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02/08/2012 01:19 PM
Night After Night, Feb. 9, 2012 - San Antonio Express

Night After Night, Feb. 9, 2012
San Antonio Express
So Rudy & the Reno Bops will hit the Valentine's Day dance thing early with golden oldies, songs that Rudy Tee has been singing around here since they were brand new, including “All I Could Do Was Cry,” “Lucille” and “My Dearest Darling.


02/08/2012 11:20 AM
Music makes the world go around - NorthJersey.com

Music makes the world go around
NorthJersey.com
It's played by an amazing array of instruments and by incredible musicians ranging in age and attire. Regardless of your personal preference - classical, jazz, rock, oldies, show tunes, to name just a few categories - music is a mood changer.


02/08/2012 01:58 AM
POP QUIZ: SJ Montalbano - The Advocate

POP QUIZ: SJ Montalbano
The Advocate
I like oldies. Some of my favorite artists are Dean Martin, Louis Prima and Frank Sinatra. I like R&B (rhythm & blues) — artists like Ray Charles, Fats Domino and Etta James; what I call songs with meaning. One of my favorites is Guitar Slim's 'If I ...


02/08/2012 12:17 AM
North Brevard country radio station seeks niche against powerhouses - Florida Today

North Brevard country radio station seeks niche against powerhouses
Florida Today
The station, which dates back to 1985, at various times in its history has played oldies and big-band music and had a news-and-information format. In the last few years, Shiflett leased the station to others, who provided jazz and later Creole formats.

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02/07/2012 11:30 PM
Featured Artist: The Fools
Chart debut year: 1980 Best known songs include: It's A Night For Beautiful Girls (1980); Running Scared (1981)
02/07/2012 11:00 PM
Bumble Boogie - B. Bumble And The Stingers
This is the Top Song Pick on our website as of Tue, Feb 7, 2012, 10:00 PM, MST. To listen to a clip, click the link.
02/07/2012 05:33 PM
Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone at Quick Center Valentine's show - Ct Post

Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone at Quick Center Valentine's show
Ct Post
14, at Fairfield University's Quick Center for the Arts. Photo: Contributed Photo / CT Some musicians might object to being labeled an oldies-but-goodies band. "That's what we are," said Noone, an English singer-songwriter who leads an incarnation of ...

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02/07/2012 11:21 AM
Beatles 'come together' in Wallingford mural - My Wallingford

My Wallingford

Beatles 'come together' in Wallingford mural
My Wallingford
By AMANDA AUSTIN For three years, the exterior wall of Golden Oldies in Wallingford was home to five musical icons spanning just as many generations. Elvis, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Debbie Harry and Kurt Cobain were immortalized in a graffiti-style ...

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02/06/2012 09:36 PM
Oldies - The New Indies - Stay Thirsty Media

Stay Thirsty Media

Oldies - The New Indies
Stay Thirsty Media
I was listening to Moby Grape's great, first album from 1968 the other day and it made me think about popular music, then and now. Music has always been an important part of my life. I remember being on the playground of my grammar school in 1964 and ...


02/06/2012 03:40 PM
Listen up: Paul McCartney, Dierks Bentley, The Fray - USA TODAY

USA TODAY

Listen up: Paul McCartney, Dierks Bentley, The Fray
USA TODAY
Among this week's releases, Paul McCartney sings standards and Roberta Flack sings songs from McCartney's old band, the Beatles. Romantic bliss radiates from this newlywed's lovingly crafted collection of sentimental oldies.

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02/05/2012 12:15 AM
“RUMBLING OLDIES” PRE-49 CAR SHOW: - The Advocate

“RUMBLING OLDIES” PRE-49 CAR SHOW:
The Advocate
More than 100 cars on display, door prizes, food and music.(225) 933-8253. YELP DOG ADOPTIONS: 11 am to 5:30 pm, Yelp House, 3205 Lanier Drive. http://www.yelpbr.com. FRIENDS OF THE ANIMALS DOG ADOPTIONS: Noon to 4 pm, Orvis at Perkins Rowe; ...


