July 31, 2026 —– Chart #361 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we are going deep into soul music with one of the great heartbreak songs ever recorded. Today’s feature is “The Dark End of the Street” by James Carr. This is not a happy little […]
July 24, 2026 —– Chart #360 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we are going all the way back to the early days of rock and roll with one of the greats. Today’s feature is “Ain’t That a Shame” by Fats Domino. And before we are
July 17, 2026 —– Chart #359 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we are returning to Van Morrison, and that is never a bad place to go. Today’s feature is “Bright Side of the Road,” a terrific Van Morrison song from his 1979 album Into the
July 10, 2026 —– Chart #358 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week’s selection is a little different from many of the songs I feature here. It is a little racy, a little suggestive, and not exactly the kind of tune you would expect to hear at
July 3, 2026 —– Chart #357 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. Since this one lands on July 3rd, right before Independence Day, I thought we needed something with a little red, white, blue, and maybe a brown paper bag in the back of a pickup truck. Today’s
June 26, 2026 —– Chart #356 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we are going back to 1967 for a song that is fun, clever, and just a little bit unusual for the artists who recorded it. Today’s feature is “I Dig Rock and Roll Music”
June 19, 2026 —– Chart #355 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we are taking a little break from tradition. Most of the songs I feature here come from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, with an occasional toe-dip into the 80s if the song behaves itself
June 12, 2026 —– Chart #354 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we are going with one of those songs that seems to have lived several lives. It began as a Van Morrison song, became a big Rod Stewart hit, found its way into about ten
June 5, 2026 —– Chart #353 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we return once again to one of the most distinctive and enduring bands in classic rock—The Moody Blues. Over the years they moved gracefully from orchestral progressive rock into a more modern, synthesizer-driven sound
May 29, 2026 —– Chart #352 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week’s song has one of the most recognizable opening vocal lines in all of popular music. You hear that high falsetto introduction and instantly know exactly what’s coming next. Today’s feature is “The Lion Sleeps