8/19/65 - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim Maloney throws his
second no-hitter of the season, this time beating Chicago Cubs, 1-0 in ten
innings.(Ironically, he lost his first
no hitter by a score of 1-0 in the 11th inning against The New York
Mets earlier that same year!)
At the
time, nine innings of no hit baseball constituted an official no hitter.This rule has since been changed, but thanks to the rules in place at the time, Maloney
still gets credit for his remarkable performance. He had also pitched three one-hitters up to that point.(He also made The National League All Star
Team that season.)
In his no hitter against The Cubs, Maloney walked TEN … and
hit a batter … yet The Cubs were still unable to score.It was the most base runners allowed in a no
hit game since 1901!
Maloney is an oft-forgotten pitching great who, in addition
to pitching THREE no hitters, also had two 20 game winning seasons.He would pitch a THIRD no hitter against the
Houston Astros in 1969.The following
night, Don Wilson of The Astros no hit The Reds … the second time in major
league history where back-to-back no hitters were thrown by the same two ball
clubs.
Also on 8/19, The Yardbirds begin their first US tour
8/18/65 – Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits conducts a radio
interview with Elvis Presley in Honolulu, where Elvis is currently filming
“Paradise, Hawaiian Style.”
Noone later remarked, “What I should have said was ‘My big
sister and I have every one of your recordings' ... but what I said was ‘When
are you coming to England?’”
Also on 8/18, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass perform for
President Lyndon Johnson at The White House
We’re less than two weeks away from this year’s WLS / WCFL
Rewound Labor Day Weekend!!!
It’s the FOURTH Annual Event … and Ted Gorden Smucker
promises even MORE surprises this time around.
Here he is to tell you all about it …
It’s coming around again, but it
is a little bit earlier this year. So, with Labor Day falling on Monday,
September 1st, the holiday weekend begins as early as it will ever
be. What does that mean to fans of Musicradio WLS and The Voice of Labor,
WCFL? It means we will be throwing you more Chicago Top 40 radio before
this month closes out.
Anyone who has listened to
WLS/WCFL Rewound knows what we are talking about. Over the past three
years we have featured nearly 200 hours of non-repeat airchecks of our favorite
music and DJs from the 60s, 70s and early 80s. You would think we would
have run out of “new” old airchecks, but this year, we plan on running another
66 hours of previously unplayed radio recordings from these two great radio
stations. Thanks to our many “collectable” friends, especially through ForgottenHits60sblogspot.com, we have dusted off and cleaned up even more
entertainment to share with everyone who tunes into RewoundRadio.com.
The fun starts Saturday, August
30th at 5 am (CT) and runs past midnight on Labor Day. In
addition to the DJs and the music, you’ll hear memorable features such as Chickenman,
Animal Stories, Pop Goes the Music from 1967 with Dick Biondi, WLS Music People
featuring Gordon Lightfoot, and a fan favorite, the WLS Musicradio
Montage. Don’t miss it, because some of these old airchecks won’t be
repeated for years … and best of all, it’s FREE … a radio person’s
favorite word.
Ted Gorden Smucker
From Chuck Buell In the Still of
the Night ...
Regarding listening to the radio
beneath the covers into the late hours of the night, you wrote ~~~
>>>ALL of us who grew up during the Top 40 Rock and
Roll Era likely did the same ... and I don't think our parents ever knew.
Because let's face it ... before rock and roll, what would THEY have listened
to till damn near midnight?!?! (kk)
Well, who wouldn't want
to have listened late at night under the covers in our parents youth
to those Great, albeit, Eyebrow Raising, Hits of their day like "Just a
Gigolo,” "Love for Sale," and "I Can't Get Started"
(?!") ( What?!) Plus, that Great Early Forgotten
Hits Golden Oldie Favorite of the Week, "Masculine Women, Feminine
Men!" ( Hey! I didn't make those titles up! )
OK, but since I seemed to have
gotten off track from radio to records, did you ever sit around with friends
and laff yourselves silly by trying to come up with the Best or Funniest Song
Titles to which you simply added the phrase "Between the Sheets"
after its title? Hilarity prevailed for there are hundreds! Like
~~~
"HELP! Between the
Sheets!"
"To Sir with Love
Between the Sheets!"
"Light My Fire Between
the Sheets!"
"Happy Together Between
the Sheets!"
