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Bubble Puppy fills the airwaves with hot smoke and sassafras
On April 12, 1969, “Hot Smoke & Sassafras” by Bubble Puppy peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, after spending nine weeks on the singles chart. Bubble Puppy is often categorized as a one-hit wonder, but this little ol’ … Continue reading
Guess who my first rock concert was
April 9, 1970, was my first rock concert: The Guess Who at Omaha’s Music Hall, an intimate venue with black walls, a black stage and about 2,400 burgandy-colored cushioned seats on the floor and balcony. I would eventually see more … Continue reading
… on a cloudy day (The Temptations top the singles charts)
On March 6, 1965, “My Girl” became the Temptations’ first #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 — the first of four chart-topping singles for the Motown supergroup. I have written about the Temptations before. Their songs transcended pop music. … Continue reading
Posted in '60s Music, Music
Tagged 1965, David Ruffin, I've got sunshine, motown, My Girl, Shindig!, Smokey Robinson, temptations, The Funk Brothers
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“Revved up like a deuce” causes stir with American radio audiences in 1977
On February 19, 1977, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band reached the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for singles. The song “Blinded by the Light” had been at #3 the previous week, but after 14 weeks on the charts, … Continue reading
KVNO-FM’s The Last Radio Show: My First Two Feature Albums
I came across an envelope with notes and materials from my days as a disc jockey on The Last Radio Show, the late night, student-programmed radio show that closed the broadcast day for classical music station KVNO, 90.7 FM, in … Continue reading
KVNO-FM’s The Last Radio Show: free-form radio out of Omaha in the 1970s
On January 28, 1977, I began my radio broadcasting career. It was a Friday night air shift for the classical music station KVNO, licensed to the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and found at 90.7 on the FM dial. … Continue reading
Posted in '70s Music, Music
Tagged 90.7 FM, album-oriented rock, KVNO, Omaha radio, Radio, student radio, The Last Radio Show, University of Nebraska at Omaha, UNO
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There ain’t enough goin’ on down here (to the … to the … to the … to the Mainline)
On August 31, 1974, Eric Clapton’s 461 Ocean Blvd. was #1 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart for the third week in a row. The album, Clapton’s second solo release, received lukewarm reviews from critics and includes his … Continue reading
Posted in '70s Music, Music
Tagged 1974, 461 Ocean Blvd., Eric Clapton, Florida Mainline, George Terry, Golden Beach, I Shot the Sheriff
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Gordon Lightfoot’s “Beautiful” song from ’72
On May 27, 1972, Gordon Lightfoot’s “Beautiful” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at #96. “Beautiful” is simply that—a gorgeous love song wrapped in the simplicity of an acoustic arrangement and accented by the lush timbre of Lightfoot’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1972, acoustic guitar, Beautiful, Canada, Don Quixote, folk music, Gordon Lighfoot, Ontario, Songwriters Hall of Fame
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