02/05/2012 12:13 AM
Who'll remember Lady Gaga's songs when she's 64 . . .? - Irish Independent

The Guardian

Who'll remember Lady Gaga's songs when she's 64 . . .?
Irish Independent
The Beatles may have revolutionised popular music, inventing the modern rock band and consigning Sinatra and Tin Pan Alley to the "oldies" section from the moment they touched down in New York in February 1964. But true fans of the Fab Four know they ...
SWALK This Way RTE.ie
Review: Paul McCartney's "Kisses" a Valentine's Day Treat Reuters UK

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02/03/2012 04:42 AM
Raji Owonikoko's Oldies On CD - P.M. News

Raji Owonikoko's Oldies On CD
P.M. News
Living Apala music legend, Alhaji Mohammed Ahmed Raji Alabi Owonikoko, popularly known as Raji Owonikoko, has recorded his old albums in compact disc. Owonikoko, who has just arrived from Texas, United States of America, stated that the cds are being ...


02/02/2012 08:23 AM
Hal Moore out at Cruisin' Oldies - Westword (blog)

Hal Moore out at Cruisin' Oldies
Westword (blog)
Moore's 40 plus years in radio include evening-show host and music director at KIMN in Denver, drive-time show host and music director at Cleveland's WKYC and an unheard of 28 years on Denver's KHOW, much of that time as co-host of the "Hal and ...

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01/30/2012 01:30 PM
Fort Collins oldies station on air at 93.5 FM - North Forty News

Fort Collins oldies station on air at 93.5 FM
North Forty News
By NFN On January 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Dispatches Music from the 50's and 60's can rarely be heard on radio nowadays, but a Fort Collins station has the solution. The new station, at 93.5 FM, features musicians such as Sam Cooke, ...


01/26/2012 10:45 PM
Two of the City's Musical Mainstays Are Soon to Go Silent - New York Times

WNYC

Two of the City's Musical Mainstays Are Soon to Go Silent
New York Times
Two New York City musical mainstays — Bleecker Bob's Golden Oldies, a record store in Greenwich Village and Southpaw, a performance space in Park Slope — are calling it quits. And what will replace them may provide fresh evidence that the city has ...
Iconic Record Store Struggles to Stay Open WNYC (blog)

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01/26/2012 01:43 PM
Oldies night celebrates the life of Buddy Holly - East Oregonian

Oldies night celebrates the life of Buddy Holly
East Oregonian
Twelve years after the crash, Don McLean dubbed it “the day the music died” in his song, “American Pie.” It turns out Buddy Holly's music has lived on. Remembering Buddy Holly will be featured during the upcoming Oldies Night @ the Library.

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01/25/2012 03:17 AM
Oldies are back on the FM air - Paradise Post

Oldies are back on the FM air
Paradise Post
Music fans who were disappointed that disc jockey Steve Michaels left a popular oldies station in the area will be happy to know that Michaels has gone indy and he brought his vault of vinyl with him. On 87.7 FM Michaels has been broadcasting 20th ...


01/25/2012 02:03 AM
LineLessons.com Announces January Oldies Line Dance of the Month - PR.com (press release)

LineLessons.com Announces January Oldies Line Dance of the Month
PR.com (press release)
Columbus, OH, January 25, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Today, LineLessons.com announced its Oldies Line Dance of the Month, which is “Scotty's Young Blood,” choreographed by Julia Ann Kennedy to the song, “Young Blood,” by Scotty McCreery.


01/19/2012 03:10 AM
Golden oldies: Upcoming concerts range from Baroque to '70s soft rock - The Daily News Journal

Golden oldies: Upcoming concerts range from Baroque to '70s soft rock
The Daily News Journal
Submitted photo MURFREESBORO — Ensemble 1720, a newly formed MTSU School of Music faculty period-instrument group, will make its debut Friday in the University's Hinton Music Hall inside the Wright Music Building. The special 7:30 pm performance will ...


01/17/2012 12:48 PM
Golden Oldies Concert To Support Courtney Sipes Foundation - Patch.com

Golden Oldies Concert To Support Courtney Sipes Foundation
Patch.com
The foundation's members are fighting for changes to improve safety on Smithtown's Main Street, including new traffic plans, and aims to support children with interests and talents in music or arts with scholarships for programs, lessons and more.

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