by KingoftheHits | Aug 25, 2015 | #Posts, American Artists, Blues, Elvis Presley, Oldies, Pop, R&B, Rock & Roll, Soul, Top 40
Seven new nominees will be entering the Memphis Music Hall of Fame this fall. The honorees, who will be joining 47 current Hall inductees, include – Al Jackson, Jr. Jackson, Jr. was the long-time drummer for famed Memphis instrumental groups Booker T....
by KingoftheHits | Aug 24, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40
What remains of the mid-60’s pop music phenomenon The Monkees are playing two shows in England in early September – one in London at the Hammersmith Apollo on September 4th, followed by Birmingham at the Moseley Music Fair 2015 on September 6th. (Top L-R) Peter...
by KingoftheHits | Aug 24, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 90's, American Artists, Country
It’s been almost four years since the Last Encore Tour by The Judds ended in Marksville, LA in December of 2011. But Naomi and daughter Wynonna will be reuniting for a run of shows in Las Vegas this fall – just the second time in 14 years that the ladies have...
by KingoftheHits | Aug 24, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, Beatles, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists
It now appears there’s a good chance of an added leg to Paul McCartney’s 2015 Out There tour this fall in North America. That possibility grew as a second Macca concert has been confirmed for October 13th in Columbus, OH at Nationwide Arena. A previously...
by KingoftheHits | Aug 22, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, Beatles, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists, Videos
Last month I posted an article in which both the Associated Press and the UK’s British Movietone had obtained over 500,000 digitally restored newsreel footage videos. The massive amount of clips is from all categories of history, dating from 1895 to the present. Well,...
by KingoftheHits | Aug 21, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40
Despite not placing any record of his own* on the music industry’s ‘bible’ – the Billboard Hot 100 – since 1969, pop/rock’n’roll sensation Chubby Checker seems to still have a sense of humor; at least I hope that’s the case. In the...
