A handful of Sam Cooke selections on today’s playlist, as it is the 92nd anniversary of his birth.
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Throwback Thursday: 1959
The late Wilbert Harrison was born on this date in 1929. His best-known hit is “Kansas City.” That and other songs from 1959 make up today’s playlist.
Throwback Thursday: 1960
Look at some of the names who had hits in 1960: Elvis Presley, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Buddy Holly, Ella Fitzgerald, The Everly Bros., Roy Orbison, Fats Domino, The Drifters, Ike & Tina Turner, Dion, Jackie Wilson, Bobby Darin, Chubby Checker, Brenda Lee. It’s like the radio only played superstars. Here are 30 of that year’s best:
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