Friday, June 14, 2019

A Very Special Announcement!

>>>I can recall hearing the often-played song "Israelites" in 1969.  I remember it had a strange chorus to it. Guess that is why I remembered it ... anything unusual I sort of  remember. But funny thing is, I haven't heard it since.  I was just reminiscing for a moment ... pardon my digression.  (Sandy) 

>>>Hey, that’s what we’re here for … we’re ALL about the memories!!! 

LOL ... Thanks, Kent ...

"OOOOOOOOOOh OOOOOOOOOOh … The Israelites ... "

With 100% certainty, I can say that I remember 32 out of the 50 songs on the Summer of ‘69 song list.

I LOVE that "Pledge of Love" … great song ... it moves and grooves!  Fun song to sing and dance to.

This list is one of a lot of variety in the popular music genre ...

There are some great instrumentals, one hit wonders, the ever popular Elvis and Beatles, Creedence, etc. Great talent in singing and song writing back then.

"Love - can make you happy" by Mercy ... This is another song I used to hear all the time but never hear now.

Thanks again for reminding me about the creative and wonderful hits of the summer of ‘69.

I'm gonna go now and "Boogaloo Down Broadway."

P.S.  That's not on the list.
Sandy 

Nope … you’d have to go back to 1967 to catch The Fantastic Johnny C!  (And, unfortunately, his song didn’t hit the charts until summer was already over that year.)

But FH Readers can enjoy The Very Biggest Songs of the Summer of 1969 (including "Israelites," "Love Can Make You Happy," "My Pledge Of Love" and many, many more) on Me-TV-FM this year.

The whole thing kicks off on the First OFFICIAL Day Of Summer, Friday, June 21st, and they’ll be featuring tunes from our list of The Top 50 Summer Hits of 1969 all weekend long.

It's all part of their annual Summer of Me celebration.

If you happen to live here in Chicago, you can tune in live at 87.7 FM … but readers all over the world can also enjoy this same special feature, which will be streaming here … 
https://player.radio.com/listen/station/me-tv-fm?_ga=2.87314776.1538320215.1560053215-1149904031.1560053215#.XPyF8Y97ncs 

And you can see the complete list of finalists here … 
http://forgottenhits.com/the_summer_of_69_-_top_50_biggest_hits

 



Seriously …

Who can forget The Summer of '69?

Woodstock ...

The Moon Landing ...

Chappaquiddick ...

The Manson Murders ...

The Cubs' collapse to The Miracle Mets ... 

Bryan Adams buying his first real six string at the five and dime ...

Not to mention all of the great music!

Me-TV-FM will be featuring The Biggest Hits From The Summer of '69 all weekend long, kicking off at 12:01 am on Friday, June 21st, the official First Day of Summer, and running straight thru Midnight on Sunday, June 23rd.

It's all part of their annual Summer Of Me celebration!

You can listen live in Chicago at 87.7 FM ...

Or listen around the world via this stream ... 
https://player.radio.com/listen/station/me-tv-fm?_ga=2.87314776.1538320215.1560053215-1149904031.1560053215#.XPyF8Y97ncs
And be sure to check out the complete list of finalists here:
http://forgottenhits.com/the_summer_of_69_-_top_50_biggest_hits
 
And, while you're listening be sure to check the Forgotten Hits website throughout the weekend, too ...


Because we'll be running special 50th Anniversary features as well!

(In fact, stick around awhile and browse around ... we've been saluting 1969 all year long ... and will continue to do so throughout the rest of the year!)

http://forgottenhits60s.blogspot.com/  

There is ALWAYS something new and exciting going on in Forgotten Hits ...

Make us part of your daily routine!


Thursday, June 13, 2019

Thursday This And That


Just a quick reminder that Mike Baker and the Forgotten 45’s will be presenting a two hour Elton John special this Saturday beginning at noon on WLTL.
This program first aired as part of the 1981 version of The History Of Rock And Roll Series as the chapter entitled “Elton John 1970s”
WLTL streams at wltl.net, the free RadioFX app, and the free WLTL app for your smart device.


With all the “Rocketman” hype going on, Billboard Magazine is reporting that Sir Elton just earned his 20th Top Ten Album this week as his 3-CD Greatest Hits Collection “Diamonds” (originally released a year and a half ago in November of 2017 to little fanfare) jumps from #23 to #7.  (This ties him with Paul McCartney on the All-Time Top Ten List, behind George Strait and Madonna (both with 21 Top Ten LP’s), Bob Dylan (22), Elvis Presley (27), Frank Sinatra and The Beatles (each with 32), Barbra Streisand (34) and The Rolling Stones, who lead the pack with 37 Top Ten albums. 
The soundtrack to the film is also climbing the chart, moving from #58 to #50.  This LP features many of Elton’s greatest hits, but sung by film star Taron Egerton. 

As happened with Queen’s hits after the release of the “Bohemian Rhapsody” film last year, four of Elton’s singles are charting again, too.Premiering on Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs Chart are “Rocket Man” (#4 with 6.2 million streams and 6,000 sold last week, along with "Tiny Dancer" (#6), "Bennie and the Jets" (#9) and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (#17). 

And apparently at one point during the filming of “Rocketman” (which overlapped with “Bohemian Rhapsody”), there was some consideration to adding a scene where Taron’s Elton runs into Rami Malek’s Freddie Mercury at a restaurant in the mid-‘70’s.  It’s not altogether unthinkable ... both artists were being managed by John Reid at the time (although Reid was portrayed by two different actors in these films … so that may have made things a bit difficult!) Regardless, they nixed the idea … which is a shame … because this could have been the start of a brand new Musical Avengers Series with unlimited potential.  Imagine the ultimate sequence where Elton and Freddie are joined by Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix), James Brown (Chadwick Boseman) and Ray Charles (Jamie Foxx) to perform at some sort of fantasy live aid event! 

