#OnThisDay… September 22, 1967 • THE BEATLES on The Cover of TIME Magazine /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 22, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, British Invasion Era, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists

The Beatles on the Cover of TIME (Courtesy Time Inc.)   September 22, 1967 Less than 4 months after the release of their pivotal album masterpiece, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band on June 1, 1967, TIME magazine featured bizarre caricatures of The Beatles on...

#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 • ELTON JOHN: Nyet! Phone Call with Putin Was A Hoax! [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 16, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists

Over the weekend, you may have heard that Sir Elton John, speaking to the BBC, stated he’d like to sit down for a meeting with President Vladmir Putin to discuss Russian gay rights and inequality.   And yesterday (9-15) you may also have heard that the...

#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 • ROD STEWART: 2nd UK Gig in a Week Lacked Some Big Hits [VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 14, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists, Videos

Rod Stewart performs in London’ s Hyde Park (September 13, 2015)   One year ago, Jeff Lynne’s ELO were the headliners at BBC Radio 2’s annual ‘Festival in a Day’ in London (a great DVD of the concert has just been released).   On...

#Post • JEFF LYNNE’s ELO: ‘Live in Hyde Park’ DVD /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 11, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 70's, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists

The highly anticipated (at least for me) Jeff Lynne’s ELO: Live in Hyde Park concert DVD has been released today (9-11).     Part of BBC Radio 2’s ‘Festival In A Day’ in London last September, the disc not only contains the band’s...