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We Just Lost A Cornerstone of Chicago Rock ... Gary Loizzo of The American...
We received some VERY sad news on a local level yesterday when we heard that Gary Loizzo, lead singer of The American Breed, had passed away from cancer on Saturday.The American Breed had just...
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Forgotten Hits Remembers GLENN FREY
When The Eagles asked to postpone their Kennedy Center Honors last year due to Glenn Frey's health conditions, the hope was he would be able to go through the "major surgery and lengthy recovery...
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A Salute To The Hollies
I just finished reading Graham Nash's biography "Wild Tales" ... what a GREAT read this is! Highly recommended!(You can order a copy here:...
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Graham Nash ... Wild Tales
I will admit to always being a little bit suspicious when reading the self-penned biography of a rock star known for his exorbitant amount of drug use ... so I approached Graham Nash's biography "Wild...
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The Friday Flash
Kent, I didn't know about Bowie's pot bust until I saw his mug shot on your site. Goddamn if the guy could EVER take a bad pic - even his mug shot is cool! How many arrested celebs can say that?...
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The Sunday Comments ( 01 - 24 - 16 )
re: The American Breed: >>>The American Breed had just performed together for the first time in over four decades as part of the WTTW "Cornerstones Of Rock" program celebrating the hit bands...
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Monday Morning Catch-Up
re: Up-Coming Shows: We haven't done a show update in awhile ...Here are some upcoming concerts you may find of interest ... The Box Tops will be at Potowatomi Casino in Milwaukee with Felix...
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31 years ago today the final montage of superstar vocals were added to the back-up recording track of "We Are The World". Many of the musicians came right to the studio after The American Music Awards...
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Another Icon Gone
January has been an exceptionally rough month for classic rock and rollers ... Paul Kantner, founder, vocalist and rhythm guitarist with Jefferson Airplane / Starship and its successor, the KBC Band,...
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PLEASE NOTE: Our regularly scheduled "Sweet 16" feature was pre-empted yesterday due to the death of Jefferson Airplane founder Paul Kantner ...We are now running it a day late for your enjoyment....
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The Sunday Comments ( 01 - 31 - 16 )
re: Congratulations!: Special honors went out to two of our Forgotten Hits celebrity participants this past week ... Burton Cummings is being inducted into The Canadian Music Hall Of Fame for the...
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Brian Wilson has announced that he will do one final tour of "Pet Sounds Live" to commemorate the album's 50th anniversary. (Former Beach Boys Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin will again be part of the...
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Tuesday This And That
re: From the "Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction" Department:Paul Kantner's passing on January 28th made headline news around the world. He was a founding member of The Jefferson Airplane ... but when the...
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We've honored the sad date of February 3rd several times before in Forgotten Hits ...Here are links to a couple of pieces we've run dating back as far as...
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For The Locals: LOTS More Great Shows Are Coming Your Way!
re: Up-Coming Events:We told you the other day that Chicago's City Winery has booked Graham Nash for a couple of shows in May. (May 11th and May 12th to be exact) Tickets go on sale today at...
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Maurice White
Photo by Ed PerlsteinIt has become almost impossible to preplan anything for Forgotten Hits these days.I can't remember ever having gone through this kind of rash of celebrity deaths like we have...
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The Sunday Comments ( 02 - 07 - 16 )
Graham Nash: Kent, You've written a lot about Graham Nash recently so I figured I would send in a brief review of the Graham Nash show that I just saw this past Tuesday, February 2nd. Here in...
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A special edition of Chet Coppock's Random Musings as he heads out to watch Super Bowl 50 ...Hi Kent, I have decided to come out of the cave and offer up some opinions on the music we love - past and...
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