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The Sunday Comments ( 04 - 24 - 16 )
Prince: Kent, Wow, this one's a real punch in the gut. For my best friend at the time and I in the 80's, Prince was the shit. Listening to "Purple Rain" over and over again, dragging friends along...
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Guest Concert Review
We've actually got a couple of "guest reviews" submitted by our readers to share with you this week.First up ... ROCK AND REMEMBER, LIVE ... from The Civic Theater in Akron, Ohio ... courtesy of FH...
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The Fest For Beatles Fans
Here is a first-hand report from Forgotten Hits Field Reporter Shelley Sweet-Tufano, who just recently attended the show in New York. (We can't WAIT for The Fest to hit Chicago this summer, if only to...
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As mentioned several times in theses pages already, it has been a VERY rough year for Rock And Roll ... and it's only APRIL!!! Joel Whitburn, who is currently doing the final edits to his revised "Top...
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Thursday This And That
Congratulations! LOTS of winners to congratulation today thanks to our recent CD Give-Aways sponsored by Eric Records and Jim Peterik, whose new release will be available next week for purchase....
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SWEET 16 - Motown 25
In today's special SWEET 16 Feature we'll count down the 16 Biggest Motown Hits, 1960 - 1985. Songs are ranked by their overall chart performance at the time of their original release ... but ALL are...
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A Public Service Announcement
We don't normally do this sort of thing in Forgotten Hits, but when you see the names attached to this project ... and the good cause it represents ... you just may be inspired to get involved.These...
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The Sunday Comments: The First Of May, 2016
Is there really any other way to start this week's issue??? (kk)Cornerstones Of Rock: Tonight's Cornerstones Of Rock show at The North Shore Center in Skokie has completely sold out ... as did the...
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An Interesting (If Unlikely) Pairing ... And Another Forgotten Hits EXCLUSIVE!
I've been telling you about this new Uncut Magazine series looking back at a given year of the rock era ... all very interesting accounts because they reflect what was written at the time and are not...
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Tuesday This And That
Cornerstones Of Rock: Since our recent commentary, we're hearing from more "unhappy customers" regarding the WTTW "Cornerstones Of Rock" DVD. (On the other hand, the live concert reviews have been...
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50 Years Ago Today
Here's how things shaped up in Australia 50 years ago today ... check out this vintage chart from down under!Quite a few two-sided hits on the chart this week ... featuring some unusual pairings (based...
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Cornerstones Of Rock - Wrapping It Up
After Larz from Chicagoland Radio and Media ran a piece on Tuesday about the missing footage from the "Cornerstones Of Rock" DVD, as first profiled here in Forgotten Hits (by way of several emails...
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The Friday Flash
Kent, Next Wednesday, May 11, starting at 8:00 p.m. ET, my Top Shelf Oldies (topshelfoldies.org) show will be devoted to this year's I.R.S. 10-90 survey, as compiled by Rich Appel. I'll be featuring...
View ArticleCornerstones Of Rock - The Controversy Continues
We thought we were finished with our WTTW / Cornerstones Of Rock discussion and attempted to wrap things up the other day ... but new comments continue to come in ... and new evidence of deception has...
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The Monday Comments
Happy Birthday, Tommy Roe! Happy Birthday to our FH Buddy Tommy Roe, who turns 74 years old today! We caught up with Tommy a couple of months back right before his show at The Arcada Theatre ... and...
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The Friday Flash
Phil Nee of WRCO-FM / 100.9 in Richland Center, Wisconsin, is running a six hour radio special Saturday Night (from 6 pm - Midnight local time) based on our recent "What's The Name Of That Song"...
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From our June 23, 2015 posting ... re: Great Show!:Hi Kent -Here are some photos from last night's show at Hoover Auditorium in Lakeside, Ohio ... Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., original members...
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I'm sure that some of you out there are thinking that this is the story that just won't go away!!!But I just HAD to run these comments that I received from Ron Onesti, President and CEO of Onesti...
View ArticleSWEET 16: ELVIS and THE BEATLES
It's the age-old question ... Elvis or The Beatles? (Hey, I love them both ... but rock music purists always seem to want you to choose. Uma Thurman even asks John Travolta that question in a scene...
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Tuesday This And That
re: Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.: Without question, one of my most anticipated concerts this year was Sunday's performance of Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., at The Arcada Theatre....
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