Records I Bought As A Kid • My Soft “Beautiful Music” Phase! [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Feb 13, 2016 | #RecordsIBoughtAsAKid, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

  Welcome to another #RecordsIBoughtAsAKid, and for this edition, something pretty off-beat – literally! Growing up in the 60’s in Canada, high school pals Tony Busbridge, Roger Ashby and I were definitely into Rock ‘n’ Roll and Top 40 radio more than any...

Records I Bought As A Kid • MORE GREAT 60’s ‘GARAGE-ROCK’ HITS – Volume Two! [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Jan 4, 2016 | #RecordsIBoughtAsAKid, 60's, American Artists, Garage Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40

Sponsored Welcome to another #RecordsIBoughtAsAKid and to Volume 2 from one of the great genres of the mid-sixties Top 40/Pop music known as ‘garage rock.’ The term got its name from records which, because of their limited acoustic polish and appeal,...

Records I Bought As A Kid • GREAT 60’s ‘GARAGE-ROCK’ HITS – Volume One! [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Dec 11, 2015 | #RecordsIBoughtAsAKid, 60's, American Artists, Garage Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40

Sponsored One of the great sounds of the mid-sixtes Top 40/Pop era was a very influential genre of music known as ‘garage rock.’ The style earned the moniker (also ‘garage band’) first, from recordings which used just the basic instruments (two...

Records I Bought As A Kid • THE KINKS / THE ARBORS / CRISPIAN ST. PETERS [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Dec 2, 2015 | #RecordsIBoughtAsAKid, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

Sponsored Something a little different today (and a bit off the wall)? When I was rooting around the HOTH music vault yesterday for another blog post, I came across some song titles that I haven’t heard in quite awhile. I actually shelled out anywhere...