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Even though it had been a while since he had a hit, Joe Cocker was one of the most anticipated musical guests on "Saturday Night Live" because he'd be sharing the stage with John Belushi on this date, October 2, 1976. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...
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We may not always see eye-to-eye, but together we can cut through the negativity that seems to be all around us. Starting today, and every day at 2pm, 95.9 THE FOX will do just that with music.
Connoisseur Media's CEO Jeff Warshaw stopped by First Thing Fairfield County to explain what One Song, One Us is all about.
Having the #1 song or album in the country is impressive - but having both at the exact same time is a very rare feat that John Mellencamp achieved on this date, October 1, 1982. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...
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They had a lot of hits, but their biggest - literally - hit #1 on this date, September 28, 1968, and "Hey Jude" would stay on top for the next 9 weeks, longer than any other Beatles single. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...
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It took 23 years, multiple attempts, and two lead singers in between, but on September 27, 2007, David Lee Roth once again finally took the stage with Van Halen. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...
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This Saturday is Live Green Connecticut's Last Taste of Summer Craft Beer Festival in Roger Sherman Baldwin Park! Daphne Dixon, co-founder and Executive Director of Live Green, stopped by First Thing Fairfield County to chat with Allan about how it got started, and all the great experiences coming to Greenwich this weekend!
It wouldn't be the last album they released, but it would be the last time they recorded together. No one knew it at the time, but the Beatles were finished when they released "Abbey Road" on this date, September 26, 1969. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...
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John Bonham's hard partying ways caught up with him on this date, and it would end both his life and Led Zeppelin when he died at the age of 32 on September 25, 1980. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...
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It took the Eagles three years to make a follow up to "Hotel California," but it would lead directly to the break up of the band when they released "The Long Run" on this date, September 24, 1979. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...
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Sometimes the original is better. That wasn't the case 50 years ago today, September 21, 1968, when the Jimi Hendrix Experience released their version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower." Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar…
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Fairfield County Rocks with the best songs and artists from ‘80s, ‘90s and 2000s. Grunge, hair, alt, and straight ahead rock. This is the next generation of classic rock focusing on bands like…