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09/23/2025

🎶 The Elvis Gospel Hour – Today and Every Sunday at 7 AM & 5 PM CDT 🎶
Long before he was crowned the King of Rock ’n’ Roll, Elvis Presley was a boy in Tupelo, Mississippi, soaking in the sounds of gospel music in church pews and revival tents. Gospel was his first love, his truest comfort, and the music he returned to again and again throughout his life.
Today and every Sunday, we celebrate that side of Elvis with The Elvis Gospel Hour — a program filled with his most powerful and heartfelt gospel performances. From classic hymns to live concert showstoppers, you’ll hear Elvis singing the music that meant the most to him.

📅 Airs Every Sunday
⏰ 7 AM and again at 5 PM CDT

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09/23/2025

🎶On this day September 22, 1974🎶
🎤The Sonny (Bono) Comedy R***e debuts on ABC-TV.
📺Unfortunately for Sonny, it would rank 41st out of 61 programs for the week, with subsequent episodes coming in even lower. Competing against established veterans like Kojak and The Wonderful World of Disney, the program would be canceled four months later after just thirteen shows.

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09/20/2025

🎤 September 19, 1970 – Diana Ross Scores Her First Solo #1 Hit with “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
After dominating the charts throughout the 1960s as the lead singer of The Supremes, Diana Ross embarked on her solo career with high expectations—and on September 19, 1970, she delivered in spectacular fashion.

🎸Her single “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” soared to the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, marking her first solo chart-topper after leaving The Supremes. It also reached #1 on the Billboard R&B chart, and climbed to #6 on the UK Singles Chart.

🎶 About the Song🎶
Originally written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, the song was first recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1967 and became a soul classic.
Diana Ross’s version, however, reimagined the track with spoken-word passages, orchestral arrangements, and gospel-infused backing vocals—turning it into a sweeping, cinematic anthem.
The producers, Ashford & Simpson themselves, intentionally crafted a bold and emotional reinterpretation that played to Ross’s theatrical strengths, helping to distinguish her from her Supremes past.

🏆 Chart & Industry Impact
The song not only gave Diana Ross a solo #1, but it also solidified her transition from group icon to solo superstar.
It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1971 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
The single became a defining moment in Ross’s career, showcasing her versatility, maturity, and showmanship.

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09/19/2025

09/19/2025

🎶On this day a couple things happened: 🎶
September 18 - 1976
🎸"Play That Funky Music" by a Steubenville, Ohio quintet called Wild Cherry topped the Billboard Pop chart. It was the first of five chart singles for the band who took their name from a box of cough drops.
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🎤September 18 - 1976
Boston's "More Than A Feeling" is released in the US, where it will reach #5. In the UK, the song topped out at #22. It was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame list of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" and was ranked #212 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

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09/16/2025

On This Day in Music History
September 16, 1925 — BB King is born
Born near Itta Bena, Mississippi, B.B. King grew from farm fields and gospel choirs to become the most influential electric blues guitarist of the 20th century. A onetime WDIA Memphis disc jockey known as the “Beale Street Blues Boy,” he shortened it to B.B., took the stage, and changed the sound of the guitar forever with his singing vibrato, vocal-like string bends, and elegant economy of notes.
Essential cuts: “The Thrill Is Gone” (a crossover smash in 1970), “Sweet Little Angel,” “Every Day I Have the Blues,” “Paying the Cost to Be the Boss,” and the live masterclass Live at the Regal (1965), a blueprint for stage dynamics and blues phrasing.
Trivia: After rescuing his guitar from a nightclub fire started by two men fighting over a woman named Lucille, B.B. began calling all his guitars “Lucille” to remind himself never to risk his life for a guitar—or a fight. The name became as iconic as the man.
Honors: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (1987), multiple Grammy Awards including Lifetime Achievement, and decades of global touring that brought the blues into arenas and onto pop radio.

What’s your definitive B.B. King moment—an album, a solo, or a concert memory?

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09/16/2025

Breaking News
Robert Redford (1936–2025)
Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor, director, and founder of the Sundance Institute, has passed away at age 89. A luminous leading man in films like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, All the President’s Men, and Out of Africa, Redford also became a vital champion of independent cinema through Sundance, helping launch generations of filmmakers. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Ordinary People (1980) and remained an artist, activist, and mentor across seven decades in the spotlight.

What’s the Redford performance you’ll be rewatching tonight?

09/07/2025

🎶ON THIS DAY: September 7, 1975🎶

🎸The Guess Who play their final concert at a show in Montreal. Core members Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman would return for another tour in 1987. As time went on, a deep rift would develop between Cummings and drummer Garry Peterson, who continued to use the band's name with new players. In 2023, Cummings and Bachman would file a lawsuit to keep Peterson from using their images in ads and posters.

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09/01/2025

ON THIS DAY: September 1, 1977, Blondie had already built a cult following in the New York underground music scene. Fronted by Debbie Harry—whose striking looks and stage presence had been enhanced by her brief stint as a Pl***oy Bunny—the band had carved out a spot at CBGB alongside groups like Talking Heads, Television, and the Ramones. Their style was an eclectic mix of punk, new wave, and pop, which at the time was still considered outside the mainstream.

Signing with Chrysalis Records was a turning point. Until then, Blondie had been on the independent Private Stock label, which had limited promotional reach. Chrysalis, on the other hand, was a growing force in the industry with distribution muscle in both the UK and US. This contract gave Blondie access to bigger recording budgets, wider radio play, and international tours. It also allowed them to work with producer Mike Chapman, who helped refine their sound into the polished new wave-pop hybrid that would soon dominate the charts.

The deal positioned Blondie to become one of the first American punk/New Wave acts to achieve global commercial success. Within just two years of signing, Blondie would release Parallel Lines (1978), featuring hits like “Heart of Glass” and “One Way or Another,” which launched them from cult favorites to international superstars.

The press often highlighted Debbie Harry’s past as a Pl***oy Bunny, framing her as a glamorous, edgy figure in a scene often dominated by gritty, anti-fashion punk aesthetics. While Harry herself later said she was tired of being reduced to that part of her biography, it undoubtedly added to her mystique in the late 1970s press and helped Blondie stand out visually as well as musically.

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09/01/2025

09/01/2025

Flashback to September 1, 1953! Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery, the dynamic duo from Lubbock, Texas, nail their audition for KDAV's Sunday Party and land a coveted time slot. The rest, as they say, is history. The Bob and Buddy Show is born, paving the way for Buddy's legendary music career. Rock on!

08/29/2025

✨ BIG NEWS for 70’s Gold Fans! ✨
Missed a show? Want to relive the magic of the music that defined a generation? Now you can!
We’re excited to announce the official webpage for 70’s Gold with DJ Ernie T — where you can stream past shows on demand anytime you want. From disco grooves to classic rock anthems, from soulful ballads to funk that gets you moving, it’s all right here, ready when you are.
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