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Popular Songs About Women
By Joel Najman | April 13, 2013
This week Joel Najman's My Place program presents a collection of popular music songs from the 1950'S, 1960'S and 1970's that are about women.
The Second Wave Of The British Invasion: 1965
By Joel Najman | April 6, 2013
This week Joel Najman's My Place program continues a look back at the so-called British invasion of the American popular music scene from back in the mid-1960's with a focus on hit singles from 1965, the second year of Beatlemania and the remarkable popularity of British bands stateside.
The British Invasion's First Wave: 1964
By Joel Najman | March 30, 2013
This week Joel Najman's My Place program looks at the first wave of the so-called British Invasion of 1964 with a selection from sixteen British bands that enjoyed hits in the U.S., presented in the chronolgical order they first appeared on Billboard's Hot 100 popularity charts.
Pre-Motown: The Earliest Music Of Berry Gordy Jr
This week Joel Najman's My Place program looks at the rarely heard earliest songwriting efforts of Berry Gordy Jr dating back to the pre-Motown 1950's.
Fifty Years Ago – The Popular Music Of 1963
This week Joel Najman's My Place program looks back fifty years with a sampling of the hit music popular in 1963. Memorable recordings by Elvis Presley, The 4 Seasons, The Beach Boys and Little Stevie Wonder are among the selections featured.
Singing With Your Kids
By Joel Najman | March 9, 2013
This week Joel Najman's My Place program features an hour of popular music recordings in which a parent sings with their own child or children. Memorable recordings by the Staple Singers, the Mills Brothers and many others are presented
"Hello" Songs
This week Joel Najman's My Place program presents an hour of vintage popular songs that say "Hello". Memorable recordings by Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, Eric Clapton and others are among the selections featured.
Some Popular Hit Music Of 1959
By Joel Najman | February 23, 2013
This week Joel Najman's My Place program presents an hour of big and not-so-big popular music hit records from calendar year 1959. Memorable recordings by the Royal Teens, Clyde McPhatter, Brook Benton and others are among the selections featured
Early Group Vocals – For The Girls!
This week Joel Najman's My Place program features an hour of group vocal recordings all about – not women – but "girls". Memorable recordings by Frankie Lymon,The Five Satins, The Miracles and others are among the selections featured.
Songs About "Radio"
By Joel Najman | February 9, 2013
This week Joel Najman's My Place program presents an hour of vintage pop music songs that are about "radio" or which mention "radio" in the lyrics. Memorable songs by Chuck Berry, Joni Mitchell, Donna Summer and others are included.