Keener13,com brings back “Sunday in the 60s.” One of our all time most requested programs over the years has been a day devoted to the Keener decade. We call it “Sunday in the 60s,” even though it encompasses tunes from 1959 through 1972. Why? Because those were what Keener was playing during the eight and a half years it was a thing in the Motor City. And naturally, you get to interrupt programming at any time with your requests for any song in the Keener Library, too. Join us today and every Sunday for 24 hours of classic Keener on “Sunday in the 60s.”
What’s happening via JJ Duling
What’s the most popular Oreo Flavor? We had no idea there were 32 varieties of the world’s beloved sandwich cookie. The Delish website surveyed fans and found that Double Stuffs were the most popular. What do fans like least? Birthday Cake flavored Oreos. (Delish.com)
Using TikTok to reinforce math skills: Sixth graders at Polly Ryon Middle School in Richmond, Tex., are clamouring to get into Deidre Kelly’s math class, because the 10 year classroom veteran has 1.5 million TikTok followers. She turned to the social network during the pandemic to help students stay on track as they learned from home. Since kids turn to TikTok once class time is over, Diedre hoped the videos would reinforce the key concepts. The numbers tell the tale. She’s on to something. (The Information)
It’s that time of year when USA Today lists the albums turning 50 in 2022: Columnist Melissa Ruggieri whets our appetite with gems like Jackson Browne’s self-titled debut. Aretha Franklin’s “Young, Gifted and Black.” Neil Young’s “Harvest.” Deep Purple’s “Machine Head.” Curtis Mayfield’s “Superfly.” Randy Newman’s “Sail Away.” The Doobie Brothers’ “Toulouse Street.” Roxy Music’s debut “Roxy Music” and Rod Stewart’s “You Wear it Well.” Paring the list down to just ten revealed the following collections celebrating a 50th birthday this year. Allman Brothers Band, ‘Eat a Peach’ (Feb. 12). Jethro Tull, ‘Thick as a Brick’ (March 10). Rolling Stones, ‘Exile on Main Street’ (May 12). Elton John, ‘Honky Chateau’ (May 19). Eagles, ‘Eagles’ (June 1). David Bowie, ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’ (June 16). Alice Cooper, ‘School’s Out’ (June 30). Stevie Wonder, ‘Talking Book’ (Oct. 28). Lou Reed, ‘Transformer’ (Nov. 8). And Steely Dan, ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill’ (November).
Rolling Stones Office Trivia: What Stones tune has the band never played live until the opening night of this year’s tour? It’s “Out of Time,” first recorded in 1966 on the British edition of the Aftermath album. Chris Farlowe covered in 1966 with Mick Jagger turning the dials as producer.
Cryptocurrency continues to be a revolutionary new way to lose a whole lot of money according to Gizmodo. A Federal Trade Commission study released Friday shows that Americans have lost over $1 billion to crypto-related scams sinceJanuary 2021. The median amount of cash that got yanked in 46,000 reported scams was approximately $2,600. (Gizmodo)
What about that photograph of Elton John in a wheelchair? The rock legend put fears of frailty to rest, telling the press. “After another rousing 2.5 hour show, we arrived at Leipzig airport just before curfew, to find part of the airport had closed. It was an extremely long walk to get to the plane, so my team kindly laid on a wheelchair so I could rest my hip after doing the show. That’s all folks.”
Number one on Keener this week in:
(1964) Memphis, Johnny Rivers
(1965) Mr Tambourine Man, Byrds
(1966) Little Girl, Syndicate of Sound
(1967) Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Frankie Valli
(1968) This Guy’s In Love With You, Herb Alpert
(1969) Get Back/Dont Let Me Down, Beatles
(1970) Ooh Child, Five Stairsteps
(1971) It’s Too Late, Carole King
Today in History:
1846 Telegraph line opens between Philadelphia and Baltimore
1851 Anti-slavery novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe first published in serial form in “The National Era”
1876 Bananas become popular in US, at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
1917 10 million US men begin registering for the draft in WW I
1927 Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard & 200-yard free-style swim record
1937 Henry Ford initiates a 32 hour work week
1940 A synthetic rubber tire exhibited in Akron, Ohio by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
1944 As part of Operation Tonga, the 1st British gliders touch down on French soil to prepare for the D-Day invasion (Hold until relieved!)
