Where Oldies Come Alive
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 →
Between stay-in-place orders and social hibernation, there's not enough chances for love. The Grooveyard is doing it's part to fix that. Join host Alan Seltzer Saturday night at 7 PM for a repeat broadcast of the 2019 Love Song Survey. You can also download a copy of the survey here. The Grooveyard will be repeating... Continue Reading →
The Grooveyard will offer repeat broadcasts the next two weeks while host Alan Seltzer is sidelined. While he feels healthy, a coworker in his office received a positive result on a test for Coronavirus. As a result, a 14-day quarantine began Friday. This week's rebroadcast will feature a Flashback special featuring the Top 50 songs... Continue Reading →
To my loyal listeners, Seeing many posts and emails about where groups and individuals stand on taking time off due to COVID19, also known as Coronavirus, I decided our listeners deserve to know exactly what to expect from me and The Grooveyard. After someone on our station's LIU Post campus tested positive for the virus... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for March 14, 1959 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Since I Don't Have You" by The Skyliners #9 "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price #8 "Tragedy" by Thomas Wayne with the DeLons #7 "It's Just a Matter of Time" by Brook Benton #6 "Sorry (I Ran... Continue Reading →
Join host Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard" Saturday night at 7 PM when we feature artists celebrating birthdays this month. We'll feature a six-pack of hits by Neil Sedaka, who turned 80 on March 13, and the Beach Boys will be featured in our Under the Covers segment in honor of Mike Love's 78th birthday.... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for March 7, 1963 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Mama Didn't Lie" by Jan Bradley #9 "Walk Right In" by The Rooftop Singers #8 "The End of the World" by Skeeter Davis #7 "Ruby Baby" by Dion #6 "He's So Fine" by The Chiffons #5... Continue Reading →
Host Alan Seltzer hopes you can spare a few hours when The Grooveyard pays tribute to Daylight Savings Time Saturday night with an hour of songs related to time. Clocks will be moved forward at 2 AM Sunday, providing an extra hour of daylight. In addition, "time" songs will be featured in an Under the... Continue Reading →
There was no Grooveyard Top Ten this week on "The Grooveyard" due to the Flashback special focusing on the music of 1960. Here's the Top Ten songs from that year: #10 "Save the Last Dance for Me" by The Drifters #9 "Handy Man" by Jimmy Jones #8 "Runnng Bear" by Johnny Preston #7 "It's Now or... Continue Reading →
