Category: Rock and Roll Revisited

“Don’t screw up the theme song.” That was the one thing people said when word leaked of a re-boot of the Hawaii Five-0 Television series.

Backstory on the Badfinger Tune that became a popular cover for Rod Stewart, his fifth Top 5 and second #1 debut in three years.

If there ever was a tune that channeled the feel of 1966, The Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Summer in the City” is it.

#31 – Reunion – Life is a Rock But the Radio Rolled Me: Between 1964 and 1967, a subset of pop music that generated a huge following was labeled “Bubblegum”. It’s upbeat vibe with simple lyrics and singable melodies were targeted at the pre-teen / teenager market. 1910 Fruitgum Company, Ohio Express, The Lemon Pipers,…

This week’s Countdown Saturday takes us to Chicago, where WLS and WCFL were locked in a perennial battle for number one. 

This week in 1967, Arnold Zenker replaced “The Most Trusted Man on Television” when Walter Cronkite went on strike.

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.