K-Chuck Radio: Rest in peace, Pete Seeger

A legend passed from our lands yesterday.  He gave us 94 years of the best folk music of our generation.  He was also a man of conscience, of conviction and of completeness. With that in mind, please enjoy the music and career of Pete Seeger, first a couple of tracks from his years with the…

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K-Chuck Radio: Hot Soul on a Cold Day

I’m getting tired of this freezing cold weather of late.  And if I can’t get the temperature outside to go up a bit… Then I want the temperature inside to rise as high as possible. With that in mind… enjoy this batch of K-Chuck Radio clips, each featuring some classic retro R&B.  I promise, if…

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K-Chuck Radio: Let’s Dance, Morticia and Jeannie and Samantha and Mrs. Peel…

I couldn’t resist this.  And you can’t, either. A while back, I posted some YouTube clips in which the soundtracks to classic motion pictures were replaced with pop songs, causing such incongruities as Laurel & Hardy dancing to the music of Santana. Now, I’ve found a collection of television shows in which the characters are…

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K-Chuck Radio: Funny Funny Christmas Songs

I am a HUGE fan of the Dr. Demento show.  Back when PYX 106 broadcast it every Sunday evening, I would tune in without fail.  And one of the highlights of the show – among the many highlights – was the Christmas show, in which he would play some of the funniest and crazy Christmas…

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K-Chuck Radio: Blame it on…

Have you had a rotten day? Are things just piling up and you feel like your head is about to explode like that one scene in Scanners? Well, don’t blame yourself. There’s others that can deserve the blame. And on this edition of K-Chuck Radio, we have some candidates for scapegoatism. JOHNNY JOHNSON AND THE…

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K-Chuck Radio: Sing About a Kennedy

First off… Check out the new “K-Chuck Radio” logo.  Well… until I design a better one, this is the logo that will appear whenever there’s a new K-Chuck Radio blog post. And if you’re a fan of Australian 70’s radio stations, you’ll instantly recognize the “O” as part of the logo of Melbourne radio station…

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K-Chuck Radio: Take the Stage!

You’ve made it to the big time.  You’re performing on stage, you’re living the dream.  That microphone’s right in front of you.  Twenty thousand screaming fans are chanting your name. And what do you do about it? You write a song about it.  And it becomes part of your catalog. So without further delay, let’s…

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K-Chuck Radio: More Forgotten 1970’s Disco Hits!

Okay, here’s the deal.  It’s Wednesday, and I don’t feel like posting some video of a camel asking what day of the week today is.  And with that in mind, since it is the middle of the week and the weather is dreary, I want to bring you some dance music from the 1970’s.  That’s…

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K-Chuck Radio: It’s a new Boston album! No, really!!

I can joke about waiting for a new Boston album.  But the wait is finally over. Boston’s sixth studio release, Life, Love and Hope is scheduled to drop this December.  This is only eleven years after their most recent release, Corporate America, and nearly thirty-five years since the release of their multi-zillion-selling debut album. Now…

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