"Let's Spend the Night
Together Between the Sheets!"
And SO many more!
OK!! I'll close this musical
nonsense with "Come Back When You Grow Up Between the Sheets!"
CB!
Hall and Oates have reportedly “resolved their differences
thru arbitration” … but no further details have been released as to exactly
what that means.(Apparently part of the
agreement is that the settlement remains sealed.)I suppose we’ll know the outcome eventually if John Oates
is now able to sell his share of Whole Oats Enterprises.Then again, maybe he already has.(The ONLY solution to this situation that has
EVER made any sense to me was for John Oates to simply sell his shares to Daryl Hall,
making Daryl the sole owner of Whole Oats.Or, at the very least, allow Hall first dibs on buying him out.Then, if it should turn out that Daryl wasn’t
interested in purchasing those share … or was financially unable to do so … then Oates would be free to sell his shares to whomever he chooses.) But quite honestly, I don’t know that there’s been ANYTHING sensible
about this whole escapade since Day One.Their public feuding was about as ridiculous as The Who firing and then
reinstating and then refiring Zak Starkey!!!This is what boardrooms are built for. (kk)
Speaking of which …
To add more mystery to The Who’s
last tour, I received a message written by Roger Daltrey commenting on his
health and stating that while he is excited about this tour, he hopes he makes
it to the end of it. This may be some explanation about his questionable
actions recently.
Shelley
Legendary rock frontman Roger
Daltrey of The Who has been opening up about his health struggles as the band
gets ready to head out on tour, and he is making it clear that he is
struggling.
The 81-year-old said that he is
still suffering from side effects and damage done by a bout with viral
meningitis nearly a decade ago, and that he is also battling “incurable”
macular degeneration that is taking his vision away.
“It’s done a lot of
damage,” Daltrey told The Times.“It’s
buggered up my internal thermometer, so every time I start singing in any
climate over 75 degrees I’m wringing with sweat, which drains my body salts.
“The potential to get really ill
is there, and I have to be honest, I’m nervous about making it to the end of
the tour.”
Daltrey said he is also having
issues with his hearing.
“I’m not going to be here much
longer,” he said at one point. “If I live another 10 years it will be way past
anyone in my family.”
Then WHY are you doing it?!?!?Shouldn’t your health come first???And shouldn’t your fans understand???
Reading about this … and now about Gladys Knight (for whom
we just bought tickets to see) … and all the Elder Abuse claims circulating
about Frankie Valli, don’t you think it’s about time our generation of rock
stars face up to the fact that we’re ALL getting older and just can’t do what
we used to be able to do with ease.(I
say this and then I think about the non-stop, 90-minute energetic show Chubby Checker,
83, just put on at The Arcada … or all the physically intense shows Peter Noone
still does every night fronting Herman’s Hermits … some can do it and some can’t
… I’m just saying it’s time to recognize the difference and NOT put yourself in
jeopardy … unless your final goal is to die on stage in front of all your
fans!!!)kk
Naturally, I was concerned about seeing Gladys Knight in
November at The Arcada Theatre after receiving this clip from Tom Cuddy …
Gladys Knight’s husband accused
of elder abuse by her son-ABC News
Meanwhile, Herb Alpert is already booking dates into 2026
with his reformed Tijuana Brass, celebrating the 60th Anniversary of
his 1965 #1 Album, “Whipped Cream … And Other Delights.”(No, I am NOT going to run the cover again …
if it isn’t burned into your memory by now, then I’ve just been wasting my time!)
Already scheduled (with more dates to come):
January 12th – West Palm Beach, FL – venue TBA
January 13th – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
January 14th – Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre
January 16th – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
January 17th – Sugarland/Houston, TX – venue TBA
January 18th – Austin, TX – Long Center
March 27th – Baltimore, MD – The Lyric Baltimore
March 30th – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall
(By the way, on March 31st, Herb will turn 91
years old!)Gotta love him!
God bless him … but WHY do these artists want to go thru the
grueling pace of going out on tour again? All the travel and hotel stays … then struggling to make it out on stage and present any kind of an entertaining
show for the next 90 minutes … why do ANY of them want to put themselves thru this???(kk)
It looks like Priscilla Presley may be heading to court shortly,
trying to uphold ANY claim she might have (or think she has) to the Presley name and fortune.(I thought all of this was
resolved YEARS ago … and Priscilla was now out with no claims whatsoever.)
