by KingoftheHits | Jul 22, 2015 | #Posts, Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Rolling Stones, UK Artists
The revered lead guitarist of the greatest rock & roll band in the world (The Rolling Stones, if you hadn’t heard) hasn’t wasted any time since the group’s 15-city Zip Code Tour wrapped up last week in Quebec City, Canada, eh? In preparation for...
by KingoftheHits | Jul 22, 2015 | #Posts, 80's, American Artists, Country
The one and only time in my radio career when I’ve worked the country music format was in the early 90’s at legendary KLAC/Los Angeles, and I actually really enjoyed it! A ten-gallon cowboy hat and fancy crap-kickin’ boots were not even a...
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...
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...
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...
by KingoftheHits | Jul 16, 2015 | #Posts, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Rolling Stones, Top 40, UK Artists
The Rolling Stones American Zip Code Tour – this time technically ‘Postal Code Tour’ ended Wednesday (7/15) in Quebec City, Canada (G1S 1T0), wrapping up the city’s annual ‘Le Festival d’été de Québec.’ An estimated 90,000...