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Schmaltzy romantic duets, a touch of New Wave, and all kinds of love for Diana Ross. It’s a week before Christmas–1982. The personal computer revolution is just beginning, the Reagan era is still kind of fresh, and the shadow of Thriller looms on the horizon. Casey Kasem’s countdown for the week of December 18th, 1982…
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It’s election month and this week’s countdown includes a few nods to the recent presidential showdown. There’s also a ton of breezy Southern California soft rock, psychedelic soul, and a final Top 10 turn from the King.
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A few classic rock perennials, a full batch of soul staples, and an above average number of novelties. If this week’s countdown is a showdown between rock and soul, the latter wins, but the former scores a few good points. And soft rock sneaks its way onto the field, gently warning of things to come.
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The summer of ’75 is a little bit soft, a little bit funky, and a whole lotta “Hustle.” It was a peak era for lite-FM, the dawn of disco, and the final toll for Richard Nixon’s presidency. Casey Kasem’s countdown has a few classics in its midst. But really, this one is more a tribute…
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Rupert Holmes had a #1 hit and helped to popularize the pina colada. But the one-hit wonder has a deep dark secret. He doesn’t actually drink pina coladas.
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If you don’t love songs about boats, one-night stands, and breezy California nights, you’ve come to the wrong place. Yacht Rock embodies the singer-songwriter soft rock that dominated FM radio playlists in the ’70s. Combine slick L.A. production, earnest singing, and a touch of lite-country songwriting, and chances are, you had a Top 40 hit.…
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Barry Sadler was a highly decorated Vietnam Veteran, a Billboard chart-topper in 1966, and a prolific pulp author. But his later life was filled with violence and tragedy.
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Grunge, alternative hip hop and, of course, Michael Bolton. The sounds of 1991.
