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Wow. Things were a lot cooler in 1960 than I might have presumed. While there was some awful crap on the pop radio (and I play some of this for you to gag ...read more
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This weekend, a local organization called NYRMA (New York Roots Music Association) is putting on a show dedicated entirely to the music of Hank Williams. ...read more
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Thirty years ago, the music scene was going through a significant transition period.
The result was a lot of competition between artists, and a lively ...read more
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Because our show is called ‘American HIT Radio,” we feel obligated to cover the pop charts for whatever era we are covering. Once we pass a certain time ...read more
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Regular listeners to American Hit Radio already know that, to my own detriment, I rarely do any self-promotion. I often forget to mention upcoming gigs by ...read more
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You know what was really cool about music in 1970? The hit singles were really good, and the album tracks were really good, too. It wasn’t exclusive, and ...read more
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While I l love a great deal of the music of Alex Chilton, I find it difficult to talk about it with any sense of authority. I even got to meet Alex a few ...read more
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This is our third and final show dedicated to album tracks from the first two months of 1970.
Previous shows covered nine albums between them, so we ...read more
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Few musicians have the resume of Paul Schmitz; singer songwriter, bandleader with two successful bands, including a stint that boasted legend Levon Helm on ...read more
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The 1970’s were the ‘decade of the album’, for sure. The ‘50s and ‘60s revolved mostly around the single, and the ‘80s and ‘90s kicked off the transition ...read more
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