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Rock Around the Ages Radio triggers memories to bring you back in time. Tune in for songs that survived the test of time and make the soundtrack to your past.

If you like 60’s girl groups, 70’s hard rock, or 1-hit wonders, we have a playlist for you! My name is Mike Harris, and I am a lifelong lover of music. My experience with radio dates back to the 1970’s. In a time when reel-to-reel tape and vinyl albums were the order of the day, I found pleasure in discovering the next big hits, as well as seeking out the obscure tracks that would fly under the ra

dar. Rock Around the Ages Radio began as a side-hustle in my home in San Diego, California. After sharing the playlists with friends and family, and getting a lot of positive feedback, I decided to share it with the world.

03/05/2024

Asking all my Rock Around the Ages friends: I'm creating a new playlist of 60's and 70's Rock (actually, expanding on my current one, since there are so many songs I've missed),

Any of your suggestions would be welcome! I'm sure there's a nugget or 2, I just don't have. Thanks much!

09/02/2023

Feb 9 - Big day in Beatle's history -
* 1961 -The Beatles first gig at Liverpool's Cavern Club; they would play there nearly 300 times over the next two years

* 1964 -The Beatles made their US live debut on CBS-TV’s The Ed Sullivan Show. They performed five songs.

Some other random, notable music history for February 9
* 1961 - "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley hits #1
* 1962 - The number one single in the United States
was ‘Hey Paula’ by Paul & Paula. Their real names
Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson
* 1972 - Paul McCartney's Wings make their concert debut at Nottingham University in England
* 1976 - Cher's solo weekly TV show premieres on CBS with guest Elton John

BTW - 1985 - Madonna's album "Like a Virgin" goes #1 for 3 weeks
..as always THANKS for listening to www.rockaroundages.com

Here's what we listened to in 1964

11/01/2023

Any of you remember the music being played in 1973?
Pop Rock, Hard Rock, Soft Rock...depending on your tastes, this is what you were listening to:

TOP 5 - Billboard Charts - 1973
1- "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" Tony Orlando and Dawn
2 -"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" Jim Croce
3 -"Killing Me Softly with His Song" Roberta Flack
4 -"Let's Get It On" Marvin Gaye
5 -"My Love" Paul McCartney & Wings

TOP 5 -"Classic Rock" - 1973
1 -'We're an American Band' Grand Funk Railroad ...
2 -'No More Mr. Nice Guy' Alice Cooper ...
3 -'Ramblin' Man' The Allman Brothers Band ...
4 -'Stuck in the Middle With You' Stealers Wheel ...
5 -'Piano Man' Billy Joel

Very subjective, of course. Any favorites?
Please listen in, we play some of these and more...www.rockaroundages.com

29/12/2022

Happy New Year to all my listeners! Let's take a look back 50 years to the Top 10 Songs week ending December 30, 1972...

1 ME & MRS. JONES- Billy Paul
2 IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -Albert Hammond
3 YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME - Al Green
4 CLAIR - Gilbert O'Sullivan
5 YOU'RE SO VAIN - Carly Simon
6 ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA--BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU - Johnny Rivers
7 I AM WOMAN - Helen Reddy
8 SUPERSTITION - Stevie Wonder
9 FUNNY FACE - Donna Fargo
10 SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME - Austin Roberts
The Top Song for all of 1972 - CROCODILE ROCK - Elton John
- Top 10 list courtesy of www.ultimate70s.com

What else happened in music 1972? Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve debuted on December 31st.
And Thank You again for listening this past year!
www.rockaroundages.com

15/12/2022

As the music year comes to a close, let's take a look back at the TOP 10 Rock 'n Roll songs from 50 years ago (1972). One criteria was based on radio airplay. Do you remember any of these songs, and just how often they were played on any given day?