Tonight’s the night that The Chicago White Sox will be commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Disco Demolition by handing out free T-shirts to the first 10,000 fans who make it thru the turnstiles for this evening’s game.  In addition, radio legend Steve Dahl (who started all the ruckus 40 years ago will be on hand to throw out the first pitch.  (Somewhere Bill Veeck must be smiling!)
Reaction to The Sox “celebrating” such an event generated its own round of controversy.  (In 1979 fans stampeded the field after Dahl blew up disco records between games of a double header, tearing up the field and forcing the second game to be cancelled and thus forfeited by The White Sox.)  Many felt this event was hardly worth the cause of celebration.  (On the other hand, it also MADE Steve Dahl’s career!)
Diehards feel the original circus is just another huge blemish on The Sox’s storied career … maybe not quite as bad as throwing the 1908 World Series … but pretty damn close.  The event really had nothing to do with baseball or The Chicago White Sox … it was just a radio promotion gone bad.  (Fans were admitted into the park for just 98¢ that night, which only helped to fuel the fire.)
As  such, The Sox issued a statement to hopefully help ease any new tension coming into tonight’s game:
“This year’s Disco Demolition T-shirt giveaway was intended to recognize the anniversary of a historic off-the-field moment that has been connected to the organization over the past 40 years. It is a recognizable part of Chicago baseball history. We recently were made aware of comments criticizing the T-shirt giveaway and are in the process of reviewing feedback. We have been communicating with our community partners who have raised concerns to make it clear that the intent of this giveaway was only meant to mark the historical nature of the night 40 years later. We have reinforced that the White Sox organization is dedicated to advocating for a safe, welcoming ballpark experience for all people and communities, and will continue to engage in important, informative discussions with our fans and partners to build toward positive change through sports. We remain proud of our franchise’s longstanding record on advocating for inclusion and diversity.”
Play ball.  (kk)

>>>All of the Doo-Wop records in my collection are 45's.  So next year, when you do the "DOO-WOP COUNTDOWN," it'll have to be TOP 4500.  Am I right?   (FB)
>>>We’d probably come up with a much better countdown if we limited it to The Top 45 … but I’ll betcha our readers could easily come up with a Top 100.  (That’s not to say I’m doing it … because I’m really not the right guy to orchestrate such a thing … but I’ll betcha between your contacts Wild Wayne and Glen Fisher's Doo-Wop Ramblings Newsletter, you guys could come up with one heck of a list!  (kk)

