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The Ten Best Concerts We Saw In 2016
We're back today with a countdown of The Top Ten Shows We Saw in 2016 ...So let's get right to it!#10 - Garfunkel and Oates - (Riki Lindhome, Kate Micucci) - The City Winery They had us in stitches the...
View ArticleA Salute to The '60's ... And Another Great Forgotten Hits Tickets Giveaway!
What a great way to start the new year!!! Thanks to tickets personally donated by Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits, Carl Giammarese of The Buckinghams and Mark Dawson of The Grass Roots, Forgotten Hits...
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The Friday Flash
Happy Holidays to each and every one of you ... Enjoy our last posting until after Christmas ... We'll have new postings on Monday, December 26th ...Wednesday, December 28th ...Our Final SWEET 16 of...
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A Monday Morning Quickie!!!
Although posting it THIS late, it's practically a Nooner!!!2016 claimed another superstar victim ... this time on Christmas Day ... when it was announced that George Michael had passed away.Michael...
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Forgotten Hits Salutes 1967
It is, without question, the most ambitious project we've ever put together ... 50 Years In The Making ... plus literally THOUSANDS of hours this past year alone assembling the final product. Something...
View ArticleSWEET 16!
It's the final SWEET 16 of 2016 ...And thanks to a little help from our Forgotten Hits Readers ...(and a little bit of cheating!) ...We've come up with the PERFECT way to wrap up this series.It's the...
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December 30th
Our brand new series kicks off today with a look back 50 years ...And we'll continue to do so for ALL of 2017 ...Please join us as we recreate 1967 ... exactly as it happened .But first we've got to...
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December 31st
This is how we closed out 1966 on the national level. (It's actually the perfect break … these records are ranked in order of sales and popularity for the week ending December 31, 1966 … the last day...
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January 1st, 1967
The brand year begins with the following Top Ten Records in America: #10 - Standing In The Shadows Of Love - The Four Tops# 9 - Mellow Yellow - Donovan# 8 - Coming Home Soldier - Bobby Vinton # 7 -...
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Biggest movers on the chart this week include: "Music To Watch Girls By" by The Bob Crewe Generation (up from #80 to #57) a jump of 23 points, "Kind Of A Drag" by The Buckinghams (up from #86 to...
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Two days after Gary Lewis is drafted, Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys refuses induction into the US Army claiming to be a conscientious objector. His status is upheld and he never serves in the armed...
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The Doors release their first album titled simply "The Doors". Other tracks earning bullets on this week's chart include "Words Of Love" by The Mamas and the Papas (#11, up from #18 the week before),...
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One of my personal favorites on this week's chart include "East West" by Herman's Hermits (a track you virtually NEVER hear anymore). Chris Montez ("Time After Time") and The Outsiders ("Help Me...
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January 6th
Here's what the Chicagoland Charts looked like that first week of January, 1967 ...Speaking of Paul Revere and the Raiders, they appeared on tonight's episode of The Hollywood Palace, where they...
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UK Music Publication The New Musical Express announces that The Monkees will make their first visit to Great Britain in February. Country Singer Charley Pride becomes the first African-American solo...
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January 8th
Today is Elvis' 32nd birthday. The Number One Movie at the Box Office this week is The Sand Pebbles We've got a brand new chart (for the week ending January 14th).As you can see, The Monkees hold at...
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