classic hits

Here's the story behind the million selling group, Air Supply

In radio, these songs are called 'burned.' It's a way of saying that the songs sold millions of copies, millions of people loved the song, but now they have just plain grown tired of it. We asked you which songs you were 'burned' on in our recent poll. Here's what you told us:

Allow me, please, to soften that headline just a bit with an explanation. I've been in radio for over 35 years. Sometimes I feel that I've heard every song that has ever been recorded and every song that will be recorded. This is my list of songs that I really loved when they were new. These are songs that I would turn up if I heard them on the radio or if I was in the control room playing them. I

Jimi Hendrix recorded a ton of material in his short life. Slowly, a lot of that material is being mastered and released -- Also this week; Mick Jagger producing a film about Elvis and re-mixed material from an acoustic Eric Clapton set.

The American Pop Music Hall of Fame will open next July in a temporary home in Canonsburg, PA while plans continue for  a permanent home.  You can check out the nominees and vote for your favorites here! The first round of nominees include The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra...

1974 -- "I Shot the Sheriff" by Eric Clapton hits #1 on the billboard charts.  Here's a great version of Eric Clapton performing it at the 1987 Island Records/Bob Marley Tribute.  Good Friday song!