'Nuff Said
Although we easily could have milked this topic for another issue or two (I received eight brand new titillating emails within thirty minutes of Tuesday's posting ... and at least a dozen more since),...
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Jimy Sohns and The Shadows Of KnightThe other day we told you about a VERY special Shadows Of Knight gig coming up in August ...Now, here are all the details ... courtesy of Jimy Sohns himself...
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What A Day!
All of these events happened on July 9th ... Special thanks to Ron Smith and his book "Eight Days A Week: Births, Deaths And Events Each Day In Oldies History" and to Bob Dearborn and his webiste "The...
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The Sunday Comments ( 07 - 10 - 16 )
A short but sweet edition this week ... Just a quickie (albeit late) responding comment re: tittie talk: If your wife doesn't object, who gives a hoot(er) if anyone else does? One of the things I...
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Tuesday This And That
Hi, I just read your very nice review of Peter Cetera's concert at Elk Grove. I am a big fan and see Peter regularly in concert. So, yes, Peter's shows are well organized and he and the Bad Daddies...
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50 Years Ago Today
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the day that Richard Speck murdered eight female student nurses in their Chicago South Side townhouse.It was a brutal and senseless crime, the likes of which Chicago...
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Peter Noone
Hi Kent - A packed house came to Hoover Auditorium at Lakeside, Ohio, on Saturday, June 25th, to see a huge fan favorite, Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone.I have seen them perform many times and...
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The Bobby Blitz Continues
As mentioned during our week long Bobby Rydell series, Ron Onesti has booked The Teen Idol for a one night only, special appearance at The Arcada Theatre.Complete details are below ... and we've even...
View ArticleSWEET 16 - MAGIC!
We hope you enjoy today's Magical Mystery Tour ... Our latest SWEET 16 Feature!
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The Sunday Comments ( 07 - 17 - 16 )
Paul and Ringo were on hand at The Mirage last week as the musical extravganza known as "Love" celebrated its tenth anniversary. (Hard to believe ... in some ways it seems like SO much longer than...
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50 Years Ago Today (July 18th)
On July 18th, 1966, the body of Rock And Roll Star Bobby Fuller was found dead parked inside his vehicle. His entire body had been saturated with gasoline and he was lying face down in the front seat...
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Weekend Concert Review
It was a VERY busy weekend for music ... and, for the most part, the weather cooperated beautifully.Here are some of the reader reviews we received ... along with a couple of our own.BRIAN WILSON -...
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One More: Eric Burdon And The Animals
Yesterday we ran a few reviews from concerts that happened last weekend ... And then this one came in from East Coast Forgotten Hits Correspondent Shelley Sweet-Tufano ... A free outdoor concert with...
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Thursday This And That
Gary S. Paxton, who sang lead on The Hollywood Argyles'"Alley Oop" and produced and played piano on Bobby "Boris" Pickett's "Monster Mash," (both hit number-one) died Saturday. He was also the...
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The Sunday Comments ( 07 - 23 - 16 )
Congratulations! We had a couple of big give-aways last week in Forgotten Hits ...Congratulations are in order for both Ed Kocjan of Channahon, IL and Bob Verbos of New Berlin, WI ... they both won a...
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Heartbreak Hotel
I received this from singer / songwriter Paul Evans last week and wanted to share it with our readers.Now before doing so, I will first admit that I wasn't familiar with any part of this story before...
View ArticleTuesday This And That
Like most songs, poetry and novels; there is basis on fact ... some of it composite. This does not surprise me. It also brings forward the dark side of this era. The noir detective movies portrayed the...
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Thursday This And That
re: Bad To Me: Hey Kent ...Thanks for the rare "Bad to Me" video sung by the Fab 4. I am looking forward to the Billy J. Kramer interview.SandyI found this demo version of Bad To Me by John Lennon....
View ArticleSweet 16 - Having A Wild TIme!
We're having a WILD Time today in Forgotten Hits with our latest SWEET 16 Feature!
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The Sunday Comments ( 07 - 31 - 16 )
ELO has the #1 Album in Great Britain right now as their greatest hits package "All Over The World", first released nearly twelve years ago, moves into the top spot on The British Albums Chart. (It's...
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