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One Hit Wonders

One-Hit Wonders: The Highlights And “City Of Angels”

The Highlights - "City Of Angels" (Bally, 1956)The Highlights - "City of Angels" (Bally, 1956)

By | January 6, 2012
It was a short-lived taste of success for the Highlights, a Chicago-based vocal group that scored a Top-20 hit in 1956 with "City of Angels." Let's Hear It Read more »
Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: Top Albums of 1976

Here's the face that looked out upon millions of record buyers from the cover of "Frampton Comes Alive!"Here's the face that looked out upon millions of record buyers from the cover of "Frampton Comes Alive!"

By | December 30, 2011
By 1976, many of the major artists of the 1960s had faded into the background. A new generation of performers, many of whom had toiled anonymously in the 1960s, topped the charts. After the jump, we'll remember some of the top rock albums of 1976. … Read more »
What Goes On

What Goes On: I’ll Take A Bun E. Burger And A Surrender Soda

Robin Zander of Cheap Trick (Andy Lyons Getty Images Sport)Robin Zander of Cheap Trick (Andy Lyons Getty Images Sport)

By | November 15, 2011
Cheap Trick is planning to open a rock-and-roll-themed restaurant (and museum!) in Chicago. That's Cheap ... Trick Read more »
Top 10

Top 10 “Smile Songs”

Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty ImagesPhoto by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images

By | November 12, 2011
:) Smile ... It Makes Them Wonder What You're Thinking Read more »
Best Sellers From The 80's

Best Sellers From The ’80′s: Chicago 17

Chicago 17 (Warner Bros., 1984)Chicago 17 (Warner Bros., 1984)

By | November 5, 2011
Worlds away from the Chicago of 1969, the Chicago of 1984 sounded more like Toto, relying on pristine production and power balladry to win new fans and sell more records than ever. Let's Talk Chicago Read more »
Founding Fathers

Founding Mothers: Barbara And The Uniques

Barbara and the Uniques - "You Make me feel So Young Again" (Arden, 1971)Barbara and the Uniques - "You Make Me Feel So Young Again" (Arden, 1971)

By | October 29, 2011
A delightful girl group that sprung from Chicago, Barbara and the Uniques found national prominence for a brief time in the early 1970's. What Is Their Story? Read more »
Forgotten Favorites

Founding Fathers: The Artistics

The Artistics - "I'm Gonna Miss You" (Brunswick, 1968)The Artistics - "I'm Gonna Miss You" (Brunswick, 1968)

By | October 25, 2011
The embodiment of the uptown Chicago vocal sound of the 1960's and '70's, the Artistics were born out of Marshall High School in 1958. What's Their Story? Read more »
Top 10

Top 10 Chicago Singles

Lee Loughnane of Chicago, 2010 (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)Lee Loughnane of Chicago, 2010 (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

By | October 23, 2011
History.com says that "in terms of sheer tonnage, Chicago probably shipped more vinyl than any other American rock band in the 1970s." They go on to note that four of their first nine studio albums were double discs. Adding in their four album… Read more »
Top 10

Top 10 Songs I Would’ve Rather Heard Than “Disco Duck”

Antidote to Duck: Peter Cetera, 1976 (YouTube)Antidote to Duck: Peter Cetera, 1976 (YouTube)

By | October 16, 2011
On this day in 1976, Rick Dees and his Cast of Idiots hit Number 1 on the Cashbox chart with "Disco Duck." Here are the Top 10 Songs from the chart that I Would've Rather Heard Than Disco Duck. Click Here for Antidote to Poisoned Duck Read more »
Founding Fathers

Founding Fathers: The (Chicago) Admirations

The Admirations - "Don't Leave Me" (One-Der-Ful, 1968)The Admirations - "Don't Leave Me" (One-Der-Ful, 1968)

By | October 15, 2011
Along with the Admirations who created Brooklyn doo-wop, there were the Admirations of Chicago's North Side, who recorded some great R&B sides during the 1960's. Click Here to Admire Their Work Read more »