kk -
OK my friend ...
You’ve got the Doowoppers fired up.
I got this email from one of your readers before I had even had a chance to open your blog this morning:
I just read about your newsletter at the end of a Forgotten Hits blog. It was a little surprising as Kent doesn’t hide his dislike for doo-wop, as shown by his reply to Frank about only being able to compile a Top 45 list of doo wop songs.
You would think that, being from Chicago, Kent would at least know a history of the music that generated from his city in the 1950s from the vaults of Chess and VJ Records and the magnificent groups like the Flamingos, Moonglows, Spaniels and the Mighty, Mighty Dells!
Anyway it’s nice to know that a letter like yours exists. I was a member of United In Group Harmony, led by “Ronnie I” until his death, from its inception as well as a member of a group that appeared there a dozen times through the years.
Life is music!
Dan Guilfoyle
kk, you know we can come up with more than 45 great Doo Wop songs. Here’s a list put out by the United Group Harmony Association. We’ve got more if you need.
Love the blog. Keep up the good work. 
Glen Fisher
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THE OFFICIAL UGHA VOCAL GROUPS TOP 500
1 GOLDEN TEARDROPS - FLAMINGOS 1953 CHANCE
2 MY REVERIE - LARKS 1951 APOLLO
3 CRAZY FOR YOU - HEARTBEATS 1955 HULL
4 SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE -  HARPTONES 1953 BRUCE
5 ITS TOO SOON TO KNOW - ORIOLES 1948 IT'S A NATURAL
6 SHARE  - TEENAGERS 1956 GEE
7 MOST OF ALL - MOONGLOWS 1955 CHESS
8 THE WIND - DIABLOS 1954 FORTUNE
9 I'LL NEVER TELL - HARPTONES 1953 BRUCE
10 THE CLOSER YOU ARE - CHANNELS 1956 WHIRLIN' DISC
11 EARTH ANGEL - PENGUINS 1954 DOOTONE
12 YOU GAVE ME PEACE OF MIND - SPANIELS 1956 VEEJAY
13 IN THE STILL OF THE NITE - FIVE SATINS 1956 STANDORD
14 YOUR WAY - HEARTBEATS 1956 HULL
15 MY SADDEST HOUR - FIVE KEYS 1953 ALADDIN
16 A THOUSAND MILES AWAY - HEARTBEATS 1956 HULL
17 GLORIA - CADILLACS 1954 JOZIE
18 TELL ME - MASTERTONES 1954 BRUCE
19 LIFE IS BUT A DREAM - HARPTONES 1955 PARADISE
20 PLEASE REMEMBER MY HEART - SOLITAIRES 1954 OLD TOWN
21 THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES - HARPTONES 1956 RAMA
22 CAN'T HELP LOVING THAT GIRL OF MINE - HIDEAWAYS 1956 RONNIE
23 CAN I COME OVER TONIGHT - VELOURS 1957 ONYX
24 SINCERELY - MOONGLOWS 1954 CHESS
25 COULD THIS BE MAGIC - DUBS 1957 GONE
26 MY VOW TO YOU  - STUDENTS 1958 NOTE
27 DESIREE - CHARTS 1957 EVERLAST
28 WHAT'CHA GONNA DO - DRIFTERS 1955 ATLANTIC
29 DREAM OF A LIFETIME - FLAMINGOS 1954 PARROT
30 MY MEMORIES OF YOU - HARPTONES 1954 BRUCE
31 TEARDROPS - L. ANDREW & SHEARTS 1957 ARGO
32 1 ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU - FLAMINGOS 1959 END
33 TORMENTED - HEARTBEATS 1955 NETWORK
34 MY HERO - BLUENOTES 1960 VALUE
35 SHOULDN'T I KNOW - CARDINALS 1951 ATLANTIC
36 DEAREST - SWALLOWS 1951 KING
37 A KISS AND A ROSE - ORIOLES 1949 JUBILEE
38 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL  - ORIOLES 1953 JUBILEE
39 STORY UNTOLD - NUTMEGS 1955 HERALD
40 LILACS IN THE RAIN - RAVENS 1951 NATIONAL
41 RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET - FIVE KEYS 1952 ALADDIN
42 SECRET LOVE - MOONGLOWS 1954 CHANCE
43 THAT'S MY DESIRE - BELMONTS 1960 LAURIE
44 ONLY THE ANGELS KNOW - ESQUIRES 1957 HI-PO
45 SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU - SKYLINERS 1959 CALICO
46 LETS MAKE UP - SPANIELS 1954 VEE-JAY
47 DON'T ASK ME TO BE LONELY - DUBS 1957 JOHNSON
48 ISLAND OF LOVE - SHEPHERDS 1959 APEX
49 NIGHTS CURTAINS - CHECKERS 1952 KING
50 I'LL BE HOME - FLAMINGOS 1955 CHECKER
51 LITTLE DID I DREAM - TWILIGHTERS 1955 MGM
52 LOST LOVE - SUPERIORS 1957 ATCO
53 MY GIRL AWAITS ME - CASTELLES 1953 GRAND
54 GOD ONLY KNOWS - CAPRIS 1954 GOTHAM
55 YOU BELONG TO ME - DUPREES 1962 COED
56 COME GO WITH ME -  DEL-VIKINGS 1956 FEE BEE
57 OH WHAT A NITE - DELLS 1956 VEE-JAY
58 THIS IS MY LOVE - PASSIONS 1960 AUDICON
59 TREE IN THE MEADOW - PEARLS 1956 ONYX
60 THE WIND - JESTERS 1960 WINLEY
61 AT MY FRONT DOOR - ELDORADOS 1955 VEE-JAY
62 DEAR LORD - CONTINENTALS 1956 WHIRLING DISC
63 I WON'T BE THE FOOL ANYMORE - HEARTBEATS 1957 RAMA
64 I'M SO YOUNG - STUDENTS 1958 NOTE
65 THAT'S MY DESIRE - CHANNELS 1957 GONE
66 THESE FOOLISH THINGS - DOMINOES 1953 FEDERAL
67 LOVERS NEVER SAY GOODBYE - FLAMINGOS 1958 END
68 A SIMPLE PRAYER - RAVENS 1956 ARGO
69 WHY DON'T YOU WRITE ME - JACKS 1955 RPM
70 THE BEAT OF OUR HEARTS - FIVE BLUE NOTES 1954 SABRE
71 BLUE VELVET - CLOVERS 1955 ATLANTIC
72 I WAS WRONG - CHARMERS 1954 TIMELY
73 WHEN I'M WITH YOU - MOONGLOWS 1959 CHESS
74 I WONDER WHY - BELMONTS/ DION 1958 LAURIE
75 YOUR PROMISE TO BE MINE - DRIFTERS 1956 ATLANTIC
76 AT NIGHT - ORIOLES 1950 JUBILEE
77 HEART'S DESIRE - AVALONS 1958 UNART
78 MY TRUE STORY - JIVE FIVE 1961 BELTONE
79 ONE SUMMER NIGHT DANLEERS - 1958 AMP3
80 TEARS ON MY PILLOW - IMPERIALS/Little Anthony 1958 END
81 THE ANGELS SANG - THE SOLITAIRES 1956 OLD TOWN
82 DO SOMETHING FOR ME - DOMINOES 1950 FEDERAL
83 MOONLIGHT COCKTAILS - RIVIERAS 1960 COED
84 PLEASE SAY YOU WANT ME - SCHOOLBOYS 1956 OKEH
85 WONDER WHY -  SOLITAIRES 1954 OLD TOWN
86 ARE YOU SORRY - WHISPERS 1955 GOTHAM
87 CHAPEL BELLS  - FASCINATORS 1958 CAPITOL
88 ETERNALLY - SWALLOWS 1951 KING
89 1 WAS SUCH A FOOL - FLAMINGOS 1959 END
90 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT - JAGUARS 1956 AARDELL
91 MAYBE  - CHANTELS 1957 END
92 BESIDE YOU - SWALLOWS 1952 KING
93 DOLLFACE - VIBRANAIRES 1954 AFTER HOURS
94 I DON'T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE - SOLITAIRES 1955 OLD TOWN
95 A KISS FROM YOUR LIPS - FLAMINGOS 1956 CHECKER
96 MY LOVE FOR YOU WILL NEVER DIE - CHANNELS 1958 FURY
97 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - TEENAGERS 1955 GEE
98 CLOSE YOUR EYES - FIVE KEYS 1955 CAPITOL
99 THE GLEAM IN YOUR EYES - CHANNELS 1956 WHIRLING DISC
100 MAYBE YOU'LL BE THERE - HEARTS/L.ANDREWS 1954 RAINBOW
101 UNCHAINED MELODY - VITO & SALUTATIONS 1963 HERALD
102 WALKING ALONG - SOLITAIRES 1957 OLD TOWN
103 SHIP OF LOVE - NUTMEGS 1955 HERALD
104 SHRINE OF ST. CECILIA  - HARPTONES 1957 RAMA
105 EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK - STUDENTS 1958 NOTE
106 1 LIVE TRUE TO YOU - LARKS 1951 APOLLO
107 LOVE CALL - EBONAIRES 1959 LENA
108 MOMENTS LIKE THIS - BALTINEERS 1956 TEENAGE
109 ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON - HARPTONES 1956 RAMA
110 ONE MILLION YEARS - HEARTBEATS 1959 GUYDEN
111 OVER A CUP OF COFFEE - CASTELLES 1954 GRAND
112 A BEGGAR FOR YOUR KISSES - DIAMONDS 1952 ATLANTIC
113 COUNT EVERY STAR - RIVERIAS 1959 COED
114 STOLEN LOVE - LARKS 1952 APOLLO
115 I'M JUST ANOTHER ONE IN LOVE - MELLO-TONES 1954 DECCA
116 PLEASE SAY YOU'LL BE MINE - SUNBEAMS 1957 ACME
117 SHADOWS - FIVE SATINS 1959 EMBER
118 THATS MY DESIRE -  FLAMINGOS 1953 CHANCE
119 THEY SAY - RAINBOWS 1956 RAMA
120 THIS IS THE NIGHT FOR LOVE - FLAIRS 1954 FLAIR
121 TO BE LOVED - PENTAGONS 1960 DONNA
122 ZOOM  - CADILLACS 1956 JOZIE
123 TRICKLE, TRICKLE - VIDEOS 1958 CASINO
124 WHEN THE SWALLOWS COME BACK TO CAPISTRANO - DOMINOES 1952  FEDERAL
125 CONGRATULATIONS - TURBANS 1957 HERALD
126 I'M SO CRAZY FOR LOVE - RAVENS 1950 COLUMBIA
127 A TEARDROP FROM HEAVEN - DIABLOS 1956 FORTUNE
128 YOU'RE EVERYTHING TO ME  - ORCHIDS 1955 PARROT
129 DIAMONDS AND PEARLS - PARADONS 1960 MILESTONE
130 DON'T SAY GOODNIGHT - VALENTINES 1957 RAMA
131 1 BELIEVE - EARLS 1963 OLD TOWN
132 IREMEMBER - FIVE DISCS 1958 EMGE
133 PEOPLE ARE TALKING - HEARTBEATS 1956 HULL
134 SINCE YOU'RE GONE - DIABLOS 1960 FORTUNE
135 SMOKE FROM YOUR CIGARETTE - MELLOWS 1954 JAY-DEE
136 THIS TO ME IS LOVE - DUBS 1962 END
137 WHEN YOU WALKED OUT - ARCADOS 1963 FAM
138 WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GO - DELLS 1957 VEE-JAY
139 CHAPEL OF DREAMS - DUBS 1958 GONE
140 I'M FALLING IN LOVE - JESTERS 1957 WINLEY
141 THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT - CAPRIS 1960 OLD TOWN
142 UNDER A BLANKET OF BLUE - CARDINALS 1954 ATLANTIC
143 WHAT IS YOUR DECISION - HARPTONES 1956 ANDREA
144 DO - WAH - SPANIELS 1955 VEE-JAY
145 LONELY CHRISTMAS - ORIOLES 1949 JUBILEE
146 MARY LEE - RAINBOWS 1954 RED ROBIN
147 TONIGHT, TONIGHT - MELLO-KINGS 1957 HERALD
148 WHEN I LEAVE THESE PRISON WALLS - LARKS 1951 APOLLO
