1984 - #1 Dance Song "I Want A New Drug" - Huey Lewis and the News
40 Years Ago - 1984 Huey Lewis and the News had the #1 Dance song in the US with "I Want A New Drug." It peaked at #6 on the Hot 100. The...
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Apr 162 min read
4/16/24 - Kids and Hotels. Happy Tuesday
Tuesday 4/16/24 Celebrate: Day of the Mushroom Foursquare Day Free Cone Day National Bean Counters' Day National Eggs Benedict Day...
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Apr 151 min read
1974 - Second Helping - Lynyrd Skynyrd
50 Years Ago - 1974 Lynyrd Skynyrd released their second album Second Helping. The album features their biggest single "Sweet Home...
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Apr 153 min read
4/15/24 - Gross Partners and Stick Your Head In Your Freezer
Monday 4/15/24 Celebrate: Anime Day ASL Day Boston Marathon Day Income Tax Pay Day Jackie Robinson Day McDonald's Day Micro volunteering...
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Apr 141 min read
1994 - All-4-One - All-4-One
30 Years Ago - 1994 All-4-One released their self-titled debut album. "So Much in Love" peaked at #5 and #10 R&B. "I Swear" was a #1...
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Apr 131 min read
1989 - ...Twice Shy - Great White
35 Years Ago - 1989 Great White released their fourth album ...Twice Shy I actually enjoyed this relisten. Three singles were released....
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Apr 134 min read
4/13/24 & 4/14/24 - Fart Walks, Taxes, and Don't Shop Hungry
Saturday 4/13/24 Sunday 4/14/24 Celebrate: Saturday Baby Massage Day National Make Lunch Count Day National Peach Cobbler Day Scrabble...
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Apr 121 min read
1989 - Garth Brooks - Garth Brooks
35 Years Ago - 1989 Garth Brooks released his debut album. The album peaked at #13 on the charts but no commercial singles were released...
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Apr 126 min read
4/12/24 - Crazy Pet Names, You Old, and Easy Scrabble
Friday 4/12/24 Celebrate: Big Wind Day Day of Silence Drop Everything and Read Day International Day of Human Space Flight National Dive...
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Apr 111 min read
1994 - Crash! Boom! Bang! - Roxette
30 Years Ago - 1994 Roxette released their fifth album Crash! Boom! Bang! The full album wasn't released in America but a shortened...
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Apr 101 min read
1989 - Club Classics Vol. One - Soul II Soul
35 Years Ago - 1989 Soul II Soul released their debut album Club Classics Vol. One. Three singles were released in America. "Keep on...
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Apr 103 min read
4/11/2024 - Awful Sequels, Risky Things, and Insults
Thursday 4/11/24 Celebrate: Barbershop Quartet Day International Louie Louie Day National Alcohol Screening Day National Cheese Fondue...
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Apr 103 min read
4/10/24 - American Attitudes, Band Merch, and Global Work From Home Day
Wednesday 4/10/24 Celebrate: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Day Encourage a Young Writer Day Global Work from...
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Apr 91 min read
1984 - Street Talk - Steve Perry
40 Years Ago - 1984 Steve Perry released his debut solo album Street Talk. The first single "Oh Sherrie" was a smash peaking at #3, #1...
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Apr 93 min read
4/9/24 - Post Eclipse, Beyonce's Eclipse, and Banned Books
Tuesday 4/9/24 Celebrate: International ASMR Day (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) International Be Kind to Lawyers Day National...
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Apr 81 min read
1994 - Smash - Offspring
30 Years Ago - 1994 Offspring released their third album Smash. The album has sold over eleven million copies worldwide, making it the...
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Apr 83 min read
4/8/24 - Eclipse Day!!!!!
Monday 4/8/24 Celebrate: Dog Farting Awareness Day Draw a Picture of a Bird Day International Feng Shui Awareness Day National All is...
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Apr 71 min read
1984 - #1 Club Hit - Give Me Tonight - Shannon
40 Years Ago - 1984 The #1 Dance song was "Give Me Tonight" by Shannon and was the follow-up to "Let the Music Play." It peaked at #6 on...
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Apr 61 min read
1984 - Self Control - Laura Branigan
40 Years Ago - 1984 Laura Branigan released her third album Self Control. Four singles were released. "Self Control" peaked at #4, #5 AC,...
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Apr 65 min read
4/6/24 & 4/7/24 - Eclipse, White Bread, and Pluto
Saturday 4/6/24 Sunday 4/7/24 Celebrate: Army Day Drowsy Drivers Awareness Day Every Day is Tag Day Fresh Tomato Day International Day of...
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