This article even states that she sold her rights to the ownership
of her last name and brand decades ago … yet has continued to stake claim to
some ties to Graceland, even though that was left entirely to Elvis’ daughter
Lisa Marie, who then passed it down to her children, cutting Mama out of the
picture completely.(Priscilla didn’t
want to hold on Elvis after five years of marriage but has gone to any and all lengths
to retain rights to his legacy ever since.Kinda disappointing.)kk
President Donald Trump will present (on December 7th) The
Kennedy Center Honors to:KISS, George
Strait, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Crawford, and Gloria Gaynor.KISS is calling this “the greatest honor of
our career.”(kk)
The ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS and then stream
on Paramount Plus shortly thereafter.(kk)
The #1 Movie at the Box Office this past weekend was the mystery
/ horror / science fiction thriller “Weapons.”
It tells the story of 17 children from the same classroom
who all run away on the same night, seemingly abducted by an unseen force.
In fact, the promotional posters read:"Last
night at 2:17 a.m. every child from Mrs. Gandy's class woke up, got out of bed,
went downstairs, opened the front door, walked into the dark ... and they never
came back."
Sound interesting?
Cooler still is the fact that the opening theme music for
the film is George Harrison’s “Beware Of Darkness” from his 1970 triple album
solo debut after The Beatles split, “All Things Must Pass.”(He also performed the song as a duet with
Leon Russell in the film “The Concert For Bangla Desh” … and it has been
covered by any number of artists over the past 55 years.)With box office receipts of about $42.5
million opening weekend, it’ll be interesting to see if this spikes a wave of downloads and
streams.Never released as a single,
George Harrison just may have another hit on his hands!Too bad he’s not here to see it.(kk)
If you were a fan of Eric Carmen and The Raspberries, then
you’ll just love the new tribute CD “Play On.”It features a wide array of artists covering the band’s tunes, including
Rick Springfield (their breakthrough hit “Go All The Way”), Vicki and Debbi
Peterson of The Bangles (“I Wanna Be With You”), The Lemon Twigs (“Let’s
Pretend”), Darian Sahanaja of Brian Wilson’s Band and the Wondermints (“On The
Beach”), Karla DeVito (“I Can Remember”), Lou Gramm of Foreigner (“Tonight”),
John Waite (“I Don’t Know What I Want”), Shoes (“Overnight Sensation (Hit
Record),” The Hudson Brothers (!!!) “All Through The Night,” Marshall Crenshaw
(“Should I Wait”) and about 25 others.
Be sure to check out the video preview of some of the
tracks!(kk)
Remembering big band singer and TV host Mike Douglas 1920 -
2006 on his Birthday, August 11th. 🎈🎵!
And Happy 80th birthday 🎉🎂! to Steve
Martin! Back in '78, it was tough to score a ticket to his show at The
Universal Amphitheater. He had a great opening act with The Blues
Brothers band on stage! 😎
Remembering actor Huntz Hall of "The Dead End
Kids" and " Bowery Boys" movie fame on his Birthday 🎉🎂! August 15. He
was born in 1920. Here is Huntz at a big celeb event at The Beverly
Hilton.
Jim Roup
Here's my mini-tribute to Danielle Spencer, who played younger sister Dee Thomas on “What’s
Happening.” It's a clip from my all-time favorite episode … with a special
appearance by The Doobie Brothers, premiering one of their new songs, the
HIGHLY underrated “Echoes Of Love!”(kk)
Hi Kent –
First off, thanks for all you
do. FH is my morning newspaper!
Don't know if you saw this, but
Chuck Girard passed away on August 11th in California at the age of 81.
Back in the 60's, he was friends with Gary Usher and played and sang on several
of the one-off hotrod albums that Usher put out. The biggest success came
with the Hondells' album. Chuck sang lead on Little Honda and the other
far more minor hits off the album, My Buddy Seat, You're Gonna Ride With Me and
their cover of Younger Girl. Later, Chuck became one of the first big
stars in Christian music, but he cut his teeth singing on BeachBoy-like car and
surf songs with the Wrecking Crew.