149 WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME - RE-VELS 1958 CHESS
150 ADIOS - FIVE DISCS 1961 CALO
151 ALL ALONE - CHANNELS 1957 GONE
152 ANGEL - SATINTONES 1960 MOTOWN
153 BABALU'S WEDDING DAY - ETERNALS 1959 HOLLYWOOD
154 BEAUTIFUL DREAMER - NUTMEGS 1964 LANA
155 BEGGIN'FOR LOVE WRENS 1954 RAMA
156 THE BELLS ARE RINGING - VAN DYKES 1958 KING
157 BELLS OF ROSARITA - ADMIRATIONS 1959 MERCURY
158 DARLING CAN'T YOU TELL - CLUSTERS 1958 TEE GEE
159 DOWN THE AISLE - QUINTONES 1958 REDTOP
160 FLORENCE - PARAGONS 1957 WINLEY
161 THE GIRL I LOVE - CADILLACS 1956 JOSIE
162 THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL - FIVE SOUNDS 1958 DEB
163 HAVE MERCY BABY - DOMINOES 1952 FEDERAL
164 HIGH ON A HILL - ACCENTS 1963 SPOKANE
165 HOW SENTIMENTAL CAN I BE - MELLOWS 1954 JAY-DEE
166 I DON'T BELIEVE IN TOMORROW - LARKS 1951 APOLLO
167 I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF - KOOL GENTS 1956 VEE-JAY
168 I WANT YOU TO ME MY GIRL - TEENAGERS 1956 GEE
169 I WAS WRONG - MOONGLOWS 1954 CHANCE
170 I WONDER WHY - CADILLACS 1954 JOSIE
171 IF I CANT HAVE THE ONE I LOVE - FOUR PALS 1955 ROYAL ROOST
172 I'M SORRY PILLOW - L ANDREWS 1963 PARKWAY
173 IN A TRAVELLING MOOD - DOZIER BOYS 1948 ARISTOCRAT
174 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN - PRISONAIRES 1953 SUN
175 LORRAINE - BONNEVILLES 1959 MUNICH
176 LOVERS - JETS 1952 RAINBOW
177 MAYBE YOU'LL BE THERE - ORIOLES 1954 JUBILEE
178 MY FOOLISH HEART - JOYTONES 1956 RAMA
179 MY LONELY FRIEND - CONTINENTAL FIVE 1959 NU KAT
180 MY SWEET DREAM - NUTMEGS 1959 HERALD
181 NEVER LET YOU GO - FIVE DISCS 1962 CHEER
182 NO GREATER MIRACLE - HARPTONES 1960 WARWICK
183 NOTHING LIKE A LITTLE LOVE - SOLITAIRES 1956 OLD TOWN
184 ONLY YOU - PLATTERS 1955 MERCURY
185 PAL OF MINE - ORIOLES 1951 JUBILEE
186 PENNY ARCADE MOONGLOWS 1961 CHESS
187 RAMA LAMA DING DONG EDSELS 1958 DUB
188 THREE WISHES HARPTONES 1956 RAMA
189 TODAY IS YOU'RE BIRTHDAY ENCHANTERS 1952 JUBILEE
190 TONI, MY LOVE FIVE SATINS 1958 EMBER
191 WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME - DUPREES 1963 COED
192 YOU'RE ON TOP - UNTOUCHABLES 1961 LIBERTY
193 EVERYONE'S LAUGHING - SPANIELS 1957 VEE-JAY
194 HARBOR LIGHTS - DOMINOES 1951 FEDERAL
195 LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL - CINERAMAS 1958 CHAMP
196 STARDUST - DOMINOES/B.WARD 1957 LIBERTY
197 THE THINGS I LOVE - FIDELITIES 1958 BATON
198 YOU ARE - CADILLACS 1956 JOSIE
199 BE SURE, MY LOVE - DUBS 1958 GONE
200 THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN - CARDINALS 1955 ATLANTIC
201 IF YOU WANT TO - CAROUSELS 1962 GONE
202 LAST NIGHT I DREAMED - FIESTAS 1959 OLD TOWN
203 LONELY WAY - SKYLINERS 1959 CALICO
204 OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND - FIVE KEYS 1956 CAPITOL
205 SERENADE OF THE BELLS - WRENS 1955 RAMA
206 SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW - MOROCCOS 1955 UNITED
207 TIL THEN - CLASSICS 1963 MUSICNOTE
208 ZU ZU - BONNEVILLES 1959 MUNICH
209 DON'T SAY YOU'RE SORRY - KINGSMIEN 1957 CLUB 51
210 MORSE CODE OF LOVE - CAPRIS 1982 AMBIENT SND
211 ONCE IN A LIFETIME - SONICS 1957 X-TRA
212 TEENAGER'S DREAM - KODAKS 1957 FURY
213 TONIGHT KATHLEEN - VALENTINES 1954 OLD TOWN
214 YOU COULD BE MY LOVE - FIVE CROWNS 1953 OLD TOWN
215 ALL NIGHT LONG - DU MAURIERS 1958 FURY
216 BENEATH THE SUN - EQUALLOS 1962 M&M
217 EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL - HEARTBEATS 1957 RAMA
218 GLORY OF LOVE - FIVE KEYS 1951 ALADDIN
219 1 COVER THE WATERFRONT ORIOLES 1953 JUBILEE
220 I'M SPINNING - DELL VIKINGS 1957 FEE BEE
221 OH MY ANGEL T- BERTHA TILLMAN/GRP 1962 BRENT
222 SOLDIER BOY - FOUR FELLOWS 1955 GLORY
223 TELL ME TODAY - CADILLACS 1960 JOSIE
224 TO THE AISLE - FIVE SATINS 1957 EMBER
225 THE VOW - FLAMINGOS 1956 CHECKER
226 THE WAY I FEEL -  DRIFTERS 1953 ATLANTIC
227 ALL MY LOVE BELONGS TO YOU - VIBRATIONS 1961 CHECKER
228 BABY I NEED YOU - ELDORADOS 1954 VEE-JAY
229 BLUE STAR - BLUE NOTES 1961 20TH CENT
230 CAN I WALK YOU HOME - VELOURS 1958 ONYX
231 COULD THIS BE YOU - SUPREMES 1956 KITTEN
232 DEEP IN MY HEART - FIVE KEYS 1954 ALADDIN
233 DRY YOUR EYES - DELLS 1959 VEE-JAY
234 EAST OF THE SUN, WEST OF THE MOON - DELTA RHYTHM BOYS 1947
235 GOODBYE TO LOVE - MARCELS 1961 COLPIX
236 GOODNITE, SWEETHEART - SPANIELS 1954 VEE-JAY
237 GUILTY - CRESTS 1962 SELMA
238 HOW LONG?  - FIVE KEYS 1952 ALADDIN
239 I - VELVETS 1953 RED ROBIN
240 I DEPENDED ON YOU - HARPTONES 1954 BRUCE
241 I GET SO LONELY - FOUR KNIGHTS 1953 CAPITOL
242 I WISH THAT WE WERE MARRIED - HI-LITES / RONNIE 1962 JOY
243 I WONDER WHY - RHYTHM ACES 1954 VEE-JAY
244 I'LL BE FOREVER LOVING YOU - ELDORADOS 1955 VEE-JAY
245 IS IT A DREAM - VOCALEERS 1953 RED ROBIN
246 JUST TO BE WITH YOU - PASSIONS 1959 AUDICON
247 LITTLE GIRL OF MINE - CLEFTONES 1956 GEE
248 LORD'S PRAYER - ORIOLES 1950 JUBILEE
249 MY DEAR, MY DARLING - COUNTS 1954 DOT
250 ONCE IN A WHILE - CHIMES 1960 TAG
251 PLAN FOR LOVE - FLAMINGOS 1953 CHANCE
252 RUBBER BISCUIT - CHIPS 1956 JOSIE
253 SO FINE - FIESTAS 1959 OLD TOWN
254 SO TOUGH - CASUALS 1957 BACK BEAT
255 SOLDIER OF FORTUNE DRIFTERS 1956 ATLANTIC
256 A STAR - KEYNOTES 1955 APOLLO
257 SWEETNESS - CASTELLES 1953 GRAND
258 THAT WAS THE TIME - FIVE DISCS 1962 CHEER
259 THIS I SWEAR - SKYLINERS 1959 CALICO
260 TWILIGHT - PARAGONS 1958 WINLEY
261 WHISPER (SOFTLY) - AVONS 1961 HULL
262 YOU BROKE THE ONLY HEART - FIVE KEYS 1961 KING
263 YOU'RE DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL - TRAVELLERS/ROGER 1962 EMBER
264 THE BEATING OF MY HEART - MOONGLOWS 1957 CHESS
265 BIM BAM BOOM - ELDORADOS 1956 VEE-JAY
266 HAPPY MEMORIES - CLEFTONES 1956 GEE
267 HOW WOULD YOU KNOW - ROBINS 1953 FICA
268 IF YOU LOVE ME - BLUENOTES 1956 JOSIE
269 MAYBE YOU'LL BE THERE LEE - ANDREWS & HEARTS1954 RAINBOW
270 M.T.Y.LT.T. - DREAM KINGS 1957 CHECKER
271 TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER - GEMS 1954 DREXEL
272 UNTIL THE REAL THING COMES ALONG - DOMINOES 1953 FEDERAL
273 WINDOW LADY CADILLACS 1955 JOSIE
274 BABY AVONS 1957 HULL
275 BEEN SO LONG PASTELS 1957 MASCOT
276 CAN I COME OVER - YOUNGTONES 1959 X-TRA
277 CHURCH BELLS MAY RING WILLOWS 1956 MELBA
278 COUNT EVERY STAR - RAVENS 1950 NATIONAL
279 DREAM GIRL - ROB ROYS/N.FOX 1958 CAPITOL
280 FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - DRIFTERS 1956 ATLANTIC
281 IF I CANT HAVE YOU - FLAMINGOS 1953 CHANCE
282 THE PLEA -  CHANTELS 1957 END
283 RAINBOW OF LOVE - CHEROKEES 1954 GRAND
284 ALL MY LOVE BELONGS TO YOU - JOYTONES 1956 RAMA
285 ANGEL MAUREEN - CRESTONES 1964 MARIA
286 BABY, OH BABY - SHELLS 1957 JOHNSON
287 BARBARA ANN - REGENTS 1961 COUSINS
288 CANT WE BE SWEETHEARTS - CLEFTONES 1956 GEE
289 CASTLE OF LOVE - CATALINAS 1958 LITTLE
290 DARLING BE MINE - EARTHQUAKES 1959 FORTUNE
291 HE'S GONE - CHANTELS 1957 END
292 HOW COULD YOU - MELLO-MOODS 1951 ROBIN
293 I BEG FOR YOUR LOVE - CELLOS 1958 APOLLO
294 I COULDN'T SLEEP A WINK LAST NIGHT - MELLO-MOODS 1951 RED ROBIN
295 I HEAR BELLS - DEL VIKINGS 1961 ABC
296 I LOVE YOU SO - CHANTELS 1958 END
297 I WANNA BE A MILLIONAIRE HOBO - FANTASTICS 1959 FICA
298 I WONT HAVE YOU BREAKING MY HEART - MARVELS 1956 ABC
299 I'LL ALWAYS WATCH OVER YOU - TURBANS 1955 HERALD
300 I'M LOST - MELLO MOODS 1953 PRESTIGE
301 I'M NOT A KNOW IT ALL - TEENAGERS 1956 GEE
302 I'M ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN - IMPERIALS 1964 DCP
303 IS IT TRUE - SAXONS 1958 CONTENDER
304 IS MY HEART WASTING TIME? - ORIOLES 1950 JUBILEE
305 IT TOOK A LONG TIME - TUNEDROPS 1957 END
306 I.O.U. - SPANIELS 1957 VEE-JAY
307 LETS YOU AND I GO STEADY - PEARLS 1956 ONYX
308 LOVE NO ONE BUT YOU - JESTERS 1957 WINLEY
3D9 LULLABYE OF BELLS - FIVE CROWNS 1954 OLD TOWN
310 MOONLIGHT SERENADE RIVIERAS 1958 COED
311 NEVER,NEVER - JIVE FIVE 1961 BELTONE
312 NITEY NITE MAJESTICS 1956 MARLIN
313 ONE DAY NEXT YEAR - HEARTBEATS 1958 ROULETTE
314 OUT IN THE COLD AGAIN - TEENAGERS 1957 GEE
315 PLEASE BE MINE - TEENAGERS 1955 GEE
316 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER ROOMATES / C. JEAN 1961 VALMOR
317 SHOULD I CRY - CONCORDS 1964 EPIC
318 SOMEDAY SWEETHEART - FIVE KEYS 1954 ALADDIN
319 SPEEDOO - CADILLACS 1955 JOSIE
320 TABARIN -HOLLYWOOD FOUR FLAMES 1950 UNIQUE
321 THREE KINDS OF PEOPLE - VOCALTONES 1956 APOLLO
322 UP ON THE MOUNTAIN - MAGNIFICENTS 1956 VEE-JAY
323 WE GO TOGETHER - MOONGLOWS 1956 CHESS
