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It was before I was born, so I can’t say firsthand that 1958 was a great year to be a music fan, but I have to admit that the evidence sure points in that ...read more
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In the early part of 1978, music fans were confronted with circumstances that forced them to question their own taste in music. Do you really like the ...read more
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By 1968, even most fans of serious (‘Classical’) music could no longer ignore pop music. Some critics even began to concede that the most important music ...read more
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For today’s show, we thought we’d do something slightly different from our usual format of reviewing debut hits and the top 10 singles by reviewing a few ...read more
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By 1988, the singles charts had deteriorated so badly that is was laughable – well, it wasn’t laughable if you were living through it and listening to top ...read more
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Last show, we dedicated our program to a few of the better 45-RPM singles from February 1968. This week, we look at the long players. While the singles ...read more
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I was alive in 1968, and yet I still cannot believe the amount of versatility that the charts exhibited back then. In the intervening years, radio became ...read more
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If you’re looking for classic rock and roll, then you’ve tuned in to the right show. Today, we turn the clock back to February 1958, and what a time it ...read more
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How much can happen in ten years? From decade to decade, changes can be rapid, or they can be glacial. To my ears, it feels as though not much has changed ...read more
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If you judged solely by the pop charts, nobody would claim 1978 to be a banner year for music. Our glance at the top 10 chart for this week 30 years ago is ...read more
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