Where Oldies Come Alive
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for April 21, 1959 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "A Fool Such as I" by Elvis Presley #9 "Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison #8 "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" by The Virtues #7 "A Teenager in Love" by Dion and the Belmonts #6 "Turn Me Loose by Fabian Support... Continue Reading →
Join Host Alan Seltzer Saturday night at 7 PM when he kicks off Long island Restaurant Week with an hour of songs about food. The event, beginning Sunday, offers eight days of deals at over 150 restaurants. An Under the Covers segment will feature alternate versions of some of those hits. For dessert, The Grooveyard... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for April 14, 1955 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Unchained Melody" by Al Hibbler #9 "Earth Angel" by The Penguins #8 "My Babe" by Little Walter #7 "Lonely Nights" by The Hearts #6 "Unchained Melody by Roy Hamilton Support 88.1 FM and WCWP.org - your community station!... Continue Reading →
Join host Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard" Saturday night at 7 PM when we feature artists celebrating birthdays this month. We'll share a six-pack of hits by Bobby Vee, who was born on April 30. The birthday celebration continues when The Grooveyard Top 10 features the hits of April 10. 1955--the week Alan Seltzer was... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for April 7, 1962 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Dear One" by Larry Finnegan #9 "Shout" by Joey Dee and the Starliters #8 "Good Luck Charm" by Elvis Presley #7 "Twistin' the Night Away" by SamCooke #6 "Slow Twistin'" by Chubby Checker and Dee Dee Sharp Support... Continue Reading →
In honor of the start of baseball season, double plays with two-sided hits will be featured on The Grooveyard Saturday night. Included is a six-pack of three two-sided hits by Elvis Presley, who had 14 two-sided hits, more than any other artist in the 1950s and 1960s. (The Beatles were second with nine, and Rick... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for March 24, 1957 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Jim Dandy" by LaVern Baker #9 "Without Love" by Clyde McPhatter #8 "Butterfly" by Charlie Gracie #7 "Lucille" by Little Richard #6 "Just Because" by Lloyd Price Support 88.1 FM and WCWP.org - your community station! #5... Continue Reading →
Saturday night at 7 PM, "The Grooveyard" celebrates recording executive Leonard Chess with an hour of songs released on Chess Records and it's subsidiaries shortly after what would have been his 101st birthday. Founded in 1950 and run by Leonard and his brother Phil, the company produced and released many important singles and albums, which are... 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 →