324 WHISPERING SORROWS - NUTMEGS 1955 HERALD
325 WHITE CHRISTMAS - GOLDEN GATE OUT 1975 APOLLO
326 WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER - CHECKERS 1953 KING
327 WHY YOU DO ME LIKE YOU DO - CLEFTONES 1957 GEE
328 THE WIFFENPOOF SONG -  RAVENS 1951 OKEH
329 YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL - FIVE NOTES 1955 JEN D
330 YOU ARE SWEETERTHAN WINE V- ALIANTS 1962 IMPERIAL
331 YOU DON'T HAVE TO DROP A HEART TO BREAK IT - RAVENS 1951 COLUMBIA
332 YOU FOOLISH THING - RAVENS 1951 COLUMBIA
333 YOU'LL NEVER BELONG TO ME - DUBS 1961 ABC
334 YOU'RE GONNA CRY - SPANIELS 1957 VEE-JAY
335 ZOOM,ZOOM,ZOOM - COLLEGIANS 1958 WINLEY
336 GREEN EYES - RAVENS 1955 JUBILEE
337 LOVEY DOVEY - CLOVERS 1954 ATLANTIC
338 LULLABYE OF THE BELLS - DELTAIRS 1957 IVY
339 THINK - FIVE ROYALES 1957 KING
340 535 - DREAMERS 1955 GRAND
341 ALA-MEN-SY - QUOTATIONS 1961 VERVE
342 AN ANGEL UP IN HEAVEN - DEL VIKINGS 1962 ABC
343 BE FAITHFUL - DEAN BARLOW & CRICKETS 1954 BEACON
344 BE MY LOVING BABY - PENGUINS 1956 DOOTO
345 C'EST LA VIE - WRENS 1956 RAMA
346 CHAIN OF BROKEN HEARTS - CAMELOTS 1963 CRIMSON
347 CRUISE TO THE MOON - CHAPERONES 1960 JOSIE
348 CRYING THE BLUES - MOONBEAMS 1958 SAPPHIRE
349 DARLING, I WANT TO GET MARRIED - HEARTBEATS 1959 GUYDEN
350 DONT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN - CASHMERES 1955 MERCURY
351 DON'T MENTION MY NAME - RAVENS 1952 MERCURY
352 DOT, MY LOVE - ALADDINS 1958 FRANKIE
353 A DREAM OF LOVE - NUTMEGS 1960 TEL
354 EACH TIME - CABINEERS 1951 PRESTIGE
355 EMBRACEABLE YOU - SOLITAIRES 1959 OLD TOWN
356 GOODBYE TO LOVE - CHANTELS 1959 END
357 HEAVENLY NIGHT - COLLEGIANS 1957 X-TRA
358 I LOVE PARIS - ROBINS 1955 SPARK
359 IF I KNEW - CRUISERS 1960 V-TONE
360 IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT - ORIOLES 1954 JUBILEE
361 IN THE EVENING - KEYNOTES 1956 APOLLO
362 IS THIS REALLY THE END? - JOYTONES 1956 RAMA
363 IT HAD TO BE YOU - DEEP RIVER BOYS 1947 FICA
364 JITTERBUG - BLANDERS 1952 SMASH
365 JUST FOR YOU - HOLLYWOOD FLAMES 1958 EBB
366 THE LETTER- MEDALLIONS 1954 DOOTONE
367 LITTLE STAR - ELEGANTS 1958 APT
368 LONELY NIGHTS - HEARTS 1955 BATON
369 LOVE WALKED IN - FLAMINGOS 1959 END
370 A LOVER OF THE TIME- LEADERS 1955 GLORY
371 MAKE ME THRILL AGAIN - MARYLANDERS 1952 JUBILEE
372 MARCELLA - CASTELLES 1954 GRAND
373 MY LOVING BABY - ELDORADOS 1954 VEE-JAY
374 MY OWN TRUE LOVE - DUPREES 1962 COED
375 MY PRAYER TONIGHT - CHECKERS 1952 KING
376 MY SUCCESS(IT ALL DEPENDS) - HARPTONES 1955 PARADISE
377 NEEDLESS - CLOVERS 1951 ATLANTIC
378 PICTURE OF LOVE - CONTINENTALS 1957 WHIRL DISC
379 PLAY THOSE OLDIES MR. DJ - ANTHONY & SOPHOMORES/ 1963 MERCURY
380 PRICELESS - HURRICANES 1957 KING
381 A PRISONER'S PRAYER- PRISONAIRES 1953 SUN
382 SINGING BELLS - OFF-KEYS 1962 ROWE
383 SO YOU WILL KNOW - PARAGONS 1960 WINLEY
384 SPEEDILLAC - VERSATILES/ S. DAY 1958 CHECKER
385 TAKE ME AS I AM - DEMENS 1957 TEENAGE
386 TALK THAT TALK - DU DROPPERS 1955 GROOVE
387 THAT'S YOUR MISTAKE - CHARMS 1955 DELUXE
388 THERE IN THE NIGHT - ELDORADOS 1956 VEE-JAY
389 THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN - DOMINOES 1954 KING
390 TWO LOVES HAVE I - DIAMONDS 1953 ATLANTIC
391 UP ON THE ROOF - DRIFTERS 1962 ATLANTIC
392 THE WAY YOU DOG ME AROUND - DIABLOS 1955 FORTUNE
393 WHAT TIME IS IT - JIVE FIVE 1962 BELTONE
394 WHERE ARE YOU - MELLO-MOODS 1951 ROBIN
395 WHILE WE WERE DANCING - DREAMLOVERS 1962 HERITAGE
396 WHY SHOULD I LOVE YOU - HARPTONES 1954 BRUCE
397 WONDERFUL GIRL - FIVE SATINS 1956 EMBER
398 YOU BABY YOU - CLEFTONES 1955 GEE
399 YOU LIED TO ME - RE-VELS 1955 SOUND
400 YOU'RE THE ONLY GIRL, DOLORES - DIABLOS 1956 FORTUNE
401 DREAMS OF CONTENTMENT - DELLS 1955 VEE-JAY
402 FOR YOU I HAVE EYES - CRICKETS 1953 MGM
403 GUIDED MISSILES - CUFFLINKS 1956 DOOTONE
404 OFFSHORE - CARDINALS 1956 ATLANTIC
405 TEN COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE - MOONGLOWS/HARVEY 1958 CHESS
406 AT THE HOP - JUNIORS / DANNY 1957 SINGULAR
407 BE GOOD TO ME MATADORS 1957 SUE
408 CHERRY - RIVINGTONS 1963 LIBERTY
409 CONFESS IT TO YOUR HEART - MOONGLOWS 1957 CHESS
410 CRYING FOR YOU - CINERAMAS 1960 RHAPSODY
411 DARLING HOW LONG - HEARTBEATS 1956 HULL
412 DROWNING EVERY HOPE I EVER HAD - ORIOLES 1954 JUBILEE
413 EL DORADO - RIVIERAS 1961 COED
414 EXPLAIN IT TO ME - SHELLS 1961 JOHNSON
415 THE FIRES BURN NO MORE - CHESTERS 1958 APOLLO
416 THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL -  KO KOS 1958 COMBO
417 HEART AND SOUL - FOUR BUDDIES 1951 SAVOY
418 HERE IS WHY I LOVE YOU - SPANIELS 1958 VEE-JAY
419 HONEYLOVE - DRIFTERS 1954 ATLANTIC
420 HOPING YOU'LL UNDERSTAND - STRANGERS 1954 KING
421 1 WANT TO LOVE YOU - FLAMINGOS 1955 CHECKER
422 1 WONDER - PENTAGONS 1961 JAMIE
423 I'D RATHER BE WRONG THAN BLUE - DELTA RHYTHM BOYS 1950 DECCA
424 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG - INSPIRATORS 1955 TREAT
425 I'M LOSING MY MIND - DREAMS 1954 SAVOY
426 IT WASN'T A LIE - FITONES QUINTET 1955 ATLAS
427 ITS TOO LATE NOW - FOUR DEALS 1950 CAPITOL
428 ITS WRITTEN IN THE STARS - EMERALDS/L.BOND 1955 SAVOY
429 LET THEM LOVE - DREAMLOVERS 1961 HERITAGE
430 LETS START ALL OVER AGAIN - PARAGONS 1957 WINLEY
431 A LONG, LONG TIME - FOUR HORSEMEN 1958 UA
432 LOVE DOLL - SCARLETS 1954 RED ROBIN
433 LOVING A GIRL LIKE YOU - HARPTONES 1961 BRUCE
434 MISS YOU - CROWS 1954 RAMA
435 MISTY - VIBRATIONS 1965 OKEH
436 MY JUANITA - CRESTS 1957 JOYCE
437 NO ONE TO LOVE - CRESTS 1957 JOYCE
438 OH GEE, OH GOSH - KODOKS 1958 FURY
439 OLD MAN RIVER - RAVENS 1947 NATIONAL
440 PAPER CASTLES - TEENAGERS 1957 GEE
441 RAGS TO RICHES - DOMINOES 1953 KING
442 ROCKIN' N' ROLLIN' WITH SANTA - HEPSTERS 1955 RONEL
443 SAD, SAD GIRL AND BOY I- MPRESSIONS 1963 ABC
444 A TEENAGER IN LOVE - BELMONTS /DION 1959 LAURIE
445 THINKING OF YOU - WANDERERS 1957 ONYX
446 WAIT FOR ME - EMBERS 1960 DOT
447 WISHING WELL - CADILLACS 1954 JOSIE
448 YODEE YAKEE - DRIFTERS 1957 ATLANTIC
449 BLUE VELVET - MOONGLOWS 1961 CHESS
450 COME BACK MY LOVE - WRENS 1955 RAMA
451 DOWN ON MY KNEES - HEARTBEATS 1958 ROULETTE
452 DOWN THE ROAD - CADILLACS 1955 JOZIE
453 HONEST - GAZELLES 1956 GOTHAM
454 1 WANT TO KNOW - LADDERS 1958 HOLIDAY
455 LET IT PLEASE BE YOU - DESIRES 1959 HULL
456 MY PRAYER - PLATTERS 1956 MERCURY
457 WHAT CAN I TELL HER NOW - BELLS 1955 RAMA
458 BE MY GIRL - TWILITERS/TONY 1960 JALYNNE
459 THE BELLS - DOMINOES 1952 FEDERAL
460 BLANCHE - THREE FRIENDS 1956 LIDO
461 BLUE VALENTINE - SOLITAIRES 1954 OLD TOWN
462 DARLING (YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU) - VOCALTONES 1956 APOLLO
463 DEVIL OR ANGEL - CLOVERS 1956 ATLANTIC
464 DOWN IN MEXICO - NUTMEGS 1964 TIMES SQUARE
465 GOODBYE DARLING - CORSAIRS 1957 HYTONE
466 HEAVEN ON EARTH - PLATTERS 1956 MERCURY
467 HEY LITTLE SCHOOL GIRL - PARAGONS 1957 WINLEY
468 HUCKLEBUCK WITH JIMMY - FIVE KEYS 1951 ALADDIN
469 1 AM WITH YOU - DOMINOES 1951 FEDERAL
470 1 THANK THE MOON - CRESTS 1958 COED
471 I'LL NEVER STOP WANTING YOU - MOONGLOWS 1958 CHESS
472 IMPOSSIBLE - VELVATONES 1959 NU KAT
473 LIGHTS ARE LOW - ELDORADOS 1958 VEE-JAY
474 LITTLE BOY AND GIRL - KODOKS 1957 FURY
475 LONG LONELY NIGHTS - HEARTS / L.ANDREWS 1957 CHESS
476 MONEY, HONEY - DRIFTERS 1953 ATLANTIC
477 MOONRISE - ROYALS 1952 FEDERAL
478 MY DIANE - CHARTS 1957 EVERLAST
479 MY HEARTS DESIRE - WHEELS 1956 PREMIUM
480 OVER THE RAINBOW - DIMENSIONS 1960 MOHAWK
481 PLEASE DON'T CHEAT ON ME - SINCERES 1961 RICHIE
482 PLEASE LET ME LOVE YOU - JESTERS 1957 WINLEY
483 THE PLEA - JESTERS 1958 WINLEY
484 POOR BOY NEEDS A PREACHER - UNTOUCHABLES 1959 MADISON
485 ROBE OF CALVARY - ORIOLES 1954 JUBILEE
486 SIDE STREET - INTERVALS 1958 AD
487 SIOUX CITY SUE - EBBONAIRS 1956 COMBO
488 TROUBLE IN PARADISE - CRESTS 1960 COED
489 VENGEANCE - MATADORS 1058 SUE
490 WALKIN' AND TALKIN' - SOLITAIRES 1957 OLD TOWN
491 WALKING IN THE RAIN - KACT-TIES 1962 TRANS ATLAS
492 WHEN YOUR LOVE COMES ALONG - FIVE SATINS 1959 FIRST
493 WHILE WALKING - FABULAIRES 1957 EAST WEST
494 WHY DID I FALL IN LOVE - JACKS 1956 RPM
495 WISDOM OF A FOOL - FIVE KEYS 1956 CAPITOL
496 WISHFUL THINKING - IMPERIALS 1958 END
497 WISHING FOR YOUR LOVE - VOXPOPPERS 1958 AMP3
498 WITHOUT A CAUSE - HEARTBREAKERS 1957 VIK
499 WOULD YOU BELIEVE ME - RAVENS 1947 NATIONAL
500 THE BELLS RING OUT- SPANIELS 1953 VEEJAY

