#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...

#OnThisDay… November 14, 1972 • JOHNNY NASH: ‘Clearly’ a Reggae Nash-A-Ganza! [Audio+Extras] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 14, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Reggae, Soul, Top 40

November 14, 1972 The best-known hit by Houston-born singer-songwriter Johnny Nash was in the middle of a 4-week bright, sunshiny stay at the top of America’s most influential weekly music chart, the Billboard Hot 100. The million-selling I Can See Clearly Now...

#OnThisDay… November 13, 1976 • ROD STEWART: ‘Tonight’s The Night’ – 56 Days on Top [Audio+Video] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 13, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists, Videos

November 13, 1976 The sexy and seductive hit Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright) by Rod “The Bod” Stewart began an impressive 8-week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on this day. To put that in perspective, it sat at number one from...

#OnThisDay… November 12, 1966 • JOHNNY RIVERS: The ‘Poor Side Of Town’ Strikes It Rich at #1 [Extras] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 12, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

November 12, 1966 A great American vocalist who got his performing name from legendary Cleveland Top 40 radio disc jockey Alan Freed captured the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 on this day. One of my all-time favorite records from the 60’s, Poor Side Of Town...

#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...