Mark Pheanis
Thanks for letting us know.Chuck participated with Forgotten Hits from time to time over the years
… good guy.(kk)
Got this from FH Reader Phil Miglioratti, who also publishes
the PRAY FOR SURF Blog …
CHUCK GIRARD
Remembering a Friend &
Fellow Beach Boys Fan
by Phil Miglioratti
I didn't know it at the time,
but the first time I heard Chuck Girard sing was right around September 18,
1964 when I first heard "Little Honda" by The Hondells on WLS Top 40
radio. He sang the lead, as he did on so many Gary Usher surf & stocks
releases.
I first heard Chuck live when he
did a Sunday morning concert at WIllow Creek Community Church, near Chicago,
Illinois, where I was serving on the ministry staff.
Dave Holmbo, a co-founder and
worship leader of the church, was our connection to Chuck. Dave and I were
Beach Boys fanADDICTs [we wrote songs for an album and
single as "HMS"] and
Chuck’s mid-70's's recordings with Love Song made him a perfect choice for the
“dechurched” congregations we served.
Chuck’s music was contemporary
(no "old time religion" sounds) and his message was a compellingly
simple Gospel: Jesus.
Chuck and I became friends. I
brought him to The Woodfield Church when I became their pastor and booked him
at another church. Then, when I began the Pray For Surf podcast, Chuck
guested several times.
The past few years, after a
lengthy conversation with Chuck about his future, I have prayed for the vision
he shared with me, a mission to:
Each has been completed and form
a triumphant-tribute to his service to God utilizing his gifts and talents to
proclaim a message of love in song.
His colleagues and
contemporaries remind us that Chuck
Girard was a pioneer of "Jesus Music," a new sound that radically
changed the way the Church thought about the style of music used to engage
believers in worship, singing, and joyful praise: "Legend."
"Pioneer." "Trailblazer" "Changed my life."
"Revolutionary."
"His influences were
eclectic and formative — The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and The Band — and before
mixing an album he would revisit their records “because there’s an attitude
about how they approach recording that I like.”
Chuck Hauser
“Chuck Girard, what a
trailblazer you were. You changed my life. I told you that a bunch, and I feel
like I needed to say it every time I saw you. That Everlasting Livin
Jesus Music Concert is where I first found out about Love Song, and
then all the LPs — Love Song and your solo record — they became part of my
foundation. I still have them in my compilation of LPs here in my studio."
Michael W. Smith
This rock & roll preacher
was an authentic Jesus follower who pioneered a new age of music for praise and
worship in thousands of churches around the world and across denominations.
Brian Wilson, a man Chuck
greatly admired and cared about, hoped people would pray, talk to God, while
listening to his music.
We also got an inquiry from a reader about another podcast
that Phil recently aired …
I had been led to believe that
the second part of the Brian Wilson podcast you mentioned on Sunday would be
posted a week after the first, and when I checked the Soundcloud page for it
just in the last few minutes, it said that the first part had been available
for at least 8 days. Have Phil Miglioratti or anyone else said if or when a
second episode will be released?
Bob Frable
Here is the update I received from Phil on August 15th
…
Thanks for posting our podcast,
Kent!
My co-host does our editing and
he is on vacation with family … it may be a couple of weeks before we get it
uploaded.
Please pass this information
along to the reader who first raised the question.
Thanks again!
Phil (and Mark)
So there you have it!Best to keep checking.(kk)
Another affect of Billy Joel’s diagnosis of a brain disorder has been his decision to close his bike shop on Long Island.
For fifteen years, Joel has invited fans to come in and
browse his unique collection of dozens of motorcycles acquired over the years.Joel will be shuttering 20th Century Cycles
in Oyster Bay, New York, in late September and auctioning off his collection
later this year.
Joel opened 20th Century Cycles in late 2010 as a place to
maintain and repair his motorcycles, restore and customize ones he bought and
showcase his collection for the public at no charge.I’m sure some enthusiastic fans will be
clamoring to order a piece of this impressive collection.
The shop became a popular stop for motorcycle enthusiasts
and tourists. It was home to Joel’s collection of more than 75 bikes, dating
back all the way to the 1940’s and includes Harley-Davidsons, Triumphs,
Ducatis, Moto Guzzis, Indians and BMWs. One of the most valuable, he said, was
a 1952 Vincent Rapide, which can sell for tens of thousands of dollars and
sometimes more, according to auction sites.
