7/3/66 - Atlanta Braves Pitcher Tony Cloninger becomes the
first National League player (and only pitcher) to hit TWO grand slams in a
Major League game.(The Braves easily
dispose of The San Francisco Giants by a final score of 17-3.)
From Chuck Buell ...
I happened to spot this during a quieter pre-Fourth of July Celebration the other day ...
And Lady Liberty was buying!
CB ( which stands for Holiday "Cocktail Boy! )
And then this rather artful piece as well ...
Chuck Buell here, bringing you a Great Forgotten Oldie for this Fourth of July ...
And Art!
Wait! The SONG! Not me!
And not some Guy named ART!
In the spirit of America's 250th Birthday, please devote just less than two minutes of your time to view this rendition all the way to the end. IMHO, it's very impressive! A Great Payoff!
CB ( which stands for "Celebration Boy!" )
Have a safe and happy 4th! (kk)
And this is pretty cool ...
How well do you know your American History?
Clark Besch sent us this article to share from The Dodge Daily Globe ...
How many did YOU get right??? (kk)
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TOMORROW: LOOK FOR BOTH OUR SATURDAY SUPER CHART POSTING (at 7 am Central Time) AND A VERY SPECIALSATURDAY EVENING POST (coming at 6 pm Central Time)
Mel Brooks just celebrated his 100th birthday
this past weekend.
(As impressive as this may be, this still gives him a little ways to go before reaching
the age of the character that helped launch his career, The 2000 Year Old Man.)
Still, I felt this was a celebration worth commemorating ... so I told Frannie that, as a tribute to this milestone, I would
be reenacting the classic campfire scene from Brooks’ legendary flick, “Blazing
Saddles” the entire night of the 28th.(She seemed a
little bit less than thrilled and enthusiastic about the prospect than I was … but then she was never as big a
fan as me.)kk
Tom Cuddy sent us this link …
Mike Love’s Lake Tahoe “spiritual mansion” is now up for
sale …
Now that we’re both on social security, this one’s a little
out of our league at $43 million …
I wonder how much time he actually got to spend there.It seems like The Beach Boys have constantly
been on the road for the last three or four decades!
Speaking of The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys Channel is back on Sirius XM, running now thru July 22nd. You'll find it on Channel 105 on your car radio dial ... also available thru the SiriuxXM app if you're a member. (kk)
Tommy Jones???
Kent,
That’s the first time I noticed the mistake of Tommy Jones on the
WLS chart! Was it listed that way in the weeks prior?
Mike Hartman
Ha!That one blew
right by me … I never even noticed it!
Being Tommy’s first chart record, I checked his entire chart
run on the WLS chart
“Hanky Panky” debuted on the chart dated June 3rd
at #15 and rose quickly to #5 and then went right on to #1 on the June 17th
chart.It stayed in the #1 position for
the next four weeks … and for some reason, they incorrectly showed Tommy’s last
name as “Jones” on the July 1st chart only … which just happened to be
the one we ran. (Another popular signer of this era, TOM Jones, didn't make the 'LS chart this week.)
By July 29th, Tommy’s next single (“Say I Am”)
was already charting … it premiered at #23 while “Hanky Panky” was still making
its way down the chart at #15.It would
disappear altogether the following week while “Say I Am” continued to rise, eventually
peaking at #2, always listing James’ name correctly.
Tommy James and the Shondells ALWAYS fared better on the
Chicagoland charts than he did nationally.(This is especially strange in that when James first approached legendary
WLS Disc Jockey Clark Weber about playing his song, “Hanky Panky,” Weber told
him to go back to his day job … he didn’t think he had a career in music.Incredibly, Weber (who was also Program
Director for the station at the time) had to eat his words when “Hanky Panky”
became a HUGE national hit … and topped his OWN chart for four consecutive
weeks! (kk)
TOMMY JAMES
AND THE SHONDELLS HIT LIST
(National Peak vs Chicago Peak)
TOMMY JAMES and the
SHONDELLS
US PEAK
CHI PEAK
1966
Hanky Panky
1
1
1966
Say I Am (What I Am)
15
2
1966
It's Only Love
26
10
1966
I Think We're Alone
Now
3
1
1966
Mirage
7
1
1967
I Like The Way
20
13
1967
Gettin' Together
14
12
1967
Out Of The Blue
31
14
1967
Get Out Now
26
22
1967
Mony Mony
3
1
1968
Somebody Cares
35
14
1968
Do Something To Me
24
19
1968
Crimson And Clover
1
1
1968
Sweet Cherry Wine
5
4
1969
Crystal Blue
Persuasion
1
1
1969
Ball Of Fire
10
9
1969
She
18
23
1969
Gotta Get Back To You
25
19
1969
Come To Me
34
--
TOMMY JAMES(solo)
US PEAK
CHI PEAK
1971
Adrienne
90
35
1971
Draggin' The Line
1
1
1971
I'm Comin' Home
10
4
1971
Nothing To Hide
24
2
1972
Tell 'Em Willie Boy's
A'Comin'
52
25
1980
Three Times In Love
17
--
How’s this for a track record …
22 times Tommy James’ records equaled or beat their national
peaks on the Chicagoland charts …
That includes a total of SEVEN #1 Records here in The Windy
City as opposed to four on the national charts.(We DO love our Tommy here in Chi-Town … he still performs here a couple
of times a year and sells out virtually every time!)
