How many of us tried to win a heart with a Mix Tape? In the cassette era, mix tapes gave us our first control over our own playlists.

It’s Countdown Saturday! Let’s look at news and popular culture headlines in Detroit the way it was on March 20, 1969. 

Ever wonder how Paul McCartney came up with for “She’s Leaving Home?” Here’s the backstory on one of the Beatles most analyzed hits.

From July 1942 to November 1996, Cashbox magazine was a major competitor to Billboard as an arbiter of what was hot in American pop music.

John Sebastian, born today in 1944, made rock history with the Lovin’ Spoonful, at Woodstock and penning the TV theme “Welcome Back”.

We lost Tammi Terrell today in 1970. During her brief prime, she was one of Motown’s bright stars, recording iconic hits with Marvin Gaye.

For those of us who grew up with radio as a centerpiece, a jingle instantly told us that we’d found the right place on the dial.

Over the years, a number of songs were written about radio. Rock and Roll Revisited lists some of the most memorable.

It’s Countdown Saturday and we’re setting the Rock and Roll Revisited way-back machine for March 13, 1966 in Detroit.

Dean Torrence turns 81 today. Just saying that is a reminder to us boomers that pages in the history of Rock and Roll are turning.