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And now, as we honor Uncle Ricky, let's flip on the mic, and Rock On back to 1968 …
Motown Surrenders to Prog Rock
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Radio to the rescue
to lighten the mood and cool our red faces, with nighttime Rock on the radar 50 Years Ago this Month …
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June
20th: A stellar appearance at the famed Copacabana on this day in 1968,
gave Martha Reeves & the Vandellas’ new single “Forget Me Not” a
fighting chance on the charts. It debuted on KISN/Portland OR Good Guys Survey
for June 25th at #47. Alas, this tribute to long-distance military
love failed to impress, and dropped off the following week. They had hit their
peak on a great run through the 1960s.
Featured Radio
Survey: As a beacon of Rock & Roll in the Pacific Northwest, KISN/Portland, kept its listeners tuned
in to the in-crowd, 50 Years Ago This Month. ♪ Swim in
the cove, have a snack in the grove … ♪ Recall that awesome day when
…
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LinDee Rochelle is a writer and
editor by trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two
books (of three) in her Blast from Your Past
series, available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll
Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 – Rock & Roll
Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon, … The Psychedelic Seventies!
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