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Tuesday This And That
And a JUMBO Edition at that!!!Hi Kent, Though I haven't written in some time, I still read Forgotten Hits religiously (and even when I'm not feeling religious)! It is still the best music publication...
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Thursday This And That
Kent, Just a reminder that this Thursday (March 8) at 8:00 p.m. ET, I will counting down the entire WMCA Top 57 from this week 50 years ago on a special edition of my Top Shelf Oldies...
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The Saturday Survey (March 10th)
3-8-68 WKNX - Saginaw, Michigan Located in middle Michigan not far from Great Lake Huron, if memory serves me right, our FH member Bob Stroud grew up getting some of HIS rock 'n roll roots listening...
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The Sunday Comments ( 03 - 11 - 18 )
We sometimes forget … especially in this day and age of mostly “disposable” radio with each genre playing the exact same tunes from the exact same “proven” play list … with deejay patter held to an...
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A Monday Morning Quickie!
Some GREAT Music Television choices this past Saturday Night if you happened to be home and channel surfing!With a couple of different PBS outlets available thru our cable service, we had our choice of...
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Man, you really do a great job with your postings. Keep them coming. I enjoy the heck out of them.-- Dennis GilbertThanks, Dennis, I appreciate that! (kk)I just discovered your site while I was...
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The Friday Flash
Sorry, but I just can’t let this one go.Now I will admit that I have never been a fan of Cousin Brucie … I have never understood the appeal … and I guess maybe you just had to be there … because this...
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The Saturday Survey (March 17th)
*Survey courtesy Frank MerrillWow! Some MAJOR Movers on this Nevada Chart this week!Aretha Franklin moves up ten spots (from #12 to #2) with her latest, "Since You've Been Gone." Right behind her are...
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The Sunday Comments ( 03 - 18 - 18 )
Cousin Brucie: As expected, my Cousin Brucie commentary on Friday sparked a series of responses. Folks seem split into a few different camps on this one … those who say "cut him some slack … he was...
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Tuesday This And That
Sacred Cows: Hey Kent – Thanks for the e mail. WOW, some response to the Bruce Morrow piece!!! Everyone has an opinion, not only of Bruce but of all of us who happened to be working in that golden era...
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More Of Your Radio Comments
LOTS of good radio discussion going on here this past week …So let's keep things rolling!The Great Ones:Kent -Thanks for posting the email from Johnny Holliday. I had the pleasure of meeting him for...
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Thursday This And That
This And That: Big show this weekend as Burton Cummings returns to The Arcada Theatre for two shows. Friday Night’s performance is a complete sell out but there are still seats available for...
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The Saturday Survey (March 24th)
3-18-68 - KODI - Cody, Wyoming If you've been to Yellowstone National Park, chances are you've visited Cody, Wyoming, on the eastern outskirts of the park. Way out west, our FH heroes are getting...
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BURTON CUMMINGS: UP CLOSE AND ALONE ... LIVE AT THE ARCADA THEATRE ......
Burton Cumming, fighting off the last strains of a month-long cold (hey, I can relate ... I'm in week four of my own!) took to the stage at The Arcada Theatre on Friday and Saturday Night to perform...
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Tuesday This And That
The Global Take-Over Has Begun!!! Me-TV-FM has been talking about expanding thru syndication since last year … and they’ve just signed their first station out of Saginaw, Michigan. (Soon the whole...
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Thursday This And That
Burton Cummings: GREAT Burton Cummings review … and, as always, spot on. Frank Hi Kent - Good to read the great review you gave Burton Cummings but I am waiting for the reunion concert with Randy...
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The Friday Flash
>>>This concert just about matched the first few weeks of any of our cumulative Chicago bands’ reaching the airwaves = initial airplay for us was during Thanksgiving week, 1965. Proud to say...
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The Saturday Survey (March 31st)
*Survey courtesy Frank MerrillGreenville, Mississippi is showing many of the same Top Ten Hits as elsewhere around the country this week ... but I've always liked the Gene and Debbie record that sits...
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APRIL 1st
Happy Easter everybody!This is the first time that Easter has fallen on April 1st since 1956 ... so we thought we'd salute this unusual occurrence by taking a look back at the music scene back...
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A Monday Morning Quickie
Congratulations to Art Walicki and Phil Miglioratti … they’ll be joining me at the Al Jardine concert tonight at City Winery Chicago! (Very special thanks to Dan Conroe of The City Winery for this...
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