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Sounds of the 60s is a long-running Saturday morning programme on BBC Radio 2 that features recordings of popular music made in the 1960s. It was first broadcast on 12 February 1983 and introduced by Keith Fordyce , who had been the first presenter of the TV show Ready Steady Go! in 1963.
In 1970, 16 songs topped the chart based on playlists submitted by easy listening radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores. [ 1 ] In the issue of Billboard dated January 3, the number one position was held by " Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head " by B. J. Thomas , which was in its third week in the top spot, [ 2 ] and in the same ...
The Bee Gees scored the most number-one hits (9 songs) and had the longest cumulative run atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart (27 weeks) during the 1970s. Rod Stewart remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 17 weeks during the 1970s. Elton John amassed the second-most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart during the 1970s (6 songs). #
Melba Montgomery, duet vocalist in the 60s, who launched a solo career in the 70s; Anne Murray, Prominent Canadian country-pop vocalist best known for the songs "Snowbird," "Could I Have This Dance," "You Needed Me," and others in the 1970s-1980s. Willie Nelson, songwriter and one of the leaders of the outlaw country sound
Listeners changed from urban contemporary and other types of oldies stations. Most of the music came from the 70s, but there were also 60s and 80s hits. Unlike most radio formats, Jammin' Oldies did not target one specific ethnic or gender group. Black and white artists were included, and a slight majority of listeners were female. [5]
Stacker identified 20 music legends from the '70s who still perform today. All acts included either performed in 2024 or have a show scheduled for 2025. ... New York City's Radio City Music Hall ...
Baby Washington; B.B. King; B. Bumble and the Stingers; Bachdenkel; The Bachelors; Badfinger; The Balloon Farm; The Band; A Band of Angels; Band of Joy; Bangor Flying ...
The Wheeling Jamboree is the second oldest country music radio broadcast in the United States after the Grand Ole Opry. [1] The Jamboree originated in 1933 in Wheeling, West Virginia on WWVA, the first radio station in West Virginia and a 50,000-watt clear-channel station AM station until about 2007. [2]