As always, thanks for listening to some of our memories..,
www.rockaroundages.com

30/11/2022

Stevie Wonder led the way with 2 Albums of the Year in the 70's. Our music was changing and couldn't be more evident than the contrast between Black Sabbath and Michael Jackson. Here are the Albums of the Year.

1970 - Paranoid - Black Sabbath
1971 - What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
1972 - Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones
1973 - Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
1974 - Fulfillingness' First Finale - Stevie Wonder
1975 - Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
1976 - Songs In the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
1977 - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
1978 - Parallel Lines - Blondie
1979 - Off the Wall - Michael Jackson

The "Dark Side of the Moon” is considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time. Since its release in 1973, it has spent over 960 weeks on the US Billboard 200. Over 18 years! (non-consecutive).

What's your "greatest album of all time" ?
And, thanks for listening www.rockaroundages.com

17/11/2022

No surprise here. The Beatles earned 4 "albums of the year" from 1960-1969, specifically 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969. See the albums below...

Can somebody tell me about The Shadows, from 1961? I'm a huge Oldies fan, but not familiar with The Shadows.

No. 1 Albums - Decade of the 60's
1960 - Elvis is Back - Elvis Presley
1961 - The Shadows - The Shadows
1962 - Green Onions - Booker T and the MG's
1963 - Live at the Apollo - James Brown
1964 - A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
1965 - Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
1966 - Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
1967 - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
1968 - The White Album - The Beatles
1969 - Abbey Road - The Beatles

Are you still holding on to any of these?
In a future post, I'll share the 70's top albums. As always, thank you for listening www.rockaroundages.com

10/11/2022

We dug deep for some of these fun facts about Rock and Roll.
Did you know?
** People 50+ (classic rock lovers) collectively spend $3.2 trillion annually. ..
** Nearly half of surgeons (49%) choose rock to play in their operating room — and it’s almost all classic rock —
** In 1964 a band - can you guess? - made their debut on the Ed Sullivan Show in New York, there were 50000 requests for seats in a studio that held only 703 people.
** Bob Dylan said on his school yearbook that his ultimate dream was being in Little Richard’s band.
** Elvis was actually a natural blonde! Initially dyed his hair jet black with shoe polish
** bands formed in 1967 - Genesis, Blue Cheer, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, etc

There's much more I'll share in later posts.
Thank you for listening www.rockaroundages.com
--Thank you to my contributors. all rock and roll historians

02/11/2022

Did any of you have one of these? ...WATERBEDS! The modern version was invented and patented in 1971 in San Francisco (I can't think of a more appropriate city, considering its influence on Rock music in the late 60's and early 70's). The popularity of waterbeds reached its peak in the mid-eighties before starting their decline.

November '71, we were listening to music that brought us a mix of lyrics and sounds. The Top 5 songs playing on November 2:
1 GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES - Cher
2 MAGGIE MAY - Rod Stewart
3 YO-YO - Osmond
4 SUPERSTAR - Carpenters
5 THEME FROM SHAFT - Isaac Hayes

Do you remember some other songs from that year?
Thank you for listening to some of ours www.rockaroundages.com

26/10/2022

We'll take a quick look at 1963. Not much happened on this day (October 26), but '63 delivered some great early hits from The Beatles. Most notable, the release of their album "Please Please Me". 14 songs released, including some of their most memorable. Here're just a few...
Ask Me Why
I Saw Her Standing There
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Chains
A Taste Of Honey
Love Me Do
Surprisingly, none of these songs made the Billboard Top10 Rock Hits of 1963. Here is the Top 10...
Hope you enjoyed the memories. Thank you, www.rockaroundages.com

19/10/2022

October 19, 1967 - LAVA LAMPS WERE THE RAGE!
#1 song in U.S. - "To Sir With Love" - Lulu
Other top songs on 10/19/67:
"The Letter" - The Box Tops
"Never My Love" - The Association
"Ode To Billie Joe" - Bobbie Gentry
Chart-topping artists also included:
Tom Jones
Petula Clark
The Buckinghams
The Young Rascals

