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Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 37

Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 37

Popdose Staff March 21, 2012 6

The first installment of AM Gold: 1971 features a fairly diverse range of pop -- from the manly swagger of Tom Jones, to the super-cheery pop of Dawn, and finally to the potent realism

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The Nineteenth Day of Mellowmas: Jesus and the Shondells

The Nineteenth Day of Mellowmas: Jesus and the Shondells

Jeff Giles and Jason Hare December 19, 2011 25

Tommy James gives praise to drum machines or Jesus, whichever returneth first

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Popdose Flashback ’91: John Wesley Harding, “The Name Above the Title”

Will Harris February 18, 2011 2

John Wesley Harding's sophomore studio album hits the big 2-0 this week, and Wes himself steps into the wayback machine to reflect on his efforts

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Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 45

Dave Steed April 1, 2009 22

As I promised, no more Jacksons this week, but we will keep plodding through the letter J as we continue to take a look at songs that reached no higher than #41, a.k.a. “the

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One Day in Your Life: February 20, 1980

J.A. Bartlett February 20, 2008 4

February 20, 1980, is a Wednesday. At 12:01AM Eastern time, a deadline passes for the Soviets to withdraw from Afghanistan, which they had invaded the previous December. They do not. Thus, the United States

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