Today In Oldies 2/7/2012

Golden Hits Radio's Everything Oldies.......Expect the Oldies news first!

• Oldies were heard frequently in the commercial breaks during Sunday's Super Bowl
• Does Queen have a new lead singer.......or don't they?
• Sister Sledge goes where Peter Frampton and other Oldies artists have been before
• How did a group pay their respects to Soul Train host Don Cornelius in Times Square?  Watch here 
• A civil suit involving a legendary and eccentric record producer has been settled
• A rock and roll matriarch weighs in on today's music

 

My Three Songs

Time for a new game @ Everything Oldies called "My Three Songs".  We'll give you video clips of three songs, and you tell us what they have in common.  We'll start off with a very easy one today.  Take a look and give us your answer in the Comment box below........

 

 

 

Answers From Last Week's My Three Songs

Monday 1/31 - Songs with days of the week in their title

Tuesday 2/1 - Songs about werewolves or vampires

 

Golden Hits Radio's Burning Question of the Day

ABC paid more than $20 million for the rights to which TV variety show, which premiered today in 1969?

Come back to Everything Oldies tomorrow to find the answer, and leave a Comment below with your best guess!

Yesterday's Burning Question (and Answer) of the Day

Speaking of Soul Train, who was the first white artist to appear on the show (January 8, 1972) and which song did he perform? 

Answer:     Dennis Coffey, who performed his hit "Scorpio"

 

On The Road - Creedence Clearwater Revisited (feat. Stu Cook and Doug Cosmo of Creedence Clearwater Revival)

March 14, 2012	Curitiba, Parana, Brazil (Teatro Positivo)
March 15, 2012	Porto Alegre, Brazil (Pepsi On Stage)
March 17, 2012	Foz Do Iquacu, Brazil (Ono Teatro)
March 18, 2012	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Citibank Hall)
March 20, 2012	Buenos Aires, Argentina (Luna Park)
March 23, 2012	Santiago, Chile (Movistar Arena)
March 24, 2012	Florianopolis, Brazil (Passarela Nego Querido)
March 25, 2012	Sao Paulo, Brazil (Credicard Hall)
March 30, 2012	Saint Petersburg, Florida (Mahaffey Theater - The Grand B)
March 31, 2012	Cleveland, Ohio (Quicken Loans Arena)
April 12, 2012	Tarrytown, New York (Tarrytown Music Hall)
April 13, 2012	Dover, Delaware (Dover Downs Hotel & Casino)
April 14, 2012	Rama, Ontario, Canada (Casino Rama - Entertainment Centre)
May 24, 2012	Worley, Idaho (Coeur D' Alene Casino Resort Hotel)
May 25, 2012	Tacoma, Washington (Emerald Queen Casino)
May 26, 2012	Coquitlam, BC, CAN (Boulevard Casino - Red Robinson Show Theatre)
June 1, 2012	Rancho Mirage, California (Agua Caliente Casino - The Show)
June 2, 2012	Lincoln, California (Thunder Valley Casino)
June 30, 2012	Greeley, Colorado (Greeley Stampede)
July 12, 2012	Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan (Kewadin Casino - Dreammaker Theatre)
July 13, 2012	Manchester, Iowa ( Delaware County Fair)
July 14, 2012	Prior Lake, Minnesota (Lakefront Jazz & Blues Festival)
October 19, 2012	Biloxi, Mississippi (Beau Rivage Resort and Casino)
October 20, 2012	Robinsonville, Mississippi (Gold Strike Casino - Millenium Theatre)

 

 

Today In Oldies 11/4/2010

Golden Hits Radio & GHR-2's Everything Oldies......Oldies news first! 

• Who's not happy about being snubbed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
• Who's the latest artist whose music will be featured in a Cirque de Soleil show?
• Who just sold out Madison Square Garden in 30 minutes? 
• Oldies figure prominently in the 10 Best Animated Movie Trailer Songs
• Rod Stewart says he won't be refilling the Cialis prescription, and hints which musical direction he might be heading once he closes the Great American Songbook for good

Where In The World Is.......Gallery?

Detroit has been a rock & roll hotbed over the past 5 decades.  Beyond the extensive Motown roster, artists as diverse as Bob Seger, Kid Rock, The Romantics, and others hailed from the Motor City.  The city also made its contribution to soft rock, giving the world Gallery.  Gallery was primarily a vehicle for lead singer and founder Jim Gold, and in the early 70's, they made a big chart splash. 

Gold began writing and playing in various bands around Detroit at the age of 14.  By 1971, he was playing regularly with a friend in a club called the Poison Apple when he was discovered by Dennis Coffey, who was coming off the huge instrumental hit "Scorpio" and had played on dozens of Motown classics as a studio musician.  He landed a deal with Sussex Records, and while his plan was to be a solo artist, the label told him they wanted a group.  He got a band together, featuring bassist Dennis Kovarik and steel guitarist Cal Freeman.  Their first hit for Sussex was their biggest.  "Nice To Be With You" hit #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 and sold over a million copies.  As of 2008, the song has been played on radio more than 3.5 million times.  A few more modest hits followed, including a Top 20 cover of Mac Davis's "I Believe In Music".  Their last trip to the Top 40 was "Big City Miss Ruth Ann" in 1973. 

The end of Sussex Records in 1976 meant the end of Gallery.  Jim Gold recorded a few solo albums to end the 70's.  He hasn't recorded in quite some time, but he does still actively perform live, occasionally writes for other artists, and maintains an official website.  Click here to take a look.  Dennis Kovarik and Cal Freeman have remained active in the business as session musicians. 

In 1972, radio listeners and record buyers decided it was nice to be with Gallery.........

Golden Hits Radio & GHR-2's Burning Question of the Day

By now, most of Generation X knows that "Video Killed The Radio Star" by The Buggles was the first video ever played on MTV when the channel went live on August 1, 1981.  What was the second?

Check back tomorrow @ Everything Oldies for the answer, and leave a Comment here with your best guess!

What was the #1 song for the week on the debut episode of Casey Kasem's American Top 40?

Answer: "Mama Told Me Not To Come" - Three Dog Night on the weekend of the 4th of July, 1970