#OnThisDay… October 12, 1969 • PAUL McCARTNEY: Dead? – The Great Hoax! [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 12, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, Beatles, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists

October 12, 1969 The great “Paul Is Dead” rumor/hoax/conspiracy turned phenomenon – and then folk legend – began in earnest on this day in 1969. It’s roots go back to September 17, 1969, when a mid-west college student newspaper published...

#OnThisDay… October 11, 1976 • RICK DEES: Disco Duck ‘Quacks’ the Top of the Billboard Hot 100 [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 11, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Novelty, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

October 11, 1976 The #1 song on this day in 1976 was the novelty hit recorded by radio DJ Rick Dees called Disco Duck. Astoundingly, almost 40 years later, it’s the last true novelty hit to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100. • Besides on the radio that year, the...

#OnThisDay… October 10, 1970 • NEIL DIAMOND: Rosie ‘Cracks’ Billboard’s #1 Spot [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 10, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

October 10, 1970 Neil Diamond’s first #1 hit Cracklin’ Rosie cracked the top of the Billboard Hot 100. His third of four platinum-selling singles was bookended by two huge Motown hits – succeeding Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross on this date and,...

#Post • JOHN LENNON: In Remembrance on his 75th Birthday /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 9, 2015 | #Posts, Beatles

Advertisement   John Lennon would have been 75 years old today. John Winston Lennon was born in Liverpool, England on October 9th, 1940 and died on December 8th, 1980 – gunned down by stalker, supposed fan and autograph seeker Mark David Chapman outside...

#Post • BILLY JOE ROYAL: 60’s Pop Music Hitmaker Dies [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 8, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, American Artists, Country, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40

Sixties hit-making pop star, turned country artist, turned gospel singer Billy Joe Royal has died. Royal, 73, passed away in his sleep on Tuesday (10/6) at his home in Morehead, SC. His varied recording career spanned 35 years – from his debut pop album for...