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There is an outstanding chronology, written by Rian Malan, of the history of one of the world’s most beloved pop songs.  It evolved from a Zulu chant, it went through a folk music iteration, and later topped the charts as a doo-wop classic.  Its creator barely received any compensation during his lifetime, while the song…

Listen.  I grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons.  The routine was simple.  Sneak into the living room.  Grab a bowl of Froot Loops or Alpha-Bits and watch, watch, watch until some parental authority came in, turned off the television and yelled at me to go outside and play, to get some fresh air and not…

If you’ve never heard of Arthur Baker, you’ve missed out on a lot.  In the early 1980’s, the New York City producer was at the top of the club and dance music scene.  He created and operated Streetwise Records, which had a number of Top 10 R&B and dance hits, and he eventually crossed over…

You gotta love horn rock.  In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, you were not a classic rock or funk band unless you had a horn section.  Trumpets, trombones, probably a cornet or two… And that stuff sounded powerful on the radio.  Trust me, it was like listening to jazz fusion with a 4/4 beat.…

Every so often, I hear a rare classic pop song on my Sirius/XM satellite radio station.  Usually it’s during a broadcast of American Top 40, which airs on the “70’s on 7” channel Saturdays at noon (with a rebroadcast Sunday at 9am).  And it’s kinda cool to hear those rare tracks that only got as…

The best way to describe “Northern Soul” music is that it sounds like a 1960’s Motown record, it’s danceable, and it’s rare.  In most cases, Northern Soul tracks were songs that never made it to the pop or R&B charts, but some astute collectors snagged copies, and played those copies all night in the dance…

Freestyle music was a popular dance and club groove that crossed over to pop radio in the mid-1980’s.  The super-fast Latin beat, often accentuated with drum machines and sequencers, blended nicely with beautiful and talented vocalists who sang about love and loneliness. So on today’s K-Chuck Radio, I thought some nice bouncy tracks from the…

As many of you know by now, I’m undergoing foot surgery tomorrow.  The surgeons will remove the broken bone that isn’t healing properly, and then I’m looking at crutches, casts, orthotics and physical therapy. And while I’m on my last day before the surgery, I figured I’d have a little fun and come up with…