Famous Lost Words

803 - The '60s! Aretha! Beach Boys! Righteous Bros! CSN & more!


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This week, The ‘60s! In what promises to be an amazing series of shows, we present some of the biggest artists from music’s most impactful decade.

  • We hear about the genius of Brian Wilson and the creation of the classic, “Good Vibrations”.
  • The moment that the Righteous Brothers got their name and how they ended up recording two of the biggest songs in music history
  • Aretha Franklin explains how success has given her freedom
  • Graham Nash talks about the formation of CSN
  • Ronnie Spector talks about dating John Lennon and being pulled off a UK tour by Phil Spector BECAUSE she was dating John Lennon.
  • Chubby Checker explains the phenomenon that was The Twist – and why Zsa Zsa Gabor was the catalyst for its massive success.
  • Plus Petula Clark, Herman’s Hermits and the Spencer Davis Group
  • And in one of the best interviews in our collection, Ben E. King talks about his tumultuous years in The Drifters. He also explains the amazing story of how “Stand By Me” changed his life after it was rejected by his bandmates!

Famous Lost Words, hosted by Christopher Ward and Tom Jokic, is heard in more than 100 countries worldwide and on radio stations across Canada, including Newstalk 1010 Toronto, CJAD 800 Montreal, 580 CFRA Ottawa, AM 800 CKLW Windsor, Newstalk 1290 London, 610 CKTB St Catharines, CFAX Victoria, AM1150 Kelowna and 91x in Belleville.

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