#Post • THE BEATLES: Official Fan Club Christmas Records Coming This Season! /

by KingoftheHits | Dec 6, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, Beatles, British Invasion Era, Holiday Hits, Novelty, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists

Advertisement For seven straight holiday seasons, from 1963, during the beginning of their rise to fame, to 1969, just prior to the group’s breakup, The Beatles released a specially recorded Christmas greeting available exclusively for the members of their...

#Post • RINGO STARR: Original Drum Kit Sold to Indy Colt’s NFL Owner! /

by KingoftheHits | Dec 5, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, Beatles, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists

(Photo Above Courtesy Julien’s Auctions)   Advertisement   #Post Being an NFL team franchise owner has it’s extra-curricular rewards – like owning Beatle Ringo Starr’s original 3-piece Ludwig drum kit! Bob Irsay, who’s already...

#OriginalPresentation • ORIGINALS & COVERS #1: Cover Version Hits Paired With their Non-Hit Originals! [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 17, 2015 | #OriginalPresentations, 50's, 60's, American Artists, British Invasion Era, Canadian Artists, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists

  [Note] As you likely know, most of my HOTH blogs are now usually posts of an event from a daily music calendar, called On This Day. But frankly, there are dates when the list of music happenings doesn’t contain anything significant enough to do...

#OnThisDay… November 15, 1965 • THE ROLLING STONES Perform ‘Live’ On TV’s ‘Hullabaloo’! [Videos] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 15, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40, UK Artists, Videos

November 15, 1965 The Rollings Stones classic single Get Off Of My Cloud was still cushy for another week atop Billboard’s loftiest elevation. (See On This Day: November 6, 1965) And 50 years ago today they performed it ‘live’ on the NBC-TV pop/rock...

#Post • THE ROLLING STONES: Stones RARE Stereo! [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 8, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Rolling Stones, Top 40, UK Artists

This past summer I published a piece (from July 15) on the 50th anniversary of The Rolling Stones biggest single (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction reaching #1 in America. And since then, I’ve been meaning to get to something related – posting the true...

#OnThisDay… November 6, 1965 • THE ROLLING STONES: High on Their Cloud at #1 [+ ‘Get Off Of My Cloud’ in True Stereo] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 6, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Rolling Stones, Top 40, UK Artists

November 6, 1965 Perched high above all others in the upper stratosphere of the Billboard Hot 100 pop music chart on this day sat the Rolling Stones. Get Off Of My Cloud ended a 4-week stint at #1 by their British Invasion arch-rivals The Beatles with Paul...