#OnThisDay… September 29, 1973 • GRAND FUNK: The ‘American Band’ Was On Top! [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 29, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40

SEPTEMBER 29, 1973 After spending nine prior weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the hard rock band Grand Funk finally climbed to the top of the heap by replacing the Marvin Gaye classic, Let’s Get It On. But after just seven days, Half-Breed by...

#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 • KEITH RICHARDS: Confirms New Stones Album & On Fallon’s Show This Friday /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 16, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, Classic Rock, Rock, Rolling Stones, UK Artists

(Image Courtesy of TIFF) According to a least two sources, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards stated in both a live Los Angeles radio interview on Tuesday (9/15) and in an interview published today (9/16) on TheQuietus.com, that the ‘The World’s...

#Post • ELTON JOHN: Nyet! Phone Call with Putin Was A Hoax! [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 16, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists

Over the weekend, you may have heard that Sir Elton John, speaking to the BBC, stated he’d like to sit down for a meeting with President Vladmir Putin to discuss Russian gay rights and inequality.   And yesterday (9-15) you may also have heard that the...

#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...