Music

The year is 1968. It was a terrible time for America. Vietnam was at an all time high, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, and it was just a bad time. Three men saved the year, The Apollo 8 mission in December. However, other than the astronauts music came to the rescue too. Bob Dylan released an all time classic in November of 1968, "All Along The Watchtower". It's our spotlight today with the Guitar Pic At Six. 

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You can check out some of the greatest songs from the spring of 1973 when Casey Kasem counts them down at 6am on Sunday morning on Oldiez 96.1 WODZ.

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Let's jump into our time machines and head back to 1970. America was feeling pretty accomplished landing a man on the moon the year before, and Nixon was feeling strong in power. What was on your radio? How about The Grand Funk Railroad with "Closer to Home". Here's some song facts and history on this great tune:

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The generalized argument when discussing the Beatles' principal songwriters is that Paul McCartney wrote the ballads, and John Lennon penned the rockers. Upon closer inspection of Lennon’s impressive discography, it’s obvious that Lennon could write a beautiful sentiment with the b

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If you happened to be part of the class of 1982 you wont want to miss Rock And Rolls Greatest Hits this Saturday night at 7 on Oldiez 96.1WODZ.

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Following in the path of classic harmony groups like Boyz II Men, The Temptations, and Take 6, with a mix of the classic and the contemporary, the five-member vocal band Ball in the House brilliantly blends a wide range of influences, from classic R&B to pop, hip-hop & gospel. Win tickets to join these guys

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The year tonight is 1972. You invited friends over to play a great game of Pong and you had the radio cranking. You were treated to this delight from The Temptations called "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone".

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I've been to dozens of weddings in my day as both a guest and as a host. One thing that stands out is that, if you have plenty of Irish guests, the DJ had better play some Bing Crosby and The Chiffons. If there is a significant Polish crowd, polkas are in order and for Italian weddings, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin sound great during dinner. With Culture Fest coming to the Stanley on April 13th, we thought we'd share some all time wedding favorites with you.

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Each weeknight at 6PM we dust off our old LP's and dig out something special with the Guitar Pic At Six. Tonight (3/18) we take a trip back to the year you were busy playing Pac Man, and also busy dropping quotes from E.T. We decided to take a trip back to 1982 and kick off this series with a classic track from The Who called "Eminence Front". This song was the sixth track on the group's 1982 studio album, It's Hard. We have the full story on that classic track here:

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Since the very beginning, many an artist took note of the songwriting brilliance of John Lennon and Paul McCartney (and later George Harrison), and lined up to record their own versions of a Beatle

Although has sworn off the idea of doing another full-scale rock tour, Billy Joel still does his acclaimed 'An Evening of Questions and Answers and a Little Bit of Music' series at colleges. At a recent event, a fan wound up playing one of Joel's signature songs with the legendary musician.

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Check out some of the biggest songs of 1979 Sunday morning at 6 with Casey Kasem on American Top 40 The Seventies on Oldiez 96.1 WODZ.

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