His home in nearby Centre Island is also up for grabs, listed
for $29.9 million.(Dammit!!! Must be in
my other pair of pants!)kk
Look for another release from the vaults from The
Cowsills.The “Cocaine Drain” album
dates back to tracks recorded in 1978 but never released.Last year’s “Global” was a real treat … GREAT
stuff from The Cowsills, show stealers on the Happy Together Tour … and soon on
a new harmony tour with The Association and The Vogues.(We’ve got tickets for their December show
here at The Arcada Theatre.)kk
GOLDMINE MAGAZINE LAUNCHES
SPECIAL COLLECTORS' EDITION ON THE MONKEES AUGUST 15, 2025 - WITH MULTIPLE
COVERS FEATURING BOTH THE GROUP AS WELL AS INVIVIDUAL COVERS
GOLDMINE MAGAZINE launches a
special edition on The Monkees – with a group cover and four individual covers
featuring each member - Friday, August 15th.
As Micky Dolenz’s SONGS
AND STORIES tour launches the second half of its 2025 jaunt this week,
Goldmine, the much-respected music magazine, has consistently covered the group
and in this issue features a newly minted interview with Dolenz as well as
information relating to his much-heralded book I’M TOLD I HAD A GOOD
TIME.
Also in the magazine is a full
discography of the group; and interviews with Bobby Hart; Chip Douglas; Henry
Diltz; XTC’s Andy Patridge (who wrote the group’s “You Bring The Summer” from
their 12th album Good Times); the “Top 10 underrated Monkee songs”; and, “The
Monkees Top Ten Flip Sides.”
7a Records, who have released
Dolenz’s critically acclaimed DOLENZ SINGS NESMITH and his EP
of R.E.M. (DOLENZ SINGS R.E.M.) music are also interviewed as
well.
Stephen Bishop’s final album “THIMK” is now out and available for
shipping.He’s got some pretty
high-profile guest stars on this one …
I’m honored to be joined by so many incredibly
talented friends including Eric Clapton, Sting, Graham Nash, Art
Garfunkel, Jimmy Webb, Dave Grusin, Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross,
Kenny Loggins, David Pack (Ambrosia), Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
(America), David Benoit and Marilyn Martin along with many other
brilliant musicians.
I can’t wait for you to hear these songs. Once you’ve
listened I would love to know which ones are your favorites.
Forgotten Hits West Coast Readers can meet Kenneth Kubernik, brother of
frequent FH contributor Harvey Kubernik, who is also a well-known author in his own right, at a special event commemorating The
Rolling Stones’ 1972 North American Tour as well as the recording of their
“Exile On Main Street” album.
Details
below …
Author Kenneth Kubernik and
Photographer Neil Zlozower offer insights on The Rolling Stones' 1972 North
American Tour
Date and time:Saturday, August 23 · 2 - 4pm PDT
Location:Musichead Gallery / 7420 West Sunset
Boulevard / Los Angeles, CA 90046
Join us for an afternoon full of
rock 'n' roll history as rock photographer Neil Zlozower teams up with renowned
music historian and author Kenneth Kubernik to revisit one of the most infamous
tours in music history, The Rolling Stones' 1972 North American Tour,
known as the “Cocaine and Tequila Sunrise Tour.”They’ll be sharing stories, memorabilia and
photography from the Southern California leg of The Rolling Stones' 1972 tour,
offering us a first-hand account into the infamous gigs.
Neil Zlozower, who photographed
the Southern California leg of the tour, will offer a visual journey through
his lens, capturing candid, raw, and now-iconic images of the Stones at their
peak. Kubernik will share personal stories from all five Southern California
shows, along with a look at the Stones' long-running relationship with Los
Angeles, from their first visit in 1964 to the final Exile on Main St. sessions.
Together the two will bring this pivotal moment in rock history back to
life.
The event will include:
Artist talk and Q&A
Immersive photography display
Signed, limited edition fine art photography prints available
for purchase
Refreshments will be served
Currently on display is Stones
in Exile: The Making and Tour of ‘Exile on Main St.,’ a photography
exhibitionexamining the creativity, chaos, and peak era of The
Rolling Stones in 1971–1972. Highlighting the importance of Mick Taylor and the
Exile mythology, this exhibition features 20 photographs by 10 acclaimed
photographers, reminding us that great art often emerges from turbulence and
that creative freedom is always worth fighting for.
Looks like they’re really having a good time promoting the
new Spinal Tap movie.
