WREL Lexington - Memories

02/07/2025

Here’s a gem with Al Green and Chicago

Taken from a tv special round Chicago in the Rocky mountains in 1973 with special guest Al Green. Verry musical.... they seem to be having a lot of fun playing.

24/06/2025

Bobby Sherman passes

Bobby Sherman, a singer and actor who became a quintessential shaggy-haired teen idol of the late 1960s and early ’70s, died Tuesday at age 81. His wife, Brigette Poublon Sherman, had announced three months ago that the entertainer had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. In posting the news of his...

13/04/2025

Another video gem that takes us back to 1967. The group began in 1958 as Brian Poole and The Tremeloes who had a UK Top 40 hit in 1963 with “Do You Love Me”. After Poole left the group went on to have 13 Top 40 hits in the UK with the biggest presented here. Originally a Four Seasons song it reached number 11 in the US, number 1 in the UK. Here is “Silence Is Golden”. Enjoy the WREL Memories…

"Pop Go The Sixties"

11/02/2025

Here comes the snow! Share a picture in the comments. I’ve added one from a friend in Lexington to get us going.

20/12/2024

Still looking for that ideal gift? Keep this in mind.

19/12/2024

The video explaining how The Guess Who were named has been taken down because of copyright infringement. Apologies.

18/12/2024

The Guess Who: Running Back Thru Canada (2004)The Guess Who is filmed for a concert in their hometown of Winnepeg during a 2000 cross Canada tour.https://www...

31/10/2024

Happy Halloween! What’s your favorite treat?

27/10/2024

It’s that time of year

20/10/2024

Stepping back to 1964 for a Top 5 hit. A mix of Bossa Nova and Jazz featuring an unknown Brazilian singer and Stan Getz, the original lyrics were written in Portuguese. It earned a Grammy in 1965. The singer passed away in 2023.

Get Yourself a College Girl is a 1964 Metrocolor film comedy in the style of a beach party movie. The plot involves a college co-ed who tries to balance her ...