Wow!  That’s quite a list!  (If I actually CARED about Doo-Wop I might even read it … but odds are I wouldn’t recognize more than 45 of the titles anyway!!!)
Just kidding … as Danny Guilfoyle should certainly have known by now, having been a member of the “Forgotten Hits Family” for nearly twenty years!  (On the plus side, my comment irked him enough to check out YOUR publication … so at least you’ll get some benefit out of this whole exchange.)
For any of you out there who are not quite in the loop, the Doo-Wop banter between me and Frank B has been going on for damn near twenty years as well.  It’s not that I don’t like doo-wop music … I like ALL music … and look for the best in all genres.  In fact, my wife Frannie LOVES Doo-Wop music … she probably knows as much about it as just about anybody … so she might even recognize 48 titles on this list!!!)
Read Forgotten Hits long enough and you’ll pick up on some of our recurring themes and running jokes.  (In fact, I’d be willing to betcha that if you scrolled back over the past ten years’ postings on the web, you might even find a picture of Herb Alpert’s “Whipped Cream” album cover posted there a time or two!)
So no slight intended … and no offense taken.  You have a great Doo-Wop Newsletter and fans of this genre and readers of our column would do themselves well to click on your “subscribe here” link above and check it out for themselves.
As for me, I’m just gonna hang out over here with the rest of the world, put on a Searchers CD, and thank God once again for allowing The British Invasion to step in and save music for the rest of us!  (kk)

