Where Oldies Come Alive
There was no Grooveyard Top Ten on this week's edition of "The Grooveyard" due to the Flashback special focusing on the music and events of 1960. Here's the Top Ten songs from that year: #10 "The Twist" by Chubby Checker #9 "Stuck on You" by Elvis Presley #8 "Handy Man" by Jimmy Jones #7 "It's Now or... Continue Reading →
It was the year of the first televised presidential debate...when Elvis was discharged from the Army...when the fight against segregation took place at a lunch counter at Woolworth's ...and Mary Martin performed "Peter Pan" live on television for the first time. Saturday night at 7 9 PM, Alan Seltzer will play the top hits of... Continue Reading →
Tonight's edition of "The Grooveyard" featured the top songs of 1958. Here's the Top Ten as played by Alan Seltzer: #10 "Topsy Pt 2" by Cozy Cole #9 "To Know Him is to Love Him" by The Teddy Bears #8 "Witch Doctor" by David Seville #7 "Little Star" by The Elegants #6 "It's All in... Continue Reading →
It was the year when Elvis Presley was inducted into the Army. It was also the year when unemployment reached 20 percent in Detroit to a recession, when the Dodgers and Giants played the first regular-season baseball game as West Coast teams, and when a young musician named Leonard Bernstein began a series of televised... Continue Reading →
Due to host Alan Seltzer suffering a minor injury Tuesday, we will repeat the Flashback 1963 special this week on "The Grooveyard". The show features the Top 50 songs of the year, plus several bonus hits. Alan had minor burns on three fingers in an accident earlier this week. While the wounds are healing, the... Continue Reading →
There was no Top Ten @ 10 feature on this week's edition of "The Grooveyard" due to the Flashback special focusing on the music and events of 1958. Here's the Top Ten songs from that year: #10 "Topsy Part 2" by Cozy Cole #9 "To Know Him is to Love Him" by The Teddy Bears... Continue Reading →
It was the year when Elvis Presley was inducted into the Army. It was also the year when unemployment reached 20 percent in Detroit to a recession, when the Dodgers and Giants played the first regular-season baseball game as West Coast teams, and when a young musician named Leonard Bernstein began a series of televised... Continue Reading →
There was no Top Ten @ 10 feature on this week's edition of "The Grooveyard" due to the Flashback special focusing on the music and events of 1961. Here's the Top Ten songs from that year: #10 "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes #9 "There's a Moon Out Tonight" by The Capris #8 "Runaround Sue"... Continue Reading →
It was the year of new beginnings . . . JFK's Inauguration...Barbie meeting Ken for the first time . . . Alan Shepard becoming the first American in space . . . Roger Maris hitting 61 home runs . . . and a group from Liverpool playing at the Cavern Club for the first time.... Continue Reading →