1944 After receiving favorable weather reports, General Eisenhower decides to proceed with the D-Day invasion on June 6
1947 US Secretary of State George Marshall outlines the “Marshall Plan” to rebuild Western Europe
1954 “Your Show Of Shows” last airs on NBC-TV
1956 “Milton Berle Show” last airs on NBC-TV
1959 Bob Dylan graduates from Hibbing High School in Minnesota1964 Rolling Stones 1st US concert tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee) debuts in San Bernadino, California
1965 “Wooly Bully” by Sam the Sham & Pharaohs hits #2
1967 Six-Day War begins between Israel and the neighboring Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria
1968 Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan shoots Robert F. Kennedy three times, who dies the next day. and wounds 5 others at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California
1981 George Harrison releases “Somewhere in England”, his ninth studio album, includes John Lennon tribute “All Those Years Ago” (Featuring Paul and Ringo)
1989 Paul McCartney releases “Flowers in the Dirt”, his eighth solo studio album, featuring the Elvis Costello collaboration “My Brave Face”
1991 Mikhail Gorbachev receives his 1990 Nobel Peace Prize
1993 “Livin’ On The Edge” by Aerosmith hits #18
1998 A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants (the strike lasted seven weeks)
1998 “The Truman Show”, starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, and Ed Harris, is released
2013 The first article based on NSA leaked documents by Edward Snowden are published by the Guardian Newspaper in the UK
2018 Miss America pageant announces an end to its swimsuit competition
Rock and Roll Birthdays – Via DrRock.com:
1914 Stan Jones, American songwriter (“Ghost Riders in the Sky”), and actor (Rio Grande, The Sheriff of Cochise), born in Douglas, Arizona (d. 1963)
1926 Bill Hayes, Country-pop singer, “The Ballad Of Davy Crockett” (#1, 1955), has played the character Doug Williams on the soap opera Days Of Our Lives continuously since 1970
1941 Floyd Lawrence Butler, Vocalist for pop-rock vocal group The Friends Of Distinction, “Grazing In The Grass” (#3, 1969), died after a heart attack on 4/29/1990, age 48
1942 Gary DeCarlo / (Gary Richard DeCarlo), Lead singer on the one hit wonder but enduring sports anthem “Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)” (#1, 1969), a song attributed to the non-existent pop-rock band Steam, died from metastatic lung cancer on /28/2017, age 75
1943 Michael Davis, Punk rock and heavy metal bass guitarist best known as an original member of Detroit proto-punk rockers MC5 (“Kick Out The Jams,” 1969), spent time in the 70s in a federal corrections facility on drug charges, paroled and wrote and performed with art noise Destroy All Monsters and other bands, became a visual and design artist, died of liver failure on 2/17/2012, age 68
1946 Freddie Stone, Guitarist with his brother Sly and sisters Rosie and Vet in funk-rock Sly & The Family Stone, “Family Affair” (#1, 1971), now a California pastor
1947 Tom Evans, Bass, vocals and founding member of Brit beat The Iveys, which evolved into power pop Badfinger, “Day After Day” (#4, 1972), committed suicide amidst the band’s legal and financial troubles on 11/9/1983, age 36
1948 Frank Eslersmith, Keyboards for Aussie light pop-rock Air Supply, “The One That You Love” (#1, 1981), died on 3/1/1991, age 42
1950 Ronnie Dyson / (Ronald Dyson), Lead actor/singer in the Broadway musical Hair, “Good Morning Starshine” (#3, 1969) and then Philly soul balladeer, “(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can’t I Touch You?” (#8, R&B #9, 1970), died from heart failure on 11/10/1990, age 40
1954 Pete Erskine / (Peter Erskine), Session percussionist and journeyman jazz and jazz-rock fusion session drummer, worked with Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Weather Report and the Brecker Brothers, among others
1956 Kenny G. / (Kenneth Bruce Gorelick), Grammy-winning, hugely successful smooth jazz/adult contemporary saxophonist, composer and bandleader, “Songbird” (#4, 1987)
1971 Marky Mark / (Mark Wahlberg), Early member (with brother Donnie) of 90s teen-pop boy band New Kids On The Block, “Step By Step” (#1, 1990), left to front hip hop/pop-rap Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch, “Good Vibrations (#1, 1991), now an acclaimed film actor in Boogie Nights (1997), The Perfect Storm (2000), The Shooter (2007), The Fighter (2010) and others
1990 Richard Sohl, Keyboardist, songwriter and arranger known for his long-time association with punk-rock Patti Smith Group (“Because The Night,” #13, 1978), also session work with Iggy Pop, Nina Hagen and others, composed the score to the punk-rock docudrama Final Reward (1978)
Other Notable Birthdays: Via OnThisDay.com
1919 Richard Scarry, American children’s author and illustrator (What Do People Do All Day?), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1994)
1928 Robert Lansing, American actor (12 O’Clock High, Equalizer, A Man for All Seasons, Chariots of Fire), born in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire (d. 1994)
1928 Tony Richardson, English theater and film director (Tom Jones), born in Shipley, England (d. 1991)
1934 Bill Moyers, American news commentator (Bill Moyers’ Journal) and White House Press Secretary, born in Hugo, Oklahoma
1941 Spalding Gray, American actor (Beaches, Clara’s Heart, Heavy Petting), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2004)
1949 Ken Follett, Welsh spy author (Eye of the Needle, Lie Down with Lions), born in Cardiff, Wales
1951 Suze Orman, American financial advisor, author and TV personality and author (The Suze Orman Show), born in Chicago, Illinois
1953 Kathleen Kennedy, American film producer (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park) President of Lucasfilm (2012-), born in Berkeley, California
1967 Ron Livingston, American actor (Band of Brothers, “Burger” in Sex in the City), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1971 Mark Wahlberg, American singer (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch) and actor (Boogie Nights, The Departed), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1971 Susan Lynch, Northern Irish actress (Nora), born in Corrinshego, Northern Ireland
1977 Liza Weil, American actress (Gilmore Girls), born in Passaic, New Jersey
