It will be "Fun Fun Fun" this week when Alan Seltzer features the Beach Boys on "The Grooveyard" and the "Saturday Soiree" in celebration of Brian Wilson's 73rd birthday. Thursday night at 9 PM, "The Grooveyard" will feature an extended "Under the Covers" segment looking at Beach Boys cover songs. The Top Ten @ 10... Continue Reading →
This Week: Mamas and Papas and Rockabilly
Rockabilly sounds and the Mamas and the Papas are featured this week on "The Grooveyard" and the "Saturday Soiree". Thursday night at 9 PM, host Alan Seltzer celebrates Gene Vincent's first live stage performance with an hour of Rockabilly music. The Top Ten @ 10 The Top Ten @ 10 offers the top hits... Continue Reading →
Top Ten @ 10: May 28, 1963
Here's the Top Ten @ 10 for May 28, 1963 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Come and Get These Memories" by Martha and the Vandellas #9 "Foolish Little Girl" by The Shirelles #8 "I Will Follow Him" by Little Peggy March #7 "Easier Said Than Done" by Essex #6 "Till... Continue Reading →
This Week: Car Songs and DC5
The music of the Dave Clark 5 and car songs are featured this week on "The Grooveyard" and the "Saturday Soiree". Thursday night at 9 PM, host Alan Seltzer celebrates the anniversary of the founding of the Volkswagon company on May 28, 1937by playing songs related to cars on "The Grooveyard". The Top Ten @... Continue Reading →
This Week: Back to Bandstand, and Bye-Bye to Beatles
Online listeners of "The Grooveyard" were surprised two weeks ago when they weren't able to hear our repeat broadcast featuring Dick Clark and American Bandstand. Server problems affecting LIU Post eliminated our ability to stream the show that week. Fortunately, we were able to find the problem by examining the security recordings... Due to requests... Continue Reading →
This Week: Nonsense and Animal Songs
There will be a lot of nonsense on "The Grooveyard" this week, while the "Saturday Soiree" has howling fun with animal songs. Thursday at 9 PM, host Alan Seltzer will feature nonsense songs on "The Grooveyard". The hour is in support of "Red Nose Day", an annual event to help children living in poverty in... Continue Reading →
This Week: The Turtles and Bandstand Revisited
The Turtles and a return visit to the artists who made American Bandstand popular are featured this week on "The Grooveyard" and "Saturday Soiree". Thursday night at 9 PM, "The Grooveyard" honors the anniversary of Dick Clark beginning host duties on the show that became "American Bandstand" by playing music by artists that performed on... Continue Reading →
This Week: Remembering Hullabaloo and Stan Freberg
Tributes to the late Stan Freberg and the Hullabaloo television series highlight "The Grooveyard" and "Saturday Soiree" this week. This Thursday at 9 PM, host Alan Seltzer looks back at the life of Stan Freberg, the recording artist, comedian, radio personality and advertising creative director, who died Tuesday. Included will be his parodies of songs... Continue Reading →
Top Ten @ 10 March 19, 1962
Here's the Top Ten @ 10 for March 19, 1962 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Let Me In" by The Sensations #9 "Twistin' the Night Away" by Sam Cooke #8 "Midnight in Moscow" by Kenny Ball and the Jazzmen #7 "Afrikaan Beat" by Bert Kaempfert ...TV game show viewers may... Continue Reading →
Update for Tonight’s Show
Due to travel conditions and illness, tonight's show will be a repeat broadcast of the "Flashback 1961" special originally heard in March 2013, The show features highlights of events in that year, plus all the number one songs in 1961. You can see the Top Ten songs from that year here. The feature on the... Continue Reading →
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