#OnThisDay… November 10, 1974 • BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE: ‘Seen’ at #1 + More Songs from Randy! /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 10, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, Canadian Artists, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40

November 10, 1974 Canadian hard rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive had a primo view on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart on this day – one from the top – with You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet. Randy Bachman, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, was a co-founder and...

#POST • JEFF LYNNE’s ELO: Jeff Discusses Their New Album ‘Alone In The Universe’ /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 3, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 70's, Classic Hits, Pop, Rock, UK Artists

On November 13th, Jeff Lynne, the founder of the 70’s UK symphonic rock band Electric Light Orchestra, will release the first album of new ELO music in 14+ years – and the first to contain anything recorded in a studio by Jeff in three.   In a recent...

#OnThisDay… November 2, 1974 / 1985 • STEVIE WONDER: #1 Songs in both 1974 and 1985 [Audio+DeepTrak] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 2, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, 80's, American Artists, Motown, Oldies, Pop, R&B, Top 40

Stevie Wonder reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts from two different years on this day – 1974 and 1985. November 2, 1974 You Haven’t Done Nothin’ became Wonder’s fourth chart-topper, following Fingertips-Pt. 2 (1963),...

#OnThisDay… October 31, 1976 • ELVIS PRESLEY: The King’s Final Studio-Recorded Song [Audio+BonusTrax] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 31, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Country, Elvis Presley, Pop

October 31, 1976 The last studio session by Elvis Presley took place on this Halloween day in 1976, during which he recorded his last known song – a cover version of the country classic He’ll Have To Go. Authorized Presley catalog director and...

#OnThisDay… October 26, 1999 • HOYT AXTON: The Late Songwriter’s Hits by Others [Audio+DeepTrak] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 26, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 50's, 60's, 70's, American Artists, Classic Rock, Elvis Presley, Folk, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll

October 26, 1999 The great folk music singer-songwriter and actor Hoyt Axton passed away on this day in Victor, Montana, suffering a fatal heart attack at the age of 61. Born Hoyt Wayne Axton on March 25th, 1938 in Duncan, Oklahoma, he relocated to Southern...

#OnThisDay… October 24, 1970 • THE KINKS: L-O-L-A Spelled ‘Billboard Top Ten’! [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 24, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists

October 24, 1970 The hit single Lola by The Kinks had just climbed inside the Top Ten of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, with the British band from London proving that indeed, “things go better with Coke.” Peaking at #9 on this date – on its 9th week on...