Do you remember what you were listening to in 1967?
Hear some of these songs and more www.rockaroundages.com

12/10/2022

70's produced their own 1-Hit Wonders; We probably have some of them still stuck in our heads. Here are 10 that busted the Top 20 in the U.S.
"Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry - 1976
"Stuck In The Middle With You" - Stealers Wheel - 1972
"Kung Fu Fighting" - Carl Douglas - 1974
"Afternoon Delight" - Starland Vocal Band - 1976
"Spirit In The Sky" - Norman Greenbaum - 1970
"Seasons In The Sun" - Terry Jacks - 1974
"Brandy (You Are A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass - 1972
"Dancing In The Moonlight" - King Harvest - 1972
"How Long" - Ace - 1972
"In The Summertime" - Mungo Jerry - 1970
- courtesy of ultimateclassicrock.com

You can hear some of these songs at www.rockaroundages.com
Or you may have some of these songs on one of these...

05/10/2022

"Love Me Do"- The Beatles 1st ever song release - Oct 5, 1962

#1 Love Song from 1962 - "I Can't Stop Loving You " - Ray Charles

28/09/2022

Let's go behind the music for some interesting facts about rock artists and bands from the 60' and 70's...

Did you know?

*** John Lennon was featured as the cover story on the 1st issue of Rolling Stone Magazine
*** Brian Jones, co-founder of The Rolling Stones, was proficient at over 60 musical instruments
*** The Doors were the 1st band ever to advertise a new album on a billboard.
*** Before Neil Young joined Crosby, Stills and Nash, the members reached out to George Harrison and Eric Clapton to join the group.
*** The Rolling Stones recorded "Nineteenth Nervouse Breakdown" after Mick Jagger announced how exhausted he was after touring,
*** Queen has the longest-running fan club, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Still exists today.
*** The Beatles' White Album was originally titled "A Doll's House"
*** Chuck Berry aspired to be a professional photographer and only performed music to buy photography equipment.
*** Elvis recorded more than 600 songs, but wrote zero of them.
*** Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" is named after Route 61, the highway that goes through his home state Minnesota.

Staying true to our era. Thanks for listening to Rockaroundages.com

21/09/2022

10 great opening lyrics to some of our favorite classic
rock songs.. listed by year, not necessarily by ranking

"Well, it's one for the money, two for the show..." (1956)
"Hello Darkness, my old friend..." (1965)
"There must be some kind of way outta here..." (1968)
"Please allow me to introduce myself... " (1968)
"Jeremiah was a bullfrog... " (1970)
"When I find myself in times of trouble..." (1970)
"Some people call me a space cowboy..." (1973)
"The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves..." (1975)
"On a dark desert highway... " (1977)
"Oh, mama, I'm in fear for my life..." (1979)

Artist, in order of listing:
Elvis
Simon & Garfunkel
Bob Dylan/Jimi Hendrix
Rolling Stones
Three Dog Night
Beatles
Steve Miller Band
Bruce Springsteen
Eagles
Styx
You can catch some of these on www.rockaroundages.com
Thanks for listening!

15/09/2022

1975. Take a look at Billboard's Top 25 Rock Songs. Let us know below...Any songs you just don't remember, or maybe a few you didn't like? Thanks!
www.rockaroundages.com

07/09/2022

September 7, 1968, was a fascinating day in rock history. 4 rock legends of our generation were all peforming somewhere that day...

The Doors performed in London.
The Beach Boys performed in Farmington, Utah.
Pink Floyd performed in Paris.
And get this... Led Zeppelin made its "live" debut at the Teen Club Box 45, outside of Copenhagen. 1200 teenagers attended!

And here is Billboard's Top 10 Hits from 1968.
You can find some of these at www.rockaroundages.com
Thank you for listening!

31/08/2022

AUGUST 31- #1 Songs from this day in...

