Birthday of the Week: John Denver
This week’s Birthday of the Week is John Denver, who would have turned 80 today (December 31). To commemorate...
December 31, 2023
2023
Daily Eighties Flashback: Cheap Trick “Ghost Town”
Three songs from Cheap Trick‘s 1988 Lap of Luxury album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this...
December 31, 2023
Saturday Morning Cartoons: My Favorite Martians
Based off the 1960s sitcom My Favorite Martian, the animated series My Favorite Martians originally aired on CBS in 1973.
December 30, 2023
Daily Eighties Flashback: The Primitives “Secrets”
Three songs from The Primitives‘ 1989 Pure album made appearances on Billboard‘s Modern Rock Tracks chart. On this date that year,...
December 30, 2023
It’s Already Been Five Years: Andy Williams “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
Andy Williams originally recorded “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” in 1963. In recent years, it has...
December 29, 2023
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Jim Croce “Time in a Bottle”
Jim Croce topped Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart two times. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of that pair of hits,...
December 29, 2023
Daily Eighties Flashback: The Council Collective “Soul Deep”
The Council Collective was a group assembled in 1984 to record the song “Soul Deep” to raise money for...
December 29, 2023
Daily Eighties Flashback: David Grisman “What Child Is This?”
For the 1983 holiday season, David Grisman released the album Acoustic Christmas. The first track was his version of “What...
December 28, 2023
Daily Eighties Flashback: Leon Redbone “White Christmas”
For the 1988 holiday season, Leon Redbone released the album Christmas Island. The album’s first track was his version of...
December 27, 2023
Which “Alive” song wins Title Title?
Pearl Jam released “Alive” in 1992 and it peaked on the US Billboard Rock Mainstream Chart at #14. P.O.D. released...
December 26, 2023
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