#Post • MARC BOLAN: Late ‘T. Rex’ Vocalist Remembered 38 Years Later [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 16, 2015 | #Posts, 70's, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Glam Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40, UK Artists

As notated at the excellent music website, This Day In Music, it was 38 years ago today that one of the greatest stars of the genre of music known as Glam Rock – Marc Bolan – was killed in a car crash in his native UK.   T. Rex (L-R): Bill Legend,...

#Post • JEFF LYNNE’s ELO: ‘Live in Hyde Park’ DVD /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 11, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 70's, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists

The highly anticipated (at least for me) Jeff Lynne’s ELO: Live in Hyde Park concert DVD has been released today (9-11).     Part of BBC Radio 2’s ‘Festival In A Day’ in London last September, the disc not only contains the band’s...

#Post • ROD STEWART & FACES: First Reunion in 40 Years [VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 6, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 60's, 70's, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40, UK Artists, Videos

Ronnie Wood (L) and Rod Stewart Performing as Part of the Faces Reunion (September 5th, 2015)   Two previous reunion performances by the early 70’s British rock band Faces have occurred this century – and both were minus the group’s vocalist, the...

#Post • ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME: New Documentary Airs in September [Video] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 1, 2015 | #Posts, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, American Artists, British Invasion Era, Canadian Artists, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Doo Wop, Folk, Motown, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Rock & Roll, Soul, Top 40, Videos

20 years ago today, on September 1st, 1995, along the southern shore of Lake Erie, the brand new, permanent home of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum was dedicated, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at One Key Plaza (later renamed 1100 Rock And Roll...

Original Presentation • TOWER RECORDS: New Documentary ‘All Things Must Pass’ [VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Aug 31, 2015 | #OriginalPresentations, 2000's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Country, Doo Wop, Folk, Folk-Rock, Motown, Oldies, Pop, R&B, Rock, Soul, Top 40, Videos

HouseoftheHits.com Help support this blog by clicking on the sponsor ad! [Note] As of April, 2016, the documentary can be seen on Showtime in the U.S. and TMN (The Movie Network) in Canada. All Things Must Pass: The Rise And Fall Of Tower Records details the story of...

#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...