Just Heard At Starbucks® • CHARLES WRIGHT & THE WATTS 103rd STREET RHYTHM BAND: Express Yourself! [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 19, 2015 | #JustHeardAtStarbucks®, 70's, American Artists, Funk, Oldies, Pop, R&B, Top 40

Sponsored   #JustHeardAtStarbucks® While producing the daily HOTH music blog from the patio of Starbucks in New Port Richey, FL, I sometimes hear some GREAT pop, soul and Motown hits – many of them in the “Oh wow” category. So, perhaps once a...

#OnThisDay… November 19, 1966 • THE SUPREMES: Hangin’ On At #1 + the Vanilla Fudge Cover Version [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 19, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Classic Rock, Motown, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

November 19, 1966 After debuting just one month prior on the Billboard Hot 100, The Supremes completed a spectacular climb up the chart ladder with their eighth #1 single You Keep Me Hangin’ On. With jumps of #68-#27-#7-#1, the single pushed aside Johnny Rivers...

#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 • P. F. SLOAN: ‘Eve Of Destruction’ Co-Writer Passes Away + 8 More of His Songs by Others [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 16, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

The songwriter who penned a number of great Top 40 hits in the mid-60’s, including Barry McGuire’s Eve Of Destruction, has died. P.F. (Phil) Sloan passed away on Sunday evening (11-15) in Los Angeles at the age of 70 after being diagnosed with pancreatic...

#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...

#Post • THE ROLLING STONES: Stones RARE Stereo! [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 8, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Rolling Stones, Top 40, UK Artists

This past summer I published a piece (from July 15) on the 50th anniversary of The Rolling Stones biggest single (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction reaching #1 in America. And since then, I’ve been meaning to get to something related – posting the true...

#OnThisDay… November 7, 1981 • DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES: ‘Private Eyes’ at #1 [+ Their 3 Biggest Hits] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 7, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 80's, American Artists, Blue-Eyed Soul, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Soul, Top 40

#OnThisDay… November 6, 1965 • THE ROLLING STONES: High on Their Cloud at #1 [+ ‘Get Off Of My Cloud’ in True Stereo] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 6, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Rolling Stones, Top 40, UK Artists

November 6, 1965 Perched high above all others in the upper stratosphere of the Billboard Hot 100 pop music chart on this day sat the Rolling Stones. Get Off Of My Cloud ended a 4-week stint at #1 by their British Invasion arch-rivals The Beatles with Paul...

#OnThisDay… November 5, 1988 • THE BEACH BOYS: ‘Kokomo’ is BB’s First #1 in 22 Years! [+ ‘Good Vibrations’ in True Stereo] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 5, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, 80's, American Artists, Beach Boys, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40

November 5, 1988 For decades, Southern California’s Beach Boys sang about endless summer days and nights, but they also experienced seemingly endless years without a #1 hit single – until this day in 1988. Kokomo, a song from the hit movie Cocktail,...

#POST • JEFF LYNNE’s ELO: Jeff Discusses Their New Album ‘Alone In The Universe’ /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 3, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 70's, Classic Hits, Pop, Rock, UK Artists

On November 13th, Jeff Lynne, the founder of the 70’s UK symphonic rock band Electric Light Orchestra, will release the first album of new ELO music in 14+ years – and the first to contain anything recorded in a studio by Jeff in three.   In a recent...

#OnThisDay… November 3, 1962 • DARLENE LOVE: Reaches #1 as “The Crystals” [Audio+DeepTrax] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 3, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

November 3, 1962 The first #1 single for ostentatious record producer Phil Spector and his record label, Philles, hit of summit of the Billboard Hot 100 on this day. He’s A Rebel ended a two-week treat for Bobby “Boris” Pickett with his ghoulish...

#POST • THE BEATLES: Digitally Restored Video of ‘A Day In The Life’ Released [Video] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 2, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 60's, Beatles, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists, Videos

The Beatles have released an official new video for the closing classic track from their Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album, A Day In The Life. The digitally restored video precedes this week’s 15th anniversary re-release of their collection of...

#OnThisDay… November 2, 1974 / 1985 • STEVIE WONDER: #1 Songs in both 1974 and 1985 [Audio+DeepTrak] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 2, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, 80's, American Artists, Motown, Oldies, Pop, R&B, Top 40

Stevie Wonder reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts from two different years on this day – 1974 and 1985. November 2, 1974 You Haven’t Done Nothin’ became Wonder’s fourth chart-topper, following Fingertips-Pt. 2 (1963),...

#OnThisDay… October 31, 1976 • ELVIS PRESLEY: The King’s Final Studio-Recorded Song [Audio+BonusTrax] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 31, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Country, Elvis Presley, Pop

October 31, 1976 The last studio session by Elvis Presley took place on this Halloween day in 1976, during which he recorded his last known song – a cover version of the country classic He’ll Have To Go. Authorized Presley catalog director and...

#OnThisDay… October 30, 1982 • MEN AT WORK: Hard Labor Leads To #1 [Audio+BonusTrak+Videos] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 30, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 80's, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, Videos

October 30, 1982 Finally hitting the top in America after 17 months of toiling on music charts elsewhere, the labors of the five-man Australian band Men At Work finally paid off for their debut single Who Can It Be Now?.     Recorded and released...

#OnThisDay… October 28, 1956 • ELVIS PRESLEY: ‘Love Me Tender’ Tops ‘Hound Dog’ & ‘Don’t Be Cruel’ [Audio+DeepTrak+Video] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 28, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 50's, American Artists, Elvis Presley, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, Videos

October 28, 1956 Elvis Presley added a second consecutive record-setting feat to his early resume when Love Me Tender replaced Hound Dog b/w Don’t Be Cruel at #1 on the Billboard Top 100. For the first time in Billboard’s chart history, an artist replaced...

#OnThisDay… October 27, 1966 • ? (QUESTION MARK) & THE MYSTERIANS: ’96 Tears’ Fell from The Top [Audio+DeepTrax] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 27, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40

October 27, 1966 With a raw, new sound from the mid-60’s known as garage-rock, the song 96 Tears by ? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 on this day – replacing Reach Out I’ll Be There by Motown’s...

#OnThisDay… October 26, 1999 • HOYT AXTON: The Late Songwriter’s Hits by Others [Audio+DeepTrak] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 26, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 50's, 60's, 70's, American Artists, Classic Rock, Elvis Presley, Folk, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll

October 26, 1999 The great folk music singer-songwriter and actor Hoyt Axton passed away on this day in Victor, Montana, suffering a fatal heart attack at the age of 61. Born Hoyt Wayne Axton on March 25th, 1938 in Duncan, Oklahoma, he relocated to Southern...

#OnThisDay… October 24, 1970 • THE KINKS: L-O-L-A Spelled ‘Billboard Top Ten’! [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 24, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists

October 24, 1970 The hit single Lola by The Kinks had just climbed inside the Top Ten of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, with the British band from London proving that indeed, “things go better with Coke.” Peaking at #9 on this date – on its 9th week on...

#OnThisDay… October 23, 1973 • GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS: ‘Midnight Train’ Stationed at #1 [Audio+Deeptrax+Video] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 23, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Soul, Top 40, Videos

October 23, 1973 The biggest hit in the 33-year recording career of Gladys Knight & The Pips sat at #1 on this day in 1973. One week prior, Midnight Train To Georgia had run over Angie by the Rolling Stones, only to be derailed two weeks later by Keep On...