At some point in time, these songs were played over and over and OVER and OVER on the radio. You saw their videos every hour on the hour on MTV. (Insert obligatory crack about MTV playing music videos at one time in its career HERE). And what happened to these songs? They disappeared. Not even…
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K-Chuck Radio: May the Fourth be with you…
You do know what tomorrow is, don’t you? That’s right, young Padawans… It’s May the Fourth. International Star Wars Day. So on today’s edition of K-Chuck Radio, dust off your lightsabers and turn on your inner Jedi (or Sith, if you’re one of those), and enjoy some sounds and songs associated with the day on…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Country music starts with Eddy Arnold
If I were to pick a country music superstar whose music and songs and lyrics have influenced me over the years… It would have to be Eddy Arnold. His career’s output spanned from 78 RPM records to MP3’s, and his smooth vocal style – which was later combined with Chet Atkins’ “Nashville Sound” – made…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Uplifting the Spirit
I’ve heard several different terms and terminologies in describing the music of religion. Gospel. Sacred. Contemporary Christian. Well, in this special K-Chuck Radio, I’ve put together a list of ten different sacred songs that span different faiths and creeds. And over the years, these songs of worship and songs of sacrament have influenced me in…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: They sang about ’em, but did they live ’em?
Times Union reporter / columnist Amy Biancolli posted a comment on her Facebook page about having to deal with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons earworms, and one of the songs she mentioned was “What a Night.” Of course, if you’re a die-hard record junkie like me, you know she’s referring to “December 1963 (Oh…
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K-Chuck Radio: Celebrate the Green
Today on K-Chuck Radio, rather than do a whole bunch of video clips that make fun of Irish heritage – you know, those who have a can of Guinness in one hand and are sporting a T-shirt that says “Take me drunk I’m home” – I decided to instead feature some songs that feature the…
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K-Chuck Radio: He’s Not Quite Dead Yet…
So what happens when you have a legendary singer slash vocalist slash musician who unfortunately is no longer alive slash living? Well, there are several instances of posthumous hits on the pop charts – Otis Redding’s ‘”Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” and Roy Orbison’s “You Got It” are two examples of artists who…
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K-Chuck Radio: A New Wave Flashback
This is the God’s honest truth. I was driving home the other night, and my Sirius/XM satellite radio was tuned to channel 33 – the “First Wave” channel. They were in the middle of their “Saturday Night Dance Party” show, in which the songs are segued into one seamless track – for example, the tail…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: I forgot about the Bay City Rollers
It’s the late autumn of 1975, and I received a very cool birthday gift from my parents – my own radio. I immediately spun the dial to AM 1540, WPTR – and got hooked on rock and roll. At 9:00 p.m. each night, WPTR would play the top five requested songs. And in the middle…
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K-Chuck Radio: All Colors of the Rainbow
To quote the opening lines from a Walt Disney television show, “The world is a wonderful world of color…” And on today’s K-Chuck Radio, I present to you songs that not only reference color, they also make color part of the lyrical metaphor. DON CORNELIUS AND THE SOUL TRAIN GANG Spectrum The classic voice of…
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