#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...