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Mar 31 | This week in 1965

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#1 at KRUX/Phoenix: “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter” by Herman’s Hermits, skyrocketing in from #23 last week. It knocks out the sonically similar “I’m Telling You Now” by Freddie & The Dreamers (both groups are from Manchester). In… Continue reading

Mar 24 | This week in 1971

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#1 at KRIZ/Phoenix: “Just My Imagination” by the Temptations, edging out Tom Jones’ “She’s A Lady,” which holds at #2 for a third week. Among the big jumpers this week:  “Another Day” by Paul McCartney and its flip side, the… Continue reading

Mar 17 | This week in 1974

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#1 at KRIZ/Phoenix: “Sunshine On My Shoulders” by John Denver, from Greatest Hits, this week’s #2 album. The #1 album is Band On The Run by Paul McCartney & Wings, knocking off Bob Dylan & The Band’s Planet Waves from… Continue reading

Mar 10 | This week in 1966

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#1 at KRUX/Phoenix: “Ballad of the Green Berets” by Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler, whose parents were born in Phoenix. He grew up in various places throughout the Southwest — including Arizona — and lived in Tucson during the 1970s. Although this Vietnam… Continue reading

Mar 03 | This week in 1992

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#1 at KUKQ/Phoenix: “Come As You Are” by Nirvana, featuring the ironically prophetic lyric “And I swear that I don’t have a gun.” It’s the followup single to the game-changing breakthrough hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” U2 scores its fourth… Continue reading