by KingoftheHits | Aug 21, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40
Despite not placing any record of his own* on the music industry’s ‘bible’ – the Billboard Hot 100 – since 1969, pop/rock’n’roll sensation Chubby Checker seems to still have a sense of humor; at least I hope that’s the case. In the...
by KingoftheHits | Aug 20, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, Beatles, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists
For Throw Back Thursday, this story is priceless! 50 years ago this month, an ingenious plot paid off for an aggressive young female journalism intern at the Minneapolis Tribune – now known as the Star-Tribune. Though her surreptitious scheme, Susan Stocking...
by KingoftheHits | Aug 19, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, American Artists, Folk, Folk-Rock, Oldies, Pop, Top 40
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by KingoftheHits | Aug 18, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, Beatles, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists
Monday (August 17) marked the 49th anniversary of my having seen The Beatles (The “Beatles” as shown on the concert ticket) live at the then-home arena of Toronto’s storied hockey team – Maple Leaf Gardens. Although I published this almost...
by KingoftheHits | Aug 17, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, 70's, 80's, American Artists, Motown, Oldies, Pop, Top 40
Stevie Wonder has released the dates for the fall leg of his ‘Songs In The Key Of Life’ tour. And to garner attention to it, he’s performing no less than three shows today (August 17th) along the Eastern seaboard – and all are free. First, a...
by KingoftheHits | Jul 27, 2015 | #OriginalPresentations, 60's, American Artists, Beatles, Folk, Folk-Rock, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists
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