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The Sunday Comments ( 09 - 20 - 15 )
Burton Cummings: To say that Burton Cummings put on yet another great show at The Arcada Theatre Friday Night is a given ... we've seen him four times now in the past three years and he never...
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50 Year Flashback - September 21st, 1965
Here's a record you don't see in the #1 Spot very often ... "Treat Her Right" by Roy Head! But on Sand Diego's Boss 30 KGB Countdown, it's #1 this week!Other Hot Hits this week include "The In Crowd"...
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Ranking The '70's
Just as he did with his "Ranking the '60's" book, Dann Isbell (this time with the help of contributor Bill Carroll) has put together the ultimate time portrait of an entire decade's worth of music.By...
View ArticleThe Top 70 Hits of the '70's
Yesterday we told you about the new book "Ranking The '70's" by Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll. (Scroll back to read our review ... and find the ordering information)We'll spend the rest of this week...
View ArticleThe Countdown Continues ... #50 - #26
This week we're counting down The Top 70 Hits of the '70's, as determined by the new Dann Isbell / Bill Carroll book "Ranking The '70's", available here through Amazon.com...
View ArticleThe Top 70 Hits of the '70's ... #25 - #11
The countdown continues!#25 - Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum (1970)Another track that has never been off the radio - and used in countless movies, television shows and commercials. Great...
View ArticleTHE TOP TEN HITS OF THE '70's
All week long we've been counting down the biggest hits of the '70's as compiled in the brand new Dann Isbell / Bill Carroll book "Ranking The '70's" ... and we've finally hit The Top Ten.(You can...
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The Sunday Comments ( 09 - 27 - 15 )
The Top 70 Hits of the '70's During our countdown we commented on a few tracks that we were surprised to see ranking so high on the list ... by the same token, there were also quite a few surprises...
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50 Year Flashback - September 28th, 1965
You'll find quite a few "Friends Of Forgotten Hits" on this week's Virginia Chart from WGH ...Barry McGuire's at #2 with "Eve Of Destruction" ...Eric Burdon and the Animals are at #6 with "We Gotta Get...
View ArticleCornerstones Of Chicago Rock: American Garage - A Brand New Soundstage...
The Chicago Music Scene of the '60's will receive the spotlight treatment next month when WTTW (Chicago's PBS Station) films a brand new Soundstage episode for national broadcast. Most of our local...
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Ronnie Milsap
Earlier this year Country Music Superstar Ronnie Milsap announced that this would be his last tour. Having been a long-time fan, and knowing that we wouldn't get a chance to see him again, we...
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Thursday This And That
This Day in Beatles History:ABBEY ROAD RELEASED 46 YEARS AGO, October 1, 1969 ... 46 years ago, I was 'out of college, money spent, saw no future, paid no rent'. So I went to the local record store...
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The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Vintage Vinyl News ran an interesting article last week about the next batch of nominees eligible for induction to The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Sounds like there are some pretty slim pickings coming...
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The Sunday Comments ( 10 - 04 - 15 )
re: David Cassidy: Guess who got arrested ... again?!?!? Just a few weeks after our public David Cassidy appeal for good judgement piece...
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50 Year Flashback - October 5th, 1965
The Beatles top this week's chart out of Muskegon, Michigan, with their two-sided hit "Yesterday" / "Act Naturally". I'm a little surprised by WTRU's "Wax To Watch" selection ... an early, pre-RCA...
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Neil Sedaka - Live at the Arcada Theatre ( 10 - 4 - 15 )
Neil Sedaka tonight at the Arcada, was fantastic. It appeared to be an almost sold out event. I have seen Neil several times, but not in many years. He has always been one of my all-time favorite...
View ArticleSome Of Your Mid-Week Comments
re: Neil Sedaka: Neil Sedaka is an amazing talent. My favorite song by his is "The Immigrant", too. There was a bio released several years back which is fantastic; Elton did the forward. Here's the...
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Billy Joe Royal
I never had the pleasure of meeting or the opportunity to see Billy Joe Royal perform live in concert ... but based on all the mail I've ever received over the years of doing Forgotten Hits, by ALL...
View ArticleThe Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
As promised, The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame announced their nominees for The Class of 2016 this week ... and I'll tell you what ... compared to the lists of recent years past (and as "all over the...
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The Sunday Comments ( 10 - 11 - 15 )
re: The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: I think you're getting soft, Kent - yes, it's nice to see Chicago finally nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - and, from a Chicagoan perspective, it was...
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