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I picked up my appreciation of rap and classic old school hip-hop music by assimilation – when your high school classmates bring in the latest 12-inch Sugarhill Records dance tracks, you learn quickly how to hip hop hip hop don’t stop that body rock. And when I spent four years at Hamilton College, being one…

It’s one of the best ways to combat Seasonal Affective Disorder – I gather up as many classic 60’s hits and blast them in my car.  Right now my SiriusXM radio in the Blackbird is tuned to channel 49, “Soul Town,” classic 60’s and 70’s Motown and Philly soul hits. And I feel like sharing…

Last Monday, I wrote a blog post about the eventual demolition of 309 South Broad Street, the home of Philadelphia International Records and the sound of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.  Well, it occurred to me that there are some people out there who are not 100% familiar with “The Sound of Philadelphia,” the tracks…

It’s Columbus Day, so today I decided to set up a K-Chuck Radio blog post that features ten songs about sailing, sailors, and every other sort of aquatic travel.  So get your life jackets on, run to the front end of the boat, and shout “I’m the King of the World!!” – oh yeah, I’m…

The normal set-up for a rock band goes something like this.  Lead vocalist, lead guitarist, bass, keyboards, drums. Now just imagine if someone added a few extra instruments to the mix.  Something that normally isn’t part of a rock and roll song… but somehow that song still becomes a hit, and that distinctive instrument becomes…

Have you ever wanted to tell your boss to walk four feet off of a two-foot ledge?  Have you been in a relationship where all you can think about is finding a way to chew off the chains to escape the ball and chain? Trust me, there are plenty of songs that address workplace frustration,…

As Labor Day weekend continues, I’m reminded of some songs from the late 1990’s, a collection of one-hit wonders that exploded onto the radio, appeared in heavy rotation on music video channels – and then the song, and the band, disappeared as if it never existed. And I thought it might be nice to hear…

If you read today’s headline, you could be scratching your noggin and thinking, “What the hell is Chuck putting together for a playlist today?” Of course, there are some of you will see those words and immediately say, “Oh man, he’s going to do a K-Chuck Radio blog post on the Sweet!” And you would…

Here we go with yet another round of classic 1960’s and 1970’s pop songs, which at one point in time were international hits or regional hits – but today, they wouldn’t even get a sniff on oldies radio stations. THE CREATION Makin’ Time This little bit of “freak-beat” music has developed a second life; it…

It’s a hot, muggy day, and I thought that if I need to balance out the sticky weather with anything… it should be with a K-Chuck Radio blog post.  Besides, there’s so many great songs from the past that have been completely forgotten about – even though they were either decent hits, or regional hits,…