Guess What Radio Station First Popularized Rock ‘n’ Roll?
Guess What? In 1951, WJW radio was home to Cleveland DJ, Alan Freed. His hit dance show featured R&B music which he coined the phrase “Rock and Roll.” Freed called...
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DEF: Hank Williams Jr. “I’m for Love”
Two songs from Hank Williams Jr.‘s 1985 album Five-O hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot Country Singles chart. Exactly 35 years ago, the first of those two songs, “I’m for Love,” climbed...
Music to Help Us Get Through Everything Together: Voices of Music “Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major”
Today’s music to help is get through everything together is Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major,” as performed by Voices of Music.
Guess What? ‘We Didn’t Start Fire” Was A Response Song
Guess What? Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start The Fire” started off as a response to Sean Lennon to summarize the fact that baby boomers lived through a lot of turmoil...
DEF: The Comsat Angels “I’m Falling”
Exactly 35 years ago, the film Real Genius debuted in U.S. theaters. One memorable part of the film includes the song “I’m Falling” by Sheffield, U.K.-based band The Comsat Angels. The...
Music to Help Us Get Through Everything Together: Bruce Hornsby & The Range “Look Out Any Window”
Today’s song to help us get through everything together is “Look Out Any Window” by Bruce Hornsby & The Range.
It’s Already Been Five Years Fetty Wap featuring Monty “My Way”
To date Fetty Wap has hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times. Exactly five years ago, the last of those three songs — “My Way,” which also...
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Wallykazam!
This week’s edition of Saturday Morning Cartoons features the theme song from the Nickelodeon cartoon Wallykazam!
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Stevie Wonder “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours”
Four songs from Stevie Wonder‘s 1970 album Signed, Sealed, Delivered hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly 50 years ago, the biggest of those four hits, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered...
DEF: Pure Prairie League “You’re Mine Tonight”
Pure Prairie League made seven appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1981, the last of those seven songs, “You’re Mine Tonight,” rose to a peak position of...
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