News of the huge fire that destroyed hundreds of thousands of master recordings owned by Universal Music is devastating.  Obviously, this is irreplaceable material … in OUR world, akin to the giant Notre Dame Cathedral in France a few weeks back.
In the music world, however, many of these recordings had been restored and reissued in formats that may make some of this music retrievable in perhaps a better state than the original tapes … but obviously this isn’t the case with the majority of these recordings.  (I can’t even imagine how some of these artists must feel knowing that their lifeblood in this industry has gone up in smoke.)  So, so sad.  (kk)

HELPING OUT OUR READERS:
Here’s an opportunity you don’t come across every day …
Kent –
I really enjoy reading the blog every week.  
Speaking of reading, I've got over 500 copies of old Goldmine and Discoveries magazines that I would love to find a new home for since I'm downsizing and moving and won't have the room for them anymore.  
Hope that someone in the Chicago area can take advantage of these before I'm forced to throw them out.  
Thanks –
CHUCK HELANDER
Opportunities like this don’t come up very often …
Chuck tells me the issue dates range from 1986 – 2006.
Please drop me a line if you’re interested and I’ll hook you guys up.  All you gotta do is haul them away … so if you happen to be in Chicago, it doesn’t get any easier than this.  And if not, I’m sure some type of shipping arrangements can be made.  (kk)
I would really rather give these to someone interested rather than assign them to the land fill ... you’ll find weeks of interesting reading here.  Issues range in dates from 1986 through 2006, not complete, but extensive.
I also have hundreds of LPs and 45s that I'll be listing for sale - probably be asking for more than a dollar for all of them, but will entertain offers once I get the ads ready.  Also need to get rid of all the records in a lot, not individually, I'm downsizing for a move and don't have time to handle individual record or magazine sales.
CHUCK

