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No single event better represents the spirit and the music of the ‘Summer of Love’ better than the Monterey Pop Festival. The year may have been 1967, but ...read more
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It was forty years ago today (more or less). As you may already know, each weekly episode of American Hit Radio celebrates an anniversary of popular music. ...read more
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“American Hit Radio” is based in New York, but regular listeners to our program know our connection to the music and culture of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...read more
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EDITOR'S NOTE - Today's show was inadvertently split into two uneven pieces. Part A is 50 minutes, while Part B is app. 7 minutes in length.
By 1987, ...read more
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Normally, base commercialism is beneath us… but today’s show was practically screaming for a “Two for Tuesday” format, so I relented. It is rare when the ...read more
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Heidy and I have returned (regrettably) from our annual pilgrimage to New Orleans for the Jazz and Heritage Festival. As usual, it was a blast and is ...read more
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What can anyone say to summarize the music of 1977 in a succinct and/or pithy manner? How about, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” ...read more
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Today, we continue our series of decade-related programming with a look back 40 years to April 1967. We begin with a look at six songs that debuted on the ...read more
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As we glance back fifty years ago to the music of April 1957, you can hear the battle rage between old-school pop music and the newfangled rock and roll ...read more
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This interview with Pete Mitchell of No More Kings is the most fun we’ve had since watching Cosby Show reruns.
From a critical perspective, few things ...read more
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