#1 at KRIZ/Phoenix: “Summer Breeze,” first big hit for Seals & Crofts and the title track from the #2 album. So much to talk about this week, including several chart quirks… With the presidential election (Richard Nixon vs. George McGovern)… Continue reading
#1 at KRIZ/Phoenix: “Sugar Sugar” by the Archies, the biggest “bubblegum” hit of all time and the most successful song ever by a cartoon group. The Archies were actually studio musicians fronted by singer Ron Dante, who filled a similar… Continue reading
#1 at KHAT/Phoenix: “Take Good Care Of Her” by Sonny James, “The Southern Gentleman.” Long before Buck Owens turned KNIX into a legend (and two decades before KMLE “Camel Country” signed on), the most important radio source for country music… Continue reading
#1 at KRUX/Phoenix: “Do You Know What I Mean” by Lee Michaels for a second week. Holding at #2 is former #1 “Maggie May,” the first big solo hit by Rod Stewart. Two other bona fide future classics are on… Continue reading
#1 at KRIZ/Phoenix: “Baby, I Love Your Way” by Peter Frampton, second hit from the #1 album Frampton Comes Alive. The #2 album is the classic Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs, with lead-off single “Lowdown” moving up from #14 to… Continue reading
Note to wife: Yesterday’s death of George Michael is just the latest in a long line of popular music stars who have passed away this year. I can’t remember another year when we’ve lost so many important musicians. Continue reading
