#Post • CHUBBY CHECKER: The Father of ‘The Twist’ Sounds Off! /

by KingoftheHits | Aug 21, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40

Despite not placing any record of his own* on the music industry’s ‘bible’ – the Billboard Hot 100 – since 1969, pop/rock’n’roll sensation Chubby Checker seems to still  have a sense of humor; at least I hope that’s the case. In the...

#Post • PAUL SIMON: Joins The Country Music Cross-Over Bandwagon /

by KingoftheHits | Aug 21, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, American Artists, Country, Pop

Another pop artist has jumped onto the Country Music bandwagon – at least for one night. In recent weeks, veteran rock/classic rock acts like Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and The Rolling Stones have – to one degree or another – crossed over to the...

#Post • THE BEATLES: A Thrill of a Lifetime for Newspaper Intern! /

by KingoftheHits | Aug 20, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, Beatles, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists

For Throw Back Thursday, this story is priceless! 50 years ago this month, an ingenious plot paid off for an aggressive young female journalism intern at the Minneapolis Tribune – now known as the Star-Tribune. Though her surreptitious scheme, Susan Stocking...

#Post • $PAYOLA: Alive & Well in the Record Industry? /

by KingoftheHits | Aug 20, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, Pop, Top 40

So you thought the record industry business practice known as Payola has been been long gone since the 1959 U.S. Congressional bribery and corruption investigation nabbed legendary Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed for accepting cash and other ‘considerations’ in...

#Post • BOB DYLAN: Dylan Goes Electric! /

by KingoftheHits | Aug 19, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, American Artists, Folk, Folk-Rock, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

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