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A few months back, I put together an episode of The Nightowl Radio Show on WHCL where I examined the horrendous and lazy use of Native American imagery and stereotypes and worn-out tropes in popular music. You know the songs … “Indian Lake” by the Cowsills, “Apache” by the Sugarhill Gang, and don’t EVEN ask…

One of these days I might actually put together a radio show that features these off-brand recordings, but for now they’ll do nicely as a K-Chuck Radio blog post. Let me explain. There was once a time when a pop song or a rock song became a worldwide hit. The song was recognizable, it was…

Sometimes you get a song that’s so powerful, so moving, so emotionally stirring that no matter who performs it, you can’t hear a bad version. And in this case, the song I’m talking about is called “Temptation’s About to Get Me.” It was originally written by Jimmy Diggs in 1965, and Diggs performed it with…

Imagine that you’re having a tough morning. And the day isn’t getting any better. Big projects at work. Car’s acting up again. Bill collectors are messaging you with words like “past due” and “final notice” and “shutoff imminent” phrases. Not the kind of things that make you smile. Let me show you something that could…

Last night, the world lost one of the greatest songwriters and storytellers of our generation. A simple singer from Orillia, Ontario, who brought us some of the greatest love songs and ballads and stories in contemporary music. And if you’ve never heard of Gordon Lightfoot … let this blog post be a refresher course. I…

I premiered this little creation on my radio show last Friday, but for those of you who didn’t get a chance to hear it … I can share it with you today. Background. Back in the 1940’s, the Jubalaires were a four-man gospel group from Florida who had several beloved songs during their career. Songs…

For a brief period in the late 1960’s, Yvonne Barrett was a popular singer on the Australian TV shows and their pop charts. She was one of several young stars who appeared on local television shows and performed popular tracks – whether they were covers of American pop hits or some locally-written songs – and,…

Here’s the thing. You’re searching through the used record pile at the local vinyl record show, and you’re thinking … I’ll find a rare record mixed in with these penny pressings of Barry Manilow and Sheena Easton, I know I will. And then you see it. You recognize the group name – but you don’t…

Ever since I’ve gone back to my Friday night radio broadcasts on WHCL, I haven’t really had time to produce a K-Chuck Radio blog post that wouldn’t also work well as its own Nightowl Radio Show episode. But with all the drama about the Chinese spy balloon that was intercepted and shot down yesterday ……