That Creedence Clearwater Revival “Live At Woodstock” CD we’ve been telling you about finally sees the light of day on August 2nd.  It will include the band’s entire show as performed at the Woodstock festival just after midnight on Sunday, August 17th, 1969.  (It’s the perfect 50th Anniversary addition to your collection)
Here’s their set list from that night:
1.    Born on the Bayou
2.    Green River
3.    Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won’t Do)
4.    Bootleg
5.    Commotion
6.    Bad Moon Rising
7.    Proud Mary
8.    I Put a Spell on You
9.    The Night Time is the Right Time
10.   Keep on Chooglin’
11.   Suzie Q

THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE PRESENTS THE DOORS: THE FINAL CUT NEW 4K RESTORATION WITH DIRECTOR OLIVER STONE, ACTOR VAL KILMER AND THE DOORS BAND MEMBER ROBBY KRIEGER IN PERSON
Thursday, June 27, 2019


Come see OLIVER STONE, VAL KILMER & The Doors ROBBBY KRIEGER In Person with THE DOORS: THE FINAL CUT NEW 4K RESTORATION, Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the Aero Theatre

The American Cinematheque will present the new 4K restoration:THE DOORS: THE FINAL CUT (2019, Rialto Pictures, 138 min.) with director Oliver Stone, actor Val Kilmer and The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger in person. The screening and discussion take place Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 7:30 PM at the Max Palevsky Aero Theatre (1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403). THE DOORS was originally released in 1991 by Tristar Pictures. Capturing the hedonistic chaos of the late '60s, THE DOORS: THE FINAL CUT follows the life and times of the band's enigmatic and magnetic front man Jim Morrison (Val Kilmer) from cradle to grave. Stone's powerful musical portrait, featuring an amazing soundtrack including over twenty-five songs from The Doors' catalogue, charts Morrison's turbulent relationship with his muse Pamela Courson (Meg Ryan), the formation of the band in Southern California, his experimentation with hallucinogens and the occult, and his tragic death at the age of 27 in Paris. This 4K restoration was initiated and supervised by Oliver Stone himself, with the support of Studiocanal, Paramount, Lionsgate, and Immagine Ritrovata. The original negative was scanned in 4K 16-bit on Arriscan at Fotokem US. The restoration was managed by Immagine Ritrovata in Italy. The color grading was closely overseen by Stone. The new Dolby Atmos® mix was created at Formosa Group (Hollywood) under the supervision of Dolby, Wylie Stateman, and Lon Bender, the original sound editors of the film.  Discussion following with director Oliver Stone, actor Val Kilmer and Doors guitarist Robby Krieger, moderated by Jim Hemphill. Special Ticket Price: $15.

From Chuck Buell …



Funniest part about this is that just the other night Frannie said, “I really want to learn how to knit.”  (lol)  And that’s just about the reaction I get when I mention anything going on in Forgotten Hits so actually, I think you’ve nailed it.  (kk)