'60 - "It's Now or Never" - Elvis
'61 - "Wooden Heart" - Joe Dowell
'62 - "Loco-Motion" - Little Eva
'63 - "My Boyfriend's Back" - Angels
'64 - "Where Did Our Love Go" - Supremes
'65 - "I Got You Babe" - Sonny and Cher
'66 - "Summer In The City"- The Lovin' Spoonfull
'67 - "Ode To Billie Joe"- Bobbie Gentry ***
'68 - "People Got To Be Free" - Rascals
'69 - "H***y Tonk Women" - The Rolling Stones

*** Grammy Award 1967 for BEST CONTEMPORARY (R & R) PERFORMANCE

24/08/2022

On August 21, 1966, The Beatles decided to stop touring altogether. Driving rainstorms and unsafe working conditions, exhaustion and lack of security finally took its toll.

On August 29, they played their last concert date in San Francisco. 11 songs with “Long Tall Sally” being the last.

There was no public announcement. 56 years ago this week.

What came from this were improvements in many areas of concert production, including the advent of indoor concert arenas.
— Courtesy of The College of Rock and Roll Knowledge

Thanks for listening www.rockaroundages.com
Here are your Top Hits from 1966

17/08/2022

53 years ago, August 15-17, 1969
Do you remember where you were?
I was in 9th grade, oblivious…

10/08/2022

1963. Listening to your favorite AM station. Do you remember this opening line? "He went away and you hung around and bothered me every night"... Maybe you can still hum the rest. Performed by The Angels, 3 weeks at #1. "My Boyfriend's Back".

Interesting...The inspiration for the song came from co-writer Bob Feldman, who overheard a conversation between a high school girl and the boy she was rebuffing.

Request the song, we'll play it for you. www.rockaroundages.com

03/08/2022

46 years ago. Do you remember where you were? Do these songs trigger any memories?
"Hotel California" rocked my senior year in college....
- 76 Albums, courtesy of Anything & Everything Music

Hear some of these songs at www.rockaroundages.com

27/07/2022

Paul McCartney wrote the song"Hey Jude"...54 years ago, July 26, 1968, he first introduced the song to John Lennon. Like many Beatles songs, "Hey Jude" was a subject of many interpretations.

According to McCartney, he wrote the song to comfort John Lennon's 5- year old son Julian, after Lennon had left his wife, Cynthia (Julian's mother) for the Japanese artist Yoko Ono.

There's so much history behind the writing and production of this song, I highly recommend you read about it, especially if you're a fan.

"Hey Jude" began its rise up the charts in the U.K and U.S, and is considered by some the greatest song ever written.

20/07/2022

Have you ever wondered where some of your favorite rock bands came up with their names? Here's a list of 5, to peak your curiousity.

THE BEATLES - In the late 50's as the band was forming, they were big fans of Buddy Holly and his group "the Crickets.” John loved wordplay so he thought of several insect names and finally settled on “Beetles". Sounding to much like a "crawly insect", he thought the name should represent "beat music" instead. Thus, the change (as the story goes...)

The ANIMALS - Eric Burdon, formerly lead singer of the "Kansas City Five" left the band and eventually helped in the formation of the Animals in 1963. The name supposedly came from their powerful and ferocious style , OR a tip of the hat to a good friend nicknamed "Animal." (as the story goes...)

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - There was a train overpass in their hometown of Flint, Michigan which read "Grand Trunk Railroad". As simple as that....

THE 5TH DIMENSION - Formerly the "Versatiles", they signed a new record deal in 1966 on the condition that they update their name and image, and thus The Fifth Dimension was born.

ROLLING STONES -The band got their name from an old saying, "A rolling stone gathers no moss." (It was also the title of a 1950s Muddy Waters song.)

