Thursday Oldies Flashback

Thursday Oldies Flashback: Gene McDaniels’ “100 Pounds of Clay” (VIDEO)
Thursday Oldies Flashback: Gene McDaniels’ “100 Pounds of Clay” (VIDEO)
Thursday Oldies Flashback: Gene McDaniels’ “100 Pounds of Clay” (VIDEO)
Gene McDaniels was one of the truly great R&B singers of the early 1960s.  His three biggest hits were "Chip Chip," "A Hundred Pounds of Clay," and "Tower of Strength." Here is an amazing video clip. In his later years, McDaniels lived as a self-described  "hermit" in the wilds of Maine.  ...
Thursday Oldies Flashback: “The Lettermen” (VIDEO)
Thursday Oldies Flashback: “The Lettermen” (VIDEO)
Thursday Oldies Flashback: “The Lettermen” (VIDEO)
The Lettermen are now in their 55th year of performing.  They still do a couple of dozen concerts a year.  Their harmonies led them up the Billboard Charts dozens of times. Click below to see them perform in concert.  Do you remember the Lettermen...
Thursday Oldies Flashback: “Mr. Excitement” Jackie Wilson! (VIDEO)
Thursday Oldies Flashback: “Mr. Excitement” Jackie Wilson! (VIDEO)
Thursday Oldies Flashback: “Mr. Excitement” Jackie Wilson! (VIDEO)
Jackie Wilson was one of the most dynamic R&B singers of all time.  He scored more than 50 Billboard hit singles, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame twice and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Watch one of his exciting performances on the Ed Sullivan Show here... ...
Thursday Oldies Flashback:  Frankie Avalon “Venus” (VIDEO)
Thursday Oldies Flashback: Frankie Avalon “Venus” (VIDEO)
Thursday Oldies Flashback: Frankie Avalon “Venus” (VIDEO)
Frankie Avalon turns 74 today! One of the great Teen Idols of the rock era, Frankie scored with many top hits over his 50 year career.  Songs like "Bobby Sox to Blue Jeans," "Why," and "Venus" made him one of the biggest of the famed Boys of Summer...
Thursday Oldies Flashback: Who Remembers Fabian? (VIDEO)
Thursday Oldies Flashback: Who Remembers Fabian? (VIDEO)
Thursday Oldies Flashback: Who Remembers Fabian? (VIDEO)
His real name was Fabiano Anthony Forte, but everybody knew him as simply Fabian. He was one of the original Teen Idols in the day and age of Paul Anka, Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon and others.  He scored 11 Top 40 hits with his biggest song, "Tiger," reaching #6 on the charts...

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