Sunday, November 24, 2024

Radio Man's Favourite Flashback

Radio Mans fave with Roy Orbison

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In Dreams, released in July of the same year. The song has a unique structure in seven musical movements in which Orbison sings through two octaves, beyond the range of most rock and roll singers.

Radio Mans fave with Gene Pitney

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Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top-40 hit singles, including 11 in the top ten.

Radio Mans fave with Tommy James & the Shondells

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Tommy James (born Thomas Gregory Jackson; April 29, 1947), also known as Tommy Tadger, is an American musician,[1] singer, songwriter, and record producer, widely known as frontman of the 1960s rock band Tommy James and the Shondells,[2] who were known for their hits including "Crimson and Clover".

Radio Mans fave with Whitesnake

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Whitesnake enjoyed much success in the UK, Europe and Japan through their early years. Their albums Ready an' Willing, Come an' Get It and Saints & Sinners all reached the top ten on the UK Albums Chart.

Radio Mans fave with Mr. Mister

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Mr. Mister was an American rock band from Phoenix, Arizona, active from 1982 until 1990.

Radio Mans fave with Cyndi Lauper

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Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper Thornton (born June 22, 1953)[2] is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist

Radio Mans fave with The Chiffons

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The group was originally a trio of schoolmates: Judy Craig, Patricia Bennett and Barbara Lee; at James Monroe High School in the Bronx in 1960.

Radio Mans fave with Laura Branigan

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Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952[nb 1] – August 26, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single "Gloria", stayed on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a female artist, peaking at No. 2. It also reached number one in Australia and Canada.

Radio Mans fave from the 50’s with Johnny Horton

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John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American country music, honky tonk and rockabilly singer and musician, during the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his saga songs that became international hits beginning with the 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans"

Radio Mans fave with 4 Non Blondes

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Lead singer Linda Perry left the band in 1994, and the remaining members disbanded shortly thereafter.