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Found performance

Found Performance: “What a Feeling” by Irene Cara

In 1983, I was visiting NYC and wandering around Times Square on a daily basis. That's when the movie Flashdance"…

3 years ago

Found Performance: “Solitary Man”

One of the first songs I ever heard on the radio, back in 1966 when I was listening to KPUG,…

3 years ago

Jukebox Alive: Stand By Me – Ben E. King

It's difficult to find a video of a young Ben E. King singing “Stand by Me.” Most of the videos…

5 years ago

Jukebox Gem: Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs

There were the songs I liked, and then there were the jukebox hits that I heard publicly in restaurants, drive-ins…

5 years ago

Found Performance: “Husbands & Wives” by Roger Miller

This one goes back to my early days of listening to the radio. In 1966 this song was on the…

5 years ago

Found Performance: Old Blue Eyes

This is a historical artifact I ran across when researching another article. It goes back 55 years. In 1965, Frank…

5 years ago

Found Performance: Dave Dudley

Dave Dudley's "Six Days On The Road" has a strong identity as a Country song, but in 1963 when I…

5 years ago

Found Performance: “Barefootin'” by Robert Parker

One of my favorite tunes from back in the mid-sixties, when I listened to Kirk Wilde, Gary Shannon and Harvey…

5 years ago

Found Performance: Massachusetts (acoustic) The Bee Gees

Although this is my 2nd "Found Performance" featuring The Bee Gees, let me emphatically state that I am not the…

5 years ago

The Pacific Northwest’s Kathi McDonald

The late Kathi McDonald was a native of the Pacific Northwest, born in Anacortes, WA in 1948 and raised in…

5 years ago

Found Performance: “Land of 1000 Dances” by Wilson Pickett

"Land of 1000 Dances" or "Land Of A Thousand Dances" was written by Chris Kenner in 1962. The first hit…

5 years ago

Pacific NW Regional Hit: Richard & The Young Lions in ’66

In listening to old sixties airchecks from Seattle, I noticed that a big hit at KJR in the summer/fall of…

5 years ago

Found Performance: “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes

Yesterday "Bette Davis Eyes" became a mega hit for Kim Carnes back in 1981. It was all over the radio…

6 years ago

Found Performance: “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” by Bonnie Tyler

  Anyone who peeks in at these "Found Performance" videos I post has probably caught on that I tend to…

6 years ago

Found Performance: “I Put A Spell On You” by Nina Simone

One of the best known  versions of  "I Put A Spell On You" is by legendary jazz and blues performer…

6 years ago

Found Performance: Brothers Gibb (1963)

Editor's note: I have had some fun with "Found Performances." This growing collection consists of rare and/or interesting TV or…

6 years ago

Found Performance: “Lightnin’ Strikes” by Lou Christie

When I started paying attention to radio in spring 1966, "Lightnin' Strikes" by Lou Christie had begun to slip down…

6 years ago

Found Performance: “Born Free” by Roger Williams

There have been a number of instrumental (or mainly instrumental) Top-40 hits over the years. In the mid-sixties, Herb Alpert…

6 years ago

Found Performance: “Backstage” by Gene Pitney

Here is another addition to my collection of "Found Performance" videos. I'm always on the lookout for rare footage of…

6 years ago
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