THE SUNDAY COMMENTS ( 11 - 16 - 65 )

Reminder:

Be sure to get your votes in for this year’s Rewound Radio Top Songs Of All Time while the polls are still open.  (Can you believe November is already better than half over?!?!  Honestly, where does the time go???)

Here’s our buddy Mike Riccio to run down the details again …

Hello again ...
This is the 28th year that OldiesBoard.com is asking you to help to come up with the Top Songs of All Time. (The voting is done only ONCE a year … and I want to be sure everyone is included to pick their favorite song(s) while there’s still time.)
Your vote counts in this survey, as voters can choose any song from any era from any type of music to compile the fairest and most accurate favorite songs list ever.
If you haven't voted yet, PLEASE join in before it's too late.
Just go to OldiesBoard.com and click the link at the top of the page.
Or go directly to:
https://musicradio77.com/voting2025.html
It's 100% safe and secure and your info is NEVER shared.
The results will be counted down on December 26 on Rewound Radio and posted on OldiesBoard.com and then only the songs that got votes will be featured during that entire holiday week.
AND JUST FOR VOTING, YOU WILL GET YOUR OWN COPY OF THE RESULTS BOOKLET, which lists every voted song in the order of popularity, plus lots of other information and fun trivia.
A "THANKS!" ... FREE … FOR VOTING ...
And helping to get more voters than ever this year!
SO please, join in the fun and vote today for your favorites!
Sincerely,
Mike Riccio
OldiesBoard.com

Does Ringo Starr have another country album coming?

Prior to taking off on his next All Starr Band tour, Ringo said he was once again working with T-Bone Burnett on a new project that he hoped to release in 2026.

Their first collaboration got quite a bit of good press (and even a tv concert special) …

So stay tuned for more details as they become available.  (kk)

Boy, what a media blitz for Micky Dolenz’s 2026 60^th Anniversary Monkees Tour!

We announced it last Thursday (11/13) and I’ll bet I received at least a dozen other notifications and links that same day!

Here are a couple of things worth reading …

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/micky-dolenz-60-years-of-the-monkees-2026-tour/

https://view.em.rhino.com/?qs=23c0eebb5645e088532851e28c1929b78158548f85346bd612b406cc75e0eb42366d80a2cd382cb3fe27395859ecefec04e680d58ffa067304602ae2b970e0c9de5214f72654c57a6e4928f28ecdbc50

Remembering Leon Russell …

In light of the new Shelter Records book coming out that we told you about the other day, this seemed like an appropriate link to run …

https://bestclassicbands.com/leon-russell-obituary-11-13-16/

Timmy sent in this vintage early shot of Leon from the “Shindig!” days …

 

(a little more what you're used to!)

>>>It's by a new duo out of New York called Simon and Garfunkel ... and this track was actually recorded a YEAR ago.  It went absolutely nowhere at the time ... but then some enterprising engineer decided to beef things up a little bit by adding drums and an electric guitar and all of a sudden, people were noticing it!  (kk)

It should be noted that the original acoustic version of "The Sounds Of Silence" was available only on the Wednesday Morning, 3 AM LP, except in the UK, where it was included on an EP consisting of four tracks from that album.

– Randy Price

There’s a great new Jay and the Americans history posted to youtube …

Carrying The Torch - The Evolving Legacy Of Jay & The Americans

Shelley

As Use Guys (BROOKLYN) Know, I'm Always Looking To Better Myself.

I'm Watching Cartoons On ME-TV -- Which I Don't Often Do.

Turns Out That Between The Cartoons They Talk About Music.

One Of The Commodores Is Talking About Marvin Gaye.

He Loved Basketball. He Would Drag The Group Out Of The Studio, Across The Street To Play Basketball -- One Time Till Midnight.

We Paid For Studio Time & Didn't Record One Note.

My Resume = "FORGOTTEN HITS" + "DOO-WOP RAMBLINGS" + "DAFFY DUCK"

Next Break I Learned That Teddy Pendergrass Loved To Watch Cartoons.

"THAT's ALL FOLKS!"

FRANK B.

