#OnThisDay… October 4, 1980 • QUEEN: ‘Dusts’ Diana Ross for #1 [AUDIO+VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 4, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, 80's, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists, Videos

October 4th, 1980 Reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart today was the world-wide hit Another One Bites The Dust by Queen. After stalling for two weeks at #3 (behind the Australian duo Air Supply [All Out Of Love] and Motown diva Diana Ross [Upside Down]),...

#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 • 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 • KEITH RICHARDS: 4 Tracks from ‘Crosseyed Heart’ [AUDIO+VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 11, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, Rock, Rolling Stones, UK Artists, Videos

Still Shot from the Netflix Documentary Keith Richards: Under The Influence For the past four weeks, an interesting on-line campaign has been underway to promote the release of the upcoming third solo studio album by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards called...