Barbara George’s 1961 smash was her only hit but it was a monster
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Dw. Dunphy
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The fault may not lie in our stars, or who we make stars, but…
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Ken Shane
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Bobby Hebb wrote “Sunny” in response to personal and national tragedy
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Ken Shane
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Latimore scored with his Miami soul hit in 1974
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Jeff Giles
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From hell’s heart, one of the worst albums of the ’70s stabs at thee
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Dave Lifton
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Jeff Giles is a fucking asshole. I know I’ve said that before. And I’ll say it again, partly because it’s fun, but mostly because it’s true. Here’s why: Longtime readers…
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Brian Boone
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Beavis and Butt-head had their cultural moment in 1993. All of 1993. Their cartoon was the #1 show on MTV (even after they couldn’t say “fire” anymore because some kid…
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Popdose Staff
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All of this week’s AM Gold tunes but one were Top 10 hits in 1966. But only one of them was covered and surpassed by one Mr. Phil Collins.
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Popdose Staff
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It’s a brave new year on AM Gold – 1965 to be precise!
Brian Boone
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When pop stars turn 40, the palm flower crystal embedded in their hand turns black, indicating its time for them to go away forever. By and large, there’s little market…
Popdose Staff
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Our look at AM Gold’s 1963 entry tackles five very different tunes – from folk to soul to country.
Bob Cashill
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There are worse things than fumbling the lyrics of the national anthem at the Super Bowl or tabloid crackups, Xtina. There is Burlesque.
Tony Redman
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In this week’s mixtape you’ll find pairs of the same song by two different artists. I did try to lay down some ground rules for myself, though: 1. No parody…
Jason Hare
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In honor of Easter, join Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton as they talk about resurrection — pop culture style! It’s all in Episode 8 of the Popdose Podcast!
Jason Hare
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Join us for a trip back in time — when Art Garfunkel shunned his first name, Cher sang on a horse, and Billy Preston’s afro threatened to take over the world. It’s a 1973 edition of Jason Hare’s CHART ATTACK!
Will Harris
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More than just the guy who plays keyboards for David Letterman, Paul Shaffer is really one of the more underrated musical icons of the last 35 years — something illustrated in Shaffer’s new autobiography, We’ll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives, as well as his Popdose Interview with Will Harris.
Rob Smith
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Maia Sharp, Echo (2009, Crooked Crown Records) Purchase this album (Amazon) I distinctly recall the first time I heard Maia Sharp sing. It was the summer of 1997, and I…
Jason Hare
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Jason Hare takes us back to 1989, when 38 Special begged for forgiveness, Peter Cetera warbled with Cher, and a “mystery artist” made it all the way to #2!
Rob Smith
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Wasn’t aware that Uncle Donnie had a hand in the movie business until I found this missive.Á‚ Of course, the “properties” he’s pushing probably explain why.Á‚ Still, wouldn’t it be…
Robert Cass
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For all those Sheryl Crow fans who were disappointed when they found out she wouldn’t be filling in for Christine McVie on Fleetwood Mac’s current reunion tour, I’ve replaced McVie’s…
John C. Hughes
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There’s never been a musical trend that Cher has been afraid to jump upon.Á‚ From watered down hippie-dippy love songs to disco to adult contemporary schlock, the Dark Lady has…
Dave Steed
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Last week I talked about Á¢€Å“the Shrink,Á¢€ the guy at the record show who thinks he knows everything about every artist that ever recorded. This week we move on to…
The Chartburn Panel
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/PYxl-4oRu1U” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Spacehog, “In the Meantime” (1996) Pete: Haven’t thought about old Spacehog since, well, 1996. But this song did age well. Jeff: I…
Will Harris
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During my years on the ‘net, I’ve been a member of various E-mail lists and participated in countless discussion forums, and if there’s one recurring theme that never fails to…
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