#Post • ELVIS PRESLEY: Auction To Feature A Rare Acoustic Guitar /

by KingoftheHits | Jul 23, 2015 | #Posts, 50's, American Artists, Elvis Presley, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40

The Million Dollar Quartet: (L-R) Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash Several rare, prized items from Elvis Presley’s personal collection will be up for auction at The Graceland Archives Studio in Memphis on August 13th. Ready for the gavel...

#Post • THE BEATLES: Rare Footage Included in Mega Trove of New YouTube Uploads /

by KingoftheHits | Jul 22, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, Beatles, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists

Happen to have one million minutes (16,667 hours, almost 2 years) to spare? Okay, but set aside some quality time for this! Next week, the Associated Press and the UK’s British Movietone will begin uploading over 500,000 digitally restored newsreel footage...

#Post • THE BEACH BOYS: A Dozen Great Hits from ‘The Boys of Summer’ /

by KingoftheHits | Jul 22, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, American Artists, Beach Boys, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

If you’re a fan of the Beach Boys you’ll love this! It’s a dozen great songs (both video and/or audio) from their vast catalog of pop music hits, which includes 15 Top Ten records and 4 Numbers One’s. Listen To The Beach Boys Source: CBSNew.com...

#OriginalPresentation • MOTOWN: The Musical Is ‘Dancing In The Streets’ Across America! [Audio+DeepTrax+Video] /

by KingoftheHits | Jul 21, 2015 | #OriginalPresentations, 60's, American Artists, Motown, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, Videos

‘Motown: The Musical’ has begun a one-year-long national tour after 37 previews and 738 performances during its highly successful Broadway run which ended in January. ‘Motown: The Musical’ is the dream story of Motown Records founder Berry...

#Post • THE ZOMBIES: Reuniting For A New Album & U.S. Tour [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Jul 21, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, British Invasion Era, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists

Although just one of the many ‘second-wave’ pop groups or solo artists during pop music’s famed British Invasion of 1964, (behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones) The Zombies were and still are one of my favorites bands from that era. That’s...

#Post • THE DIAMONDS: ‘Little Darlin’ Lead Singer David Somerville Passes [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Jul 16, 2015 | #Posts, 50's, Canadian Artists, Doo Wop, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

Sad news today … the lead vocalist of the Canadian-based Doo Wop group, The Diamonds, has died. David Somerville (3rd left) fronted the Toronto quartet beginning in 1953 and has been inducted into five music halls of fame: the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Doo...