Good Day Sunshine

What were you doing exactly 45 years ago today? The Beatles were in the studio recording the song "Good Day Sunshine."

I believe this is the documentary from that day...

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40 years ago today it was the #1 song in the country. Here are the Honey Cone performing it on Soul Train...

Eleanor Rigby

According to Bob Dearborn's The Olde Disc Jockey Almanac, on this day in 1966 the Beatles completed work on "Eleanor Rigby." That's really a Paul song, and he later included it in his (incredibly awful) film "Give my Regards to Broadstreet."

Ed Sullivan

His final show was on this day in 1971, exactly 40 years ago. It was canceled after 23 years on the air. During that time Ed became one of the most unlikely showcases for rock and roll. There were some truly incredible performances on his show, including performances from the biggest stars of all...

The Beatles

AND

Elvis Presley

Paint it Black

#1 45 years ago today...

Charlie Watts

He's 70 years old today. That's right, 70! Here's an interview of Charlie from 1973. He talks about Chicago Blues, among other things...

Greg Jarrett

Some pretty cool behind the scenes stuff with WGN morning man Greg Jarrett as he sings "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at Wrigley yesterday.

(If you'd like to read my Chicago Radio Spotlight interview with Jarrett from last year, click here.)

That'll be the Day

From Bob Dearborn's The Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac...

55 years ago today...May 31, 1956…Buddy Holly was inspired to write "That'll Be the Day" after he saw the John Wayne movie "The Searchers," in which that expression was used twice by Wayne as a sarcastic reply to another character.

People of Walmart song

Real pictures of real Walmart customers, put to music...


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Sink the Bismark

70 years ago today, the British sunk the most fearsome German battleship, The Bismark. It was made into a movie in 1960 (Frazier Thomas used to show it all the time on Family Classics). It was also made into a hit song by Johnny Horton...



I turned it into a parody song for Landecker & the Legends when the movie "Titanic" came out. Our version of the song was called "Sink the Titanic."

I Dream of Chicago

This song aired in the final episode of "The Chicago Code." It's done by a Des Moines band named Parlours. Not bad...

Bo Diddley

45 years ago today Bo Diddley went into a Chicago recording studio and recorded the song "Who Do You Love?" Bo is gone, but the song lives on. (It's a regular part of George Thorogood's act)

AJ nearly falls in W's lap

At the White Sox-Rangers game last night, Sox catcher A.J. Pierzinski was going after a foul ball, and almost ended in the lap of former President George W. Bush. And then, A.J being A.J, he made a joke to the President.

Read about it, and watch the video here.

Brown Sugar

#1 this week 40 years ago. Keith and Mick still looked good...

Katie's Farewell

Her final signoff...

Happy Birthday Pete

He's 66 today...

Silly Love Songs

It was the #1 song in the country exactly 35 years ago today, and the video is a pretty funny look back at 1976...

The View on Arnold

I had to check out what the ladies had to say about him. Can you guess?

GOL!

There are some absolute classics here. I personally liked the delivering of the baby celebration...

Bob Marley

He died exactly 30 years ago today, but his music lives on...