#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...

#Post • GORDON LIGHTOOT: 40th Anniversary of the ‘Edmund Fitzgerald’ Tragedy [AUDIO+VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 10, 2015 | #Posts, 70's, Canadian Artists, Folk, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, Videos

A legendary shipping disaster on Lake Superior (called “Gitche Gumee” by the Chippewa Indian tribe) occurred on this day in 1975. Named after the insurance company that owned her – and once the largest ship on the Great Lakes – the Edmund...

#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 • RICK SPRINGFIELD: with LOVERBOY & THE ROMANTICS Rock in The Motor City /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 19, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 80's, American Artists, Canadian Artists, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Top 40

Rick Springfield at Freedom Hill (09/18/2015)   The Motor City was rockin’ on Friday night (9/18) – 80’s style. The show, at Freedom Hill, in the Detroit suburb of Sterling Heights, was headlined by Rick Springfield, who’s dual careers in music...

#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...

Post • NEIL YOUNG: Teaching Meryl Streep A Lesson /

by KingoftheHits | Aug 19, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, Canadian Artists, Classic Rock, Videos

Whether or not you’re a fan of actress Meryl Streep, here’s an interesting video of her receiving lessons on playing guitar like a rock star from Neil Young. Streep’s new movie, Ricki And The Flash, stars the 19-time Academy Award nominee as aging...