He’ll be back October 3rd at The Arcada Theatre …
but you’d better hurry if you want to get tickets!!!(kk)
Saturday Night -- MICKY DOLENZ
CALLED COUSIN BRUCIE FROM TAMPA --
The 60th Anniversary Of Monkees
Tour Is Going On Right Now
(September 12th Is The Anniversary
Date Of The T.V. Show)
Micky Is Doing A Show In Tampa
(6/28/26) & Atlanta (6/30/26 ).
He'll Be Telling Stories &
Singing Monkees’ Hits In Chronological Order.
His Latest Album
"TIMELESS" Isn't Available Yet – But The Video For "TERRI"
Is On You Tube.
Cousin Brucie Asked Micky Who He
Enjoyed Working With The Most.
He Said That Nilsson Was His
Best Friend.
FB
We ran all the “Timeless” EP information (as well as the
“Terri” video) in our Saturday Evening Post so we’re all up to date here.(Scroll back to see it if you missed it the
first time around!)Looking forward to
hearing the whole EP.(kk)
More on Mick from David Salidor ...
Micky Dolenz at Atlanta's City
Winery signed a guitar for a charity auction benefiting the WellstarChildren's Hospital of Georgia. He joins other names
including: Vince Gill, Clint Black, Amy Grant, Sara Evans, Christian
Singer Lauren Daigle, Jason Mraz, Laney Wilson, Randy Travis, Justin Haywood
(The Moody Blues), and country icon Ronnie McDowell.
That's iHeart Robb
Richards with Dolenz
And more from Frank B, too! …
kk …
This Week Wild Wayne Flashed
Back To An Interview He Did On April 9, 2017 Wilth Hilton Valentine -- Lead
Guitarist For The Animals.
Hilton Got His First Guitar At
13 Years Old.
In 1959 He Joined A Group Called
The Heppers – And Then The Wild Cats – The Alan Price Combo & Finally The Animals.
The Animals Were On Tour In
England With Chuck Berry + Nashville Teens + Swinging Blue Jeans.
They Started Using "HOUSE
OF THE RISING SUN" As Their Closing Number.
After Great Audience Reaction, They
Decided To Record It.
Producer Mickey Most Wanted To
Use It As A B- Side / With The Chuck Berry Tune "TALKIN' ABOUT YOU"
As A- Side.
Group Said No.
July, 1964 -- Released In The UK
/ September, 1964 -- Released In US.
Became The #1 Hit For Three
Weeks.
Hilton Valentine's Opening
Guitar Lick Is Considered By Many To Be Best Ever.
After Wild Wayne Played
"HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN." Hilton Played His Acoustic Version.
FB
There are certain songs that have a profound impact on your life and this is most definitely one of them.
I was knocked out by “House Of The Rising Sun” the first
time I heard it – I had never heard anything else like it up to that point …
and I can’t really think of anything I’ve heard since that had such an
immediate impact.
It’s still one of my all-time favorites … in ANY version …
but NONE is better than the one cut by The Animals.(kk)
Timmy sent in this photo of The Beatles and The Stones with
the subject line: Battle Of The Bands …
Cool shot.Actually,
by all accounts this was always a friendly rivalry … heck, Paul McCartney even
plays bass again on the new Rolling Stones LP!(kk)
Victor Willis, a founding member and lead singer of The
Village People (and also responsible for cowriting three of their biggest hits,
“Y.M.C.A.,” “Macho Man” and “In The Navy”) has passed away.He was 74.(Reports say he succumbed to a short but aggressive illness.)He was the singer that dressed up as a cop.
Willis quit the band in the ‘80’s but in 2017 won legal
battles regarding proper songwriting credits and royalties and was ultimately
awarded use of the band’s name.It was
Willis who put the focus back on The Village People when he partnered in Trump’s
campaign.(Like it or not, their songs
have stood the test of time … so it is fair to say that Willis went out on a
high note, back in the public eye and spotlight, even if it was due to an
alignment that many fans may not agree with.)kk
Stephen Bishop will be performing at The Grammy Museum on
October 9th in honor of the 50th anniversary of his “Careless”
album.Tickets are already 75% sold out
as I type this … so if you’re interested, you’d better hurry!(kk)
