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Number 1 With A Bullet

Number 1 With A Bullet: Chuck Berry And “My Ding-A-Ling”

Chuck Berry, c. 1970 (YouTube)Chuck Berry, c. 1970 (YouTube)

By | January 5, 2012
It's a true bit of irony that the man who helped shape the course of rock and roll with tunes like "Sweet Little 16" and "No Particular Place to Go" would score his first and only #1 with the arguably awful "My Ding-A-Ling." OK. Let's Listen. Read more »
Top 10

Top 10 Songs That Were Better Than Mac Davis

By | September 22, 2011
On this day in 1972, Mac Davis' song "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me" reached the Number 1 spot on the pop chart. There were at leaast 99 other songs on the chart that were better. Here are the Top 10 Songs That Are Better Than Mac Davis. … Read more »
Number 1 With A Bullet

Number 1 With A Bullet: The Animals’ “House Of The Rising Sun”

By | August 19, 2011
The Animals, 1964 (YouTube) … Read more »
Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: The Bosstown Sound

By | August 12, 2011
Simon Kirke of Free, Joe Walsh of the James Gang, and Jeff Baxter of Ultimate Spinach, 2007. They may have been in some other bands, too. (Getty Images/Ethan Miller) … Read more »
Forgotten Favorites

Forgotten Favorites: Electric Light Orchestra’s “ELO II”

By | July 18, 2011
Electric Light Orchestra - ELO II (United Artists, 1973) … Read more »
Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: The Rolling Stones in Hyde Park

By | July 5, 2011
One of the famous features of London's Hyde Park is the Round Pond, built in 1730. July 5, 1969, was probably a tough day for the swans in the pond. (Getty Images/Oli Scarff) … Read more »
What Goes On

What Goes On: Is What Goes Up. A Chuck Berry Statue In St. Louie

By | June 29, 2011
Chuck Berry, Congress Theater, Chicago, 1/1/11 (Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images) … Read more »
Awesome Album Covers

Awesome Album Covers: The Animals

By | June 1, 2011
The Animals Debut US Album (MGM Records, 1964) It never fails to amuse me, the cover of the very first US release from the Animals, dropped in 1964 on MGM Records. Tell Me About It Read more »
Going For The Gold

Going For The Gold: Chuck Berry

By | April 22, 2011
Still Ringin' The Bell: Chuck Berry, January, 2011 (Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images) As much of a rock and roll legend as he was, Chuck Berry had only one gold record. And it wasn't the one you might think. Which One Was It? Read more »