Where Oldies Come Alive
Have you voted today in our sixth annual Grooveyard Great 88 listener survey? Voting is now open in the first round of our yearly poll. In this round, you pick your 10 favorite songs from specific years. Either choose songs from our listing or write in your own selections. Vote daily to support your favorites--the... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for September22, 1957 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Whispering Bells" by The Del Vikings #9 "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley #8 "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" by Jerry Lee Lewis Pick your favorites now! 1955 and earlier 1957 1962 #7 "Long... Continue Reading →
You'll want to make a date for this! The Grooveyard will celebrate National Singles Day Saturday at 7 PM with an hour of songs about dating. The highlight of National Singles Week, National Singles Day recognizes and acknowledges our single population and celebrates their invaluable contribution to the fabric of our daily lives. Our weekly... Continue Reading →
Diversity traditionally reigns in the survey for the best songs of 1958, and our seventh annual survey was no exception. A total of 66 different songs received some attention. Danny and the Juniors, Dion and Tommy Edwards all returned to the top five songs for the second consecutive year. A fourth song from last year's... Continue Reading →
"The Grooveyard" is taking the weekend off so you can enjoy the LIU Post Pioneers football game at Stonehill College. This is the team's only night game this season, so we'll be back next Saturday at 7 PM. In the meantime, voting continues in our fifth annual Grooveyard Great 88 listener survey. Following a record... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for September 8, 1962 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "You Don't Know Me" by Ray Charles #9 "Beechwood 4-5789" by The Marvelettes #8 "Party Lights" by Claudine Clark Did you vote today? #7 "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" by Neil Sedaka #6 "You Belong to Me" by The... Continue Reading →
Songs by many dynamic duos will be featured when National Ampersand Day is celebrated Saturday night on The Grooveyard. According to Chas DeSimone, founder of AmperArt and the originator of the holiday, he discovered several of the characters in "September 8" could be cleverly disguised as an ampersand when different fonts are used. Along with... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for September 1, 1958 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Rockin Robin" by Bobby Day #9 "Western Movies" by The Olympics #8 "Fever" by Peggy Lee Did you vote today? #7 "It's All in the Game" by Tommy Edwards #6 "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson #5 "Patricia"... Continue Reading →
Labor Day Weekend traditionally means the end of summer, start of football season, the first day of school...and the kickoff of the Great 88 on The Grooveyard. Saturday night, at 7, host Alan Seltzer will celebrate the start of the seventh annual listener survey by playing the Top 20 songs from the first six surveys. ... Continue Reading →
