - 1955 - 1963
Because I didn't really discover the radio until 1964, it's hard for me to accurately describe the relative popularity of songs and how they charted before this date. Everything I know about the...
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#1 - 1964 - 1969
Our look back at the nation's #1 Records continues today in Forgotten Hits. 1964: Gross errors in 1964 include The Beatles'"Twist And Shout", #1 on nearly every chart we researched across the country...
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#1 (1970 - 1981)
Picking up our series in 1970, we find our very first "Should Have Been An Across-The-Boards #1 Hit" candidate in May. That's when Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit In The Sky" reached the top of the charts...
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A few years ago we compiled a chart designating The Top 200 Biggest #1 Hits of "The Beatles Years", 1964 - 1970. Utilizing statistics from all three major publications (Billboard, Cash Box and Record...
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The Alan Parsons Live Project - 2015
We see a lot of shows ... And the second best show we saw all of last year was The Alan Parsons Live Project at The Arcada Theatre. It was topped only by their SECOND show later that same night!!!...
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50 Year Flashback - June 1st, 1965
Here's another LA Chart, this time spotlighting the first of June, 1965.Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs are holding on to the #1 Spot with "Wooly Bully", a hit that Billboard Magazine would later name...
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Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone
It was another wild night ... ALWAYS a good time when Peter Noone takes the stage ... and last Saturday (May 30th) was no exception. In fact, this time around they performed the whole show as two sets...
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Recent Reviews ...
re: Alan Parsons:[SCROLL BACK TO SUNDAY, MAY 31st, FOR REVIEW]Alan told me I am his brother in Chicago ... and the Arcada is his home.Ron OnestiALWAYS a good show. And, thanks to Lou, we've been able...
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Thursday This And That
Kent ...If I was a DJ, I'd be playing this song today.It was the 3rd of June --It is the 3rd of June!Frank B.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZt5Q-u4crcWe missed it yesterday ... the 49th anniversary...
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