And I figured a guy like YOU would only consider songs like “409” or “GTO” or “Little Honda” or “Beep Beep” car-tunes  (kk)

Happy Birthday 🎉🎂 to actor Chris Noth, November 13th And Remembering Golden Globe winner actress  Sally Kirkland who passed away at 84. Always with a smile and looking sexy!

Jim Roup

Wow!  That’s an “oldie” of Chris Noth!  Thanks, Jim!  (kk)

Hi Kent –

You have a good eye! 👁️ That IS an oldie of Chris. Recall hanging with some guys in Beverly Hills one night, including Chris. They were telling me he was an actor and I should take his photo. Did not know who he was.  Probably taken around 1988 when I started taking pix. 

Jim

 

On this Day in History from our Forgotten Hits Movie Master, Cecil B. DeBuell . . . 

35 years ago today, November 16th, 1990, "Home Alone" premiered at a movie theater near you! It went on to dominate the domestic box office for 12 consecutive weekends, and has locked in as an annual Holiday Classic!

The film’s soundtrack was largely scored by John Williams known for creating the soundtracks to Star Wars, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones, and so many more.  And also making musical appearances in the movie are Forgotten Hits, "White Christmas" by the Drifters, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee, and "Run, Rudolph Run" by Chuck Berry. 

And always remember, no matter how old you are, "After Shave Lotion" can still sting!

 

(I think this may be, in MY case anyway, a chemical reaction to the combination of my go-to Hai Karate after shave 

and what appears to be a SERIOUS overdose of Sun-In! - kk)

 

60 YEARS AGO TODAY:

11/16/65 - “Sinatra: An American Original” airs on CBS-TV with Walter Cronkite as its host

Also on 11/16, Magician Harry Blackstone, Sr. dies

 

THE SATURDAY SURVEY / 60 YEARS AGO TODAY: November 15th, 1965

The Supremes rise to the top for the sixth time in the past sixteen months as "I Hear A Symphony" knocks The Rolling Stones off their post this week.  (That's OK ... you can watch The Rolling Stones perform their FORMER #1 Hit on "Hullabaloo" below ... that happened exactly 60 YEARS AGO TODAY!)

Meanwhile, Len Barry's got his first big solo hit as "1-2-3" slides up two notches into the #2 position ... and The Byrds finally crack The Top Ten in their fifth week on the chart with "Turn! Turn! Turn!"

James Brown makes a very impressive move this week as "I Got You" moves into the #19 slot after premiering at #44 last week ... and The Dave Clark Five climb thirty places with "Over And Over" ... most of us watched them perform it last night on "The Ed Sullivan Show."

Debuting at #68 this week is the new song by Jay and the Americans, "Sunday And Me."  While I have always liked this song, it is probably MOST significant as being the first big chart hit for a young, new songwriter out of New York by the name of Neil Diamond.  Neil would start hitting the chart under his own name early next year.

Also worth pointing out is this week's #90 premier ...

It's by a new duo out of New York called Simon and Garfunkel ... and this track was actually recorded a YEAR ago.  It went absolutely nowhere at the time ... but then some enterprising engineer decided to beef things up a little bit by adding drums and an electric guitar and all of a sudden, people were noticing it!  (Dylan plugging in may have had more of a effect than folks realized at the time!)

 

60 YEARS AGO TODAY:

11/15/65 – The Rolling Stones appear on “Hullabaloo,” performing “Get Off My Cloud.”

Also on November 15th, 1965, Walt Disney and his brother Roy held a press conference to announce plans to build a theme park in Orlando, Florida, similar to Disneyland in California.  (They teamed with William "Joe" Potter, Vice President for EPCOT Planning.)

Far more than just a theme park ... they were thinking about something on a much grander scale ... more along the lines of a family resort ... they simply referred to it at the time as "The Florida Project.  This, of course, would later grow to become Walt Disney World, with a string of properties throughout the area to house their visiting guests from around the world.

Two years later, on May 30th, 1967, construction began on "Walt Disney Resort" ... which officially opened to the public on October 1st, 1971, as Walt Disney World.

November 14th, 1965

60 YEARS AGO TODAY:

11/14/65 – The Dave Clark Five make another appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show”