Trivia

Country singer Tammy Wynette already had been divorced twice when she recorded our Song of the Day, “D-I-V-O-R-C-E,” on March 22, 1968. It's a song she came to know too well.

On March 15, 1972, Los Angeles police raided the studios of KHJ radio, fearing the station had been taken over by hippies or teenyboppers after the station played "Puppy Love" for 90 minutes straight.

Jim Morrison was accused of exposing himself on March 1, 1969, in Miami. He was arrested four days later and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior. "Break on Through to the Other Side" is our Song of the Day

Ska music got its start in Jamaica in the early 1960s, the precursor to reggae. Ska’s biggest U.S. spotlight came February 23, 1993 when the New Ritz in Manhattan sold out for the Skalapalooza concert. Our Song of the Day, “A Message to You Rudy,” is an example of early ska.

The most famous Egyptian burial chamber discovery took place February 16, 1923, when British archaeologist Howard Carter unsealed the chamber to King Tutankhamun. Sixty years later, The Bangles encouraged everyone to "Walk Like an Egyptian."

Every generation has it seminal events. For Baby boomers one of them was February 9, 1964, when The Beatles played on the “Ed Sullivan Show.” "I Saw Her Standing There" is our Song of the Day.

The Pennsylvania Dutch started Groundhog Day on Feb. 2, 1887 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. They took the idea from the Germans in Europe, who celebrated Candlemas, also known as Badger Day.

Song of the Day is paying tribute this month to musicians, singers and songwriters who died this year. Rock guitarist Jeff Beck died in England on January 8, 2023 from bacterial meningitis. He was 78.

The Song of the Day is paying tribute to singers, songwriters and musicians who died in 2023. Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock and Roll, died May 24 in Zurich, Switzerland after a long illness. She was 83.

The Song of the Day is paying tribute to the musicians, singers and songwriters who died in 2023.Burt Bacharach was more than prolific he was damn good. More than 1,000 artists sang his songs. Seventy of his songs became Billboard Top 40 hits. Bacharach died February 8 in Los Angeles. He was 94.