The number one album today in 1975 was “Chicago VIII”:
The number one single that day:
The number one album today in 1980 was Bob Seger’s “Against the Wind”:
The number one single today in 1986:
Who is celebrating the same birthday as my oldest son? Pete Seeger, writer of this classic:
David Darwin Pedruska is not a name in rock, but Spencer native Dave Dudley had, in chronological order, a number-two and number-one country hit in his long recording career:
James Brown, the hardest working man in show business:
Frankie Valli, whose Four Seasons are the inspiration of the musical “The Jersey Boys”:
Peter Staples of the Troggs:
One-hit-wonder Mary Hopkin:
Christopher Cross has in my opinion exactly one listenable song, thanks to Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers:
Bruce Hall played bass for REO Speedwagon:
David Ball played keyboards for one-hit-wonder Soft Cell:
One other anniversary in keeping with Monday’s note about WLS: Far to the west, the Real Don Steele started work in Los Angeles today in 1965:
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