New icons were on the horizon.  Barack Obama is sworn in on that date and Lady Gag arrived at the Billboard #1 chart position.   Paul Blart was busy being a Mall Cop at the movies and Sully was landing a plane on the Hudson river that week.   Steve Jobs was taking medical leave … Continue reading Episode 12: Just Dance, Lady Gaga, January 20th, 2009. →

Prince and the New Power Generation, Nov. 7, 1991\ The year was 1991. The month was November and the date was the 7th. We were still nine years away from Y2K and 12 years removed from The Artist formerly know as Prince’s first successful top-40 hit single, “I Want To Be Your Lover”. Jimmy was … Continue reading Episode 11 “Cream: Prince and the New Power Generation, Nov. 7, 1991 →

Will It Go ‘Round In Circles, Billy Preston, July 7’ 1973.   The summer was hot and sticky in Southern California and Billy Preston, “The original “fifth” Beatle” was topping the charts with “Will It Go Round In Circles! Disco was yet to be heard, Nixon had a few more months as President and you … Continue reading Episode 10: Will It Go ‘Round In Circles, Billy Preston, July 7’ 1973. →

Cassette Tapes are competing with 8-Tracks, Goldie Hahn, is leaving Laugh-in and Chevy goes , VEGAtarian! Say What? The hit making machine, The Carpenters only had one number one hit. They had several number 2s. Once they were held back by The Jackson Five (makes sense) and another time by The Partridge Family (Yikes!) During … Continue reading Episode 9: (They Long To Be) Close To You, Carpenters, August 28, 1970 →

How come it took so long (2015) for James Taylor, to have the Number 1 Album in the U.S? The FCC comes up with standard rules for this new-fangled thing called Cable TV in the summer of 1971.  Carol King, creates some tapestry with an album for the ages. Holy Trinitron Batman, Nixon is going … Continue reading Episode -8: You’ve Got A Friend, James Taylor, July 31, 1971: “Instant Replay” is brand new. Intel launches its first microprocessor And Sandra Oh is born! →

Before she becomes Wonder Woman a few years later, Wonder Woman–Lynda Carter was from Tempe, Arizona and Miss World USA. The Watergate Break-in had just happened and no one knew this would lead to impeachment of Nixon. Sears had a cartridge TV (Pre-VCR) and it cost $1600 and only recorded a few hours. The Staple … Continue reading Episode-7: The Candy Man, Sammy Davis Jr. , June 10, 1972. Title IX becomes law –3 months after Mia Hamm is born! Lynda Carter is, “Miss World” USA. →

The Food Network is launched. “The Bridges of Madison County” was competing with Howard Stern’s, “Private Parts“, for the number 1 spot on the Best Seller’s list. BAM! became another word for garlic thanks to Emeril Legasse. Bill Bixby (The Hulk), would turn green no more and Michael Jackson was booted by Pepsi. Who knew that the … Continue reading Episode 6: I’d Do Anything For Love, Meatloaf, Nov 23rd 1993. Step Up To the Table Because The Food Channel Is Launched! →

The O.J. Simpson verdict happened on this date. The United States was once again forced to look at its racial divide. CD ROM was soon to be overtaken by this new thing called a DVD. Denzel Washington was breaking out.  E.R. was on top and Howard Stern was fired again in Chicago. While the racial … Continue reading Episode 5: Fantasy, Mariah Carey, Oct 3, 1995. The O.J. Verdict was in, DVDs were new and George Clooney Was Just Getting Started! →

Jessie’s Girl was Number One on the pop charts. The world was changing faster than we knew it was at the time. MTV was born on that day. The last gasp of the analog world was upon us as the USA Today was being conceived and the first IBM PC was being launched. At the … Continue reading Episode 4: Jessie’s Girl, August 1, 1981. The PC was launched, the Empire was striking back and the first AIDS fundraiser was held. →

I heard it through the grapevine: I Heard it Through The Grapevine was Number One on December 14, 1968. That year was one of the most tumultuous in American history. There was a social-cultural revolution going on that year. We had a Nun that flew. We were just six months away from Woodstock and landing on … Continue reading Episode 3: I Heard It Through The Grapevine, December 14, 1968. We had a nun that flew. We landed on the moon and intro’d the “radar-range”! →