These are just a few. I'll have others in future posts.
Thanks for listening to www.rockaroundages.com

13/07/2022

Hello FB friends, we're going in another direction with today's post. Actually, I'd like to ask for your assistance...We're embarking on a new project here at Rock Around the Ages that will feature your favorite songs from the 60's. Can you share with me in the comments, the name of your FAVORITE SONG from the 60's? Or maybe the first song that comes to mind?
Our project is in its infancy stage, but your input will definitely move it along... and, just as important, I want to make sure we're playing your favorite songs, too.
To trigger your memories, here are some popular songs from 1968, from this date July 13. Thanks for your help! And thanks for listening to RockAroundAges.com

06/07/2022

"Summer In The City" by the Lovin' Spoonful
Do any of you have a favorite summer playlist? Summertime music conjures up all kinds of memories; maybe because we had a lot of time on our hands and listening to music played a big part...

Let us know if you have a summer song that triggers some fun memories. Let's get you started, Here are 10:
"Good Day Sunshine," The Beatles (1966)
"Blue Sky," The Allman Brothers Band (1972)
"In the Summertime," Mungo Jerry (1970)
"Born to Run," Bruce Springsteen (1975)
"Summertime Blues," The Who (1967)
"Surfin' U.S.A.," The Beach Boys (1963)
"Saturday in the Park," Chicago (1972)
"Summer Breeze," Seals & Crofts (1972)
"(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay," Otis Redding (1968)
"California Girls," The Beach Boys (1965)

Any others you care to share?
And thank you for listening www.rockaroundages.com

29/06/2022

Do any of the 60's 1-Hit Wonders hold a special place in your heart? They do mine. Remember "Friday On My Find" by the Easybeats"? 1967. Today, I hear some of these songs and am immediately taken back to that exact moment in time. Here are 5 more of my favorites:
"In The Year 2525" 1969, Zager & Evans
"Incense & Peppermints" 1967, Strawberry Alarm Clock
"Double Shot (of My Baby's Love)" 1966, The Swingin' Medallions
"Journey to the Center of the Mind" 1968, The Amboy Dukes
"This Diamond Ring" 1965, Gary Lewis & The Playboys

There are so many more. How about "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!," by Napoleon XIV.

Please let us know some of your favorites, and listen in daily
from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Pacific Daylight Time), for 90 minutes of
60's and 70's 1-Hit Wonders only at www.rockaroundages.com

22/06/2022

1968 - Actor Richard Harris goes to #2 with his 7:00 reading of “MacArthur Park.” Very nice song, perhaps too long for radio standards of the day? Today, we'll pivot from the shortest Rock N Roll songs, to the longest... Here are 6 (in no particular order).

Jethro Tull - "Thick As A Brick" a whopping 43:30
Iron Butterfly – “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" 17:05
Rare Earth – “Get Ready” 21:30
Pink Floyd – “Shine on You Crazy Diamond” 26:01
Bob Dylan - "Desolation Row" 11:21
The Allman Brothers Band – “Mountain Jam” 33:41

By no means the end of this list. What other songs belong?

Here at Rock Around the Ages Radio, we're tempted to play one of these classics, but maybe they're just a little too long?? What do you think?

Short or long, we appreciate your support! www.rockaroundages.com
- List courtesy of Jetss.com

15/06/2022

Tomorrow, June 16, is the 57th Anniversary of Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone". Considered revolutionary at the time, the song was also one of the longest ever recorded at the time, 6:34. During the 60's, the most successful songs were recorded at 2:00 or LESS in length. Here are 6 songs from the 60's you may remember that made the cut...
The Box Tops, "The Letter" (1:55) - 1967
The Beatles, "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" (1:41) - 1968
Ray Charles, "Hit the Road Jack" (2:00) - 1961
The Who, "Tommy, Can You Hear Me?" (1:37) - 1969
The Rolling Stones, "Not Fade Away" (1:48) -1964
The Beach Boys, "Little Deuce Coupe" (1:40) - 1963

Perhaps Less is More? "Like A Rolling Stone" made sure it
wasn't...

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